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cena · 07-01-2012 1:26pm #1

So I've been told lately that the local post has been reporting people that are minding kids in there home. Since than the hse and other groups have called out to these people. They where given a list of stuff that they have a to to make the house more child friendly. But a number of them of them have stopped minding the kids since as they feel it's not worth it. One of the women had just lost her husband and she found the kids kept her mind off things. This was many of the women's only income.

What I want to is what would you do if you found your post reported you. Would you just let it be.

Alanstrainor · 07-01-2012 1:39pm

Moved to After Hours.

jimmycrackcorm · 07-01-2012 1:41pm

Your post is being delivered by An Stasi.

biko · 07-01-2012 1:45pm

This sounds like bullcrap.
Postmen reporting people minding kids in their homes?

Any sources whatsoever?

cena · 07-01-2012 1:49pm

biko wrote: »

This sounds like bullcrap.
Postmen reporting people minding kids in their homes?

Any sources whatsoever?

There is loads in the town that have said it to my mother.

I was in post office one day and some one said it the women behide the counter and they said they had heard it but they couldn't do anything unless some told hq about it

El Weirdo · 07-01-2012 1:49pm

cena wrote: »

There is loads in the town that have said it to my mother.

Case closed then.

:rolleyes:

07-01-2012 1:50pm

cena wrote: »

So I've been told lately that the local post has been reporting people that are minding kids in there home. Since than the hse and other groups have called out to these people. They where given a list of stuff that they have a to to make the house more child friendly. But a number of them of them have stopped minding the kids since as they feel it's not worth it. One of the women had just lost her husband and she found the kids kept her mind off things. This was many of the women's only income.

What I want to is what would you do if you found your post reported you. Would you just let it be.

So essentially people are running creches cash in hand, and the postman copped this, was alarmed at how dangerous the house was for children, reported it, and the HSE sent out a letter asking the people to make the house safer (rather than Revenue sending out someone to find out why there's no income being declared!?) and then these people decided to give up their childminding because they don't want to spend money making their makeshift creche safe...

Right...

BBDBB · 07-01-2012 1:51pm

its the last feckin stamp they'll see me buying the feckin grassin b*stards!:mad:

cena · 07-01-2012 1:55pm

Deleted User wrote: »

So essentially people are running creches cash in hand, and the postman copped this, was alarmed at how dangerous the house was for children, reported it, and the HSE sent out a letter asking the people to make the house safer (rather than Revenue sending out someone to find out why there's no income being declared!?) and then these people decided to give up their childminding because they don't want to spend money making their makeshift creche safe...

Right...

These people where paying there tax. Put there is so many rules and stuff that have be in place for minding kids.

Only going by what I'm told

Capt'n Midnight · 07-01-2012 1:55pm

anyone remember that woman running the taxi "school bus" without seatbelts or PSV license ?

deelite · 07-01-2012 1:55pm

Can't honestly see the postmen reporting stuff like that - how would they know that the childminder isn't registered?

deelite · 07-01-2012 1:56pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

anyone remember that woman running the taxi "school bus" without seatbelts or PSV license ?

Yes she was in the Ashbourne area wasn't she?

cena · 07-01-2012 1:59pm

deelite wrote: »

Can't honestly see the postmen reporting stuff like that - how would they know that the childminder isn't registered?

You can check online as far as I know

sgb · 07-01-2012 2:01pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Moved to After Hours.

Move it again to

Hearsay, gossip and rumours

RichT · 07-01-2012 2:02pm

cena wrote: »

So I've been told lately that the local post has been reporting people that are minding kids in there home.

biko wrote: »

Any sources whatsoever?

cena wrote: »

.........my mother.

BBDBB wrote: »

its the last feckin stamp they'll see me buying the feckin grassin b*stards!:mad:

So are we calling all Posties Bertie Smalls on the say so of Ma cena?

deelite · 07-01-2012 2:02pm

cena wrote: »

You can check online as far as I know

You obviously don't know any postmen - that would be too much work for them to do, and they would have to consult with the unions before taking on additional work and they would have to get paid overtime for doing so:D

Saila · 07-01-2012 2:04pm

its true, mental illness IS rife, seems to be especially rife in your town OP. dont worry there will be scientists along soon to study your lot.

cml387 · 07-01-2012 2:05pm

Be prepared to hear more of these stories in 2012.

A worried and suspicious populace fearing for the future,some will believe any old crap.

Last night "Men In Black" was on and this quote struck me as particularly apt:

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it."

dxhound2005 · 07-01-2012 2:05pm

cena wrote: »

So I've been told lately that the local post has been reporting people that are minding kids in there home. Since than the hse and other groups have called out to these people. They where given a list of stuff that they have a to to make the house more child friendly. But a number of them of them have stopped minding the kids since as they feel it's not worth it. One of the women had just lost her husband and she found the kids kept her mind off things. This was many of the women's only income.

What I want to is what would you do if you found your post reported you. Would you just let it be.

You did not need to use "So" at the start of your post. I am trying to have this stamped out on Boards.

http://boingboing.net/2010/06/17/origins-of-using-so.html

Saila · 07-01-2012 2:06pm

oh and IBTL

juan.kerr · 07-01-2012 2:09pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

You did not need to use "So" at the start of your post. I am trying to have this stamped out on Boards.

http://boingboing.net/2010/06/17/origins-of-using-so.html

So how is the crusade going?

mickydoomsux · 07-01-2012 2:11pm

I heard from a taxi driver that my local postie was up in the Central Bank helping them print the Punt Nua.

dxhound2005 · 07-01-2012 2:12pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

So how is the crusade going?

