Auburn85 432 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1202767/I-afford-live-healthily-says-600-month-benefits-woman-lost-weight-free-gastric-band-surgery.html By Eleanor GloverA 25-year-old unemployed woman who was given an £8,000 operation to help her lose 16 stone is complaining because, as well as her weight loss, her benefits have been reduced. Laura Ripley, who has never worked, was given the operation on the NHS to help her slim down from 38 to 22 stone. But the 25-year-old, who receives £600 a month in benefits, is unhappy because as a result of losing weight she can no longer claim disability allowance amounting to an extra £340 a month. This, she says, means she cannot afford to eat healthily - causing her to pile the weight back on. 'I can't afford to buy WeightWatchers crisps and cereal bars any more so I eat Tesco's chocolate bars and packets of Space Invaders crisps, sometimes four of each a day', says Laura, who spends seven hours a day watching TV. 'People ask why I don't snack on an apple - they're cheap, but emotionally I don't always feel like an apple.' The disability allowance money she used to receive was spent on gym workouts, healthy food and having her hair highlighted. She adds: 'Without my disability allowance I'm left with just £210 incapacity benefit which I get because of my depression, and £100 income support I receive every two weeks and out of that I have to give them back £70 towards the cost of the £500-a-month flat I'm living in.' Since the extra allowance stopped Laura has put on a stone in just three weeks and claims she is being treated unfairly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,039 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Laura Ripley, who has never worked, was given the operation on the NHS to help her slim down from 38 to 22 stone.But the 25-year-old, who receives £600 a month in benefits, is unhappy because as a result of losing weight she can no longer claim disability allowance amounting to an extra £340 a month. 38 st = 532 lb 22 st = 308 lb Stones to Pounds Conversion link Let me see if I understand what is going on. The fat ass lazy beyotch who has never worked is whining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au2004ece 30 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Wow, sounds like welfare has the same result everywhere. "I don't 'emotionally' feel like an apple." That's such good logic that now I believe all people should just sit at home all day eating whatever they feel like emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,125 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Wow, sounds like welfare has the same result everywhere. "I don't 'emotionally' feel like an apple." That's such good logic that now I believe all people should just sit at home all day eating whatever they feel like emotionally. Seems she emotionally feels like a whole turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits w/ lots of butter, ice cream, pie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNewby 27 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,039 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'm thinking that's her younger sister. The one in the article would be at least three axe handles wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNewby 27 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'm thinking that's her younger sister. The one in the article would be at least three axe handles wide. That's the "After" shot. Here's the "Before" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,241 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 The engineer in me is saying: "that is one well-designed chair!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps 3,704 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 The engineer in me is saying: "that is one well-designed chair!" Now THAT'S funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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