Should people on the dole have sky HD?

Things change I've changed · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:30

As some of you may know I'm not exactly living in a particularly nice abode at the moment, today I get woken up by the jobless women living in the flat next to my room with a request, she wanted to know if the sky engineer could pipe two sky HD cables through my room into her flat WTF?, I can only imagine she can afford this because of the child benefit she is getting from her 4/5 kids, perhaps I'm getting disgruntled over nothing and being woke up has undoubtedly fuelled this rant, but I still am angered that people in her position think they have the right to have what I deem as a luxury while being out of work.

I suppose if I try to look at it in a positive light they are helping create a demand for a service that helps create jobs but it still seems wrong.

robfosters · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:33

Sorry mate, but it does seem like bitterness.

To say someone can't have sky because they are out of work is a bit harsh.

King Damager · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:34

Do you have the right to authorise such a choice would be my first question?

Secondly tell her to sod off. There's no way she should be able to afford that.. if she doesn't try and find work. If she's just in between jobs then fair enough, otherwise no.

kd

Ahleckz · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:34

Sky is very expensive, I can't afford it. I can't see how she can afford it without using funds that ought to be better spent.
Needs to get her priorities right, in my opinion.

RomanNose · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:34

Did you say no?
I think it is a bit ridiculous, some of the benefits should be swapped over to food vouchers and the rest to necessary bills such as water & energy.

Pestilence · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:35

I'd agree that it shouldn't be allowed. It's a luxury that a great many working people can't even afford.

franco_22 · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:36

Is Jeremy Kyle available in HD now ?

Things change I've changed · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:36

chaosdestro0 said:
Did you say no?

I strongly insinuated that I didn't want it to be done, I think the engineer got the message, he's now trying to install the dish out the back.

Globul · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:36

I'd say no just because that is disruptive to your environment. And also, she shouldn't have it, that welfare money should be spent on what its mean't for, her children. Sky HD is not essential to children growing up well, now is it?

Cosimo · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:37

She is entitled to get whatever she wants. Maybe she want’s something to cheer her family up with. Who cares. Maybe you want to check her shopping basket because she’s not been to pound land. Do you expect her to sit all day long in dressed in sack cloth and whipping herself in penance because she’s on a benefit?

Ceryndrion · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:38

Personally, I think that they should all be kept in cages in dark caves until they find a job, no tv, no light, no heat, and if they die of exposure, let the others eat the corpse, that'll keep them fed.

Sick of these spongers draining society.. take them all out have them shot en masse, we could fuel power stations with them, make them contribute for once.

RomanNose · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:38

simulatorman said:
She is entitled to get whatever she wants. Maybe she want’s something to cheer her family up with. Who cares. Maybe you want to check her shopping basket because she’s not been to pound land. Do you expect her to sit all day long in dressed in sack cloth and whipping herself in penance because she’s on a benefit?

They should at least be given computers so that they can entertain the rest of us with their posts on MN

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Delvis · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:39

I wouldn't want the cables running through the flat, then again it's not your flat presumably? So it would be down to the landlord/lady

Secondly, up to her how she spends her money really, regardless of where it comes from...To say you can't have x or y because you are out of work is kinda ridiculous

spudbynight · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:39

Just because someone receives benefits doesn't give anyone else the right to tell them how they spend their money.

As to the request to run the cables through the flat, well that really is down to the owner of the flat.

I am assuming that the OP is just renting so really it is nothing to do with him.

phonemonkey · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:39

Pestilence said:
I'd agree that it shouldn't be allowed. It's a luxury that a great many working people can't even afford.

I think that many people probably CAN afford it, it's just not seen as important enough to be worth the sacrifice in another part of their finances by everybody.

spudbynight · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:42

phonemonkey said:
I think that many people probably CAN afford it, it's just not seen as important enough to be worth the sacrifice in another part of their finances by everybody.

It does seem to be more of a priority in some sections of society. I am always amazed when I pass by a rough area on the train and see a dish on nearly every home.

I don't have SKY and have always considered it a bit chavvy. But then I don't even watch ITV really.

franco_22 · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:42

Globul said:
I'd say no just because that is disruptive to your environment. And also, she shouldn't have it, that welfare money should be spent on what its mean't for, her children. Sky HD is not essential to children growing up well, now is it?

I think you're trying to lure the Mumsnet crowd here again with that kind of posting. Who are we to decide what's essential for children or not, we're just a bunch of computer geeks.

Dickyb0b · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:45

should have said get the kids father todo it , he was man enough to penetrate you

GravyMonster · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:48

Dickyb0b said:
should have said get the kids father todo it , he was man enough to penetrate you

And then you should beat him to death with your awesome keyboard-fu.

HardwareGeek · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:52

On a rather frivolous note...

Can you think of a better time to have 1000's of channels of crap, than when you have nothing else to do all day.

Seems like the perfect product and lifestyle match tbh.