Not on this Planet!
How easy it is to divert from Members of Parliament shamelessly claiming expenses for houses that are not occupied by them from the Tax Payers Kitty. A National Newspaper has reported that a woman has encouraged her daughter to have children, so she may claim benefits. I am not condoning the actions of the mother or the daughter who has belittled herself by becoming pregnant, whether it be a casual acquaintance or the boyfriend as it is none of my business, but I will say in their defence that the outraged Member of Parliament who made a statement to the same newspaper; “What planet is this woman on?” My answer Mr MP is the same planet as you!
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way?
Some people never get around to making a “WILL” and of course that can cause concern for ancestors to claim their parents’ money and of course they have to provide proof who they really are and if they are entitled to claim. There is a Government Department that doesn’t believe that furnishing a birth certificate is proof enough of your birthright.
Companies that are set up to investigate for example that Aunt Maud left £250,000 is intestate because she never made a will. Having seen all the rules and regulations that have been placed before a claimant of Aunt Maud, you will need an army of legal people to claim for you. You may be the legitimate heir, but proving it could be an obstacle.
Special companies are set up to try trace the family of Aunt Maud and if they are unable to find anyone, the money goes to the Government Treasury. Perhaps a better use would be if the money was donated to Hospitals, Care for the Elderly, Hospices and finding a cure for Cancer and any other disease that is life threatening.
Jamaica Inn – Jamaica Out!
What could one possibly say about this period costume production by the BBC? With all the knowledge and professionalism at their fingertips, you would think they would (try) to listen to what they had recorded beforehand before releasing it to the unsuspecting public. You would think that if the BBC were thinking along the lines of an authentic piece, would you have slow-motion action by the camera that lasted longer than it should do, or should it have been eliminated altogether, or indeed an hundred piece orchestra to stress the sinister parts of the story?
This is not the first time that the BBC have ruined what would have been an enjoyable serial. Cast your mind back to “HUSTLE.” The music played so loud, you couldn’t hear what the actors were saying. Perhaps it is about time the BBC got their act together, because I am sure the public expect some professionalism for the amount of money they have to pay for their TV licence. What I want to know – Did everybody have bad throats when saying their lines? Daphne Du Maurier must be turning over in her grave.
Brand X
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the companies that advertise their products for the dish washer actually worked on stubborn burnt on cooking residue, for an example a sponge pudding dish with Passion Fruit Curd at the base that was prepared last weekend when visitors came certainly did not wash well in the dish washer although it was well soaked before-hand. The first company that can come up with a product that can clean the worst encrusted pie dish will be classed as one of the ‘Wonders of the World.’
East Sussex County Council
I see that East Sussex County Council is still chalking around holes and these chalk markings have been round holes that are getting worse on Eastbourne and District roads for at least three months. Their priorities seem to be yellow paint jobs by extending the parking restrictions and making it worse for the Residents and the Tourist Trade. They have reduced the number of spaces by placing Bus Stops on a new Bus Route that doesn’t make sense, especially when one of the Bus Routes is placed down a road that is supposed to be considered by East Sussex County Council as Edwardian or Victorian persuasion, and this is being the excuse for ESCC not allowing owners of shops being able to make their businesses safe from vandalism.
In other parts of Eastbourne they have extended the double yellow lines and they have placed near the town centre a Coach parking area. Obviously they are squeezing out people who might be thinking of having a holiday in Eastbourne and they are squeezing out residents from driving into town and those who have to come into Eastbourne to their place of work, it must be hellish and they are squeezing everyone’s purses to solve their over spending on “White Elephant Projects.”