Disability ?
Jan 12th 2013, 4:03 am
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Disability ?
Hmm, never liked it, but think I feel a heavy metal addiction coming on....
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/45566/20130111/
A Swede who gained worldwide fame for having his love of hard rock classified as a disability says he remains addicted to heavy metal music five years after being granted social security benefits for his affliction.
"I'm still very addicted," Roger Tullgren, 47, told The Local this week from his home in Hässleholm in southern Sweden.
"I listen to heavy metal music 24 hours a day."
Tullgren, whose heavy metal interest stems from hearing a Black Sabbath album back in 1971, first gained notoriety in 2007 when it emerged he had managed to have his undying affection for metal classified as a disability.
The diagnosis, backed by an assessment from occupational psychologists, allowed him to receive benefits to supplement his income, as his need to listen to heavy metal made it hard for him to hold down a full-time job.
"I have been trying for ten years to get this classified as a handicap," Tullgren told The Local at the time.
"I spoke to three psychologists and they finally agreed that I needed this to avoid being discriminated against."
As a result, the heavy metal addict, who sports a lengthy mane of jet-black hair, started receiving monthly payments of "a few thousand kronor" (1,000 kronor = $155) to supplement his income as a part-time dish washer.
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/45566/20130111/
A Swede who gained worldwide fame for having his love of hard rock classified as a disability says he remains addicted to heavy metal music five years after being granted social security benefits for his affliction.
"I'm still very addicted," Roger Tullgren, 47, told The Local this week from his home in Hässleholm in southern Sweden.
"I listen to heavy metal music 24 hours a day."
Tullgren, whose heavy metal interest stems from hearing a Black Sabbath album back in 1971, first gained notoriety in 2007 when it emerged he had managed to have his undying affection for metal classified as a disability.
The diagnosis, backed by an assessment from occupational psychologists, allowed him to receive benefits to supplement his income, as his need to listen to heavy metal made it hard for him to hold down a full-time job.
"I have been trying for ten years to get this classified as a handicap," Tullgren told The Local at the time.
"I spoke to three psychologists and they finally agreed that I needed this to avoid being discriminated against."
As a result, the heavy metal addict, who sports a lengthy mane of jet-black hair, started receiving monthly payments of "a few thousand kronor" (1,000 kronor = $155) to supplement his income as a part-time dish washer.
Jan 14th 2013, 3:04 pm
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Re: Disability ?
Sounds like
their psychologists and fluffy bunnies are worse than those in the UK
send him to Spain, he won't get a penny
their psychologists and fluffy bunnies are worse than those in the UK
send him to Spain, he won't get a penny
Jan 16th 2013, 8:52 pm
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Re: Disability ?
I met one or two in the Canaries who were as nutty as fruit cakes.
Got me involved in some hilarious situations which would be pretty well X rated material on here.
They get their regular allowances sent down, all paid for by the exorbitant Swedish tax rates.
Believe me, the UK Nanny State ain't got nothing on Sweden.
