Things that give you the sh1ts

[sherminator]

Yeah I read it and can definitely relate to it Trev. Good luck with the job hunting, I'm currently in the same boat!

[brod]

The scag of a woman I had a child with, abusing me over facebook for... Wait for it... Paying my child support...

Go figure that one...

You heartless SOB

I think MP was saying his ex was complaining about him paying his child support, not complaining for having to pay for it.

I know what MP meant..and his reply shows he knows what I meant

[Brucetiki]

Adelaide Football Club cold calling Members asking for a $200 'donation'.

For what?

No idea. The club appears to have sold their Membership database to a telemarketing company. The spiel starts off with the telemarketer doing some small talk about looking forward to the new season. They then start selling a chance to go into a draw to win $30 000, and because sales have been slow they'll throw in a free gift, and all the club asks for is a $200 'donation'. When you say you don't have the money,it gets desperate as they ask if you rope your family and friends in to chip in for a ticket.

The club has confirmed it's a legitimate, but it does look sus when the telemarketers call from a mobile.

From what I've gathered, it's a 1000 ticket raffle, which the club has been trying to sell since August, which is being sold as a donation. Why a professional company like the Adelaide Football Club needs donations is beyond me.

[Brucetiki]

i hate centrelink, encourages people to be lazy and sit home doing nothing, makes it hard for people coming out of work to get it, and makes in nearly impossible for people to go to full time study.

I'm hearing you PG. I have just completed my Bachelor Degree last year having commenced as a 30 year-old. To study full time I needed Austudy payments. A combined Austudy + Rent assistance provided $440 per fortnight (assuming I did not work). As a result I had to work part-time as that figure wouldn't meet rent, bills etc. That was fine with me as I did not want to be a 'drain' on the Govt/society. Problem is, if you do the 'right' thing and get extra work whenever possible (such as holidays, summer etc) Centrelink would end up penalising me. Not having a whinge as I am very grateful for Centrelink, but I found it a bit strange that I was constantly being 'punished' for working!

When I was at uni, I got youth allowance whilst studying, which was tied to Dad's income. First year I was getting $200/fortnight, by third year it was $150/fortnight, and when I finished, I got a $300 bill because they bungled my payments!

[Rik E Boy]

Adelaide Football Club cold calling Members asking for a $200 'donation'.

For what?

For another decade of mediocrity.

regards,

REB

[Gozu]

Now as you can imagine, I was pretty pissed off by this stage. Not with Centrelink ,as they were only acting on the information received, but with the incompetent fools at JNP who not only lodged a breach on me for not attending a meeting I had proof was rescheduled but then taking credit for finding and placing me in a non existent full time position!

Trev, it's pretty common. John Howard's Job Network system effectively privatising the unemployed aside from being a disgrace is an absolute rort for all the scumbag companies involved in it. They get paid s__tloads to put people into placements, real or imagined. If anyone ever gets a job themselves without any involvement from them if they hear about it they put it down that they found it for you and get the kickbacks. You wouldn't believe the amount of money these joints turnover as aside from the big kickbacks they get allocated thousands of dollars by the government to spend on each and every job seeker but funnily enough very few ever tell the job seeker that, thank you very much.

I always get a chuckle about people losing their minds over all those supposed "dole bludgers" all 5% of the population (we're in full employment folks) when the rorts involving the big bucks are happening right in plain sight.

[brod]

Stupid Council flooding our oval overnight..so no cricket today

[mickey]

Stupid Council flooding our oval overnight..so no cricket today

What oval was that brod?

[dedja]

Now as you can imagine, I was pretty pissed off by this stage. Not with Centrelink ,as they were only acting on the information received, but with the incompetent fools at JNP who not only lodged a breach on me for not attending a meeting I had proof was rescheduled but then taking credit for finding and placing me in a non existent full time position!

Trev, it's pretty common. John Howard's Job Network system effectively privatising the unemployed aside from being a disgrace is an absolute rort for all the scumbag companies involved in it. They get paid s__tloads to put people into placements, real or imagined. If anyone ever gets a job themselves without any involvement from them if they hear about it they put it down that they found it for you and get the kickbacks. You wouldn't believe the amount of money these joints turnover as aside from the big kickbacks they get allocated thousands of dollars by the government to spend on each and every job seeker but funnily enough very few ever tell the job seeker that, thank you very much.

I always get a chuckle about people losing their minds over all those supposed "dole bludgers" all 5% of the population (we're in full employment folks) when the rorts involving the big bucks are happening right in plain sight.

You're spot on from my understanding ...

[Big Phil]

having to go back to work tomorrow after 5 weeks off

[Media Park]

having to go back to work tomorrow after 5 weeks off

Bad luck bro, I've got 8 more days...

[Big Phil]

having to go back to work tomorrow after 5 weeks off

Bad luck bro, I've got 8 more days...

B@stard

[Ian]

The lycra brigade

[GWW]

The lycra brigade

Yes, this, and also for me, The Tour Down Under in general, I really could care less about it.

[Gingernuts]

Adelaide Football Club cold calling Members asking for a $200 'donation'.

For what?

No idea. The club appears to have sold their Membership database to a telemarketing company. The spiel starts off with the telemarketer doing some small talk about looking forward to the new season. They then start selling a chance to go into a draw to win $30 000, and because sales have been slow they'll throw in a free gift, and all the club asks for is a $200 'donation'. When you say you don't have the money,it gets desperate as they ask if you rope your family and friends in to chip in for a ticket.

The club has confirmed it's a legitimate, but it does look sus when the telemarketers call from a mobile.

From what I've gathered, it's a 1000 ticket raffle, which the club has been trying to sell since August, which is being sold as a donation. Why a professional company like the Adelaide Football Club needs donations is beyond me.

I got called twice last year by them trying to flog me a $200 raffle ticket. Who TF would pay $200 for a raffle ticket?? Our household already spends $520 on memberships plus other merchandise etc. That's enough for a sports club. I could understand it if it was for a good cause like the children's hospital or something, but for a multi-million dollar corporate enterprise it's a bit rich IMO.

[Media Park]

My holidays...

Friday Arvo (the first part of the hollys): three phone calls from work, which necessitated a return call, plus a visit to the shop...
Saturday Morning: shop is open for three hours, and I got a phone call for each hour...

Sunday: Shop shut, boss wants me at the pub for a work chat, just he and I...

Not gonna rate the next seven days...

[Brucetiki]

The lycra brigade

Cyclists are double points this week, or triple if you clean up Lance

[dedja]

The lycra brigade

Yes, this, and also for me, The Tour Down Under in general, I really could care less about it.

Sigh ... here we go again.

Let the religious car vs bike war start again.

[redden whites]

My holidays...

Friday Arvo (the first part of the hollys): three phone calls from work, which necessitated a return call, plus a visit to the shop...
Saturday Morning: shop is open for three hours, and I got a phone call for each hour...

Sunday: Shop shut, boss wants me at the pub for a work chat, just he and I...

Not gonna rate the next seven days...

Maybe he wants the details of the lounge room shag?
lesson number 1 ...Dont answer the phone .

[mighty_tiger_79]

MP it seems they cant live without ya