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You weren't alone in thinking that.Resistance is futile....
Watching new series Picard on Amazon atm. Been very good so far. On an old Borg cube last night so fresh in my mind.
You weren't alone in thinking that.Resistance is futile....
Very true, interest rates being historically low also bothers me. There will be a lot of unhappy bunnies out there when interest rates normalise, way too many folk have cut the cloth and are in for a rude awakening.
Bob
I'm well retired now and when I was at work the guys used to call me the hide and seek champion, never knew what they meant by that.Work avoidance at work is also a well honed skill
Then the issue of only dimwits taking on trade jobs.
How can the tax man tell how many chips you get out of a spud, a chippy owner told me that.When was "cheap as chips" ... relevant ..
A mate had a chip shop for about 10 years, he quoted that as well, he also said if he could I’d buy a bag cash down the market.How can the tax man tell how many chips you get out of a spud, a chippy owner told me that.
I think we will see an increase in manufacturing partly as a result of this virus and china, lots of people at the top who put all the eggs in one basket and now wondering how to answer the questions as warehouses start to look empty, and assembly/sales start to slow with the knock-on costs.That's all very negative. I agree that we have been "gutted" but no reason why we can't get up, shake ourselves down and get on with it. The British do that, which is one reason why we don't allow others to assimilate us.
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There however one major thing that has bucked the trend house prices, which have risen 100x more against other items in the 1970s, so if a chicken had been a house it would now cost you north of £50 instead of a fiver.
We will never become a manufacturing nation again.
Went to see a mate yesterday, his daughter is looking to buy her first house, she has an inheritance of 40k to put down. Great I said, her mortgage should be low. How much is the house? £325,000 WHAT.
Meanwhile, we’re 17yrs in front of our mortgage. It will be paid off Nov this yr
One of the guys I work with is saving for a deposit while still living with his parents. How much does he need, I asked.
£20,000.
Why so much?
Oh, that's only 10 percent, says he.
After further questioning it transpires the only place he's prepared to live is in the same street as his parents, at upwards of £190,000.
Be a shoebox for that money here too.190k is a cheap house this way
Gotta be looking at 300k for what we want so I'm stuck waiting for the wife to finish uni and start earning.
£300K I wouldn't be able to sleep.
@snowcat I can only see it being a matter of time! When I sold my house recently I felt sorry for the buyer as we made a good profit, But no way would I have paided what they paid for it. I just took market value
I did very little to my previous house, Probably spent a few £1000 & made 20% on what we originally paided. Sometimes it's the small details that don't cost alot that make the differenceI feel like that but justify it in that we only buy houses that need alot of work. Then spend all our free time and cash in doing it up
I think last we spent 15k this one will be nearer 30I did very little to my previous house, Probably spent a few £1000 & made 20% on what we originally paided. Sometimes it's the small details that don't cost alot that make the difference
Its worth spending the money if your going to reap the rewards!I think last we spent 15k this one will be nearer 30
Its worth spending the money if your going to reap the rewards!