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Post by ltdgas on Jan 18, 2024 19:11:02 GMT
Substantial pay rise this year , though that is brexit related as well as company is still struggling without the supply of cheap Labour from the eu , but mainly to help with cost of living I don’t need it but if it means the boss doesn’t get his yearly Bentley it’s all good
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 23, 2024 9:28:42 GMT
£104 virgin media bill , ring up & inform them I’m leaving & going to sky , new deal for 18 month £59.99 , a lot of what’s going on is racketeering Nephews girlfriend was paying £50 , told her to ring up , now £25
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Post by trymer on Jan 23, 2024 10:19:18 GMT
£104 virgin media bill , ring up & inform them I’m leaving & going to sky , new deal for 18 month £59.99 , a lot of what’s going on is racketeering Nephews girlfriend was paying £50 , told her to ring up , now £25 My mobile phone was £19.99.... Asked about my monthly bill and got it cut from £7.50 to £3.11 a month,unlimited calls and texts.
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 23, 2024 10:30:55 GMT
£104 virgin media bill , ring up & inform them I’m leaving & going to sky , new deal for 18 month £59.99 , a lot of what’s going on is racketeering Nephews girlfriend was paying £50 , told her to ring up , now £25 My mobile phone was £19.99.... Asked about my monthly bill and got it cut from £7.50 to £3.11 a month,unlimited calls and texts. that’s good trymer , daughters boyfriend has changed my phone contract £37 to a sim only , £7 , amazing what savings you can get , virgin was just reading a forum , headline was the yearly virgin media phone call to reduce bill , read it & thought I’d try it
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Post by oldie on Jan 23, 2024 11:00:43 GMT
I find, in general, if anyone makes an effort to not act like "sheep" then managing one's life is a lot easier. Just saying
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Post by ltdgas on Jan 23, 2024 13:43:46 GMT
I find, in general, if anyone makes an effort to not act like "sheep" then managing one's life is a lot easier. Just saying Drinking again !!!!!
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Post by bluetornados on Mar 19, 2024 19:16:27 GMT
Deliveroo rider bites off Aldershot customer's thumb..By Angus Crawford and Tony Smith, BBC News.
i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756391-11555343-image-a-16_1671497538091.jpg Stephen Jenkinson, 34 , had his thumb bitten off by a Deliveroo driver after a row over a £57 pizza delivery (pictured with his partner Jessica Seymour, 33)A food delivery driver who bit off a customer's thumb has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Jenniffer Rocha, 35, attacked the customer in December 2022 near his home in Aldershot in Hampshire. She was not employed by Deliveroo, but had been working as a "substitute" rider using someone else's account. The judge at Winchester Crown Court described it as a "serious offence", which could result in a prison sentence. Deliveroo said it was an "awful incident", adding it had ended the rider's account. Rocha is due to be sentenced on 3rd May. Stephen Jenkinson, 36, had ordered a pizza from the food delivery app on 14th December 2022. But Rocha arrived at the wrong location, down the street from Mr Jenkinson's house. When he went to get his food, he forgot his phone and a brief argument ensued about the delivery code number he needed to provide. Mr Jenkinson said he was then attacked. He raised his hand to Rocha's motorcycle helmet and she bit his thumb. "All I remember, I was shaking her helmet trying to get her off," he told the BBC. She eventually let go, at which point Mr Jenkinson lifted up his arm and "sprayed her with blood". Mr Jenkinson's thumb was severed just above the knuckle. "The force with which she must have been biting, she'd clean taken it off," he said, adding it was as if he had "gone through a chainsaw". He said the case raised questions about Deliveroo's responsibility for scrutinising its delivery drivers. It comes as new figures released to BBC News indicate that, across the UK, three vehicles used for food delivery are seized every week by police because they are uninsured for business use. i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756393-11555343-image-a-17_1671497544290.jpgDeliveroo, like many food delivery apps, does not employ any drivers or riders directly. They are classed as independent contractors and can appoint "substitutes" to deliver on their behalf. It the responsibility of the main account holder to check that the substitute is legally allowed to work. Rocha was in the UK legally and had the right to work here. Deliveroo said its riders were covered by the company's own free insurance. But because Rocha was working as a substitute for another driver, Deliveroo cannot be held legally responsible. Solicitors representing Mr Jenkinson said her insurance policy did not cover injury caused by a criminal act. "At the moment, I'm getting nothing from Deliveroo," said Mr Jenkinson. A plumber by training, Mr Jenkinson said he had been unable to work since the attack. After months of reconstructive surgery, part of his big toe was grafted onto the stump of his missing thumb. He has had to relearn basic tasks such as doing up buttons or tying shoelaces - and said he still had no sensation in it. "Financially, I'm ruined. I'm unemployed. I'm in a massive amount of debt and I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel," he said. His relationship with his girlfriend, the mother of their newborn daughter, also broke down following the incident. "I have to live with this for the rest of my life," Mr Jenkinson said. "I want to use this story to help others, to say 'this has to change'," he added. Mr Jenkinson's lawyer, Alex Barley from Slater Heelis, said: "Companies operating in the gig economy should be held to account for the actions of the people they rely on for their significant profits. "The practice of substitution should be stopped and the companies should be required to carry out necessary checks on all people working for them". In a statement Deliveroo said its riders were self employed - a fact which had been "confirmed by UK courts on multiple occasions". "Substitution is and always has been a common feature of self employment - it is not specific to Deliveroo, nor our sector," it added.
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Post by oldie on Mar 19, 2024 19:45:22 GMT
Deliveroo rider bites off Aldershot customer's thumb..By Angus Crawford and Tony Smith, BBC News.
i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756391-11555343-image-a-16_1671497538091.jpg Stephen Jenkinson, 34 , had his thumb bitten off by a Deliveroo driver after a row over a £57 pizza delivery (pictured with his partner Jessica Seymour, 33)A food delivery driver who bit off a customer's thumb has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Jenniffer Rocha, 35, attacked the customer in December 2022 near his home in Aldershot in Hampshire. She was not employed by Deliveroo, but had been working as a "substitute" rider using someone else's account. The judge at Winchester Crown Court described it as a "serious offence", which could result in a prison sentence. Deliveroo said it was an "awful incident", adding it had ended the rider's account. Rocha is due to be sentenced on 3rd May. Stephen Jenkinson, 36, had ordered a pizza from the food delivery app on 14th December 2022. But Rocha arrived at the wrong location, down the street from Mr Jenkinson's house. When he went to get his food, he forgot his phone and a brief argument ensued about the delivery code number he needed to provide. Mr Jenkinson said he was then attacked. He raised his hand to Rocha's motorcycle helmet and she bit his thumb. "All I remember, I was shaking her helmet trying to get her off," he told the BBC. She eventually let go, at which point Mr Jenkinson lifted up his arm and "sprayed her with blood". Mr Jenkinson's thumb was severed just above the knuckle. "The force with which she must have been biting, she'd clean taken it off," he said, adding it was as if he had "gone through a chainsaw". He said the case raised questions about Deliveroo's responsibility for scrutinising its delivery drivers. It comes as new figures released to BBC News indicate that, across the UK, three vehicles used for food delivery are seized every week by police because they are uninsured for business use. i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756393-11555343-image-a-17_1671497544290.jpgDeliveroo, like many food delivery apps, does not employ any drivers or riders directly. They are classed as independent contractors and can appoint "substitutes" to deliver on their behalf. It the responsibility of the main account holder to check that the substitute is legally allowed to work. Rocha was in the UK legally and had the right to work here. Deliveroo said its riders were covered by the company's own free insurance. But because Rocha was working as a substitute for another driver, Deliveroo cannot be held legally responsible. Solicitors representing Mr Jenkinson said her insurance policy did not cover injury caused by a criminal act. "At the moment, I'm getting nothing from Deliveroo," said Mr Jenkinson. A plumber by training, Mr Jenkinson said he had been unable to work since the attack. After months of reconstructive surgery, part of his big toe was grafted onto the stump of his missing thumb. He has had to relearn basic tasks such as doing up buttons or tying shoelaces - and said he still had no sensation in it. "Financially, I'm ruined. I'm unemployed. I'm in a massive amount of debt and I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel," he said. His relationship with his girlfriend, the mother of their newborn daughter, also broke down following the incident. "I have to live with this for the rest of my life," Mr Jenkinson said. "I want to use this story to help others, to say 'this has to change'," he added. Mr Jenkinson's lawyer, Alex Barley from Slater Heelis, said: "Companies operating in the gig economy should be held to account for the actions of the people they rely on for their significant profits. "The practice of substitution should be stopped and the companies should be required to carry out necessary checks on all people working for them". In a statement Deliveroo said its riders were self employed - a fact which had been "confirmed by UK courts on multiple occasions". "Substitution is and always has been a common feature of self employment - it is not specific to Deliveroo, nor our sector," it added. What has any of that got to do with the cost of living?
