Recent content by Sammo

This is my 1000th post , so I`ve done a short story….hope you like it… ….I can hardly contain myself at work for thought of the weekend then the thrill of meeting new people on the motorway in the Friday traffic jam….then the fun of trying to raise the Marina barrier by hand as we have...

Here`s what it`s all about.... Dolphin Code ....

Sad....their lives have been wasted by a country that just doles out money without question sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.... ...

Life is easy in the med or where abroad you lay your head But remember when you leave our shores your doc don`t want you anymore But Jesse say`s you should relax It`s OK if you pay some tax But more than that he won`t discuss other than.. you’re one of us But others say this is`nt so and if...

To late....the pirates took over the marinas years ago... ....

[ QUOTE ] If I keep smiling my teeth may fall out, would I then have the same problem with my dentist? [/ QUOTE ] nope....dentists have only one, easy to understand, policy... ..."If you have a pulse , you pay" .....

not so much painfull as expensive....keep smiling... .....

[ QUOTE ] came across these wonderful old pictures whilst surfing the web. what looks like chaos at the lock entrance [/ QUOTE ] Marlow was just as busy last time we came through...mind you they were trying to fix a leaking ram on one of the gates at the time... great pics

[ QUOTE ] I can not think of anyone being challenged if they were to seek medical help if they were registered as a tempary resident via a families GP. There is no need to volounteer too much information. [/ QUOTE ] .if you are out of the country for three months or more your doctors...

There seems to be three arguments here …one says ….`beware new legislation`…another says `find and use loop holes` …..and lastly and probably the most popular is …`lie about your residency status`…. The gut reaction is ..I have paid into this all my life so I am entitled …but here they have...

[ QUOTE ] Are we saying that if i go back to uk, have bad heart or chest probs, wifey phones ambulance and they take me to hospital where thay find out some how i have been out of uk for 3 years they are not gonna do anything? sort of throw me out on the streets? to die? regards Roy [/ QUOTE ]...

[ QUOTE ] You'd hope that the courts would see the need for urgent medical attention being a mitigating factor. [/ QUOTE ] There is no mitigating factor…it`s plain and simple…there`s a box to tick and a declaration to sign at the bottom…and if you pursue a Podsnap attitude to it, you could...

[ QUOTE ] worthwhile - i doubt it essential - maybe social - forget it [/ QUOTE ] You`ve met my mother-in-law then... ..

Times change… Not ticking the box and then receiving free treatment is benefit fraud….now seen as a criminal offence …then while your inside they calculate your fine…. Not worth it…. ..

or VAT inspectors...