What is hacking you off today?

[RHB]

Just finished wiring in a new additional waterproof socket in the shed. Everything went in smoothly. Just before wiring into the mains supply I read the small print on the cable wrapper. The small print said suitable only for mains lighting. FFS.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Christmas stuff in the shops already.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Christmas stuff in the shops already.

People complaining about Christmas stuff in the shops already.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Espanyol lose 1-2 ar home to Vollarreal last night.Can't say I was too suprised.It's going to be a difficult season back in La Primera.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Southend Council, what an incompetent useless mess?. 2 years ago my youngest son experienced subsidence both internal & external at his home. Insurance Co, Loss Adjusters & Council all notified. 18 months of monitoring the movement, to determine whether it was the large tree outside or the drains causing it. All arrows pointed to the tree, meanwhile the cracks got bigger, doors wouldn't close, & you could stick a biro pen in them, both external & internal.
Weekly calls to the Loss Adjusters, who repeated the same message 'we've emailed the council & are awaiting their reply'.
2 months ago we were told the Council had confirmed the tree was to blame, & had given the instruction to their 'tree felling dept' to remove it. Has anything since happened, no chance. Try getting the email address to the councils insurance dept, not listed!. Try calling the tree felling dept, you get a p.o address to write to FFS!.
Yet if you don't pay your council tax etc, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks?. And these people are elected to look after us??. A Sloth with broken arms would move quicker than they do.

 

[Holy Joe]

Southend Council, what an incompetent useless mess?. 2 years ago my youngest son experienced subsidence both internal & external at his home. Insurance Co, Loss Adjusters & Council all notified. 18 months of monitoring the movement, to determine whether it was the large tree outside or the drains causing it. All arrows pointed to the tree, meanwhile the cracks got bigger, doors wouldn't close, & you could stick a biro pen in them, both external & internal.
Weekly calls to the Loss Adjusters, who repeated the same message 'we've emailed the council & are awaiting their reply'.
2 months ago we were told the Council had confirmed the tree was to blame, & had given the instruction to their 'tree felling dept' to remove it. Has anything since happened, no chance. Try getting the email address to the councils insurance dept, not listed!. Try calling the tree felling dept, you get a p.o address to write to FFS!.
Yet if you don't pay your council tax etc, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks?. And these people are elected to look after us??. A Sloth with broken arms would move quicker than they do.

Has he tried contacting his local councillor(s) - I've found that can often speed things up, or at the very least improve communication.

 

[londonblue]

Southend Council, what an incompetent useless mess?. 2 years ago my youngest son experienced subsidence both internal & external at his home. Insurance Co, Loss Adjusters & Council all notified. 18 months of monitoring the movement, to determine whether it was the large tree outside or the drains causing it. All arrows pointed to the tree, meanwhile the cracks got bigger, doors wouldn't close, & you could stick a biro pen in them, both external & internal.
Weekly calls to the Loss Adjusters, who repeated the same message 'we've emailed the council & are awaiting their reply'.
2 months ago we were told the Council had confirmed the tree was to blame, & had given the instruction to their 'tree felling dept' to remove it. Has anything since happened, no chance. Try getting the email address to the councils insurance dept, not listed!. Try calling the tree felling dept, you get a p.o address to write to FFS!.
Yet if you don't pay your council tax etc, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks?. And these people are elected to look after us??. A Sloth with broken arms would move quicker than they do.

Council officers and the tree felling department aren't elected. Only the councillors, who set policy, are. Elected officials don't get involved in the day to day running of the council, but they can exert pressure, so perhaps your best bet would be to contact one of the councillors for your ward and see if they can help.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Southend Council, what an incompetent useless mess?. 2 years ago my youngest son experienced subsidence both internal & external at his home. Insurance Co, Loss Adjusters & Council all notified. 18 months of monitoring the movement, to determine whether it was the large tree outside or the drains causing it. All arrows pointed to the tree, meanwhile the cracks got bigger, doors wouldn't close, & you could stick a biro pen in them, both external & internal.
Weekly calls to the Loss Adjusters, who repeated the same message 'we've emailed the council & are awaiting their reply'.
2 months ago we were told the Council had confirmed the tree was to blame, & had given the instruction to their 'tree felling dept' to remove it. Has anything since happened, no chance. Try getting the email address to the councils insurance dept, not listed!. Try calling the tree felling dept, you get a p.o address to write to FFS!.
Yet if you don't pay your council tax etc, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks?. And these people are elected to look after us??. A Sloth with broken arms would move quicker than they do.

Lydia Hyde is the councillor overseeing tree issues, she talks the talk but as yet I have not heard anything that suggests she does more than having her photo taken when a sapling is planted.
Ian Brown is the actual council paid salary tree boss, his e mail is ianbrown@southend.gov.uk He hides at Chalkwell Park but doesn't answer e mails, phone or personal calls there. And appears to ignore everything and everyone. Those with the Parks Dept and Tree Fellas that I have spoken with do not hold him in esteem.
Sorry to report this to you and the only suggestion of how to proceed is by recorded solicitors letters giving cut off time scales and legal action.
Please let me know if you have any success.

 

[RHB]

The annual battle has begun - 'It was only 4°c last night, is it time to put the heating on?' - NO!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Ian Brown is the actual council paid salary tree boss, his e mail is ianbrown@southend.gov.uk He hides at Chalkwell Park but doesn't answer e mails, phone or personal calls there. And appears to ignore everything and everyone. Those with the Parks Dept and Tree Fellas that I have spoken with do not hold him in esteem.

