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lambert.the.farmer



Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: harrogate
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England 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi PU Rutland Red
A mate of mine has taken to feeding all his recycling through an old log chipper into his wheelie bin after similar experiences with his local services. Gets the bin that heavy it takes two men to shift it off the end of his drive. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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blackwolf



Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
If my wheelie bin is considered too heavy, they binmen stick a note on it and leave it full where it is.

Fly tipping on private land, which much is, costs the LA nothing since it is down to the landowner to clear.

Anyone who cannot see that the huge increase in flytipping and illegal dumping is a direct result of the increasing difficulty and cost of legal disposal is in my view an abject moron and unfit for public office!
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mk1collector



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Location: West Yorkshire
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Week I'm absolutely furious with the damage and state the tenants have left one of my properties after dodging rent Evil or Very Mad I'm literally just sat here shaking and am not sure what to do as I have no idea where they have moved to. Ray
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David T



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⬆️ Do you let thru an agent?
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Rashers



Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
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I have heard horror stories of houses being trashed and the tenants who carried out the wilful damage getting their deposit back Shocked

I know you must never tar with the same brush, but letting agents that friends have used have been, well, pretty useless except in taking their fee which they seem more than adequate in doing.

A few years ago, I done some work on behalf of a landlord in a property where I knew the tenants. Both the tenants and landlord thought the other was just bloody awkward. Sadly it was just the agent who was ignoring calls and not communicating, but still taking the fee!!!
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mk1collector



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David T wrote:
⬆️ Do you let thru an agent?


This one I didn't because it was my nieces boyfriend and his mate then a few years ago why he and my niece split up he begged me to let him stay and stupidly I did. Again stupidly I've been very lenient with him over the years and now he's screwed me over Evil or Very Mad the saying, no good turn goes unpunished is ringing in my ears at the moment. Ray
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David T



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Sorry to hear that, I bet it's a real sickener.
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custom90



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Regardless of good / bad tenants or landlords I think the worst of the two are actually agents.
Their sole interest is money for nothing, lots of it too, to practically do nothing. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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ian series 1



Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey
Train companies, train fares, train infrastructure, in fact anything to do with trains.
I don't use them, and never will and I'm fed up with listening to people on the news banging on about how expensive they are, how cramped they are, how late, blah blah blah.......

Go and get a car/push bike/bus Neutral 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.
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Laurie



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.....and you get a repeat of it all on the regional news!

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Mr. Green  
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Huttopia



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People in London, walking along fixated on their phones, not looking where they are going and then getting their arse in their hands when you don't get out of their way......a holes. In fact London full stop, everything about it, the tube - a game of twister with smelly strangers, the cafés - a skinny mocha something with a twist of Censored , what happened to normal coffee you weirdos, and why oh why does everyone stare at my red corduroy trousers, get over it....does anyone seriously think the world wants for grey men in grey suits??
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ARC99



Member Since: 19 Feb 2013
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Cairns Blue
Why is that the last bolt is always the one that causes problems? Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to Censored us off.

Richard
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bob neville



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Tesco's !

Went in today and could buy a chocolate egg.
Mincemeat ? Nowhere to be seen.
Asked an assistant and was informed they had not seen any for a couple of weeks but .... it would be back in stock in January !!!

Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !!
2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold
2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold
2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member
2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days !
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ian series 1



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Passing our local big Tescos it saddened me to see a huge sign saying

"We are open Boxing Day"

What happened to Christmas at home with the family?
I couldn't think of a worse place to be? Rolling Eyes


(Tescos that is!) Laughing 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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Laurie



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey
Bread that lasts for a week.
Milk that lasts for a ten days.
Why can't supermarkets close for more than one day at a time? 
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