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This thread has mentioned Norfolk so your post is linked, Annie. I don't know anyone in those places I don't think, altho an aunt lived near Wymondham years ago.

Lizx

I have got my bus pass, but I read somewhere a day or two back that the rules have changed, so that they will now not be issued until you reach pension age for women.
This is changing this year I believe on a sliding scale so that eventually pension age will 65.
So whatever the pension age for women is over the next few years (I think my sister will be 61yrs 3mnths when she gets hers) thats when you get your bus pass.
They brought that change in by the back door!
Sneaky or what?

That took me a moment lol Sharron!

I went to school with a Diane S. and know the name Eke, also know another family of Skippers who used to live nearby, Donny has died but his sons and daughter are still in Norwich.

Lizx

eke, skipper

Any still about this way Sharron?

Lizx

i have family around norwich grandfathers sister went to hingham i went there about twenty five odd years ago

This could happen lol

Just got this joke sent to me.....

A truck driver was driving along on the freeway and noticed a sign that read: Low Bridge Ahead. Before he knows it, the bridge is right in front of him and his truck gets wedged under it. Cars are backed up for miles.


Finally a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, 'Got stuck, huh?'


The truck driver says, 'No, I was delivering this bridge and I ran out of gas.'


Oh well it gave me a giggle lol

Lizxx

How did I guess that lol?


I don't have a tv in this room and am watching stuff I recorded earlier in the lounge. The Restoration Man was a bit rubbish this week and now have Move to the country or whatever it's called, but it's a bit soul destroying watching someone spend over a million quid on a house! I have to watch programmes without too much variation in sound as o.h. is asleep in the room above.

Lizx

not something I wish to divulge lol


are you watching Micawber..David Jason ITV3 just started

You will be ok with the bus pass if the buses go where you want them to go, but for instance, if I couldn't have the car to use for my counselling today, I would have to get one bus into the city and another out again and it would take about an hour whereas I can drive there in 20 mins or less depending on traffic and call at the big Tescos on the way back if I want.

How long til you get yours, bet you won't tell! lol

Lizx

Cor Liz...I feel right miserable after reading that.....ja mean to say that there is no point in looking forward to me bus pass :-(((((

I am 5 miles from Norwich city centre and do have my bus pass to help with some journeys, but lots of places I can't get to easily on the bus. It's becoming ridiculous and people are having to think twice about using a car meaning they are stuck at home a lot more. Also prices will go up on goods because it costs more to deliver things!

Might as well give up now, must be the feeling among many older people trying to manage with the miniscule increase in the state pension!

Lizx

Norwich fuel prices hit record peak
EMILY DENNIS

Last updated: 11/04/2010 06:47:00


Fuel prices are soaring in the region
Hard-pressed motorists in Norwich are feeling the pinch after fuel prices hit a record peak.

Petrol prices have soared to an all time high of 120p a litre, eclipsing the previous peak of 119.7p reached in July 2008, the RAC said.

And motorists and businesses have been warned there is no end in sight with a weak pound and increasing global demand for oil set to drive pump prices even higher.

RAC motoring strategist Adrian Tink described it as a “dark day for motorists” and said that in some areas of the country drivers will be paying close to £6 a gallon (131.9p a litre).

Alice Barnard, from the Countryside Alliance, said that people living in Norfolk are likely to be hit hard.

“This latest price hike is going to come as a body blow to rural people and businesses,” she said.

“Anyone living in rural Norfolk will tell you it is impossible to live without a car - whether on the school run, to the doctor, or around the farm, car ownership is a necessity not a luxury.

“The Countryside Alliance is increasingly concerned at the unfair disadvantage rural people are placed at when it comes to high fuel prices.

“The isolated, elderly and those on low incomes are especially vulnerable to the rocketing prices in a clear case of hitting hardest those who don't have a choice.

“We are less than a month away from having a new government and it is essential that they address this inequality as a priority.”

The new record comes just days after the government raised fuel duty by 1p a litre. A further 1p rise is due in the autumn, with a 0.76p increase planned for next January.

The RAC said the increase had been caused by a combination of factors.

Primarily the weak pound and the increase in the wholesale price of fuel had produced a steady rise since the beginning of the year. Also, tax rises since December 2008 have added around 10p to the cost of a litre of fuel.

Currently the average price of a litre of unleaded is 120p - of which 76p or 63pc is tax.

But in comparison the highest proportion of tax paid at the pumps came in April 1998 when the average price of a litre of unleaded was 65.6p - of which 54p or 82.1pc was tax.

The AA said petrol was now just over 10p a litre more than at the beginning of the year, adding more than £5 to the cost of filling a typical 50-litre tank.

AA public affairs head Paul Watters said: “For many drivers, the record price underlines what they already know - the cost of petrol is becoming increasingly unsustainable.

“Comments from retailers confirm research from the AA showing that two-thirds of its members are cutting back to compensate for soaring petrol prices.

“With some retailers putting up their prices and then bringing them back down over the Easter weekend, the UK road fuel market is clearly at a watershed - and there will be casualties among retailers and motorists.”

He added: “We can only hope that the May 6 election produces a result that strengthens the pound and puts downward pressure on pump prices. With potential consumer spending that would help fuel economic recovery being siphoned off at the pump, the stakes are high.”