Lazy friends become a liability
13-March-2010
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Having been through a tough time, I know what it is like to struggle on low income.  However I have always endeavoured to keep in touch with my friends as I advance my own career.

An old friend began seeing a woman who already had children, and he moved into one of the housing association properties with her.  At first, it was nice to keep in touch but as I made progress in my career, the friendship changed and was not as it used to be.

This woman is a depressed and worried nanny, smoking excessively because beggars usually require nicotine!  His personality changed and they both began to sponge off me big time.

When I was down and they were low on shopping I contributed as expected.  I also loaned them some more cash on top, just to help out as a friend.  They were having financial problems so naturally I was sympathetic to them.  Well I was at first anyway!

I noticed over the visits I made they would offer to pay a little bit back, only to ask to borrow even more a day or two later.  I felt that things were getting out of hand so I refused to lend them any more money.

They still tried their best to get money out of me though!

Sponging money from other people, benefit spongers

Apparently the woman’s daughter received a demand for unpaid council tax that accrued when she was staying with her former boyfriend, and during that time the residence was in his name.  The amount was several hundred pounds and I told her that she was not liable for this.  I even offered to go down the council to sort this out for her, or write a letter explaining the situation so that she would not have to pay what she did not owe.

Of course this wasn’t the way the wanted me help was it; it was just a pack of lies.

Social Security stopped payments to them, because of a neighbour misleading them apparently.  I offered to go down to the office to help sort it out.  Again, this wasn’t exactly what they wanted either; it was just another pack of lies to try and extract money from me.

They were beginning to see that their excuses had backfired on them and that they weren’t going to get any more cash.  This is where the friendship went downhill.  They really only wanted me for my money and when I didn’t play ball, that’s when the truth would come out.

Our friendship finally deteriorated irreparably when they tried to sabotage my reputation through a string of false allegations.  It transpires that this was all a plot so that they didn’t have to see and could therefore avoid paying me back what was owed.

I am no longer welcome their house anymore - persona non-gratis!

This friend whom I have known for over twenty years, had never behaved like this to me before.   All this happened after he moved in with this trashy council estate scum of a woman.

Beggars will go to whatever length they can to gain at your expense.   These spongers on benefit who haven’t got the capability to earn a living are out to bring down others.  So sorry spongers, you only deserve the minimum!

By: Bridgend Barry


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Steve

some of these people may have agreed with your original post but when you tell someone that you hope they die in their sleep or that they get a terminal illness then the original gripe is forgotte and your behaviour becomes the topic. You asked for all of this. Why not rein in the insults and go back to your original point?
*insult me or make a real argument - your choice  05-Mar-2010 19:29

 
well steve, I'm still alive! I said in the beginning it was not personal now tho...and how is saying that I class working in an office, earning my own money not sponging? typical jerk. why don't you get your self some hand lotion from your giro and relive some of that pent up tension you have developed then maybe you wont be such an arsse hole. you wish me dead again is that the best comment you have? you sad strange sick twisted little reject of a man.
*nicola  05-Mar-2010 19:06

 
was looking for somting online stumbled on this site, thats harsh man steve wishing some one dead while they sleep. is she a past conquest or what man? what ever has happend you should never wish that
*dill  04-Mar-2010 23:08

 
Nicola you really are such a ass. If you didn't have a problem with me personally then why did you attack me personally? I expressed my opinion and you couldn't handle it so you went on the attack with comments like poor you etc. I am sick of this and I am sick of you. like I say screw you I have no compassion for you whatsoever because you have no compassion for people worse off than you. You try to make it sound like your innocent when you started the whole thing with your nasty snidey comments which WERE aimed at me personally. Then when you realized I'm not the kind of guy to play that sh$t you started giving it the big one. F£ck you b$tch I hope you die in your sleep. You can not accept being wrong in typical female style.
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 22:46

 
steve it was your comment that I referred to at 9.21 pm that started this hole thing off. yes you are entitled to stick your ore in which ever way you want, you may of not personally aimed it at me in the beginning, just the line of work that I have to do at the mo to make ends meat, and I agree some mp's and bank managers get way too much money for doing nothing....but so do footballers! and its not your opinions that I personally had a problem with it was basically wishing me dead amongst other comments. I can handle debates, sarcasm and banter but that was well below the belt. I'm going to bed now very tired sweet dream's every one.

thanks for all the nice comments from crusader, jon and zena. :)
*nicola  04-Mar-2010 22:30

 
Come on then Zena tell me some more how I am sick and twisted and don't understand karma. I'm really keen to hear how you justify randomly calling somebody names who you haven't even spoken to.
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 21:57

 
Zena I have a greater understanding of things than you can ever dream. You come on here out of nowhere to tell me I am sick and twisted. When I have said and done nothing against you. Who do you think you are? Idiots like you represent everything that is wrong with society. Typical Hollyoaks I know nothing that's gone before but I'll stick my awe in anyway ming mong mentality. "Well done Nikola" you make me want to puke with your I'm so good mentality. I have the balls to express myself even when I know my opinions are unpopular. Unlike you who sheepishly follow the masses and there screwed up morality. You are on a site designed to make bad comments about the poorest people in British society and you have the nerve to try to take the moral high ground.
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 21:44

 
I thought you were ignoring me Zena? You know what you can do with your bible scriptures. I'm having a debate with Nicola. No need for your moneys worth what so ever. Go and get me banned or whatever you self righteous scum sucking bottom feeder. You can't even spell Nicola you gibbering tard.
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 21:33

 
Totally Nicola I said those things and I still stand by those comments It usually is MP's civil servants bankers etc who do all the majority of the scrounging. I never called you a scrounger and yes I did generalize but given the heading is council house dole scum or something along those lines I felt justified. I'm sure you do earn your bacon. I know I sure as hell earn mine. I actually said in my experience which is different from saying I know for a fact.
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 21:29

 
well done nickola! how can steve for one second want decent and measured responses when that is the very last way he posts himself. how does it go... "do unto others as you would be done by"... clearly something steve has not the slightest understanding of.
*zena  04-Mar-2010 21:28

 
so I was seeing things when I read your post containing -Usually in my experience office workers, bankers, royals, middle management and politicians they are the biggest spongers of all- and you really expected no one comment! oh and the hope its terminal part was........?
you really do not get under my skin I have worse things to worry about but I will reply back, im not looking for simpathy or for people to think poor me I don't want to air my personal circumstances online but I will never stand for being accused of being a 'slacker', sponger or a skiver. regardless of my current situation I will always fight back and never stay quiet.
*nicola  04-Mar-2010 21:21

 
Hi to you too Zena have you read all the threads or just caught the tail end of something? Who are you? Never spoke to you before, got no desire too, and please do ignore me. I'm sure as hell gonna ignore you. I guess this means a hand job is out of the question?
*Steve  04-Mar-2010 21:02


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