Winter fuel allowance

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Shipmates, The winter fuel allowance is to stop us old people on pension freezing in winter? A better system would be to send all of us south for the winter? as we are in the E.U. I am sure greece or spain would be very happy to see us, and the hotels would be full help with many extra jobs in the slow season would help many of the unemployed young people to have training in the tourist industry .The government would save money in the long run on hospitals and other services, the money saved from the winter fuel allowance could be spent on more pension for ex merchant navy men?

Loius that will never happen for one good reason, it is a sensible soultion, and as we all know politicians do not do sensible at any cost.

[ray-c]

My notice arrived Friday, and the wife's today, I feel that if the government allows, the power companies to put
10% on their bills, we should get, 10% as well, dream on Ray dream on.

[John Pruden]

MR CAMERON should not have opened his mouth at freezing energy supplies they are private companies with share holders so they are going to get as much as they can. its the same thing as insider trading? how many will freeze to death if we have a bad winter?jp

[Neville Roberts]

Oh my doe,s this mean I cant get the rebate here in florida for my airconditioning bill . drat .

[Captain Kong]

MR CAMERON should not have opened his mouth at freezing energy supplies they are private companies with share holders so they are going to get as much as they can. its the same thing as insider trading? how many will freeze to death if we have a bad winter?jp
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Hi John,.
it was Miliband who said he would freeze the price of gas not Cameron. I am Not a fan of Cameron but like to get things right and put the blame where it lies. As soon as he said it all the power companies put up the price of Gas and Electric.
That is what happened to Maggie Thatcher, she got blamed for what ever others did wrong.
Cheers
Brian.

[John Pruden]

thank you brian I stand corrected {I shall take myself in the back yard with my best leather belt} and give myself a dam good thrashingjp

[Captain Kong]

You certainly deserve it John, I shall send Miss whiplash round to make sure you do get a good one.
Cheers
Brian

[cappy]

ooh can we all watch

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi All.
I started work at 14 in a tin works in Wales, went to sea 16; left for NZ when I was 27, told I was not eligible for the pension as I hadn't paid enough stamps, the least they could have done was give me my money back.
Cheers Des

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[j.sabourn]

Sorry Dez, that with acccumulated interest was recently paid to some poor deserving Roma family. John Sabourn