tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post7231973218634931671..comments2023-11-03T12:10:08.169+00:00Comments on Mutterings and Meanderings: To whom it may concern ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-816888587052532342007-05-18T12:41:00.000+01:002007-05-18T12:41:00.000+01:00Will let you know what happens next with the cob.K...Will let you know what happens next with the cob.<BR/><BR/>Kelly, welcome. If I were you, I'd write directly to head office with your compliant. Spars are 'symbol' stores and run on a franchise basis. I'd go straight to the head honcho if you've had no luck.Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-59685497507019287762007-05-18T10:08:00.000+01:002007-05-18T10:08:00.000+01:00i could use some hints on the complaining front. I...i could use some hints on the complaining front. I complained in writing to a local spa and have heard nothing since...five weeks ago!Kelly Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145699000960809495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-82848304552610839162007-05-17T20:54:00.000+01:002007-05-17T20:54:00.000+01:00I hate seeing tethered horses too and have had mos...I hate seeing tethered horses too and have had most luck from the police who usually have an equine officer who can be wound up into action!Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-53807184425320680992007-05-17T20:43:00.000+01:002007-05-17T20:43:00.000+01:00Well done eminem ! I have never quite understood w...Well done eminem ! I have never quite understood why complaints letters are in 'green ink'. I suspect it is to do with the fact that to use green ink one generally needs a fountain pen with one of those special 'syringes' to hoover up ink from a bottle. <BR/><BR/>I would think that these are used only be people who also have chintz curtains and wear tweed, and are therefore sufficiently old to be both wise and cantankerous enough to write a vicious complaint letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-41195893993253106142007-05-17T19:52:00.000+01:002007-05-17T19:52:00.000+01:00Update on the horse: I have spoken to the ILPH, wh...Update on the horse: <BR/><BR/>I have spoken to the ILPH, who say that it is possible the horse can be removed if there is the 'potential' that it will come to harm. However, the ILPH inspector is away until after the Bank Holiday, so I was advised to call the RSPCA.<BR/><BR/>I did. An inspector is going to see the horse and someone will ring me back. The horse was having difficulty getting to its feet when I drove passed tonight.<BR/><BR/>I have also emailed the local council.<BR/><BR/>I am please I am not the only one with a complaining gene.<BR/><BR/>But, I hasten to add, I am reasonable and only vicious if provoked. I do not write with green ink ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-8268367845053585672007-05-17T17:56:00.000+01:002007-05-17T17:56:00.000+01:00Well done! You are also complaining for the poor ...Well done! You are also complaining for the poor chap who follows you, hopefully you have saved them a bad turn.<BR/><BR/>You would think more businesses would get that about the good PR wouldn't you? For I am the same, when treated well I tell everyone.<BR/><BR/>You are entitled to feel quite righteous!lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-66346350276324320612007-05-17T17:24:00.000+01:002007-05-17T17:24:00.000+01:00Bravo M&M. If you turn a blind eye then people ge...Bravo M&M. If you turn a blind eye then people get away with things and that shouldn't be the case. We all have a duty to the society in which we live to make sure than wrongs are corrected. As for the comment that your mouth will get you in to trouble one of these days, my mum used to say that to me too.The Secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092946862954144418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-79429757724011038872007-05-17T16:52:00.001+01:002007-05-17T16:52:00.001+01:00Dear M&M,I'm writing to complain about your latest...Dear M&M,<BR/><BR/>I'm writing to complain about your latest post about complaining. Not once is your post do you provide evidence of your complaining, despite promises to do so. <BR/><BR/>Dealing with Asda, I suggest that you didn't complain but merely 'raised a concern'. To Paypal, you sent strongly worded feedback which in no way could be construed as 'a complaint', and in regard to the ILPH, it sounds like a grouse, a groan, or even a mumble.<BR/><BR/>As you know, I'm not one to complain about such things but I do have my limits.<BR/> <BR/>Yrs.<BR/><BR/>C. Dale.Big Chip Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585365213244296058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-7635860389554223672007-05-17T16:52:00.000+01:002007-05-17T16:52:00.000+01:00How I agree with muddyboots about rights and free ...How I agree with muddyboots about rights and free speech being important BUT, if we British think that there is free speech and rights for everyone in UK then we are sorely labouring under a misapprehension. <BR/>10 years of pc TB has just given power to those who want rights without responsibility - a dumbing down to the lowest common denominator.<BR/>I truly have more freedom here - perhaps not as a woman but truly as a resident.