So you get a letter or e-mail saying send £10
to register for your winnings, just what do you do? Thousands, literally
thousands of elderly
(& not so elderly) people send off their money or reply to the e-mail,
time & time again. You are, or will be the victim of the SUCKER LIST.
Don’t reply, don’t send the money, just cut up the letter and
BIN IT, the same goes for the e-mail send it to the re-cycle bin (rubbish).
You will lose your life savings.
Winter is coming and the gas & electric companies are about to increase
their prices by at least 10%, and they will make a profit on that increase.
Lets say the gas costs them £100 and they then used to sell it for
50% on to make a profit (i.e. £150) . Now that gas is going to cost
10% more (i.e. £10 on top of the £100), they will now call that £110
+50% (i.e. £165) , so they are now making a pure £5 profit on
the increase, so if your winter bill is just £300 per quarter now it
will be soon be £330 with the supply company pocketing an extra £10
profit minimum, possibly double that for the electric, multiply that by millions
in the country, the figure is then mind boggling.
With the coalition government imposing severe cut backs on so many things,
are they not bold enough to CAP these swingeing essential utilities increases?
Why is it going to take years to implement the new scale of improved old
age pensions? Why in this computer age does it take them so long? Due to
world-wide disasters, floods and droughts, so many of our basic foodstuffs
have already increased and will increase still further. Quick action needs
to be enforced to help the elderly. We already have to survive on at least
half of what the ‘Benefit workshy’ households are given, even
though most of the current generation of OAP’s worked and contributed
for most or even all of their working lives! I say SHAME.
Going back to heating bills, we recently took advantage of the West Berks
scheme for new loft & wall cavity insulation (£198 the lot)), some
schemes could even be free! Now I know it has been very mild but I am convinced
that our house is getting warmer quicker, staying warmer longer, and the
heat does not seem to drop away so far overnight. So if it really is working
( and its not my old brain playing tricks) I am hoping that our gas & electricity
bills will not increase at all this winter.
Despite some last minute (misguided) objections I really hope that our Footbridge
proceeds. Let me say that NO WAY is it a BOLT ON (the bridge is listed and
can’t be touched) and for that reason the other pavement CANNOT be
removed (and what do you think of a motorway style crash barrier to protect
that brick parapet would look like anyway!). Where were you when the Swing/Lift
bridge problems were highlighted? I wonder just how many objectors actually
use the pavement and walk over (or do you always drive your car over it?).
I bet none of you has to negotiate the bridge in an electric wheelchair /
buggy, do you?
Anyway please do have a Happy Christmas and New Year.
Please contact me through
David’s e-mail, davidhpiper111@btinternet.com
or to CHAIN Office…..address on outside back page and title your words/thoughts
as …….Old Codger column please ……. Bye Bye & keep
safe.