Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
I have noticed for sometime now there are fewer posters on here?I see Paul Watkins posts on here when he has a news item.Ken Tranter has gone also Nigel.
Tomorrows Cabinet paper looks interesting government proposes FREE swimming for over sixties and will also consider FREE for children Its the usual story a grant will be given but not enough to cover the loss of income This keeps happening wonderful schemes with not enough supporting finance.Look at the Kent Freedom Pass.Someone has to pay at the end of the day.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#2
Be nice for us plebs to get something free for a change.....
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
i think that the fuhrer has to be careful what he posts, one wrong word and the local media(and me) will be onto it.
ken has abdicated from public life.
nigel should be posting, but doesn't, i have seen him a few times in town, but he is normally with other people, so that i cannot "collor " him.
susan
i thought that parents paid for the kent freedom pass??
1 September 2008
07:565511#4
£50 isn't it...............................? And I assume we all pay our taxes and other tolls...?
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 September 2008
08:075512#5
Yes Bern It's a bullseye per Freedom Bus Pass
http://www.kent.gov.uk/kentfreedompass
or email
kentfreedompass@kent.gov.uk for further info on terms and conditions
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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1 September 2008
19:115523#6
Yes Howard the parents do pay £50 but think about it it doesnt cost the cover of Stage coach bus services .Like The over sixties pass someone has to make up the difference .Bern is correct the government give us some funding but the local tax payer pays the rest .Its alright to say Free but someone pays .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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1 September 2008
20:025531#7
the over sixties pass has been paid for many times over in the past, by the over sixties benefiting now.
i take it that you do not use yours on principle susan.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 September 2008
20:365532#8
Sue
I don't think anybody has called this pass 'free'.It's a Free-dom' bus pass which may be causing some confusion.The other points worth considering are (a) just think of the interest that Stagecoach will receive on all the £50 being paid in advance and (b) the man hours saved on counting endless £1 coins and change plus (c) the saving on transportation of said coins to the bank. So it's not all doom and gloom for Stagecoach.I just hope that when this pilot scheme was discussed that the above points were taken into consideration with regard as to how much recompense Stagecoach should be paid.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
1 September 2008
20:535534#9
Are we thinking the over 60s should be grateful for the bus passes? I don't think so!!! A measure of a society is how it treats the vulnerable and the elders. Our elders have paid in spades.....and not only financially.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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1 September 2008
22:155538#10
Yes I do use my bus pass Howard .In fact I had to pay £1 80 to get into town today as it was before 9.00am then I used my pass to get To Whitfield DDC office then back into town with pass then home to River with pass at 5.15pm.So i actually saved £ 10 on taxis which I can claim for .Some principles Howard .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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1 September 2008
22:235541#11
such martyrdom.
you are an icon that we can only try to emulate sue.
i feel sure that there is a parable that would describe your devotion to duty.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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1 September 2008
22:285543#12
Something to do with the bibical characters Martha and Mary springs to mind .
Another Quote "I am not Worthy etc "
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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1 September 2008
22:285544#13
Getting back to the original post;
Paul posts when he wants;
Nigel as i'v said in other posts he was happy to allow other cllrs to be attacked on a regular basis
now hes more in the firing line he dont like it so throws the toys out of his pram
its an open forum, just need to be nice to each other, constructive debate, not blinkered vision.