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Posted by Jere Williams on Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:42 PM Post subject: Maxine's Living Will
I saw this today, and thought it was so funny.... Living Will I, __________________________, being of sound mind and
body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in
the hands of pinhead politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, or lawyers /
doctors interested in simply running up the bills. If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to ask for at least
one of the following: ______ Glass of wine ______ Margarita ______ Martini ______ Cold Beer! ______ Chicken fried
steak and cream gravy ______ Mexican food ______ French fries ______ Pizza ______ Bowl of ice cream ______ Cup of
tea ______ Chocolate __XXX____ All of the above, it should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a
determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the
tubes and call it a day. -- Jere
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Posted by Bruce on Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:45 AM Post subject: Re: Maxine's Living Will
Jere Williams wrote: [quote:e3e516cc69]I saw this today, and thought it was so funny.... Living Will I,
__________________________, being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means.
Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of pinhead politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology
if their lives depended on it, or lawyers / doctors interested in simply running up the bills. If a reasonable amount
of time passes and I fail to ask for at least one of the following: ______ Glass of wine ______ Margarita ______
Martini ______ Cold Beer! ______ Chicken fried steak and cream gravy ______ Mexican food ______ French fries ______
Pizza ______ Bowl of ice cream ______ Cup of tea ______ Chocolate __XXX____ All of the above, it should be presumed
that I won't ever get better. When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending
physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day. [/quote:e3e516cc69] Sounds good to me! As a friend of
mine remarked "I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected." But the same
chap said "I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner." -- Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney <www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont> (Remove teeth to reply)
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Posted by mini Mini on Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:12 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
Although I understand your point, for the same person to have TWO gone missing and spent locally? I think it's a
resident. I would look up the relevant laws & I would file a complaint officially at the post office & at the
police! Mail is sacred! Emilia who wishes her mother hadn't read her "love" letters when she was teen!
"Iris Smith" <im.smith@waitrose.com> wrote in news:HLKdnWGAKKu4L5fYRVnyhg@brightview.com:
[quote:bec3070b98]I'd be very careful about thinking it's a fellow resident - and as my son's a postman I'd say don't
assume it's you own postman - it's probably not - or even your own sorting office. There's lots of handlers between the
original sending and the delivery. I'd complain loudly to the head of your local office pointing out that two identical
items, clearly identifiable as of some value, have not been received by you and asking them to look into it. It's
possible that other people have had the same experience and they've also complained the PO might!!! be able to trace
down where they go astray. Last time I tried to use Tesco's vouchers (that come with points coupons) they wanted my
card/key tag before they'd accept them. Iris "Hanne Gottliebsen" <hago@dcs.qmul.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:eeeak5$ogn$1@qmul... This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local
supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned.
Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I
should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the
vouchers inside had already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival
in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the
mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail
in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort
it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with
"Club Card points inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in
the building to see, but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think
steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several
more of my mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What
would you do? Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London [/quote:bec3070b98]
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Posted by Hanne Gottliebsen on Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:42 PM Post subject: OT - stolen mail
This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local supermarket (Tesco). It gives me
points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned. Well, in May my envelope did not
arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I should have gotten the next
envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the vouchers inside had already been
spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival in November - I did ask fro
the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the mail man/woman stole it or
(2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail in the front door, with 5
flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort it ourselves. Of course,
Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with "Club Card points
inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in the building to see,
but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think steak and wine -
easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several more of my
mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What would you do?
Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London
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Posted by Jessamy on Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:56 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
I'd be getting me a post-box at the post office ASAP I'd be inclined to put a note up saying that unfortunately someone
in the building sees fit to open/keep others mail. and remind them that is is theft and fraud. (looking up applicable
notes in the law to refer to. *and* I'd complain bitterly to the land lord till he/she put up separate mailboxes (on
the wall outdoors if necessary) in fact I would be inclined to tell my landlord that he/she should do something about it
or you will dock some of the rent till it's fixed, setting said docked rent on a separate account so as to show you are
not trying to pay less rent but that you are trying to get your mail delivered safely as is your right - it's not the
postman's fault you are not getting mail but the landlords for not having a proper way of getting the mail delivered for
the separate flats. this is of course IMNSHO and would be within the law in NL but I am of course not up to speed with
UK laws on this. now I do so hope your block makes it safely! -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the
colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at
the local supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points
earned. Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account.
