Rip-Off Uk

[vernonk]

Vets fees, private dentistry fees, solicitors fees, printer ink cartridges, benefits for illegal immigrants, council taxes (yet refuse collections are to be scrapped)....want to add to this list?

[zebo]

Wolf63, please tell me you're not putting Marmite on the smoked salmon???

[TWR]

Sex

[ummmm]

No one likes paying high prices but what do you expect? The professions you've posted about take years of studying to qualify. If they couldn't demand a high wage then they would have picked a different career.

Like Eddie says regarding the ink and illegals...

Council refuse...where did you hear that? It's complete nonsense. The only changes to our collection is that from September each household will only be allowed to put out a maximum of two bags. This is to encourage recycling. With 4 recycling bins to fill each week that really shouldn't be a problem.

[Kathyan]

They are doing away with weekly refuse collections for those who still have them. What I'd like to know is, where does all the recycling stuff go? I've heard it is sent to China and put in landfill. If this is true, then why do I spend so much of my time sorting though rubbish to make sure I put it in the right bin?

[jake-the-peg]

Sounds like a hoax to me Kathyan

There's a big waste processing pland a mile of so from where I work - think it sorts out recycleables further - metals, plastics can be recycled generally and I've heard food waste is processed into fuel for newer power stations

[Baldric]

You have to pay for it ^^^^TWR?

How sad is that?

[candysherbet]

10 quid for a tea towel in gift shops at St.Andrews,Scotland! Worst price i've seen in Scotland to date

[thatsmethatis]

Illegal immigrants Do not get benefits and lets not get into labeling all immigrants as illegal.

[sunny-dave]

I think TWR has gone all Posh - Sex of Coal I think he means ...

[craft1948]

kathyann is correct (as far as I'm aware). Refuse collections are all going to be fortnightly, and recycling fortnightly.

[thatsmethatis]

Fortnightly does not mean scrapped then But still disgraceful. Ah well if helps with all the foreign aid to countries to help with their space/nuclear programs who are we to moan?

[douglas9401]

"10 quid for a tea towel in gift shops at St.Andrews,Scotland! Worst price i've seen in Scotland to date"

Not bad considering they had to ship it all the way from China. :)

[sunny-dave]

What's the problem with fortnighly black bin collections?

After sorting out all the recycling mine is virtually unused anyway ...

[thatsmethatis]

sunny dave ....you green legend you!!!

[Svejk]

Vernon invited you to add to his list, not pick holes in it.

[ummmm]

Ours isn't changing. It's staying weekly. The re-cycling used to be alternate weeks, plastics one week, paper and glass the next. Now it all goes out every week including food waste.

[EDDIE51]

We now have 3 bins and a box for newspapers.
One week it is the non recyclable bin the next it is food waste and recycle stuff they now take clothes and textiles as well with the recycle stuff.
Plus several charity shops now collect unwanted furniture and electrical items free of charge. There is very little now you have to take to the tip.

[Purple_Popple]

And how is your 'sick dog' ??

[Eve]

I haven't had weekly bin collections for a while now, save the green recycling bin. We have every other week though with recycling (blue, brown and green bins) I don't fill my bin anywhere near as quickly. Just me though but recycling does make a big difference to what goes into the grey general rubbish bin.

[frugalfred]

My butler asking for a pay rise.