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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2023 0:01:24 GMT
i do try bentley , but while talking about poetry over on the scottish threads , bear in mind oms first exposure to poetry was as a radio op who spent his days in the warm comfort of a landrover saying mock calling orson , over and over , while thinking himself special.
Im always willing to expand my mind , but it can be a hard gig in here sometimes.
The FFR Landrover was OK in the summer, but in the teeth of a howling gale on Soltau training area you couldn't beat a 432, complete with BV. (Boiling vessel, kettle) It may have been minus 10 outside, but in that 432 it was well toasty. In fact, if you have a moment, an anecdote from Soltau training area: Scouse and I were quietly chatting when we suddenly heard knocking on the back door (Of the 432) I opened the door a few inches and peered into the bitterly cold night, the ground was illuminated slightly by a covering of snow. Standing there was a young lad, a runner, who had been sent with a message. He looked absolutely frozen. I told him to climb in and quickly closed the door. He looked at our mugs of steaming tea, there's a lot of regimental rivalry but we felt sorry for this young lad who was from the the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment, known as the Derrs lol, they didn't like that name. Anyhoo, I made him a mug of tea with a generous tot of whisky, his reaction was priceless. He cupped the mug in both hands and held it close breathing in the aroma and warmth. He took a sip and closed his eyes as he savoured it, me & Scouse almost said, Ahhhhhh. After ten minutes he thanked us as I opened the back door and we wished him well as he disappeared into a dark and very cold night. Scouse then said, serves him fuckin right for joining the infantry, I nodded sagely, lol. What is typical in this rant is the demonstrably false assertion that young people today have it easy compared to you. University isn't free for them anymore. Decent vocational training barely exists anymore. Secure, full time, well paid jobs are not readily available anymore. Rents and house prices are extortionate and no longer within affordability for most young people. Social housing is virtually unobtainable. They can be thrown out on a whim. The welfare system actively discriminates against them, with lesser housing assistance for the under 35s, and lower jobseekers' benefits for the under 25s. Zero hours or part time work is the norm for many now. But of course they have it easy compared to you. Glad I donned my wellington boots before reading your post. They are a necessity for wading through so much bullshit. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jan 31, 2023 0:05:34 GMT
Could be wrong, but I suspect ^ you may be responding to the wrong post.  |
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Post by Toreador on Jan 31, 2023 6:46:42 GMT
To claim additional benefits a they would have to qualify however old they are. Many, like me, could claim additional benefits but don't. And how much do you think people like me paid for a private pension and how hard we worked for it, how we parted with hard earned money to pay SERPS contributions to bolster our pensions. You come over as someone with several very large chips on your shoulder. Who is criticising anyone for paying into a pension? Not me. What I am critical of is the more mean-spirited and selfish elements amongst pensioners - invariably right wingers - who think they deserve ever more from hardworking taxpayers because of their past efforts, whilst begrudging anyone else anything at all. It is not pensioners I have a problem with as such. It is the mean spirited selfishness of many of the right wing ones that I despise. The attitude, the sense of entitlement combined with meanness towards everyone else. Including towards those whose taxes are funding part of their retirement income. You are on the wrong bus going in the wrong direction when you blame it on right-wing pensioners. I know well over 50 pensioners and couldn't tell you whether they're right-wing, left-wing or wingless like me. What you call entitlement is part of a government plan and nothing to do with individual pensioner pressure; here, eat your heart out but remember there's a high proportion of pensioners who don't claim a penny of their entitlement: www.aol.co.uk/finance/nine-pensioner-perks-benefits-boost-000155860.html |
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