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[Oh_hunnihunni]

morning ladies   And there's more rain...

Happy birthday, popeye   I hope you have a great day today

Today I need to call Harvey Norman and tell them the brand spanking new oven has died.  The elements aren't working.  Believe me when I say the air was blue last evening.

Total incompetence, OHH.  To date a letter to a future date, wrong address and spell your name wrong?  We were watching that programme 'Sunday' the other week where they were looking at pensioner poverty.  One of the ladies said as soon as we have a pay rise, within two weeks my rent goes up.  This sounds very similar to you.

Jan, I am so sorry to hear what is happening to people affected by the cyclone.  I really have no words.   

The landlords use the legislated maximum rent - 30%of gross primary income - as their guide and as soon as we get a super raise the rent goes up. It ignores many factors, but there is nothing we can do about it, and it is always done to the letter of the law. On top of our rent, they also get around $300 government funding per tenant per week, so it is a good earner for Selwyn Trust. No wonder they are eager to get the contracts for new social housing builds. 

But, we are very fortunate as tenants, despite my regular vents here. We have safe secure housing, at rents we can afford, and we cannot be moved unless we are truly stupid with the rules. If disaster happens, like the floods, we have to be housed elsewhere immediately, so we are a great deal more blessed than many - and the waiting list is long. So it may have lots of downsides, but really, for those of us with very limited options it is a saving grace. I just wish they had better management.