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10:06 am
Mon 8-Feb-10
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brightspark
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When on holiday in Corsica a few years ago, we had hired a villa, as there were eight of us – hubby and I and my Mum, but also five younger members – all students at that time, and a little noisy at times, particularly when they were in the swimming pool.
Anyway, one day I heard some gunshots, and this Corsican neighbour had decided he didn't like the young'uns loud laughter and had decided to take some shots at them.
His wife had come out and started berating him, but after that we found a 'house diary', and in it, several other people had come across his bad behaviour.
Also in the more hilly or mountainous regions when we were sightseeing, we came across individuals sitting at the roadside, cross-legged, with a gun across their lap. I would like to think that it was for the wild boar or deer, and not for unsuspecting foreigners!!!
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"I tried to contain myself, but I escaped."
Gina Birch
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4:12 pm
Mon 8-Feb-10
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mutley
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Here is some serious food for thought…………….
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The next time you hear a politician use the
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it's releases.
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E.
A billion Pounds ago was only
13 hours and 12 minutes,
at the rate our government
is spending it.
Value Added Tax
Income Tax
Cigarette Tax
Alcohol Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Unemployment Tax
Alcohol License Tax
Food License Tax
Road Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Inheritance Tax
Building Permit Tax
Marriage License Tax
Inventory Tax
Luxury Tax
Property Tax
National Insurance Tax
Local Taxes
Workers Compensation Tax
Dog License Tax
Hunting License Tax
Fishing License Tax etc, etc…
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago…
And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt…
We had the largest middle class in the world…
And Mum stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Can you spell 'politicians!'
I hope this goes around the
UK
at least 100 times
What the hell happened?????
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11:33 am
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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I know it's wrong to laugh at this, but I couldn't help it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7182668/M…..staff.html
First up against the wal come the revolution, mark my words.
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4:02 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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KateUK
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Whoever it was must have been in the car park for AGES…
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4:47 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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apparently wasn't actually a car park, but a bit of waste land USED as a car park by DVLA employees. I hope whoever owns it clamps them all, and charges massive amounts for release.
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5:42 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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JoannaS
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mutley said:
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STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago…
And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt…
We had the largest middle class in the world…
And Mum stayed home to raise the kids.
What the hell happened?????
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And working families lived in crowded insanitary tenements, one family to a room sometimes
Overflowing cesspools, disease and vermin in the overcrowded cities
No indoor plumbing for the working classes
No electricity
Hot water had to be heated on a gas burner or on the stove
If you were really poor you went to the workhouse
No maternity benefits
In 1909 Lloyd George introduced some taxes in order to give those over the age of 70 a pension for the first time
VAT introduced 1973
Income Tax 1799
Tobacco tax 1604
Alcohol tax 1690
Window tax 1696
Eeee those days were grand weren't they 
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7:02 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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elrohana
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Rae Mond said:apparently wasn't actually a car park, but a bit of waste land USED as a car park by DVLA employees. I hope whoever owns it clamps them all, and charges massive amounts for release.
Sorry, Rae, because they're DVLA employees, or because they're parked on someone else's land and not paying for parking there?
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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7:04 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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elrohana
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JoannaS said:
And working families lived in crowded insanitary tenements, one family to a room sometimes
Overflowing cesspools, disease and vermin in the overcrowded cities
No indoor plumbing for the working classes
No electricity
Hot water had to be heated on a gas burner or on the stove
If you were really poor you went to the workhouse
No maternity benefits
In 1909 Lloyd George introduced some taxes in order to give those over the age of 70 a pension for the first time
VAT introduced 1973
Income Tax 1799
Tobacco tax 1604
Alcohol tax 1690
Window tax 1696
Eeee those days were grand weren't they
Oh yes. People forget what taxes go towards. Too many people in the country now, too many not working and not paying tax, is the problem, not the tax system in itself. Although higher earners obviously should contribute more :P
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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9:42 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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both, though mostly the working for satan thing.
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10:03 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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SOL
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if you watched that programme with Kevin Mcloud in it where he was in Indian, the slums turn over more than a billion dollars a year just in the one in the wasteland of Mumbai. If they paid tax on that the would have sewage works, instead of behind every shot of film, there being a child or adult coping a squat using anywhere as a toilet.
And now I have to give up most of my chocolate needs and loves. As I wont buy Nestle on principle and now I cant buy cadburys as they are sending the jobs to Poland from a British factory. I am voting with my money. I am walking away from both.
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10:20 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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elrohana
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Rae Mond said:both, though mostly the working for satan thing.
That seems a little harsh. DVLA has never seemed a particularly satanic  organisation to me. What did they do to you? 
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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10:37 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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they're parasites of no perceivable benefit to motorists, pettyfogging tinpot hitlers.
Despite the fact that they are entirely funded by motorists (and potentially tax paying pedestrians and cyclists also) they have abominable standards of customer service because they know that nobody has a choice but to jump through their hoops and put up with their incompetence to own or drive a car.
They're evil.
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10:39 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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and that's not even mentioning the shocking standards of data security or appalling disregard for their responsibilities under FOI.
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10:56 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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danast
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Post edited 11:05 pm – Tue 9-Feb-10 by danast
Now my Welsh friend. How about calming down and going and giving that nice man of yours a wee cuddle. He was due home tonight wasn't he. Oh and did you get the bathroom done ?
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Old teachers never die, they just lose their class
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11:53 pm
Tue 9-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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I'm quite calm Danuta, that was quite a laconic rant. And the boy isnae back quite yet, ETA midnight or thereabouts.
Is past my bedtime really, but I'm sitting up to wait for him, doing some crochet and watching an awesome film called Dean Spanley. I recommend it. It's a bit odd, but in a good way.Like all the best things of my experience.
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