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Thanks Ridgley, much appreciated

I don't get it Quids.. did you post on the wrong thread?

Dear All, I was wondering if anyone knew what is the best way to become a qualified hairdresser? What qualifications do you need? What colleges you recommend etc. If there are any schemes/apprentices and if these are recommended Thank you.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Very good post nubian. What Keef said

Sorry Alec, I didn't mean to crap all over the campaign, it sounds great for a teenager to give them an understanding of the true worth of things, to put their lives into context and build empathy for one another. But you're an adult who is probaby aware of the struggles of life and given that you said you once were pretty poor I'd think you didn't need to know how it felt as you would already remember? Are you trying to cultivate your own empathy? Sometimes I wonder whether empathy is something that is simply innate in some and not in others.. but that's another subject and I'm not suggesting you are in the latter category! Anyway, I love this blog about empathy, I don't know if it would be of any interest to you http://outrospection.org/

Ok, knock yourself out. I still think it's a little more complicated than that. Why not look at developing countries and ask yourself why the people there are still starving to death? look at some of the governments in these countries. I find it less patronising if you were doing it in recognition that in developed countries people can't afford to feed themselves- look at the US, the richest nation in the world yet it has some serious extremes of poverty. Even here. 25 years later and you're doing ok now which is great but some aren't as lucky as you. 25 years laster and some people are not affluent. Why not look into that? Also, what if you were paid by the day? You couldn't afford a box of eggs no matter how little 1 egg adds up to. Try buying things everyday for that day for 1 week then let me know how it goes.

What a horrible experience. He sounds like a bully. I'd definitely report him.

What I meant was, the forum is not exactly 'known' for job adverts, it's not like a local paper where they have a separate section for vacancies, so although may reach out to some people, it's not exactly targetting those who are really actively looking for work which seems to me what the OP is looking for. It might not be fair for jobseekers who don't know about the forum/didn't realise it's a place where people look for work because it's not really is it? I'd only think of looking here if if was a local job and the one the OP is advertising isn't local. Anyway, Pablo I'll try to find out the info for you and get back to you.

ohhhhhhhhhhhh pk thank you for clearing that up! I feel a bit embarassed now! :-$

Are Hackney cabs a company? If so what were they doing in Victoria? Did they tell you how much it was going to be before they asked for a deposit?

Absolutely Bob. I think there's a whole argument to be had about the usefulness of International Aid in this day and age.

You definitely have to buy in bulk, and although seemingly healthy it's hard to get a balanced and varied diet on such little money. I've lived on about ?1-2 per day. It gets very very tedious and depressing although I'm not the most amazing cook so you could probably do alot more if you were. Mind you all of the little ingredients you need for cooking- herbs etc add up to alot and if you don't have them initially then you have to slowly build them up. And you have to be careful not to bulk buy too much otherwise things go off. I didn't do it as an experiment it was because I had a job that paid me extremely little! I wouldn't do it as an experiment unless it was for a week or something. I actually think it would be quite patronising to do it to see how the other people live. The only thing it will help is your wallet. Instead just make more thoughtful decisions about the food you buy- where it's from, whether it's fair trade etc and don't waste food. I love food, healthy food, and if I had to have a budget for all expenditure I'd prioritise food and forget clothes, going out, drinking etc. Others might be able to cope better than me.

Err yes it did, it was more of a questioning of the jobcentre not the friend. Some people also do not know what a escort is. I didn't when I was young and naive! Jeez lighten up Narnia!

Yes that's what I mean, everyone is alert to what an escort is ie. the company and the employee, but they still have to pretend in order to not get done! I'm not sure the jobcentre understands that though. They probably don't care anyway.

OliviaDee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > a friend of my sister's got an 'escort' job from a > job centre! Hmmm.. I wonder if the girl knew an escort is another name for prostitute.. or the job centre for that matter! They only get away with not being outlawed because they say you don't 'have to' sleep with the customer! Also Narnia, maybe the OP wants to help the people who need it the most rather than post on the EDF or use awful recruitment agencies. I think it's great of them so I understand their frustration. The jobcentre are supposed to be helping people find jobs and no matter how much they get paid that's their job. Unfortunately, it seems to be down to the management of each centre whether they actually agree with this description of their job- My Mum and Sister both work in separate job centres and the two offices have very different perceptions of what they'ld like their staff to do. Also, they are very pushed in terms of targets which doesn't help. Imagine trying to find a job through them! That's a million times more frustrating. In your case it does sound like they are just reiterating the procedure for advertising jobs. I can find out if this is indeed the procedure from my Mum? PM me if you do. Narnia, why should people post jobs they're offering on the EDF? Unless the job is local bound I don't think it's very fair to post on the EDF.

Thanks Nappy Lady, I knew I wasn't being unreasonable. I bet they'ld happily say yes if they're your close friends and would probably even feel bad themselves for making you feel that they wouldn't compromise. You only need to ask really rather than assume. Assuming is never good.

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I agree with every single word of that peterstorm1985. After watching the programe I felt exactly the same: peterstorm1985 wrote: 'The discount rate being offered didn't seem to be enough compared to the voluntary hours required. If I'm going to volunteer for 4 hours then I would expect to reduce my food bill by the equivalent amount that I would earn if I worked those 4 hours (even at minimum wage level the sum doesn't work). As a keen supporter of local shops I would want to continue to use the butcher and the fishmonger so the remainder of my monthly shopping simply isn't a high enough value. '

Thanks Nylonmeals, the article was very interesting. There's also a programme on channel 4 tonight at 8pm called 'The People's Supermarket'

Scribe I really don't understand why you're being so aggressive on this thread. I'm sure you knew a thread like this would be quite contentious? I know you're being judged and whether this is fair or not it is a public forum that you've posted on and people will have theit opinions. I'm also not saying you're the only one being aggresive but given that you started the thread maybe a touch of diplomacy wouldn't go amiss? Apart from anything else I don't really understand the thread. It's not a discussion more that you wanted fellow hunters to contact you so maybe it should really go in the wanted thread. If it had the admin might have asked people who wanted to debate the subject to start a thread in the lounge. Just a thought.

Surely if the couple getting married are good friends of yours then you can explain the situation and they will waive the 'no children' rule. Just be honest with them. Obviously I don't know them but I think any reasonable person would be fine about it because they would rather you were there than not. It's a wedding afterall, not a business meeting.

Is St Dunstans a private school?

Regarding the volunteering- it's 4 hours a month

JimJam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pearson, Keef and Claire you making really good > points. I have a brother who is a social worker, > and his view is that their has always been kids > who cause trouble, its just that now it gets a lot > more media attention, media attention that is > aimed at not just covering a story but making it > dramatic!! Kids to me just need attention - > attention that is positive. They feel a knife or > gun makes them the big man, this is because no one > has told them that they have other qualities and > spent time harnassing their qualities. > > I think we could all do a bit more in the > community, organising community days were we all > facilitata events on sport/community, show them > the dangers of what they are doing and > consequences involvement to things like career > advice!! get them to see the bigger picture > > Also not trying to dramatise that Dulwich is a > haven for crime - there are many amazing things > about it and lets shout about them!! I think this is all very very true JimJam

Well said Tarot