<BR/>So, you who are left, please keep complaining but vote against brainwashing.debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-30709617334598840352007-05-17T11:38:00.000+01:002007-05-17T11:38:00.000+01:00I had to buy cigars, along with tons of other pre ...I had to buy cigars, along with tons of other pre Christmas shopping, several years ago in Safeways. The girl at the tobacco kiosk told me I couldn't have them until I got to the check out, where I had to ask for them. When I got there, complete with four children and two VERY full trolleys, they told me I was too late and the kiosk was closed. I flipped, demanded to see the manager and told them in no uncertain terms where they could stick their shopping, stormed out and left them to unload both unpaid for trolleys. The children were mortified!@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-86838676498821025882007-05-17T11:06:00.000+01:002007-05-17T11:06:00.000+01:00Complaining is great. The trouble is my wife start...Complaining is great. The trouble is my wife starts to shrink away from me if I do it anywhere near her...Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-87129429302279358882007-05-17T10:52:00.000+01:002007-05-17T10:52:00.000+01:00Thanks for Madeleine!Thanks for Madeleine!david santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976825493652779441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-28306692093087036942007-05-17T09:00:00.000+01:002007-05-17T09:00:00.000+01:00standing up for your rights / principles is VERY i...standing up for your rights / principles is VERY important. we have free speech here so we need to make the most of it. agree about tethered horses 100%. re: blog comment l have done a few interviews, to make contact details on business web page[links on blog]muddybootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117980616235810426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-61862787431689661692007-05-17T08:37:00.000+01:002007-05-17T08:37:00.000+01:00remind me never to get on the wrong side of M&m. ...remind me never to get on the wrong side of M&m. Hope you get somewhere with the horse, and left negative feedback on ebay...the ebayers I know quake at the thought of negative feedback.<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-49089133403024589542007-05-17T08:32:00.000+01:002007-05-17T08:32:00.000+01:00Complaining is a skill, I believe, that one learns...Complaining is a skill, I believe, that one learns at Mother's knee. It can hold me in good stead, and sometimes it can make me overly obstreperous; and it's my fault that I can't always tell which one will out.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-25494638931953665732007-05-16T22:37:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:37:00.000+01:00Anon, one no longer needs a licence to keep a dog....Anon, one no longer needs a licence to keep a dog.<BR/><BR/>In the last couple of years, it has been a legal requirement to have a passport for your horse. The main reason for this is that the evil horse eaters know whether they will be poisoned if they eat a particular horse because any prescribed drugs must be recorded on the passport. The passport also has section for the owner to tick yes or no to the question 'is this horse intended for human consumpution?' I wonder they don't have that on babies' birth certificates now ... <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your support Mountainear...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-77420036218585112652007-05-16T22:30:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:30:00.000+01:00eminem - forgive my ignorance here again, but year...eminem - forgive my ignorance here again, but years ago one used to need a licence to keep a dog [this may no longer be the case] - are there any such arrangements for those buying or keeping horses ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-12769405621918698422007-05-16T22:21:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:21:00.000+01:00Well done you for speaking out - especially where ...Well done you for speaking out - especially where the horse was concerned.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-17515485362073444782007-05-16T22:19:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:19:00.000+01:00That is so frustrating !! I know that this used to...That is so frustrating !! I know that this used to be a particular problem in Ireland at one time. I think there was a film 'Once upon a time in the west' which showed a horse being kept in a house, reflecting a culture where some back gardens were used for keeping horses. <BR/><BR/>I guess the RSPCA hands may be tied somewhat by what they can achieve via litigation / statutory authority. <BR/><BR/>I am not overly sentimental when it comes to animals, but I get into a rage if animals as intelligent and gentle as horses are mistreated. <BR/><BR/>Grrr!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-82364275093647204242007-05-16T22:14:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:14:00.000+01:00The IlPH have regional field officers who go to ch...The IlPH have regional field officers who go to check out reports/complaints etc. they are generally thought to be more proactive than the RSPCA.<BR/><BR/>However, I don't expect anything will happen until something happens to the horse or some loon sets it free among the traffic ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-27727130284511692862007-05-16T22:12:00.000+01:002007-05-16T22:12:00.000+01:00Hmm..What I am not quite clear from your post is w...Hmm..What I am not quite clear from your post is whether relying on this [no doubt excellent] charity is your only option. You mention a 'missed opportunity' by the Government, but don't the Local Authority have some responsibility in this area ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com