Then, I should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently,
the vouchers inside had already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for
arrival in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either
(1) the mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot
for mail in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and
we sort it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours
with "Club Card points inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for
everyone in the building to see, but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had
dinner (think steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your
mail. Several more of my mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after
all. What would you do? Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London
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Posted by Iris Smith on Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:00 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
I'd be very careful about thinking it's a fellow resident - and as my son's a postman I'd say don't assume it's you own
postman - it's probably not - or even your own sorting office. There's lots of handlers between the original sending
and the delivery. I'd complain loudly to the head of your local office pointing out that two identical items, clearly
identifiable as of some value, have not been received by you and asking them to look into it. It's possible that other
people have had the same experience and they've also complained the PO might!!! be able to trace down where they go
astray. Last time I tried to use Tesco's vouchers (that come with points coupons) they wanted my card/key tag before
they'd accept them. Iris "Hanne Gottliebsen" <hago@dcs.qmul.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:eeeak5$ogn$1@qmul... [quote:93fb6cdfdb]This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at
the local supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points
earned. Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account.
Then, I should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently,
the vouchers inside had already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for
arrival in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either
(1) the mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot
for mail in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and
we sort it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours
with "Club Card points inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for
everyone in the building to see, but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had
dinner (think steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your
mail. Several more of my mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after
all. What would you do? Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London[/quote:93fb6cdfdb]
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Posted by Hanne Gottliebsen on Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:06 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
Every single time I have tried to complain, Royal Mail (local or not, including going through the consumer watchdog - I
forget the name) have said that they want the complaints to come from the sender of the mail (and Tesco just is not
fussed enough to do this). I did ask Tesco if I didn't need my card to use the coupons, they said no, but maybe that
is only for the points coupons? Frankly, even just the points coupons would have been nice... Thing is, it is not
likely to be some remote sorting office, since the coupons were redeemed just across the road from me - literally.
Hanne in London - liking the idea of individual post boxes more and more... Iris Smith wrote: [quote:e576b5a730]I'd be
very careful about thinking it's a fellow resident - and as my son's a postman I'd say don't assume it's you own postman
- it's probably not - or even your own sorting office. There's lots of handlers between the original sending and the
delivery. I'd complain loudly to the head of your local office pointing out that two identical items, clearly
identifiable as of some value, have not been received by you and asking them to look into it. It's possible that other
people have had the same experience and they've also complained the PO might!!! be able to trace down where they go
astray. Last time I tried to use Tesco's vouchers (that come with points coupons) they wanted my card/key tag before
they'd accept them. Iris "Hanne Gottliebsen" <hago@dcs.qmul.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:eeeak5$ogn$1@qmul... This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local
supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned.
Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I
should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the
vouchers inside had already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival
in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the
mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail
in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort
it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with
"Club Card points inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in
the building to see, but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think
steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several
more of my mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What
would you do? Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London [/quote:e576b5a730]
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Posted by Johanna Gibson on Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:38 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:42:29 +0100, Hanne Gottliebsen <hago@dcs.qmul.ac.uk> wrote: [quote:02a4e586df]This really
is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4
times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned. Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called
them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today
I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the vouchers inside had already been spent at my local
supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to
me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my
building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in
the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the
extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with "Club Card points inside" plastered all
over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in the building to see, but I want to be reasonable
- after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was
thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several more of my mail has been opened over the
last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What would you do? Or write on that note?
Thanks, Hanne in London [/quote:02a4e586df] Okay, here is my advice as a law student: Get yourself to Shelter,
a UK charity dedicated to helping tenants with their property problems. They have qualified lawyers paid to help people
just like you and me. I have had fantastic help from them before, and am going along again on Monday because I have a
leaking bath which is causing water damage to the floor, the wall and my fabric stash cupboard (!!!)... but the landlord
is in no hurry to fix it. We shall see what the legal advice is, and the amount of time which he can legally ignore
this problem once it has been brought to his attention. While you are trying to locate your nearest Shelter
branch (google them to find that) write a letter explaining that your post has been opened and on occasion stolen. Post
this to your landlord, but take a copy along to your meeting at Shelter. You want to start documenting what has been
happening. Try to remember when it happened before. You are right, you can't withhold your rent, but you can
take steps to ensure that your post and your personal property is protected. Can you receive more of your post
at your work? Good luck, and tell me how you got on. Shelter is a registered British charity, with donation
shops in the high street, and it is there for people like you! -- Jo in Scotland
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Posted by Hanne Gottliebsen on Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:41 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
Thanks everyone who joined in so far. This is what I will do: Put up a note asking people if they have also lost or
had opened mail lately - this could strengthen my (our) bargaining power with the landlords. And talk to my landlord
about getting a postbox just for me. If he doesn't move on this pretty quick, I'll go to Shelter like Jo suggested
(can't do that until Thursday at the earliest due to work anyway). Also just found out that a birthday card from my
Grandma went missing too :-( Thankfully, it was only the card, and the pressie went straight to my bank account for
future shopping spree. Hanne in London Hanne Gottliebsen wrote: [quote:2bd5b83f89]This really is totally off topic:
I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local supermarket (Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are
sent out based on number of points earned. Well, in May my envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred
the points back in the account. Then, I should have gotten the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since
it did not arrive. Apparently, the vouchers inside had already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be
added back to my account, for arrival in November - I did ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address!
