the horrors of unemployment in Manchester

[arthurchappell]

Cheers Tuesday xx I haven't bought lottery tickets for years now myself - yes, I think i'll be good on the copywriter role - hope they realize that too though.

[celeste]

Hi Arthur, couldn't your publisher help you get a proof-reading job?

[arthurchappell]

my work for Scarlet will count as freelance rather than making me an employee of the mag - it's also a women's erotica journal which might raise a few eyebrows with advertizing firms - though some of my stories, etc will make a useful portfolio.

The audition today went very well - won't know until late september if i'm wanted back again as filming isn't until october - it's for a play set in a strange mental asylum where patients go higher up in the building if they need more severe treatment, or down floor by floor to being declared cured and set free - the patients have learned how to play the system and keep in the middle section - we did a series of improvised scenes of patients who are mad having to pretend to be even madder to stay put - all very one flew over the cuckoo's nest - we had to try out being paranoid, catatonic, aggressive, twitchy, etc we were then told to stay with which state we acted best - i got to be aggressive for the remaining scenes we staged - the film will be sent to the director who will pick out the best from several auditions - even if not picked, it was great fun to do.

[arthurchappell]

Saw the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) this morning - surprisingly quick
and painless. The chap I saw was very helpful and quickly recommended
just sending my creditors (Lloyds  TSB) an offer of a token payment of
£1.00 per month. As my own only regular income is Income support of
£59.15 per week, he says they, and the courts (if the bank was to take
me on for CCJ's  (County Court Judgements) as he thinks they cannot
possibly expect me to pay more than this nominal sum, unless my
circumstances change.  The courts are likely to set the same fee so this
method is intended to save the courts and debt chasers a lot of messing
around.  Given my fragmented employment history I'm amazed I got credit
at all if that is the best the bank can hope for - it's clearly a system
open to considerable abuse.



I filled in some forms and he sent a statement to the Bank and that is
that unless they challenge the decision which he thinks they won't do.



With a debt of £15,000 repayments at £1.00 per month will take me until
September 3257 to clear the debt totally unless I get work of course -
my circumstances will be reviewed every six months) and I  hope I will
get work again soon - my options for getting loans, credit, etc are
zilch, but unless the bank get nasty that should ease things out a
little for me.

I may well have to cut down on my visits to bars, etc, for a time, so if I'm not around, any given week that's why. but hopefully it is a storm I can weather in the end, and I hope to bounce back properly long before
3257. Thanks to yourselves for advice and support in this.  CYA soon

[arthurchappell]

there is no horrors of unemployment in Manchester  . just [censored] loads of lazy mancs

Strange that you should crudely iitate the name of one of our established respected members yo say this - it's not an invalid arguement but - there are layabouts around but most people I see do work hard trying to find and make work

[Ashtonian]

and that is why I moved to California in 1982

[Tuesday]

Hi and welcome!!

Loved your pics...we don't have enough visuals on here!

[celeste]

welcome Ashtonian (can we call you something for short?) arfen't you in sunny climes.  We have a tram line that runs through to Victoria Station, Manchester and then on to Bury, it is going to  be extended to Ashton in the near future so we are told.  Last time I was there they had built  a new market centre.