How the disabled are ripped off

[Bill Wright]

I wouldn't agree with that.

Bill

[Bill Wright]

I should think that handling costs would far exceed the value of the goods, but even so two wrongs don't make a right.

Bill

[ARW]

Ever owned a snake and gone into a reptile/pet shop for a 60W lamp to keep the snake warm?

£4.99 in the pet shop for something I pay about £1 for at the wholesalers and £1.50 for at a shed.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Maybe they'e meant to bump you only if you're speeding. Which they don't, as the faster you go the less you get jolted. I have to laugh at people going over them at 5mph, and I can see the occupants of the car being shoved about. If you go about twice the sped limit, the suspension may get a jolt, but the occupants of the car do not.

[laws]

Maybe not. Perhaps shop A only sells small volumes and does not get the bi g supplier discounts that shop B gets. Perhaps also a specialist shop like A has a relatively small turnover and big overheads.

Robert

[NY]

Round here (rural Yorkshire) they spend money resurfacing parts of roads that have minor potholes but leave the really bad ones nearby untouched. Every time I see "road will be closed for repairs" I think "ah, they'll resurface the bits that are OK for another year and ignore the bad bits".

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

I think they do it on a schedule with no checking to see what the condition of each road is at all. What a waste of money. Either that or they use those stupid traffic counters and assume all else is equal. Why not just look?

[Fredxxx]

Quite.

No, but they still live in them don't they. Do you understand the concept that housing demand pushes up the prices of housing?

No, they will rent. Rental properties then command higher rents with commensurate value of properties.

No, they will rent. Rental properties then command higher rents with commensurate value of properties.

OK, lets say 1 million net immigration, how many houses do you think they will occupy, now and when their families join them?

Yes, largely from non indigenous inhabitants.

So you finally agree that immigration does affect house prices, and yes I will agree it that the greatest distortion is in or near big cities.

Agreed, but any family moving there will be on a life-time of benefits from there being no local work.

[Indy Jess John]

Some costs are a constant. Business rates, for example are based on the size and shape of the shop as well as location, and these won't change. Rent is usually at "commercial rates" which doesn't take account of ability to pay[1].

The ability to pay the business rate depends on turnover and profit margin, and these two are related. Profit margin has to increase if turnover reduces in order to achieve the same amount of disposable income.

Of course it all falls flat if attempting to increase profit margin reduces turnover and a downward spiral sets in.

Jim [1] My council tends to increase rents of its properties annually, and eventually this exceeds the shop's ability to pay, so the lease isn't renewed and the shop sits empty. Then the shop premises is advertised and eventually if it doesn't attract a business at the rent quoted, that rent reduces in stages until there is a taker. Often this is at a rent lower than the previous incumbent had been paying, and if the council hadn't been so greedy the original shop would have stayed. Idiots!

[Indy Jess John]

The best speed varies from car to car, and it depends on the distance between the front and back wheels and the design of the suspension. Typically the best speed will be found (by trial and error) to be between 37 and 47mph.

Jim

[Adrian]

Sounds like your beef is BtL landlords, not their tenants.

Unless, of course, you're working backwards to a pre-determined conclusion.

[Adrian]

Did you read that paragraph before replying to it?

[Tim Streater]

Round here they are known as Sleeping LibDems.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

I've always found that it's a multiple or factor of the speed limit, with higher numbers getting smoother for the occupants. For example a 20mph bump should be taken at 5, 10, 20, or 40. 15 is worse than 20.

[charles]

same with the phrase "near miss" which ia actually a near hit - but a complete miss.

[ARW]

Tell us what you know about induction hobs, VAT returns and satellite installations?

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Agreed, that always makes me laugh. Explaining the above doesn't seem to help when I dodge traffic at high speed and frighten the passenger though.

"The knack to flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

[Indy Jess John]

Are you seriously suggesting that these are DIY subjects?

Induction hobs will often need a Part P certificate, VAT returns can't be used by the general population. Both definitely not DIY.

OK, I did install my own satellite dish and cabling, and later I swapped the out the original LNB because I wanted more ports, but most people just apply to Sky and they do the installation not the customer. Even if the customer was prepared to DIY, Sky wouldn't let them.

Jim

[charles]

as well as Sky there is Freesat

[Indy Jess John]

There is a standard Road Traffic Act specification for a speed bump. Mostly the speed limit of the road in which it is installed doesn't get taken into account for the profile of the bump.

Jim