Environmental Health and Urban Renewal

[that_punk_guy]

Dear Householder,

I am delighted to inform you that we have been successful in securing funding to promote a substantially subsidised home insulation scheme. The council has formed a partnership with ScottishPower and is now able to offer home owners in the Waterside Ward (that's me!) the chance to have loft and cavity wall insulation installed in their property at no cost.

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Cool! Guess I better fix my roof. ;-)

The cut-off slip says:

Main Fuel (delete as appropriate): Gas / Electric / Oil / Solid Fuel.

Hmm, does Athlon come under 'Electric'? :-D

[odin]

Will that solve noiseissues with the new influx of crappy neighbours? :-).

[KennyR]

We had cavity wall insulation installed free some time ago. Pity about the quality of the "double glazing" installed also for free some weeks later, which lets out more heat than not having cavity wall insulation did in the first place. :-P

[Fade]

Wadayoumeanfree?

Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit! :evilgrin:

[T_Bone]

Fade wrote:
Wadayoumeanfree?

Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit! :evilgrin:

Yet when a republican pays for this home improvement out of his own pocket, and simply wants relief from the capital gains tax, he's EvIl!!! ;-)

> How did the "Fool" get his money to begin with?...

Wealth redistrobution  :lol:

[that_punk_guy]

Fade wrote:
Wadayoumeanfree?

Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit! :evilgrin:

This is being paid for by energy providers to fulfil their obligation to help reduce energy consumption. In return, I might add, their name gets dropped at every available opportunity. Kinda like capitalising on environmentalism. I would have thought you'd dig that. ;-)

[that_punk_guy]

odin wrote:
Will that solve noiseissues with the new influx of crappy neighbours? :-).

I don't know if they'll insulate the side walls (I'm in a terrace) so I guess not. But on that note, the environmetal health dep't sent my next-door neighbours a warning letter today. :-)

[KennyR]

Fade wrote:
Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit!

Yeah, us!

Let's look at the alternative way - private housing in inner city USA. Ooh, cockroaches. Good for protein, eh? American poor people are so lucky. :-)

[T_Bone]

KennyR wrote:

Fade wrote:
Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit!

Yeah, us!

Let's look at the alternative way - private housing in inner city USA. Ooh, cockroaches. Good for protein, eh? American poor people are so lucky. :-)

Rich people don't get {bleep}roaches? Paper money is being manufactured with DEET or something? ;-)

[edit] {bleep}roaches  :-o  :lol:  :lol:

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Fade wrote:
Wadayoumeanfree?

Some poor taxpayer somewhere is paying the price for you to suck from the government tit! :evilgrin:

hm, that's a good one. Tits aren't there just for fun, y'know. These deliver important substances for the baby to grow strong and healthy, y'know.

[KennyR]

T_Bone wrote:
Rich people don't get {bleep}roaches?

One of the reasons rich people over your side get bleeproaches is because the people in poorer areas can't afford to get poison put down, so the bleeproaches breed there and spread outward. With us, and several a state-paid for eradication campaigns, I live in what's known as a 'deprived area' and I've never seen a bleeproach in my life!

[odin]

Uhm....I think it also has to do with the climate. Here in The Netherlands I've never seen a single cookroach. Whereas in Australia you nearly trip over the damn things. Spotted them in Corsica too. I usually take my holidays in Scandinavia and I haven't seen them there either. That would suggest they only really thrive in warm(er) climates?

BTW I have a big insect/roach-phobia so it's for the better I don't see them in middle/northern Europe ;-).

[KennyR]

odin wrote:
Uhm....I think it also has to do with the climate. Here in The Netherlands I've never seen a single cookroach. Whereas in Australia you nearly trip over the damn things. Spotted them in Corsica too. I usually take my holidays in Scandinavia and I haven't seen them there either. That would suggest they only really thrive in warm(er) climates?

That's true - but Scotland is mild in winter, warm in summer, and very wet - perfect for bleeproaches. And the little buggers are supposed to be able to survive nuclear holocaust, which might even allow them to survive the Scottish climate. If they're lucky.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Uhm, KennyR, they also need food... (wich may need a specific environment)

[KennyR]

They eat Dutchmen!