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General Discussion Area / Re: Jeremy Clarkson censored
« on: 13 April 2010, 10:21:29 »
Very good - have started circulating that one
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General Discussion Area / Re: Foreign Aid
« on: 13 April 2010, 09:34:26 »
The concept of Development Aid is ok for me as long as we play a proportionate part alongside other major economies but the administration and implementation of the aid system is abysmal. The biggest problem is the fact that those responsible for adimnistration of the huge sums (£6 billion in the case of UK) are clueless in business and pursue all sorts of idealistic unsustainable solutions when many business related public private partnerships aimed at trade/income generation would be workable and sustainable i.e. would continue after the aid money runs out.
As taxpayers we should not be dippping into our pockets for live aid etc etc when so much of what we have already paid is wasted.
I think about 50% of the aid budget goes in humanitarian relief and it is difficult to argue with that subject to the management issues of course. The rest needs to be used more efficently with multilateral country solutions which are monitored and eliminating all the duplication and competing between aid agencies of different countries on which there are many googleable reports - "aid effectiveness".
The China things is a nonsense and I think has been stopped.
From what I see the funds to support rural communities just do not get through to generate sustainable business and local governance. I have responded to UK Government White Papers on this but the machine carries on regardless feathering the nests of UK buraucrats and misinformed NGOs.
Funding is also targeted at peace process issues.
As taxpayers we should not be dippping into our pockets for live aid etc etc when so much of what we have already paid is wasted.
I think about 50% of the aid budget goes in humanitarian relief and it is difficult to argue with that subject to the management issues of course. The rest needs to be used more efficently with multilateral country solutions which are monitored and eliminating all the duplication and competing between aid agencies of different countries on which there are many googleable reports - "aid effectiveness".
The China things is a nonsense and I think has been stopped.
From what I see the funds to support rural communities just do not get through to generate sustainable business and local governance. I have responded to UK Government White Papers on this but the machine carries on regardless feathering the nests of UK buraucrats and misinformed NGOs.
Funding is also targeted at peace process issues.
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General Discussion Area / Re: hmmm :(
« on: 08 April 2010, 16:14:07 »
No easy advice to give on a web site as it depends on so many variables.
If your job offers no progression to get to where you want to be then either use it to improve qualifications for a year or two or take a gamble on something more adventurous which may not have the security.
The grass is always greener and beach beach beach is not necessarily the type of life you want even if it is an accurate picture as portrayed by friends. #If you are not academic with no interest then recognise that and move on in your own way.
If you fancy further education then go for it - maybe as part time study as mentioned above.
If your job offers no progression to get to where you want to be then either use it to improve qualifications for a year or two or take a gamble on something more adventurous which may not have the security.
The grass is always greener and beach beach beach is not necessarily the type of life you want even if it is an accurate picture as portrayed by friends. #If you are not academic with no interest then recognise that and move on in your own way.
If you fancy further education then go for it - maybe as part time study as mentioned above.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Still waiting.......
« on: 07 April 2010, 16:20:12 »
Maybe they have seen your driving - handbrake turn into parking space??
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General Discussion Area / Re: Still waiting.......
« on: 07 April 2010, 14:58:22 »
As said ombudsman - tell insurance co you are going to hire car and will seek recovery of costs from them as the dealy is totally unreasonalbe unless of course there is a 6 week waiting time but that is only for theft as far as I know.
You need to get dialogue going with someone higher up - request an escalation to a manager. There must be an explanation for this. The other party should be liable for reasonable short term hire costs but this will not extend to 5 weeks after the event as it does not appear to be their fault that your owninsurance is not paying up
You need to get dialogue going with someone higher up - request an escalation to a manager. There must be an explanation for this. The other party should be liable for reasonable short term hire costs but this will not extend to 5 weeks after the event as it does not appear to be their fault that your owninsurance is not paying up
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General Discussion Area / Re: Still waiting.......
« on: 07 April 2010, 13:09:38 »
You need to put tihngs in writing and advise if they do not reply by a certain date you will take it to Ombudsman - I have done this several times (not for write offs though) and always got results.
Also if accident was the fault of another (traceable) party you should be getting hire car costs/ uninsured losses but you have to get the other party's insurers involved in this.
When my sons was rear ended a few years ago this was sorted out within a week and other party's insurers gave more than decent value on car. We would have been happy with £700 at the time and they gave us £950.
Also if accident was the fault of another (traceable) party you should be getting hire car costs/ uninsured losses but you have to get the other party's insurers involved in this.
When my sons was rear ended a few years ago this was sorted out within a week and other party's insurers gave more than decent value on car. We would have been happy with £700 at the time and they gave us £950.
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General Discussion Area / Re: First central (insrance cover)
« on: 08 April 2010, 22:33:18 »
Just set up multicar with Admiral - currently with Elephant which is a subsidiary of Admiral and so will progressively transfer over to Admiral as the elephant policies expire on the other cars.
No claims experience. Direct Line have been fantastic on household claims for us but no experience of car claims with them.
No claims experience. Direct Line have been fantastic on household claims for us but no experience of car claims with them.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Willyboy
« on: 28 November 2009, 10:07:45 »
RIP Willyboy.
Thanks to Mark and Team on behalf of OOF members
Thanks to Mark and Team on behalf of OOF members
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General Discussion Area / Re: The pacific
« on: 08 April 2010, 16:03:04 »
A bit repetitive - probably will not watch any more of series
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General Discussion Area / Re: any one remember the yardbirds?
« on: 07 April 2010, 21:53:04 »
and when they finished with him - they went for sheep - do you remember "Evil Hearted Ewe"??
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General Discussion Area / Re: any one remember the yardbirds?
« on: 07 April 2010, 19:23:37 »
Roger the Engineer LP - mid 60s
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General Discussion Area / Re: any one remember the yardbirds?
« on: 07 April 2010, 16:23:01 »
Yes - saw them last year with the Zombies in Reading . In Reading it can be difficult to separate the Zombies from the local population sometimes - not including OOF members of course.