Unpopular opinions #18

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thegirlscout said:
I find it hilarious when trying to claim disability from the DWP because you need a lot of evidence which I understand. You need doctors notes, GP notes and notes from consultants, mental health experts etc. You have all this evidence from people who have spent their careers in the healthcare industry only for you to be told you need to go to an appointment to see if Sandra, who worked for two years as an HCA, thinks you’re ill enough for her.
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All 'sandra' is doing is filling a questionnaire and allocating points for each section. If you are answering the questions in a certain way then you will get a certain outcome. It's not really like 'sandra' has much input or control other than taking down information that gets passed on to the dwp. Though it does feel that way....
It's a very stressful process though, don't get me wrong. And I feel for those who've had a bad experience with their assessment. Thankfully mine and my loved ones have had an OK experience, though that could easily be luck.
 
Misbehaving said:
It's just a shame that Jeremy Corbyn wasn't elected as prime minister in my opinion, as he really wanted to tackle Britain's housing crisis, and had some good ideas that he wanted to implement.
Particularly involving social housing and trying to provide decent and affordable accommodation for everyone.

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I love how the idea of Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister is seen as hilarious, considering who was actually voted in as prime minister!
All things considered and I didn't like Jeremy's wishy washy stance on Brexit and I understand that his party had a lot of internal conflict, but all things considered anything or anyone has to be better than this? Surely.. 🤷‍♀️ Yes I know we are not exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to politicians but still!

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boatofbubbles said:
People in public while on speaker phone ( nobody else cares for your conversation). Even worse, people wandering around on video call. They have absolutely no idea what's going on around them and will just walk into others.
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This winds me up no end. When I'm trundling around Tesco the number of people talking on speaker phones is stupid. FT even more ridiculous. Why? Just why? And for so long? At least put a headphone in.
 
F the dust. said:
When people say on Facebook usually on a birthday post about their kids ' never stop being you' well who else would they be?!🙄
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jumping on this to say when people, usually in kids’ birthday posts again, come up with increasingly weird metaphors to express their love for said kid,

i love you to the moon and back is fine. but i’ve recently seen: love you all the sand on the beach, love you all the cake in tesco, love you all the flowers in the park. love you all the fish in the sea etc etc.

what happened to “love you lots” 🤣
 
LaBlonde said:
jumping on this to say when people, usually in kids’ birthday posts again, come up with increasingly weird metaphors to express their love for said kid,

i love you to the moon and back is fine. but i’ve recently seen: love you all the sand on the beach, love you all the cake in tesco, love you all the flowers in the park. love you all the fish in the sea etc etc.

what happened to “love you lots” 🤣
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Silly twats🤣
 
LaBlonde said:
jumping on this to say when people, usually in kids’ birthday posts again, come up with increasingly weird metaphors to express their love for said kid,

i love you to the moon and back is fine. but i’ve recently seen: love you all the sand on the beach, love you all the cake in tesco, love you all the flowers in the park. love you all the fish in the sea etc etc.

what happened to “love you lots” 🤣
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I can't stand that either. :LOL:
 
LaBlonde said:
jumping on this to say when people, usually in kids’ birthday posts again, come up with increasingly weird metaphors to express their love for said kid,

i love you to the moon and back is fine. but i’ve recently seen: love you all the sand on the beach, love you all the cake in tesco, love you all the flowers in the park. love you all the fish in the sea etc etc.

what happened to “love you lots” 🤣
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It depends who says it, recently my wife's two three year old nieces told me, we love you so much Uncle John, we love you to the sky. The sky is the limit of their imagination.:) Obviously I was happy that they liked me so much.
 
JOHN1967 said:
It depends who says it, recently my wife's two three year old nieces told me, we love you so much Uncle John, we love you to the sky. The sky is the limit of their imagination.:) Obviously I was happy that they liked me so much.
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aw, that’s sweet though! i think from a child to an adult there’s a genuineness to it which means a lot more 💙

from adults to children though i just picture mum/dad/whoever googling for metaphors and it loses its charm!
 
