Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 943638)

It is difficult to feel compassion for people who wear illness like a brick on their shoulder and regard it as a licence to dish out insults and ridicule without fear of retribution.

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 943638)

It is difficult to feel compassion for people who wear illness like a brick on their shoulder and regard it as a licence to dish out insults and ridicule without fear of retribution.

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 943577)

Persons over 65 are unable to claim Disability Living Allowance.

The rates for the mobility component are:
lower rate - £19.55
higher rate - £51.40

Many person over 65 meet the criterion of the test 'virtually unable to walk' -
This test looks at your ability to walk out of doors on a normal flat surfaced pavement or road.
The following factors are taken into account :
distance walked
speed of walking
length of time taken
manner of walking
When stating how far you can walk remember that any walking done whilst you are experiencing severe discomfort does not count.
For example; you may be able to walk 100 metres but can only do the last 80 in severe discomfort.
It would be reasonable in this case to say you can only walk 20 metres.
Pain and breathlessness are also considered when assessing whether or not you experience severe discomfort.

So by providing a pensioner bus pass goes some way towards compensating the elderly for not getting DLA.

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 943638)

It is difficult to feel compassion for people who wear illness like a brick on their shoulder and regard it as a licence to dish out insults and ridicule without fear of retribution.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 943585)

Just the addiction to being a prat, to overcome now?

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 943649)

Care to provide any factual evidence that I've ever done that?

Other than to say I sometimes need a seat. A need shared with many others.

I'm sure we'd all love to see all the quotes you're going to provide, to back up your claim.

:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by groove (Post 943592)

Groove now uses MAX taxis as they are cheaper door to door.....Groove thinks the local bus is dying out.

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 943713)

Not bad! Unemployed through drug taking but tax payers are giving you enough spare money to use taxis? I hope we're giving you enough so your whole family can travel in style!
Then you moan about free bus passes for OAP's! Don't forget some of them are still paying the taxes you are enjoying spending.

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 943727)

is it me or is this thread getting nasty and personal.

why shouldnt oap's have bus passes after a lifetime of taxation. workers pay tax three times on most items they buy, taxed on income, tax on the product then, v.a.t. at the till

:dummy:

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 943727)

is it me or is this thread getting nasty and personal.

why shouldnt oap's have bus passes after a lifetime of taxation. workers pay tax three times on most items they buy, taxed on income, tax on the product then, v.a.t. at the till

:dummy:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 943749)

Sadly there are a few who thrive on attention, of any kind, even if it's negative.

Even sadder are those who delight in being nasty, and bitter...for no good reason.

My mum's a pensioner, and sixty seven this week (sorry mum!)

She does have a bus pass.

She's used it twice.

Not getting that many chances to benefit from having one, as she's very busy by seven every morning.

Busy working full time to pay the taxes, like millions of other hard working people, with which to keep the wasters and idlers of this country in the luxury they've grown accustomed to.

She was really thrilled to use it though.

Like most who've grafted to fund the welfare state, it's nice when occasionally you're one of the ones who get a little something back for your efforts.