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Post by linda wallace on Jan 26, 2012 21:07:58 GMT 1
from the greenock telegraph
inverclyde mp iain mckenzie is urging local people to ensure they are getting the best deal from their energy providers.
he says many people could save hundreds of pounds off their bill just by changing companies.
following on from last week,s big energy week, which is run by citizens advice, mr mckenzie met with the charity's cheif executive gillian guy. he is now encouraging local people to contact supliers to check they are on the best tarrif and payment method. as montly direct debits can be cheaper.
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Post by tiddles on Jan 26, 2012 22:03:26 GMT 1
What he is forgetting is that it was his chum, Gordon Brown who emasculated Ofgem to the extent that they had no control over the utility companies. And where does the Undertaker stand on VAT being added to utility bills? When Labour were last in opposition they hammered Thatcher for doing it......
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Post by samfregreenock on Jan 26, 2012 22:08:59 GMT 1
inverclyde mp iain mckenzie is urging local people to ensure they are getting the best deal from their energy providers. he says many people could save hundreds of pounds off their bill just by changing companies. following on from last week,s big energy week, which is run by citizens advice, mr mckenzie met with the charity's cheif executive gillian guy. he is now encouraging local people to contact supliers to check they are on the best tarrif and payment method. as montly direct debits can be cheaper. In the next exciting bulletin from mckenzie he reveals the following Pope is a catholic He's an arse and most exciting unknown fact of all - this is 2012 |
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Post by tiddles on Jan 26, 2012 22:19:59 GMT 1
I have been wondering lately how much his dear wifey is earning doing all these jobs. It's not enough for him to say he won't take his council allowance but dies she still take dosh for her services?
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Post by samfregreenock on Jan 26, 2012 22:54:22 GMT 1
I have been wondering lately how much his dear wifey is earning doing all these jobs. It's not enough for him to say he won't take his council allowance but dies she still take dosh for her services? Whit does she day? Wipe hs erse? "do" his expenses? |
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Post by tiddles on Jan 26, 2012 23:46:55 GMT 1
That's a very good set of questions and I particularly like the bottom one!
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Post by winston on Jan 27, 2012 0:17:47 GMT 1
and Dunky's too
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 27, 2012 0:26:13 GMT 1
well i am going to cut my power......use candle light, wear loads of clothes, close my blinds, no tv or computer....
i am quite happy with my supplier and for one wont be changing
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Post by samfregreenock on Jan 27, 2012 0:31:02 GMT 1
well i am going to cut my power......use candle light, wear loads of clothes, close my blinds, no tv or computer.... i am quite happy with my supplier and for one wont be changing Indeed, unless you are going to save a fortune, it's hardly worth the hassle, I know people who switched and all the hassle with admin screw-ups and ended up saving £40 over the whole year, not the hunnerz that they keep talking about |
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 27, 2012 0:43:03 GMT 1
yea that makes me laugh....change and you can save this......aye right......who are they trying to kid..if its not broke why fix it
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Post by Wee Jock on Jan 28, 2012 1:41:41 GMT 1
One has to make wee noises now and again otherwise people forget we have an undertaker in parliament
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Post by winston on Jan 28, 2012 2:40:10 GMT 1
yea that makes me laugh....change and you can save this......aye right......who are they trying to kid..if its not broke why fix it Is this an anti-Independence post? |
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 28, 2012 5:08:12 GMT 1
not really....i dont know enough regards that question....in the government its broken and we do need to fix it
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Post by tiddles on Jan 28, 2012 14:21:43 GMT 1
Of course, Undertaker and the Walnut Whip won't have to pay for their leccie in the, 'second home' so it's easy for him to spout simplistic rubbish like this. Changing your supplier is not easy and what few people realise is that if you take out one of their, 'price frozen' packages, you are tied into them by a long term contract which if the prices were to go down, as they have just done, you'd lose out and it would cost you a fortune to get out of your tie in.
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 28, 2012 14:48:30 GMT 1
i remember a few years ago we met a man at the underpass in town and he was in a state....for some reason his electricity package was changed and HE DIDNT DO IT.....he thinks the guy himself did it to get business and the thing was he couldnt change it...i chase them if they come to our door as i am happy with what i pay.
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Post by tiddles on Jan 28, 2012 14:50:59 GMT 1
Unsolicited calls at our door is met usually by Mrs Tiddles' stern demeanour. She reserves this for Mormons, J.Witnesses and cold callers.
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 28, 2012 14:57:31 GMT 1
i try that with jocky when he comes to the door without his keys....never works
the one thing about living in a high flat is that we dont get many cold callers as they have to buzz the door
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Post by tiddles on Jan 28, 2012 16:41:10 GMT 1
The ones we really hate are what we call, 'clipboard people'. These pathetic souls wander around trying to con you into taking out some discount package for some of our local restaurants. They NEVER take , 'no' for an answer.
