The Great British Benefits Handout

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Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Should be an interesting follow up, hopefully.

baldy1926

2,136 posts

201 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Wow so far, i never expected the animal scheme to work. He certainly has changed his life

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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I'd imagine it to be a fantastic feeling having made a success after so many years on benefits.

nicanary

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9,807 posts

147 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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baldy1926 said:
Wow so far, i never expected the animal scheme to work. He certainly has changed his life
I hold my hands up and admit I was wrong. Of the 3 families, I thought he was going to be the biggest waster. Remember the raccoon fiasco? Seems he knew what he was doing and has established a thriving concern. Good on him. Sub-contracting work and still making £30k pa.

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Rachel is still looking for a job. yikes

nicanary

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9,807 posts

147 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Laurel Green said:
Rachel is still looking for a job. yikes
Presumably there are no care homes in the area. Every town and city in the UK has care homes screaming for staff - sometimes they're the only jobs available in our local paper. Problem is usually zero-hours contracts and the thought of wiping an old man's a*se for a living. However, it's a job, and I can't believe she couldn't find one.

baldy1926

2,136 posts

201 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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nicanary said:
baldy1926 said:
Wow so far, i never expected the animal scheme to work. He certainly has changed his life
I hold my hands up and admit I was wrong. Of the 3 families, I thought he was going to be the biggest waster. Remember the raccoon fiasco? Seems he knew what he was doing and has established a thriving concern. Good on him. Sub-contracting work and still making £30k pa.
He certainly has done well he said he has 9 employees as well, even if they are casual on zero hours contracts thats not bad going. He did say he could have tripled that if he found good people earlier.

nicanary

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9,807 posts

147 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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How rough is Tony's area if the chemists needs a security guard?

(LIked the plastic rose bush in his hallway smile)

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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nicanary said:
How rough is Tony's area if the chemists needs a security guard?

(LIked the plastic rose bush in his hallway smile)
A favorite for shoplifters being razorblades/smelly stuff - if there are druggies in the area then perhaps it is money well spent. I have yet to see a security guard in a pharmacy, thankfully!

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Ah, a new series starts next Thursday.

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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Here we go again.

e21Mark

16,205 posts

174 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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In a ruck?!

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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e21Mark said:
In a ruck?!
Well I'll be having one if they just pi** the 26K up the wall.

e21Mark

16,205 posts

174 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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It's sad to think she's been allowed to have never worked and to have had 3 kids (with 12 grand kids) follow in her foot steps. Why the f*#¥ has that been allowed to happen?

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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e21Mark said:
It's sad to think she's been allowed to have never worked and to have had 3 kids (with 12 grand kids) follow in her foot steps. Why the f*#¥ has that been allowed to happen?
The system is too soft on them - stop giving unmarried mums houses would be a start in the right direction.

DSLiverpool

14,768 posts

203 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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Single mum of three is boiling my urine giving away £200 to her mate and going to an exclusive restaurant ! £538 spent in one day on nothing

nicanary

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9,807 posts

147 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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£1120 on botox! How proud she must feel. Plus the younger woman gives her mate £200 because she can't make it to the celebratory dinner. This is the programme that keeps on giving.

Having said that, the last series produced someone who made it, and another who was happy enough with the modest business he created. Time will tell.

Laurel Green

30,783 posts

233 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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Paying more out on cigarettes than groceries. yikes

e21Mark

16,205 posts

174 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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It's incredible that the blonde geezer doesn't even know how much his rent is! I guess if you've never learnt the value of money blowing £1100 on Botox won't phase you? I know it's early days but I just get the feeling he thinks market trading is going to be easy?

DSLiverpool

14,768 posts

203 months

Thursday 16th February 2017
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e21Mark said:
It's incredible that the blonde geezer doesn't even know how much his rent is! I guess if you've never learnt the value of money blowing £1100 on Botox won't phase you? I know it's early days but I just get the feeling he thinks market trading is going to be easy?
Maybe whoosh parrot but it's a glam granny lady