For someone who relies on the state for hand outs
I'd probably be quite.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:17, archived)

I don't RELY on the state, actually
I work a fucking lot.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:18, archived)

THROW PEOPLE OUT THEIR HOUSES!
BUT I SHOULD GET FREE TRAVEL IN A TAXI BECAUSE I CAN'T BE FUCKED TO WALK DOWN THE SHOPS.

*wibbly wobble wobbles*
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:20, archived)

I get hardly any cash, not exactly riches
And when I sometimes get £25 from work if I only get one shift a week due to the weather, then it pays my bills. But at least I work, and at least I TRY.

I'm not saying the benefit system should be stopped. I'm saying the people should CONTRIBUTE to their own upkeep!
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:22, archived)

Bollocks.
Give up your benefit and survive on your wage for one month. Try it.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:21, archived)

what, you think I didn't do that before I was awarded the benefit?
I only started getting it about August.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:23, archived)

You whinged about not getting benefit
and borrowed money off your boyfriend.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:28, archived)

Yes, so?
They were going to take it from me when times were hard and yes, I was struggling a bit and there is a reason I'm claiming DLA, which is because when I'm supporting myself (and my boyfriend, by the way), I would also like a hearing dog.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:30, archived)

A hearing dog??
But you can hear. I've had conversations with you.
(Psycho Eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:46, archived)

Yeah, I can hear
I don't know if you've seen my hearing aid? Little black/brown (depending on when you met me) box on the side of my head?

Anyway, when the battery goes on that, and for whatever reason I don't have one, then I can lipread a small amount, but that's about it. Fire alarms, doorbells etc when I'm in bed are just not there to me.

I've also had infections at the site which mean that I can't wear my hearing aid, and of course sometimes it breaks.

I used to have a dog, but when I moved away, they took her back because the dog had a phobia of long journeys, and I didn't have much choice in where to move to at the time.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:57, archived)

I earn not that much more
than minimum wage and I manage with NO benefits.
(Psycho Eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:24, archived)

That's good.
And it can be done.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Feb 2008, 14:32, archived)