Vacumatic
Testy
Demand that small eh?
steve
The only takers were Burke and Hare.
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The only takers were Burke and Hare.
culcreuch
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Buy 2 ....get one free?
Lord Fatboy
Forgo Mud !
I have a 5 yards by 8 yards patch of ground by the side of my flat, attached by about 4 feet of paving to my front garden. I've been looking after it (stopping it from turning in to a jungle of weeds) for 20 years.
When I moved in, the council told me it was mine (2 out of the 6 flats in this block are council owned, which is a mixed blessing, and when I moved in this was 4 out of 6).
Now they tell me it belongs to them, the council, and the workshop shed I put on it 18 years ago has to be dismantled within 90 days.
They've given me the option to apply to buy it, for £1800, and if "approved" the price will be between 3,600 and 4,800 quid, additionally.
Bugger that, obviously.
This is only happening because the folks in number 4 are warring with the people in number 6. The son of number 4 usually takes the bins out, and refuses to take out number 6's bins. As a result, he started putting number 6's bins on the bit of ground, which I had no objection to.
Without my knowledge, he contacted the council to grass up number 6 for "putting their bins in the wrong place".
They did an "investigation", and this is the end result.
When I moved in, the council told me it was mine (2 out of the 6 flats in this block are council owned, which is a mixed blessing, and when I moved in this was 4 out of 6).
Now they tell me it belongs to them, the council, and the workshop shed I put on it 18 years ago has to be dismantled within 90 days.
They've given me the option to apply to buy it, for £1800, and if "approved" the price will be between 3,600 and 4,800 quid, additionally.
Bugger that, obviously.
This is only happening because the folks in number 4 are warring with the people in number 6. The son of number 4 usually takes the bins out, and refuses to take out number 6's bins. As a result, he started putting number 6's bins on the bit of ground, which I had no objection to.
Without my knowledge, he contacted the council to grass up number 6 for "putting their bins in the wrong place".
They did an "investigation", and this is the end result.
I don't suppose that the council told you the land was yours in writing when you moved in did they? If so you should have grounds to appeal.
Lord Fatboy
Forgo Mud !
Sadly, no.
Apparently, it's always belonged to the people in number 6. This makes no sense, as they are a top floor flat with no direct access to it (and no interest in access to it).
Heigh ho.
You could take legal advice with specific regard to the seven year boundary rule. I tried to post a link to the Land Registry website, but it got flagged as containing a virus. I don't believe it does, but you may have to search for it.
Driftwood
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The area should be shown on your Fue Plan
The other day I spent over 1/2 hour on the toll-free phone number to my company's chosen health care provider trying to understand why a claim was denied. In the end I did get it sorted, I think. The main problem was the person on the other end of the line who was not a native English speaker, and it was difficult to understand their heavily accented English and the rapid speed that they were talking at. The poor fellow was trying his damnedest to be helpful but to little avail.
Also, the other day I was informed by the place I order my compression stocking from that there was a $20.00 CAD per pair price increase. Today I got a call saying that they had been in touch with the manufacturer again. The person they spoke to this time was a native English speaker and they were assured that there was no price increase.
Why do companies allow people with poor English-speaking skills to be the point of contact with a customer? It can and does make things very frustrating for all involved.
Bob
Also, the other day I was informed by the place I order my compression stocking from that there was a $20.00 CAD per pair price increase. Today I got a call saying that they had been in touch with the manufacturer again. The person they spoke to this time was a native English speaker and they were assured that there was no price increase.
Why do companies allow people with poor English-speaking skills to be the point of contact with a customer? It can and does make things very frustrating for all involved.
Bob
Yet another display of the professional skill of our truckers and the high standards of the companies they work for.
www.tbnewswatch.com
The hits just keep on coming.
Bob
VIDEO: Charges laid after transport truck wheels fall off
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The hits just keep on coming.
Bob
Vacumatic
Testy
Perhaps it is cost Bob. Not sure about Canada but a number of customer service roles have been outsourced to Indian companies with poorly paid employees as compared to the West.
I note your call was toll free, the situation is worse when you are paying for the call.
I have had to make a number of calls to HMRC our tax collector, they are difficult to contact other than by phone and the cost of calling is 7p per minute, the last time I called I was holding for 60 minutes before speaking to someone and this was to put them right about an incorrect assumption that they had made. They also admit to having over a year of unanswered letters.
I note your call was toll free, the situation is worse when you are paying for the call.
I have had to make a number of calls to HMRC our tax collector, they are difficult to contact other than by phone and the cost of calling is 7p per minute, the last time I called I was holding for 60 minutes before speaking to someone and this was to put them right about an incorrect assumption that they had made. They also admit to having over a year of unanswered letters.
Yes, tis the way of the world but you don't have to like it but just put up with it.
Bob
The brother of a friend of mine was killed on the 401 highway in Toronto when a wheel from an articulated transport truck came off and flew into the windshield/windscreen of the car he was driving. Ghastly![/QUOTE]Yet another display of the professional skill of our truckers and the high standards of the companies they work for.
VIDEO: Charges laid after transport truck wheels fall off
Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
The hits just keep on coming.
Bob
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Twelvefret
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This isn’t a rant or complaint, just an observation. It’s common for drivers here to back into their parking spaces. There are few who can back in well. Other drivers must wait while they back, come forward, back, come forward, and often parked crooked.
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Vacumatic
Testy
My office requires drivers to back into parking spaces, a requirement under health and safety, less accidents occur when driving out, especially in a hurry. that is the theory anyway.
I went to the Isle of Man TT as a young man, sat outside a cafe with a coffee and a lady tried to parallel park between two cars, she tried and tried. Nowadays I would be more diplomatic but then I asked her if she wanted me to park her car, poor old lady she was nearly in tears.
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Paper Plane
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I have been told, that car thieves are less likely to steal a vehicle that needs reversing, due to the potential hassle of getting it into reverse and the need for caution getting the vehicle out of the space. If it’s been backed in, it’s (much) quicker to just drive out.
steve
steve