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2008-11-03 Britain

Chatty Pensioners Banned From Park Bench For Being Too Noisy

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Posted by Mullah Richard 2008-11-03 10:17|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 You overage peasants are just a burden.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-03 12:37|| 2008-11-03 12:37|| Front Page Top

#2 But Broomleigh Housing Association are refusing to back down. Julie Schoon, assistant director of supported housing at Broomleigh, said: "As a registered social landlord we are responsible for ensuring that any complaints of noise nuisance or other forms of anti-social behaviour are acted upon."

So what's it gonna be, Julie? Soylent Green?

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-03 13:36|| 2008-11-03 13:36|| Front Page Top

#3 So why is there a park bench there? You can sit on it but not talk? What a f*cked up country.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-03 15:07|| 2008-11-03 15:07|| Front Page Top

#4 This is the saddest part of the article:

Help The Aged report last week found that a third of people over 65 in the UK - 3.6 million in total - now live alone and have little contact with their friends and family.

Latest figures show more than a million pensioners half a million leave their house less than once a week, and that 300,000 feel like prisoners in their own homes.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-03 15:19|| 2008-11-03 15:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Compare that to survey of quality of life for mooks on welfare and I bet you'll feel even worse.

Posted by bgijim-ky 2008-11-03 17:02|| 2008-11-03 17:02|| Front Page Top

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