0bserver Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Also apparently wet cardboard cannot be accepted for recycling (or rather isn't widely accepted for recycling). Are DBC spending a ton of money drying it all out or is it just going to the EFW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majkul Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Seeing as they're still struggling with collecting recycled material, after they "made provisions" for the Christmas period, I truly hope they are getting in a lot of "training and other stuff" before the summer, and the TT, are upon us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Omobono said: electrical lighting poles can and should be protected from lightning strikes , in Europe and the far east where electric storms are very common , a pole is configured to cope with a strike but wiring protected in such a way as not to create a chain reaction that would take everything out , I wonder if the lighting on the prom and the two properties badly damaged by lightning were covered by the Corporations insurance , perhaps a statement from Ms Wells would not go amiss or a comment from her press agency , after all the Douglas ratepayers do have a right to know ! perhaps lightning should be striking the wheelie bins and bags of litter strewn about the city You know what, I agree. The explanation given was that it hit a particular component that is somehow connected to the other components in a freak lightning strike. I will raise this further with the department in question and the other councillors to get a detailed technical explanation of what exactly was hit and how. Maybe it really was a on me in a million shot maybe it wasn’t. I want to know. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Lightning strikes aren’t ‘freak’ occurrence. looks like dbc have dropped a bollock on this. And I’m loving it. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 According to the NPM today, social housing debt/arrears stands at £70,000, of which Cllr Watson says it isn’t a huge issue. Im sorry but the arrears should be very small, considering the staff DBC have, and considering that DBC like to boast of their proactive approach. Remember this was the authority that took legal action over a small amount of arrears, whilst he was in prison etc. I would also add that to equate the income of the rents received helps to cover mould/black mould and building new homes. Sadly DBC don’t take of their properties, aren’t building enough homes either, yet at the same time are quick to hammer private landlords, for society’s problems. If £70,000 arrears suddenly appeared and their were no arrears, you can be guaranteed that DBC would squander that money and certainly not on building new homes or eradicating mould. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, 2112 said: According to the NPM today, social housing debt/arrears stands at £70,000, of which Cllr Watson says it isn’t a huge issue. Im sorry but the arrears should be very small, considering the staff DBC have, and considering that DBC like to boast of their proactive approach. Remember this was the authority that took legal action over a small amount of arrears, whilst he was in prison etc. I would also add that to equate the income of the rents received helps to cover mould/black mould and building new homes. Sadly DBC don’t take of their properties, aren’t building enough homes either, yet at the same time are quick to hammer private landlords, for society’s problems. If £70,000 arrears suddenly appeared and their were no arrears, you can be guaranteed that DBC would squander that money and certainly not on building new homes or eradicating mould. So you want legal action taken against struggling families to evict them? You would be first to complain about that! Their overall rents must be several £m so £70k probably is modest in overall figures, more useful would be how many tenants & how long outstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Apple said: Why is your cat wearing nappies...?😀 I've not asked him, I try not to judge others' kinks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Housing Committee member checking in. Have to be careful what data I share publicly but it’s a typical iomtoday clickbait story. The number of tenants in arrears is in the low single digits and we are mostly talking low amounts. I fully agree with the chair that this isn’t a major concern and is being handled very well by the housing team who do all they can to help tenants. There are also numerous reasons why this may occur. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, 2112 said: According to the NPM today, social housing debt/arrears stands at £70,000, of which Cllr Watson says it isn’t a huge issue. It isn't, £70k is bob-all in the context of the overall budget, and you can't get money out of people who don't have any. In general they'll be repaying the arrears under an agreement. Social housing providers all have tenants carrying arrears, for the big housing associations across the arrears are in the tens of millions. Edited January 11, 2023 by Ringy Rose 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy Onchan Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 10:39 PM, 0bserver said: All that remains is to see if it is a wretched hive of scum and villainy as suggested by the claims from Mr Scales. Were they actually Mr Scales' words or yours? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistercee Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 57 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Housing Committee member checking in. Have to be careful what data I share publicly but it’s a typical iomtoday clickbait story. The number of tenants in arrears is in the low single digits and we are mostly talking low amounts. I fully agree with the chair that this isn’t a major concern and is being handled very well by the housing team who do all they can to help tenants. There are also numerous reasons why this may occur. So if there is no problem and it is all being handled very well why are there currently 8 possession hearings shown in the latest Court listing? See civil.pdf (courts.im) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Were they actually Mr Scales' words or yours? Sir Alec Guinness's, I think... 😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Amadeus said: You know what, I agree. The explanation given was that it hit a particular component that is somehow connected to the other components in a freak lightning strike. I will raise this further with the department in question and the other councillors to get a detailed technical explanation of what exactly was hit and how. Maybe it really was a on me in a million shot maybe it wasn’t. I want to know. I'd have thought that the questions to ask the relevant dept are: (1) What made this lightning strike "freak"? (2) Was the lighting system protected against the effects of this sort of lightning strike? (3) If the answer to (2) is "No", why wasn't it protected? (4) If the answer to (2) is "Yes", why didn't it work? I suppose others such as @Albert Tatlock and @mollag might have more questions... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, Mistercee said: So if there is no problem and it is all being handled very well why are there currently 8 possession hearings shown in the latest Court listing? See civil.pdf (courts.im) ………. and the DOI have a few possession claims in as well. Cue ….the violins 🎻. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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