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Post by bluetornados on Mar 19, 2024 21:00:14 GMT
Deliveroo rider bites off Aldershot customer's thumb..By Angus Crawford and Tony Smith, BBC News.
i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756391-11555343-image-a-16_1671497538091.jpg Stephen Jenkinson, 34 , had his thumb bitten off by a Deliveroo driver after a row over a £57 pizza delivery (pictured with his partner Jessica Seymour, 33)A food delivery driver who bit off a customer's thumb has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Jenniffer Rocha, 35, attacked the customer in December 2022 near his home in Aldershot in Hampshire. She was not employed by Deliveroo, but had been working as a "substitute" rider using someone else's account. The judge at Winchester Crown Court described it as a "serious offence", which could result in a prison sentence. Deliveroo said it was an "awful incident", adding it had ended the rider's account. Rocha is due to be sentenced on 3rd May. Stephen Jenkinson, 36, had ordered a pizza from the food delivery app on 14th December 2022. But Rocha arrived at the wrong location, down the street from Mr Jenkinson's house. When he went to get his food, he forgot his phone and a brief argument ensued about the delivery code number he needed to provide. Mr Jenkinson said he was then attacked. He raised his hand to Rocha's motorcycle helmet and she bit his thumb. "All I remember, I was shaking her helmet trying to get her off," he told the BBC. She eventually let go, at which point Mr Jenkinson lifted up his arm and "sprayed her with blood". Mr Jenkinson's thumb was severed just above the knuckle. "The force with which she must have been biting, she'd clean taken it off," he said, adding it was as if he had "gone through a chainsaw". He said the case raised questions about Deliveroo's responsibility for scrutinising its delivery drivers. It comes as new figures released to BBC News indicate that, across the UK, three vehicles used for food delivery are seized every week by police because they are uninsured for business use. i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/00/65756393-11555343-image-a-17_1671497544290.jpgDeliveroo, like many food delivery apps, does not employ any drivers or riders directly. They are classed as independent contractors and can appoint "substitutes" to deliver on their behalf. It the responsibility of the main account holder to check that the substitute is legally allowed to work. Rocha was in the UK legally and had the right to work here. Deliveroo said its riders were covered by the company's own free insurance. But because Rocha was working as a substitute for another driver, Deliveroo cannot be held legally responsible. Solicitors representing Mr Jenkinson said her insurance policy did not cover injury caused by a criminal act. "At the moment, I'm getting nothing from Deliveroo," said Mr Jenkinson. A plumber by training, Mr Jenkinson said he had been unable to work since the attack. After months of reconstructive surgery, part of his big toe was grafted onto the stump of his missing thumb. He has had to relearn basic tasks such as doing up buttons or tying shoelaces - and said he still had no sensation in it. "Financially, I'm ruined. I'm unemployed. I'm in a massive amount of debt and I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel," he said. His relationship with his girlfriend, the mother of their newborn daughter, also broke down following the incident. "I have to live with this for the rest of my life," Mr Jenkinson said. "I want to use this story to help others, to say 'this has to change'," he added. Mr Jenkinson's lawyer, Alex Barley from Slater Heelis, said: "Companies operating in the gig economy should be held to account for the actions of the people they rely on for their significant profits. "The practice of substitution should be stopped and the companies should be required to carry out necessary checks on all people working for them". In a statement Deliveroo said its riders were self employed - a fact which had been "confirmed by UK courts on multiple occasions". "Substitution is and always has been a common feature of self employment - it is not specific to Deliveroo, nor our sector," it added. What has any of that got to do with the cost of living? Oh deary deary me Les, we can always rely on your inconsequential ramblings that you have not checked out but have just got involved for no fallible reason... Les, my dear friend, if you were to research this thread then you would have seen references to deliveroo, have another whiskey Les and enjoy your evening... You provide me and possibly many others with much great entertainment with your vast incoherrent narratives, it warms the cockles of one's heart...
