| Archive for talkclacton.myfastforum.org A discussion group on local issues for residents of Tendring District |
| amenity2 |
Plastic CardsGot a credit card.For the full report, http://www.independent.co.uk/mone...se-credit-card-costs-1009567.html Banks have increased interest rates on credit and debit cards held by tens of millions of shoppers despite the cost of borrowing falling to its lowest level for more than 50 years, research for The Independent reveals today. The Bank of England has almost halved its base rate from 5 to 3 per cent since May, but during the same period the average annual percentage rate for credit cards has climbed from 17.2 to 17.6 per cent. Store cards – already in the spotlight after being accused of carrying excessive rates – have hit a peak of 25 per cent, and the high street chains Principles, Karen Millen and Oasis have raised charges for their in-store cards by 4 percentage points – almost a sixth – to 28.9 per cent. |
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| ivan burit |
Amenity, go find the interest rates for the Provident Shopping Credit group..
You had better be sitting down..... The poorer people of this country are targetted without exception by those with much money. I have spoke before of the extorsion by electicity suppliers E-ON. 61 days STANDING CHARGES of 34.3p per day = £20.92. at prior to last mays prices. Over £21 charged just for the privelidge of being stuck with a "poor pay more" meter key..(pre pay) Since May my electricity charges have been increased like everyone else. |
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| mojo |
Ivan, what a sinister looking Father Christmas! | ||||
| amenity2 |
Ivan selected that image ('cos he thinks he sees a resemblance Ha! Ha!) but most poor people don't have a choice about these pre paid meters. The company bosses should be ashamed of themselves milking like stink. |
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| ivan burit |
Mojo, its a bit of a joke in my household over my view (or percepted view) of christmas. As i`ve worked more christmas`s than i can remember (in the past, before i retired to the Gold Coast) It was like the good cop / bad cop thing on how much to spend at christmas. I worked till i dropped, my darling wife and both of the mini me mrs`s, and all three shopped till they dropped, all 3 spent it faster than i earned it. I was called tight / GRINCH / anything else just as ofensive....lol All because i saw my money going into a huge black hole known as Christmas...... Of course i loved Christmas, but when you work long nights, all night, every night, it puts a funny old slant on it. To get in about 6 am. be woken up to open prezzies about 9am, no wonder i never smiled a lot, i had a job to keep my eyes open, even fell asleep once opening my prezzies....... Hoo-weee, the row that caused....  ..ha..ha..ha...
Never the less, most got what they wanted and some. The new years eve parties at mine, i paid for, but went to work, poping back for just 30 minuets at 11-30pm... It was a mad - mad old world i had, but i enjoyed it then... So, mojo, "a sinister looking Father Christmas!" Like all things you see, untill you know the story behind the mask, you will never know the real story......  ....lol
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| Lin |
But, what are you smoking Ivan , you baaad boy .
By the way we do not really 'do' Christmas ,I get the Grandchildren presents (I am not that mean ) but do feel it has been taken over by consumerism and greed .In our house ,it is the only day where we don't have to do anything .Peace and quiet, loverly. |
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| amenity2 |
Four legs good, two legs baaaad. |
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| ivan burit |
But i protesteth my innocence, the eeevil weed was extinguished years ago...lol. but, i is sooo bad when it comes to "smoking" rubber....... It takes all sorts in this wild and whacky world.. For a grin, me & my mini me used the last bit of life up on his scooter`s back tire in one HUGE big smokeout until it went pop. Not everyone would think it funny, but to us it was a treasure.. We neither smoke normal, or non normal things, We neither drink, well not that much for me, but mini me does get p*st at scooter weekenders, while i is not allowed the turnip wine....lol but on our private ground, doing a one time burnout we find amusing, old homer never filmed it correctly for youtube, so we cannot share it. it takes allsorts, but its just the smell thing that does it for me & mini me. |
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