Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I understand what you mean, darkazana (I just love that name) when you state 'the personal touch' but I wasn't sure what the £7 a year was for. With the e-card you have a wide choice of cards including cartoon type jokes of your own topic and the music to go with it. If it's sent for children then they can watch it many times over. But, it's like you state, it's what you prefer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Nottingham City Council just made £11million profit from car parking in Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Well OBVIOUSLY that will go to reducing everyone's council tax............................................won't it ?..............Perhaps 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Fat chance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Well they had to recover the money lost in Iceland. Come to think why do we pay rates for millions of our pounds to be banked? Colin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Because the Nottingham Council is still BILLIONS in debt (not mere millions) due to financial incompetence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Because the Nottingham Council is still BILLIONS in debt (not mere millions) due to financial incompetence. Not according to their draft Statement of Accounts for 2012/13. They have a £28m surplus - before the next set of government cuts push them into the red. http://open.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/comm/download3.asp?dltype=inline&filename=57394/Draft_Statement_of_Accounts_3.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Have a look at the figures for the billions owed for borrowing for capital works, bad loans to overseas investments,not just the 2012/13 accounts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Do you really think that Nottingham City Council will let its subjects know the full story? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Why is it if you go dancing you normally pay £8, but when its New years eve you pay £15 for the same thing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 To cover the extra cost of the wages of the people who are working on New Year's Eve night to keep you fed and watered? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 To cover the extra cost of the wages of the people who are working on New Year's Eve night to keep you fed and watered? Rubbish ! When I worked on xmas & new years eve we got nothing extra for working those evenings. Some pubs introduced an admission charge a few years ago for new years eve, that is a blatant rip off in my opinion, then people wonder why supermarkets do well flogging cheap ale. Also double fares for taxis ! What next, double price for gas & electric ? Roll on the revolution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Well you could end up seeing double. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 If people keep paying then the companies will keep charging. I think catfan was correct in his comment regarding the supermarkets. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I went to pick someone up from Manchester airport, Pick up point was signposted so followed it. Next minute I am in the car park, pick up waiting passengers and straight to exit. £2.80 please, no other way of picking up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I went to pick someone up from Manchester airport, Pick up point was signposted so followed it. Next minute I am in the car park, pick up waiting passengers and straight to exit. £2.80 please, no other way of picking up. What.............Youv'e got to be having a laugh Den ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 No - but I think the parking contractor was... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Don't know what the situation is at East Mids airport now. You used to get 15 mins free to pick up and after that a fee applied. I think it's a quid to drop someone off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 It is a pound to drop someone off at East midlands, £2.30 minimum to pick up, that is for 30 minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Costs nothing to pick-up or drop-off at Glasgow airport. Except that unless you have an accredited taxi, it's about 100yds away from the terminal thanks to the terrorists who tried to drive into the terminal. One positive about Manchester Airport, though. In these rip-off times, I had a sausage & bacon cob (2 sausages and 2 rashers) with free sauce, and a large coffee in Greggs in Arrivals, while waiting for visitors from Canada. Cost me all of £2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TGC 216 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 When I made arrangements, and was given times for delivery of me BT broadband thingamigig - I waited all day (0700hrs to 1600hrs the time given me by BT, for delivery). I stayed sat at the window for this period. After ringing BT, they said they would ring me back. I then called Daybrook postal services - who arrogantly told me it had been delivered at 0715hrs that morning. Again, as often in the past, I explained that a road of the same name but without the e on the end, often got my mail, buy had a differing post code - I knew this, because I often got their mail - No no he said. it had been delivered to the right house he assured me! BT did not ring back - so in the morning I phoned them again and explained the situation. They said they would ring back. They did not. So I rang them again, but could not understand a word the chap was saying. I rang off, and dialled again. Got an English speaking chap this time - explained everything again, and he said he'd look into it and ring back. He did. Said he phoned the postal service, and got the same crap off of them. He would arrange delivery of another box, and gave me the day and times of the expected delivery. It came on time. Sometimes wish it hadn't now - the reception is crap! Tsk! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I object to the junk mail, leaflets etc I recycle such by putting it back in the pillar box Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Once heard of someone who systematically responded to advertising junk by putting one advertiser's leaflet into another advertiser's reply-paid envelope. Great fun! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 nice one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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