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Post by linda wallace on Jan 28, 2012 16:44:57 GMT 1
i remember a young woman got into our flat and one of the neighbours was concerned and phoned us down....we managed to track her and brought her down to our place....we questioned her and looked at her ID....jock phoned the number on the card she had and she was ligit...she was a bit shaken but we gave her a coffee and told her about our concernes.....we have folks in here with dementia and we have had one tenants who was mugged and died shortly afterwards so we dont take chances......she understood and left the court....
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Post by tiddles on Jan 28, 2012 17:07:20 GMT 1
They are paid buttons on a commission only basis and I can't help but feel sorry for them. I also feel sorry for the , 'chuggers', those pathetic souls sent out to shopping areas to con people into subscribing to mainstream charities. They are paid on the same, 'self employed' basis. I can't understand why charities that hell bent on eliminating exploitation in darkest Africa feel it's alright to abuse people here.
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Post by winston on Jan 28, 2012 18:47:06 GMT 1
I'd ban cold calling. I think East Dumbarton Council did that to tackle rogue traders.
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Post by Wee Jock on Jan 28, 2012 18:55:47 GMT 1
A number of years back whilst living in Southall I was having a bath when the door went, Wife No 2 answered and I could over hear the conversation. It was the dreaded Jehovah crowd and they weren't taking not interested for an answer. So I got out the bath and in all my glory went to the door, and said if you really want to talk about god, I'm here and having a bath if you'd like to come back at a later time I'll have finished and be able to talk. If you wish to speak to me in a hurry, just pray leave a message and I'll get back to you.
They were gone by the time I finished my say a prayer bit. I was blood annoyed as it was cold standing at the door naked.
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Post by samfregreenock on Jan 28, 2012 18:58:47 GMT 1
A number of years back whilst living in Southall I was having a bath when the door went, Wife No 2 answered and I could over hear the conversation. It was the dreaded Jehovah crowd and they weren't taking not interested for an answer. So I got out the bath and in all my glory went to the door, and said if you really want to talk about god, I'm here and having a bath if you'd like to come back at a later time I'll have finished and be able to talk. If you wish to speak to me in a hurry, just pray leave a message and I'll get back to you. They were gone by the time I finished my say a prayer bit. I was blood annoyed as it was cold standing at the door naked. arf ;D |
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Post by tiddles on Jan 28, 2012 20:03:55 GMT 1
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mrs Tiddles has just warned me of dire consequences if I should take a similar er...um stand !
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Post by Wee Jock on Jan 29, 2012 1:24:20 GMT 1
According to the ex, they didn't know whether to stand still and shit themselves or fuck off the moment I arrived at the door. The fact they stayed so long after my arrival, long enough for my speech, was by all accounts quite farcical
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Post by harpotheton on Jan 29, 2012 11:47:24 GMT 1
Salutations to you all !
Whenever I'm in the East Wing Drawing room and feel a bit chilly....I simply get my man to throw another fox on the fire !! I haven't done that for a while as you all know, he absconded to the back streets of London to sell his body. Poor buggers little venture back-fired on him however. He had just made a deal with a dwarf with a wooden leg, one eye and a hump on his back when he was surrounded by peelers....turned out it was a sting operation !! Tell you what though - these police officers are cunning chaps - turns out that the dwarf with a wooden leg, one eye and a hump on his back was actually a female officer called Glenda...and six foot too in her stocking soles !!!! How devious is that?? The poor chap had to spend 3 days in a cell with low-life council tax payers before being put in front of the Magistrate...and got 3 weeks working on minimum wage at the tower of London...apparently he has to go round with the tourists (without an umbrella - I may add) and 'Oohh' and 'Aahh' as the bliddy Beafeater chappie recounts the grisly details of the Palaces past !! I'm waiting for the knock at the door....he'll be back....tail between his legs....it'd better be soon though....this pile of foxes is beginning to whiff a bit !!
Toodle Pip !!
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Post by tiddles on Jan 29, 2012 14:17:33 GMT 1
LMAO!!!!!
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Post by myfindhorn on Jan 29, 2012 14:29:26 GMT 1
Jock you did well and only told them the naked truth, Tiddles , I am sure you have seen plenty in all their glory and i for one thank those who made the first clothes and also the person who invented doors ( when I can't be bothered doing the housework ) I have to admit missing one of my sisters who had a great way with JW and Mormons, she would invite them to take a pew ( doorstep ) and remind them they had 15 mins to make their case and to remember god made the earth in 6 days rested on the 7th and as this would be the 7th day................I rest my case and will do as the lord did.........good bye.....
harpo, you have my pity, I mean having to live in among all those rodents, and to boot, all those character changes to confuse you , makes one wonder if they are coming or going.
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Post by tiddles on Jan 29, 2012 14:57:28 GMT 1
Yes horn, just when I think that I have seen everything, someone comes in and floors me with something new. I always stifle gasps and have only ever shouted, "my God" once but I can't tell you about that one  |
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Post by harpotheton on Jan 29, 2012 17:12:01 GMT 1
character changes dear boy ? this is my life we're talking about !!
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