Discombobby said:
All 'sandra' is doing is filling a questionnaire and allocating points for each section. If you are answering the questions in a certain way then you will get a certain outcome. It's not really like 'sandra' has much input or control other than taking down information that gets passed on to the dwp. Though it does feel that way....
It's a very stressful process though, don't get me wrong. And I feel for those who've had a bad experience with their assessment. Thankfully mine and my loved ones have had an OK experience, though that could easily be luck.
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Sandra is also adding her opinion, which usually contradicts medical evidence.
 
Kim Mild said:
Hate the game not the player.

Of course a family is going to buy their council house they have made their home for years at a discount if they are able and think it is their best option. Council tenants are not responsible for the lack of suitable housing for everyone else.
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Of course. I have said on the house price thread that I would do the same if I lived in a council property. That probably makes me a hypocrite but oh well, the system is stupid, it benefits no one except the people buying their homes on the cheap. Causes huge problems for the rest of society.

no-no said:
Plus preserved right to buy isn’t common in my experience and the discount for right to acquire is far less (£9-16k). Most housing association tenants aren’t even eligible for right to acquire. A lot of councils sold off their stock to HAs and unless you rented directly from the council/meet some other eligibility criteria, you don’t have the right to purchase your home just because you’re in social housing. It’s not the free-for-all it once was.
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It’s still happening though as I know someone personally who is going through the process and they have got a massive discount it’s not even funny. Fair play to them but it’s madness that it’s still going on when there’s a housing crisis.
 
Discombobby said:
All 'sandra' is doing is filling a questionnaire and allocating points for each section. If you are answering the questions in a certain way then you will get a certain outcome. It's not really like 'sandra' has much input or control other than taking down information that gets passed on to the dwp. Though it does feel that way....
It's a very stressful process though, don't get me wrong. And I feel for those who've had a bad experience with their assessment. Thankfully mine and my loved ones have had an OK experience, though that could easily be luck.
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I know a Sandra, a registered nurse and former friend, who delights in getting people’s PIP removed. The assessment begins the minute they arrive. Are they looking at their phone? No concentration problems. Did they get there by themselves? No mobility problems or difficulty using public transport. Etc etc

She showed me her training manual and it was abhorrent. I’m not sure if Capita still does the training but their lack of morals and compassion was very evident.
 
With regards phones in shops etc. What also pisses me off, from the other side, is people who ring you. You answer and say “I’m shopping I’ll ring you back” and what they hear is “I will now tell you my life story and chat tit”. As you say “ok bye bye. I’ll ring you back”. And they STILL rabbit on.
sorry personal experience there. My MiL is terrible for this, but then moans when we’re on our phones when with her. Can’t have it both ways 🤣🤣
 
Spacemonkey1972 said:
With regards phones in shops etc. What also pisses me off, from the other side, is people who ring you. You answer and say “I’m shopping I’ll ring you back” and what they hear is “I will now tell you my life story and chat tit”. As you say “ok bye bye. I’ll ring you back”. And they STILL rabbit on.
sorry personal experience there. My MiL is terrible for this, but then moans when we’re on our phones when with her. Can’t have it both ways 🤣🤣
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I shouldn’t answer the phone to my mum if I’m out and about or at work. She’ll say ‘I’ll only be a minute’ before launching into a long saga of how the woman over the road’s husband’s cousin’s hairdresser has Covid/ their dog died/they think they saw a minor local celebrity - and no amount of me saying ’MUM!!! I’m at work, I’ll call you later’ will shut her up. But I always do answer just in case she’s fallen down the stairs.
 
RedMagnolia said:
I shouldn’t answer the phone to my mum if I’m out and about or at work. She’ll say ‘I’ll only be a minute’ before launching into a long saga of how the woman over the road’s husband’s cousin’s hairdresser has Covid/ their dog died/they think they saw a minor local celebrity - and no amount of me saying ’MUM!!! I’m at work, I’ll call you later’ will shut her up. But I always do answer just in case she’s fallen down the stairs.
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I have exactly this with my dad. Always answer the phone because he does have falls but he never quite gets it when I say 'I'm just at the till in Tesco I'll call you back in a minute ' .... :LOL:
 
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