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[Sixstring]

A good friend of mine lives in Hammersmith (London) and pays an old couple who don't have a car to park in their driveway in the week when he goes to work. They charge him a modest amount for the privilidge, and all are happy. Recently, their next door neighbour decided to do the same, but charges £10 a day to park there. (£50 a week to park is actually quite cheap comared to £18-25 per day in a council carpark).

Last night he phoned me, and mentioned that the old couple had called him, and told him that regretfully they were going to put the price to park PER WEEK up from a TENNER a week to £15 a WEEK because their pension was not quite covering their out goings. Ian said he would give them TWENTY quid a week, and the old lady cried and wouldn't take it!!!

Shows you how values and attitudes have changed, doesn't it.
(After a bit of discussion, Ian persuaded her to take it, but only after a promise of cakes was made..........)

Warms your heart!

[millwall]

good on him    parking in london can be a nightmare  most weeks i spend 50 to 70 just on parking  some parking meters are 3 quid for 15 mins   your mate is very lucky only paying a small amount

[Terbs]

A good friend of mine lives in Hammersmith (London) and pays an old couple who don't have a car to park in their driveway in the week when he goes to work. They charge him a modest amount for the privilidge, and all are happy. Recently, their next door neighbour decided to do the same, but charges £10 a day to park there. (£50 a week to park is actually quite cheap comared to £18-25 per day in a council carpark).

Last night he phoned me, and mentioned that the old couple had called him, and told him that regretfully they were going to put the price to park PER WEEK up from a TENNER a week to £15 a WEEK because their pension was not quite covering their out goings. Ian said he would give them TWENTY quid a week, and the old lady cried and wouldn't take it!!!

Shows you how values and attitudes have changed, doesn't it.
(After a bit of discussion, Ian persuaded her to take it, but only after a promise of cakes was made..........)

Warms your heart!

I had a similar situation with pensioners....they paid for the quoted work (but I did a lot of extras also). I refused to take any extra from this lovelly old couple that treated me like a king whilst I was there.
During conversation over a cup of tea he mentioned having his roof repaired, costing £3000. When I made a 'secret' check on the work, all they had done was 'replaced' four ridge tiles.
He was totally conned, and me having a mother who is ninety, with some of the things she comes out with, I can see why they are caught in this way.
Makes my blood boil

Good on your friend, Sixstring.....

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Blimey £20 per week in London is dirt cheap!!

Some places, and of course at the meters,  charge that, and more, per day.

What a result, and what a lovely old couple 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

I agree SS, that generation was not corrupted generally by greed, unlike many today!!

[shane1000]

  its nice to hear of people being decent rather than the other way round 

[Webby the Bear]

yep, nice story.

that post about the roof... it does make the blood boil. i dont see how anyone can rip off old people like that 

[Tony H]

A good friend of mine lives in Hammersmith (London) and pays an old couple who don't have a car to park in their driveway in the week when he goes to work. They charge him a modest amount for the privilidge, and all are happy. Recently, their next door neighbour decided to do the same, but charges £10 a day to park there. (£50 a week to park is actually quite cheap comared to £18-25 per day in a council carpark).

Last night he phoned me, and mentioned that the old couple had called him, and told him that regretfully they were going to put the price to park PER WEEK up from a TENNER a week to £15 a WEEK because their pension was not quite covering their out goings. Ian said he would give them TWENTY quid a week, and the old lady cried and wouldn't take it!!!

Shows you how values and attitudes have changed, doesn't it.
(After a bit of discussion, Ian persuaded her to take it, but only after a promise of cakes was made..........)

Warms your heart!

I had a similar situation with pensioners....they paid for the quoted work (but I did a lot of extras also). I refused to take any extra from this lovelly old couple that treated me like a king whilst I was there.
During conversation over a cup of tea he mentioned having his roof repaired, costing £3000. When I made a 'secret' check on the work, all they had done was 'replaced' four ridge tiles. He was totally conned, and me having a mother who is ninety, with some of the things she comes out with, I can see why they are caught in this way.
Makes my blood boil

Good on your friend, Sixstring.....

Bast*rds  It make you wonder how they would fell if someone shafted there grandparents like that

[Amigo]

I think we all despise dubious traders ripping of old folk. My parents are elderly but still have thier wits about them. I'm amazed folk can afford the higher end of London parking charges, that would almost pay my mortgage.
   The other day i was in Ashford, not Lizzie's Ashford but the one near Feltham talking to another driver. He earns about a £1 an hour more than i do. That does'nt even touych the property price difference let alone the cost of living is so much cheaper here. I don't how how blue collar workers manage. I'm far better off yet still not rolling in it.
   
   BTW for those of you who don't know me i was born in Croydon & lived in Sussex up until a few years ago so know both sides of the coin. My £40k modest 3 bed semi could make £150,000+ in some parts & probably higher council tax, only 200 miles away.

 As a Southerner i say sod struggling to paying that & i'm glad to be out of it. It's not right & there's no need for it.

[Chris_H]

I think it's fantastic that people can be so un-phased by screwing the last penny out of others.

In the case of pensioners, they often enjoy just having someone to talk to so the deal is split two ways - a bit of extra cash and someone to talk to now and then.

We youngsters (yeah right!) don't consider charging to talk to them so it works well.

God bless 'em.

[tidla]

I think it's fantastic that people can be so un-phased by screwing the last penny out of others.

In the case of pensioners, they often enjoy just having someone to talk to so the deal is split two ways - a bit of extra cash and someone to talk to now and then.

We youngsters (yeah right!) don't consider charging to talk to them so it works well.

God bless 'em.

that jobs taken. stmo has it.