The "Down with this sort of thing" picket. There is a burger van and you can wear your donkey jacket and fingerless gloves

[KatieMiddleton]

Fed up of the cuts? Fed up of the mislead bigotry? This is your sanctuary. Unwind. Vent. Pop over to the frothers thread if you feel like getting organised and doing some proactive stuff or just chill out with a cup of builders tea in a polystyrene cup.

Welcome.

Porm?

Orm. As in Ormirian.

or maybe Porn.

Porn for people who fancy idiots.

Or sumfink. (I typed sumKink there; need wine!)

yy Orm's a good egg.

And tethers was there.

I'm afraid I clicked went and hid.

I bin a bit shouting

Oh and I have started reporting all those thick as mince threads as being "thread about a thread" in the hope that MNHQ will DO SOMETHING.

But I have to go and tell someone they are redundant in a minute and I am feeling a bit sick about it

Oh Katie pore them and pore you xx

So many more new people coming in to claim, people who have never been near us before, upset, shocked often traumatised.Our live register is twice what it was 2 years ago and is rising even more.

Then there are the poor souls who have been kicked moved off IB and ESA having to jump on board the JSA rules. They can't do it staraightaway bur rules is rules....

There are hardly any jobs unless betterware or avon are your thing. I work in an area that has no industry as such, ex mining community. People are trying so hard to find ANY work, anything at all.

Meanwhile those that are most disadvantaged move further and further away from getting a job as they are having to compete with those who have recently been made redundant and still have things like internet access, transport, etc.

Then I come on here.........

I did post something along the lines of "if you can't get people to agree with you on the thread then you need a better arguement, not a new thread" or similar.

I may start an "AIBU to be thick as mince?" thread

yes where I live is a renowned unemployment blackspot, and the much vaunted evening supermarket jobs haven't had any vacancies for several years....

Katie

I did it. I nearly wimped out but then I'd have to wait another week for a suitable time. It was fine. She'd been approached about another job so she'll probably take that. Phew!

I had imagined tears and snot and everything. I still have to tell the other family but it will be ok because of the other job. I hope.

Everybody happy

Thank goodness for that Katie

Yeah, that's right, not an arm rub or a hug, just a

Do what you like, I'm giving you that one for free.

Arf at

I think I earnt about 5000 middle class points today for my angst over letting the nanny go

Ha at angst and oooooo at Reality. I'm off for a look, is it filthy?

... and one of those threads (can't remember which one now - they all merge into one) someone said it was because of all the immigrants

Am having a lovely froth free day (aside from this morning's blog post) and it is rather nice.

and all the wine of course

Cannot believe that Hully was told off by MNHQ and that anyone could be so dense as to complain about that thread. It was clearly a joke thread.

What were they called the other day? Smuggers?

Kate
and for you, my dear. Glad it worked out ok.

I have been assuming that I will get a job when I move to UK, but now I am beginning to worry about it.

Will somebody please stop me sticking my oar in on 'those' threads. It only stresses me, I don't know why I do it, I can't seem to help myself. I suspect that packing in the fags hasn't helped.

Sorry to bring it back up KatieScarlett but I have some KK room scent if that helps

CK

really really made me . It's just so apt following those threads.

Ooh, yes! Perhaps Katie's show should involve Aga, pretty pinny, chickens and a pointy white hood made from an Irish linen tablecloth ...

I think the show sounds like a winner, btw

at garlic.

I know what you mean Maryz. I've had a couple of really tough years financially (I'm still not out of the woods now but am much better) - and that was with a decent cushion to start me off. Now things are improving for me again, I feel a moral obligation to give something back. It's why I've started volunteering.

It's made a huge difference to my life already. I'd like to say something morally superior like: "I'm so grateful for the help I've had in my life that all I'm trying to do is give a little of it back", and that's true to an extent, but if I'm honest the real reason is that it makes me feel like a better person. I suppose all altruism is selfish ultimately?

I am obviously getting far too philosophical so I am going to run a bath and open the

@Garlic

Katie rejected my offer of chickens for her show. Comedy creatures chickens. Her loss.

@Maryz - I thought you meant MABS for a brief mo - I thought you meant you were going to see MABS, I thought how lovely

Has been a long day, but am now on the gin, thank God