Census forms...

[Surfer Ross]

don't quite see how f*cking off 'makes a difference' surely if you want to make a difference you should stay and vote with say, your hands?

Moving to another country will make an immediate difference to you as an individual, I 100% guarantee it.

Why are you waiting until you retire if its a 'choice everybody has'?[/QUOTE]

I'm waiting until then because I have made the choice that the UK is not where I wish to retire. I'm happy to live, work and pay tax here until that time. That is my fully informed choice and its not open to the scrutiny of others.

[biosurf]

Why are you waiting until you retire if its a 'choice everybody has'?

I'm waiting until then because I have made the choice that the UK is not where I wish to retire. I'm happy to live, work and pay tax here until that time. That is my fully informed choice and its not open to the scrutiny of others.[/QUOTE]

But you are to be fair, happy to scrutinise others choices

Of course it would make a 100% difference to you. No need for guarantees, thanks for the offer though.
Sorry, I was mistaken, I thought you were thinking that someone may want to effect change for the greater good rather than just leaving the problem.

[Surfer Ross]

But you are to be fair, happy to scrutinise others choices

Nope, I couldn't care less whether somebody chooses to stay or go. Only that if they choose to stay, they make the best of it for that time and don't spend the whole time complaining. You can explain your little play on words if you wish, but your thinly veiled agenda has caused me to lose interest already.

Sorry, I was mistaken, I thought you were thinking that someone may want to effect change for the greater good rather than just leaving the problem.

I vote in elections and I pay plenty in tax and national insurance each month, therefore I am contributing to the mechanism that exists to make things better for all. I will leave the country of my own free will and support myself and my family in a place of my choosing. I am fully aware that I am fortunate to be in such a position but I won't apologise for it because I've worked ###### hard and sacrificed much to get to that position. Again, my choice and not a matter for your scrutiny.

[biosurf]

Ross, the only agenda I have is being a bit amused by your post earlier vehemently moaning about other people moaning.

I don't mind in the least if you want to fill in your census form and leave the country when you retire. If that will make you happy then all luck to you. On the way though, try and calm down, the high blood pressure will make retirement a lot less relaxing.

Well done for paying your taxes and NI though. Yay you.

[flounderbout]

Exactly!
Fill the thing in. If you don't like the way the country is going, vote with your feet and f*ck off.

You are perfectly entitled to believe that filling in a series of questions in a census will actually have an effect on this or any other government's policy decisions and say so.

And those of us who disagree are perfectly entitled to believe differently and say so.

And it is my inalienable right to bitch about anything and everything.

[flounderbout]

OK seriously guys, underlining has broken out. Someone call the moderators.

[biosurf]

Its Ok, there's no shouty caps yet.

'NI' doesn't count.

[Surfer Ross]

Ross, the only agenda I have is being a bit amused by your post earlier vehemently moaning about other people moaning.

I don't mind in the least if you want to fill in your census form and leave the country when you retire. If that will make you happy then all luck to you. On the way though, try and calm down, the high blood pressure will make retirement a lot less relaxing.

Well done for paying your taxes and NI though. Yay you.

Its been a long day, so I apologise for my clipped tone, and yes, the irony is not lost on me

[Rustinho]

nope im not its just a easy way of finding out how many spear rooms you have and if you built on (extensions connys etcetc since the last one was filled out then next your in a different band on ur councel TAX
ALSO HOW MANY CARS DO THE HOUSEHOLD HAVE MMMMMMMM ANOTHER FECKIN WAY TO TAX YOU ON PARKIN YOUR CAR
THIS COUNTRY IS GOIN TO THE DOGS
CAN UNDERSTAND WHY OTHER COUNTRYS FIGHT FOR THERE
FREEDOM
rant over

Its Ok, there's no shouty caps yet.

'NI' doesn't count.

*ahem*

Shouty caps alert...

[flounderbout]

Who is Dom? Is he in Guantanamo Bay or something?

[biosurf]

*ahem*

Shouty caps alert...

Hey don't take the #### of him, he's got a 'spear room' How cool is that???

[Bogus]

Hey don't take the #### of him, he's got a 'spear room' How cool is that???

Not cool at all. Perfectly normal, Where do you keep your spears then ??

When did it become wrong to moan and complain? We have people who dont like to see moaning about fuel prices, others who dont like to see moaning about census forms. Governments worldwide do enough to curtail peoples freedoms, if you still have the freedom to whine, moan and complain, I see nothing wrong with using it.

[fingers21]

Anyhoo, back on track, I'm not filling my form out, I don't think it's anyones business but my own how many cars I own, or who may spend the night on the 27th! It's my birthday on the 28th, so as of a couple of minutes to midnight on 27th, I'm going to need a whole lot of extra forms! But that doesn't mean they live with me.

Also, my conservatory has been half built for 3 years, would I declare it? It's probably going to be another 3 years before I get it finished! My surf is my latest priority.

And again, I'm a single dad to a 2 year old, yet they want to know where she works and where she worked last year! SHE'S 2!!

[Chillitt]

I'm filling mine in because I dont think anyone could give a flying forpenny one how many cars or rooms I have. If there's a story in the Daily mail next year about the council having to translate bin collecting rosters into Jedi or something, don't come whining to me...

[schrodingers-cat]

Anyone else NOT going to fill theirs in?

not a hope in hell