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[challenge entry] Oh WOW! Look! ...oh no, wait a second.


Many thanks to Mr JustHere for his help with the idea.

From the Regrettable special offers challenge. See all 220 entries (closed)

(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:39, archived)
# hahaha!
interesting...
(I helped save b3ta! Batsgirl, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:41, archived)
# hehe
(Canazza is mostly listening to Yes, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:41, archived)
# gosh.
That's a lot of money.
(I helped save b3ta! Razor What the fuck - a sig?, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:41, archived)
# nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooo!
meep! what you going to do?
(I helped save b3ta! jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:41, archived)
# that is inspired
OF course, if it is based on your own personal experiences then may I suggest pleading insanity?

;-)
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:42, archived)
# er no
it turned out not to be quite £1,000,000 so we just paid up sharpish and apologised.

This is what happens when you try to ignore the brown envelopes, kids!
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:44, archived)
# you mean the brown envelopes aren't junk mail?
shit!
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:46, archived)
# what's that knocking at my door?
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:46, archived)
# you should have paid in monthly installments.
mind you, londinium must be expensive for the ol' council tax.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:46, archived)
# too bloody right it is.
With the recent re-assessment of council tax bands, I got royally screwed.

And then there's the environmental charge for the maintenance of Richmond Park.

Still, I make sure I kill at least one deer a month and sell the venison. Got to get my monies worth.
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:48, archived)
# don't get me started
I've got monthly installments set up but they 'forgot' to take the money one month, so they've taken twice as much this month without any warning. It's lucky I had just enough to cover it.
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:52, archived)
# Yeah, that's a great trick they play
I think they call it "Let's See Who's Overdraft Limit We Can Reach And Maybe We Can Take Them To Court For Non Payment And Get Some Extra Money From!"

Bastards.


Which part of the country has the lowest council tax then? I'm moving.
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:54, archived)
# you can't after you get the court summons,
you have to pay in full, they said.

Bastards.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:50, archived)
# no, theres always a way around it.
say you can't afford it all, but are willing to pay, then get them to agree a level on which you will pay it back.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:54, archived)
# given that they were already court-summonsing us
we paid it. I wasn't terribly fussed about agreeing a level at which we could pay it back - we'll just eat beans for a while and be richer the rest of the year.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:56, archived)
# Yes, this is handy for whenever you have trouble repaying something
By Law, they have to accept any reasonable repayment scheme that you suggest.

This is how there are many people paying off loans at £2 a month for the next 400 years.

My Dad is a loan shark
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:56, archived)
# at my last shared house we had court proceedings organised for us
fortunately someone had moved out and someone else in during the period so when I told them this they scrapped it all and started again as if nothing had happened.
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:54, archived)
# or, as happened to me,
are actually owed £240 by the council but they've decided to lose all your student details _again_ and so charged the full council tax and threatening legal action to recover it.

It took nearly 9 months of going in person to the council with everyone's documentation before we got the money back...

The tenants in the house kept changing, every change required _all_ of us to prove we were students, and then _all_ sign a declaration that the overpaid money could be paid to a single person.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:50, archived)
# This is easy...
...you sit there and shout "MANAGER. NOW!" and don't leave until you've had satisfaction.
(the_hammerhead_tart -- In love with a strict machine, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:56, archived)
# But what if the manager isn't apealing?
Can you nominate a good looking subordinate instead to satisfy you?
(I helped save b3ta! jonas is not my name, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:57, archived)
# Depends on when the town's charter was granted.
Before 1215, no problem. Afterwards, problem.
(the_hammerhead_tart -- In love with a strict machine, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 11:05, archived)
# haha
let's hope councils don't surf b3ta looking for ideas...
(I helped save b3ta! rogan, Tue 5 Aug 2003, 10:48, archived)