However, this means that either (1) the mail man/woman stole it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In
my building there is one slot for mail in the front door, with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is
delivered through the slot, and we sort it ourselves. Of course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these
envelopes in company colours with "Club Card points inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home
and leave a notice for everyone in the building to see, but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if
anyone in the house had dinner (think steak and wine - easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning
to be careful with your mail. Several more of my mail has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be
looking for new digs after all. What would you do? Or write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London[/quote:2bd5b83f89]
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Posted by Jessamy on Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:10 PM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
that sounds like a good plan to me :-) akk about the birthday card and 3 cheers for grandma for using the banking
system for the $!! -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanks everyone who joined in so far. This is what I will do: Put
up a note asking people if they have also lost or had opened mail lately - this could strengthen my (our) bargaining
power with the landlords. And talk to my landlord about getting a postbox just for me. If he doesn't move on this
pretty quick, I'll go to Shelter like Jo suggested (can't do that until Thursday at the earliest due to work anyway).
Also just found out that a birthday card from my Grandma went missing too :-( Thankfully, it was only the card, and the
pressie went straight to my bank account for future shopping spree. Hanne in London Hanne Gottliebsen wrote:
[quote:9b46084b3a]This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local supermarket
(Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned. Well, in May my
envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I should have gotten
the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the vouchers inside had
already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival in November - I did
ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the mail man/woman stole
it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail in the front door,
with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort it ourselves. Of
course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with "Club Card points
inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in the building to see,
but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think steak and wine -
easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several more of my mail
has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What would you do? Or
write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London[/quote:9b46084b3a]
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Posted by Hanne Gottliebsen on Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:30 AM Post subject: Re: OT - stolen mail
So, it turns out that my mail (or at least some of it) has been misdelivered (long saga, last year I kept getting mail
for same number, different street, now they are getting (some of) my mail). I know this because they put it back in
the mail with handwritten note to that fact on it. I lost a squishe! All but a few threads were missing from the
envelope - I'm trying to identify the sender. It was even in an apology bag from the Royal Mail that it had been found
opened. I called the Royal Mail - they decided to treat it as a misdelivery problem despite me pointing out repeatedly
that theft was involved. But true enough - we can't know who did the theft (within the mail system or not). I am
giving them one week to not have any more delivery problems, then I will call again to get a name address for written
complaint. I am considering talking to the police about the provably stolen mail (the coupons). Everything else could
be considered "only" lost in the mail, which unfortunately is normal here. Obviously with the misdelivery
problem, there is no point in getting a PO box, since I would need to do a redirect of my mail, and that is not likely
to work either (same non-technology used). Hohum - in the mean time, please do not send consolation prizes to my home
address, my college address is in the directory and seems perfectly safe. Hanne in London Hanne Gottliebsen
wrote: [quote:f2c9d74dd4]This really is totally off topic: I'm furious - I use a loyalty card at the local supermarket
(Tesco). It gives me points and 4 times a year vouchers are sent out based on number of points earned. Well, in May my
envelope did not arrive. I called them and they transferred the points back in the account. Then, I should have gotten
the next envelope by Sep 10. Today I called to check, since it did not arrive. Apparently, the vouchers inside had
already been spent at my local supermarket. The points will be added back to my account, for arrival in November - I did
ask fro the mail to be sent to me at a different address! However, this means that either (1) the mail man/woman stole
it or (2) someone in my building did I'm guessing (2). In my building there is one slot for mail in the front door,
with 5 flats/apartments in the building. So all the mail is delivered through the slot, and we sort it ourselves. Of
course, Tesco (wanting the extra advertisement) send out these envelopes in company colours with "Club Card points
inside" plastered all over them. Now, I want to go home and leave a notice for everyone in the building to see,
but I want to be reasonable - after all I don't know who if anyone in the house had dinner (think steak and wine -
easily) for my money. I was thinking of phrasing it as a warning to be careful with your mail. Several more of my mail
has been opened over the last few months - maybe I should be looking for new digs after all. What would you do? Or
write on that note? Thanks, Hanne in London[/quote:f2c9d74dd4]
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