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Post by oldie on Mar 19, 2024 21:03:58 GMT
What has any of that got to do with the cost of living? Oh deary deary me Les, we can always rely on your inconsequential ramblings that you have not checked out but have just got involved for no fallible reason... Les, my dear friend, if you were to research this thread then you would have seen references to deliveroo, have another whiskey Les and enjoy your evening... You provide me and possibly many others with much great entertainment with your vast incoherrent narratives, it warms the cockles of one's heart... Insults from you do not land. Perhaps, in your own words, you could describe what your post has to do with the cost of living crisis? Go on, I dare you, in your own words
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Post by bluetornados on Mar 19, 2024 21:21:18 GMT
Oh deary deary me Les, we can always rely on your inconsequential ramblings that you have not checked out but have just got involved for no fallible reason... Les, my dear friend, if you were to research this thread then you would have seen references to deliveroo, have another whiskey Les and enjoy your evening... You provide me and possibly many others with much great entertainment with your vast incoherrent narratives, it warms the cockles of one's heart... Insults from you do not land. Perhaps, in your own words, you could describe what your post has to do with the cost of living crisis? Go on, I dare you, in your own words I dare you Les my dear friend to point out what words you find insulting, go on Les be brave, in your own narrative will do....!!
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Post by lostinspace on Mar 19, 2024 21:23:18 GMT
Oh deary deary me Les, we can always rely on your inconsequential ramblings that you have not checked out but have just got involved for no fallible reason... Les, my dear friend, if you were to research this thread then you would have seen references to deliveroo, have another whiskey Les and enjoy your evening... You provide me and possibly many others with much great entertainment with your vast incoherrent narratives, it warms the cockles of one's heart... Insults from you do not land. Perhaps, in your own words, you could describe what your post has to do with the cost of living crisis? Go on, I dare you, in your own words Well " she" bit his thumb off. The plumber can no longer work,and now feels that being unable to work ,the price of things may make his life pretty difficult in these hard times... possibly
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Post by oldie on Mar 19, 2024 22:24:04 GMT
Insults from you do not land. Perhaps, in your own words, you could describe what your post has to do with the cost of living crisis? Go on, I dare you, in your own words I dare you Les my dear friend to point out what words you find insulting, go on Les be brave, in your own narrative will do....!! Same old same old. What has your post got to do with the cost of living crisis?
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Post by oldie on Mar 19, 2024 22:25:02 GMT
Insults from you do not land. Perhaps, in your own words, you could describe what your post has to do with the cost of living crisis? Go on, I dare you, in your own words Well " she" bit his thumb off. The plumber can no longer work,and now feels that being unable to work ,the price of things may make his life pretty difficult in these hard times... possibly That's GBH, nothing to do with the cost of living crisis, has it
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Post by Nobbygas on Mar 20, 2024 9:36:44 GMT
Looking at the size of her I reckon the time it took her to get from the sofa to the front door probably meant she needed a snack !
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Post by Nobbygas on Mar 20, 2024 9:39:42 GMT
Cost of living crisis? My Council Tax has just gone up by 215 quid! The cost to the customer is going up, and the service delivered is being cut. In the Private Sector this would just not be allowed to continue.
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Post by lostinspace on Mar 20, 2024 10:06:47 GMT
Well " she" bit his thumb off. The plumber can no longer work,and now feels that being unable to work ,the price of things may make his life pretty difficult in these hard times... possibly That's GBH, nothing to do with the cost of living crisis, has it Of course it has...her actions have impeded his ability to work,so therefore his income will be limited and as a result the strain on him will limit his ability to purchase things he may have been able to prior to this incident...
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Post by trymer on Mar 20, 2024 10:06:50 GMT
"could result in a prison sentence" !!!!!!! FFS a life changing injury, a dog making a similar attack on a person would be destroyed and nobody would disagree, at least remove the attackers teeth to stop her from doing it again.
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Post by trymer on Mar 20, 2024 10:12:13 GMT
Looking at the size of her I reckon the time it took her to get from the sofa to the front door probably meant she needed a snack ! Feel sorry for her moped.
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Post by trymer on Mar 20, 2024 10:12:42 GMT
Inflation down to 3.4%, happy days.
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