It's not going well. But your usage is actually quite acceptable since it is in response to an argument not starting one.

MugMugs · 07-01-2012 2:15pm

So I don't believe hear say OP

juan.kerr · 07-01-2012 2:18pm

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

Carter P Fly · 07-01-2012 2:20pm

I see it as a really good thing if the posties are doing this as it is helping the community.

mickydoomsux · 07-01-2012 2:20pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

Urban legends don't constitute Data Protection breaches.

deelite · 07-01-2012 2:21pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

I think a few years ago there was a problem with Cablelink and the tv licence - some people had cable link but no tv licence.

Raging_Ninja · 07-01-2012 2:21pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

1. seeing something through a window != data protection breach

2. whole thing smells of pubtalk consisting of nothing more than rumour, hearsay and perhaps no small amount of malevolence.

dxhound2005 · 07-01-2012 2:22pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

I'm sure the Data Protection Commissioner would "express concern" if he was made aware of it.

MugMugs · 07-01-2012 2:23pm

deelite wrote: »

juan.kerr wrote: »

Is there any sort of Data Protection breach here I wonder?

I think a few years ago there was a problem with Cablelink and the tv licence - some people had cable link but no tv licence.

This is a bit different. All the information they give is available to the public anyway. What's stopping you going around all the houses in your town, seeing they're a child minder and checking the electoral register and reporting them. It's quite like welfare fraud.

juan.kerr · 07-01-2012 2:23pm

I was taking the piss...

MugMugs · 07-01-2012 2:25pm

juan.kerr wrote: »

I was taking the piss...

Change from blasting with piss I suppose.

Saila · 07-01-2012 2:28pm

its amazing what them postmen can tell for the 4 seconds they are at your letter box [with a solid door blocking their vision]

crafty fcukers

I think Ill become a postie just for the use of their x ray glasses :cool:

juan.kerr · 07-01-2012 2:53pm

Saila wrote: »

its amazing what them postmen can tell for the 4 seconds they are at your letter box [with a solid door blocking their vision]

crafty fcukers

I think Ill become a postie just for the use of their x ray glasses :cool:

It's more likely he was reading their post before dumping it.

Abi · 07-01-2012 3:32pm

Deleted User wrote: »

So essentially people are running creches cash in hand, and the postman copped this, was alarmed at how dangerous the house was for children, reported it, and the HSE sent out a letter asking the people to make the house safer (rather than Revenue sending out someone to find out why there's no income being declared!?) and then these people decided to give up their childminding because they don't want to spend money making their makeshift creche safe...

Right...

Thanks for that. I couldn't make head nor tail of the OP.

cena · 07-01-2012 3:40pm

Abi wrote: »

Thanks for that. I couldn't make head nor tail of the OP.

No letters where sent out. All hse staff that look into these cases come out in person. I never said anyone was getting cash in hand. Not sure how kkv got that from the post.

juan.kerr · 07-01-2012 3:42pm

cena wrote: »

No letters where sent out. All hse staff that look into these cases come out in person. I never said anyone was getting cash in hand. Not sure how kkv got that from the post.

Maybe he heard it through the rumour mill?

Abi · 07-01-2012 3:44pm

cena wrote: »

No letters where sent out. All hse staff that look into these cases come out in person. I never said anyone was getting cash in hand. Not sure how kkv got that from the post.

Well he had a better stab at it than I did. I'm still at a loss of why you're posting gossip, basically.

cocoshovel · 07-01-2012 3:45pm

Im sure something like this must have happened at least once where it was so blatently obvious and dangerous with kids hanging out of fúcking rusty spikes and playing in slurry pits or something along those lines.
Anybody would report that if they saw it.

PseudoFamous · 07-01-2012 3:50pm

cocoshovel wrote: »

kids hanging out of fúcking rusty spikes and playing in slurry pits or something along those lines.

Sounds like my childhood.

Capt'n Midnight · 07-01-2012 3:51pm

deelite wrote: »

I think a few years ago there was a problem with Cablelink and the tv licence - some people had cable link but no tv licence.

oh dear

there was a law where all TV sales and all cable connections had to be reported back

cena · 07-01-2012 3:52pm

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im sure something like this must have happened at least once where it was so blatently obvious and dangerous with kids hanging out of fúcking rusty spikes and playing in slurry pits or something along those lines.
Anybody would report that if they saw it.

Of course you would. I don't know what went on in the house. But where I live it's all farms.

ejmaztec · 07-01-2012 3:57pm

I've heard all kinds of yarns about the local postie spying for the gubberment, and only ever believed half of them.:D

WoollyRedHat · 07-01-2012 4:05pm

cena wrote: »

What I want to is what would you do if you found your post reported you. Would you just let it be.

If my own post reported me, I certainly wouldn't let it be, I'd burn it in the fire if I thought they were plotting against me, it's my house goddammit.

My concern however is not of the post but of my electrical toaster, I am convinced it is indeed tracking and noting my every movement in my house
and feeding it to the government who are preparing a file on me.. I am a prisoner in my own house. I must get a new toaster and you must get different post

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