Tis the Season

For rubbish newspaper articles about feckless chavs with no central heating

My last post (Below) was about a chav woman kicking off with the energy company becuase she had no gas. The reason was, in a nutshell, she hadn't been paying her bills

Today I see this story, and to quote Bon Jovi, it's all the same, only the names have changed

Southport family left freezing in 'icebox house' after gas goes off as mum fears for her kids

In my previous post, the woman had been put on a meter for not paying the bills. Here:

The 27-year-old had entered emergency and friendly credit over the weekend before the gas went off on Monday (December 12).

The mum-of-two was shown an error message after attempting to top up the meter numerous times with £35.

Both kids were ill. Here:

Deborah said both her children have recently been in hospital with a viral infection and one of them is still recovering. Speaking to the ECHO, she said: "I am upset and stressed.

Again, I notice the missed opportunity of ADHD, Autism or similar

An electric heater was substituted, which costs a fortune. Here:

Deborah said she is "so stressed" about the situation and unhappy with the service, she added: "It's so cold here now, I have had to borrow a heater for the living room just to keep warm and it's costing loads to keep it warm.

And in both stories, no hint of employment or fathers to any of the kids

There's only one thing in this story that sets it apart. A robust response from the energy company

A spokesperson for Utilita said: “We have every sympathy with Ms Walker and the millions of households who are struggling to afford energy during the cold snap we are experiencing. Interest-free financial assistance is available for our customers; however, Ms Walker didn’t request any support on this occasion.

“As a result of what we believe to be a user error, Ms Walker’s gas meter is currently inactive, and we have committed to sending out an engineer to investigate what has caused this soon as possible. The way we prioritise engineer visits is based on risk - as Ms Walker has electricity and is using electric heaters, other customers who do not have heat have been prioritised.

That's a long winded way of saying, Fuck off!

I did have a little giggle at the names of her kids

Deborah Walker, from Southport, said her and her children, Cayden four and Dayton one, have been left "freezing" and "wearing coats" inside to keep warm.

Apart from the obvious made up stupid chav names, it reminded me of something only an avid Trekkie would get: