The say anything, what's on your mind thread

**BonnieShels** · 08/02/2013, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

I've been getting some very threatening council tax related letters recently.

It started with "Due to the recent County Court judgement against you, your outstanding balance has been passed to a debt collection agency". No bills, no reminders, straight to the CCJ which will presumably stay on my credit record forever.

I rang them back, assured them I was a student and ineligible for council tax, and I would send them the documentation to prove it.

The next day, another letter "You still owe us money, you have been fined an extra �80"

Another phone call, "No, I'm a student, I told you, I'm waiting on the documentation from the university"

A few days later "We have begun proceedings to freeze your accounts. Pay us immediately"

One more phone call from me, and I get through to Gina at the debt collection agency. I told her about the letters I'd received, and that I was waiting on the university for my proof of studentship. Her reply was that they say sh*t like that all the time, they weren't actually in the process of freezing my assets, and that whenever I could get the letter from the university to the Council was grand, so long as I wasn't absolutely taking the p***.

Been a stressful few days!

Now I just have to sort out PhD funding, because according to the graduate school office, seeing as I haven't lived in the same EU country for the past three consecutive years, I don't count as a resident of any EU country, and am eligible for the square root of eff all. Grr!!

As a current employee of the Grants service here, I'm pretty sure the standard timeframe Europe-wide is 3 out of the previous 5. And you were in the EU the wholetime regardless of you being in Ireland for some of that period. Sounds like bull.

Also that stuff from the council sounds awfully like what Three Ireland said to me. I ignored it. So far so good.

**SkStu** · 08/02/2013, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Well, I actually had to go in and again today to pay my electricity bill and I chickened out. Plus she was dealing with someone...

This can be my new long-term project.

And so a stalker is born...

**BonnieShels** · 08/02/2013, 2:44 PM

Only if I get caught.

Though the chance of the bank thinking I'm casing the joint is more likely. I think something may need to be sent in internal post to my Branch on the Naas Road sometime next week. Heh heh heh.

**sligoman** · 08/02/2013, 8:36 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

As a current employee of the Grants service here

SUSI? If so, hurry up with the fecking grants!

If not, please ignore.

**Longfordian** · 08/02/2013, 8:40 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

That girl at customer service in AIB Bankcentre, whilst you couldn't help me with my query... Phwoar. Phwoar!

Homina.

I'm working in Bankcentre, along with about 5,000 others. Some serious talent in there, you'd nearly forgive the incompetency of 75% of the staff.

**BonnieShels** · 08/02/2013, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

SUSI? If so, hurry up with the fecking grants!

If not, please ignore.

Yes SUSI.

Eh... you waiting? Hmmm...

**nigel-harps1954** · 08/02/2013, 9:14 PM

I've literally just realised that a good 20% of my friends may hate you immediately.

**BonnieShels** · 08/02/2013, 10:07 PM

Then keep schtum.

**gastric** · 08/02/2013, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

I've literally just realised that a good 20% of my friends may hate you immediately.

Plus the majority of us on here!

Too tempting Nigel!

**tetsujin1979** · 09/02/2013, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Visa payment verified. Now I play the waiting game...

And we all know the waiting game sucks.

Let's play hungry hungry hippos!

**BonnieShels** · 09/02/2013, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Let's play hungry hungry hippos!

Good man.

**peadar1987** · 09/02/2013, 8:02 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

As a current employee of the Grants service here, I'm pretty sure the standard timeframe Europe-wide is 3 out of the previous 5. And you were in the EU the wholetime regardless of you being in Ireland for some of that period. Sounds like bull.

Also that stuff from the council sounds awfully like what Three Ireland said to me. I ignored it. So far so good.

In any case, I'll have been in the UK for 3 consecutive years by September 2014, so I should get full fees and grant paid by then, I'll just have to put the plans back a year. It would be immensely annoying being a citizen of not one, but two EU countries, and getting funding for neither!

**SkStu** · 10/02/2013, 12:05 AM

**Acornvilla** · 10/02/2013, 11:30 AM

This is it lads, today I finish my thesis, and tomorrow I submit, the end is nigh...

**BonnieShels** · 10/02/2013, 4:56 PM

Congratulations

**Eminence Grise** · 11/02/2013, 9:24 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

This is it lads, today I finish my thesis, and tomorrow I submit, the end is nigh...

... and a beginning, too, hopefully! Congrats!

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/02/2013, 9:42 PM

Congrats mate. Here's where it goes downhill ;P

**BonnieShels** · 12/02/2013, 8:52 AM

Seeing that there's a new post in the Totty thread... I wanna open it... but I'm in the office. Grr. Ellipsis...

**Eminence Grise** · 12/02/2013, 9:33 AM

Click and be damned! When you're hauled up on the old disciplinary action, you can always tell Jacinta that you thought the thread was a totting one for calculating grants.

Edit: I've had a look already...

**BonnieShels** · 12/02/2013, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

Click and be damned! When you're hauled up on the old disciplinary action, you can always tell Jacinta that you thought the thread was a totting one for calculating grants.

Edit: I've had a look already...

Dang. What gip.

I might have to head to Bankcentre at lunch to satiate my needs.