Then Estate Agent who manages the property on behalf of the Freeholder, told me he'd sent 12 emails to Ian Brown, since April regarding another subsidence issue locally, & has yet to receive a reply FFS!.
What a disgrace?.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Then Estate Agent who manages the property on behalf of the Freeholder, told me he'd sent 12 emails to Ian Brown, since April regarding another subsidence issue locally, & has yet to receive a reply FFS!.
What a disgrace?.

Agreed, something is very badly wrong with the department Mr Brown works in; from "off the record" coversations I have had with other council staff it appears a well known problem area and one the new administation might be trying to tackle. As with these types of beaurocracy it is a "long game" and needs follow up and follow up plus moving up the leadership.

 

[cerbera45]

the AELTC get planning permission to build a 8,000 stadium and 39 tennis courts on nearby Wimbledon Park

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cy89n5k8j1no

 

[Swiss Tony]

Southend Council, what an incompetent useless mess?. 2 years ago my youngest son experienced subsidence both internal & external at his home. Insurance Co, Loss Adjusters & Council all notified. 18 months of monitoring the movement, to determine whether it was the large tree outside or the drains causing it. All arrows pointed to the tree, meanwhile the cracks got bigger, doors wouldn't close, & you could stick a biro pen in them, both external & internal.
Weekly calls to the Loss Adjusters, who repeated the same message 'we've emailed the council & are awaiting their reply'.
2 months ago we were told the Council had confirmed the tree was to blame, & had given the instruction to their 'tree felling dept' to remove it. Has anything since happened, no chance. Try getting the email address to the councils insurance dept, not listed!. Try calling the tree felling dept, you get a p.o address to write to FFS!.
Yet if you don't pay your council tax etc, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks?. And these people are elected to look after us??. A Sloth with broken arms would move quicker than they do.

The whole council system in this country needs a complete reset frustratingly inept at best with one or two exceptions.

 

[Supershrimper]

The annual battle has begun - 'It was only 4°c last night, is it time to put the heating on?' - NO!

Don't be a Scrooge. Stick it onto 24°c and reminisce about summer

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

The annual battle has begun - 'It was only 4°c last night, is it time to put the heating on?' - NO!

No from me too; I have fired up the wood burner for the first time in September - ever.

 

[Tinks]

Then Estate Agent who manages the property on behalf of the Freeholder, told me he'd sent 12 emails to Ian Brown, since April regarding another subsidence issue locally, & has yet to receive a reply FFS!.
What a disgrace?.

why dont you go along to one of her "surgeries" - often Daniel Cowen does the surgery with her as i have seen them both a few times now. Try the one at Kent Elms Library - it is normally held on a certain Saturday once a month. I will try and get when he next one is Tone and let you know.
There is not a lot they can get out of if you go F2F with them and i find this the best way

 

[Tinks]

Cllr Daniel Cowan, Cllr Lydia Hyde and I will be holding 2 regular surgery sessions each month in addition to a roving street surgery.
Each session will be an hour and a half. You do not need an appointment to attend any resident is welcome!
The First Saturday of every month will be held at Kent Elms Library. 9.30am till 11am
The Second Saturday of the month will be a roving street surgery. 10am till 4pm
And the Third Saturday of the month will be held at Ekco Social Club. 10.30am till 12pm
Find below all the dates upcoming and their location:
6th July: Kent Elms Library
20th July: Ekco Social Club
3rd August: Kent Elms Library
17th August: Ekco Social Club
7th September: Kent Elms Library
5th October Kent: Elms Library
19th October: Ekco Social Club
2nd November: Kent Elms Library
16th November: Ekco Social Club
7th December: Kent Elms Library
4th January: Kent Elms Library
18th January: Ekco Social Club
1st February: Kent Elms Library
15th February: Ekco Social Club
1st March: Kent Elms Library
15th March: Ekco Social Club
5th April: Kent Elms Library
19th April: Ekco Social Club

 

[RHB]

No from me too; I have fired up the wood burner for the first time in September - ever.

I think it's going to be a long winter of heating discontent mate!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Cllr Daniel Cowan, Cllr Lydia Hyde and I will be holding 2 regular surgery sessions each month in addition to a roving street surgery.
Each session will be an hour and a half. You do not need an appointment to attend any resident is welcome!
The First Saturday of every month will be held at Kent Elms Library. 9.30am till 11am
The Second Saturday of the month will be a roving street surgery. 10am till 4pm
And the Third Saturday of the month will be held at Ekco Social Club. 10.30am till 12pm
Find below all the dates upcoming and their location:
6th July: Kent Elms Library
20th July: Ekco Social Club
3rd August: Kent Elms Library
17th August: Ekco Social Club
7th September: Kent Elms Library
5th October Kent: Elms Library
19th October: Ekco Social Club
2nd November: Kent Elms Library
16th November: Ekco Social Club
7th December: Kent Elms Library
4th January: Kent Elms Library
18th January: Ekco Social Club
1st February: Kent Elms Library
15th February: Ekco Social Club
1st March: Kent Elms Library
15th March: Ekco Social Club
5th April: Kent Elms Library
19th April: Ekco Social Club

Thank you 'Tinks', sincerely appreciated. XX

 

[CrippsCorner]

The annual battle has begun - 'It was only 4°c last night, is it time to put the heating on?' - NO!

The missus put the thermostat to 20°C when I went out, which is one thing, but we both then forgot to turn it down before going to bed, meaning I woke up (too) toasty in the morning!