Roll call for 9 minute protest

paulchapo said:
He's just a shock jock to get people to phone in therefore making the radio station more money.

Of course we're grateful the Sheikh bought us and for all the success we've had it's ridiculous to think otherwise.

I'll give Simon something to think about though. Imagine you rent and live in a house you love. It's no palace but it's comfortable, the neighbour and area are great and it's affordable. You've lived there for forty years. A new landlord takes over. He makes improvements to the house and area and everybody is happy. Your rent rises a little but you understand why and due to the improvements you are happy to pay it....but every year it keeps on rising and you get worried you won't be able to afford it. You remember though the new landlord saying when he took over that he valued the community and great tenants he had and didn't want to lose them, so that reassures you slightly. The rent keeps on rising though and you try to raise concerns with your landlord but he's not answering your correspondence. Due to the improvements to your property and area it is now a highly sought after location to live. Eventually you receive notice of your latest rent increase and realise you can't afford it. You have to leave all your friends you've built up over the years, the house and area you love and find somewhere else. People say that's progress and hey you had a few good years living there after the improvements didn't you? You should be grateful. As you pack your bags and leave you don't feel very grateful, as shabby as the old house was you could afford to live there. That's it.
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Chapeau Chapo.
Brilliant.
 
paulchapo said:
He's just a shock jock to get people to phone in therefore making the radio station more money.

Of course we're grateful the Sheikh bought us and for all the success we've had it's ridiculous to think otherwise.

I'll give Simon something to think about though. Imagine you rent and live in a house you love. It's no palace but it's comfortable, the neighbour and area are great and it's affordable. You've lived there for forty years. A new landlord takes over. He makes improvements to the house and area and everybody is happy. Your rent rises a little but you understand why and due to the improvements you are happy to pay it....but every year it keeps on rising and you get worried you won't be able to afford it. You remember though the new landlord saying when he took over that he valued the community and great tenants he had and didn't want to lose them, so that reassures you slightly. The rent keeps on rising though and you try to raise concerns with your landlord but he's not answering your correspondence. Due to the improvements to your property and area it is now a highly sought after location to live. Eventually you receive notice of your latest rent increase and realise you can't afford it. You have to leave all your friends you've built up over the years, the house and area you love and find somewhere else. People say that's progress and hey you had a few good years living there after the improvements didn't you? You should be grateful. As you pack your bags and leave you don't feel very grateful, as shabby as the old house was you could afford to live there. That's it.
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I love this, perfectly put mate.
 
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