Credit Crunch

[Miss Demeanour]

I am now officially fed up to the back teeth of this phrase. It is the headline news on nearly every occassion. Talk about hyping yourself into a situation.

I am not suggesting that this isn't a difficult time for many people but if there are many more case studies of people that have bought a house on a 100% mortgage on a fixed rate deal and are now facing the reality of an increase in payments and can't afford to have another child / shop at Sainsbury's etc I will scream 

Yes house prices are going down - that makes sense as there was no way in hell it could have continued at the rate it was going and wasn't everyone complaining not too long ago that this was getting out of control.

So the financial services sector is having a diffiult time - what a shame- that was also predicated the way they were positively giving money away to bad causes

Food prices are going up - can't remember many years when they have gone down

The Government is suggesting that pay rises should be kept to a level of below 2.5% for the risk of increasing inflation - for god's sake when have they ever encouraged an above inflation pay rise

aaaahhhhhhhh

[The Moan Ranger]

Well said. For a girl.

[Barman]

Well said. For a girl.

Seconded... 

[Darwins Selection]

Well said. For a girl.

Seconded... 

Yes indeed, good show young lady. 
 
(To complete the triumvirate of patronism)

[Bar Wench]

Hear hear! Basically it's the same old, same old.

Although my heart did stop when I heard on the news that we can expect gas and electirc to increase by 40% over the next year. 

[Miss Demeanour]

Although my heart did stop when I heard on the news that we can expect gas and electirc to increase by 40% over the next year. 

Yes the corporate companies of doom are all happy to compound a miserable situation for many.

What is the government going to do about it - sweet F.A. If there's a way to tax misery they may well forge a way ahead and out of this situation

[Barman]

Hear Milliband on the wireless this morning...

What a complete waste of oxygen this lot are... 

[Uncle Mort]

Meanwhile, Labour MP Tom Harris is telling us not to be "so bloody miserable"

 

[Uncle Mort]

I like barrybeelzebub's take on the matter.

[Nick]

AN OLD folks’ home in Germany has come up with a cunning plan to stem the tide of escaping pensioners – a fake bus stop outside the front door.

What happens is that the elderly residents, most of them suffering from that Old Timer’s Disease, get the urge to go walkabout, see the bus stop and wait for their getaway transport to arrive. Of course it never does and they eventually forget what they’re doing there and go back to their rooms.

It’s a stroke of genius from the people who brought you Colditz.

I said, of course it never does and they eventually forget what they’re doing there and go back to their rooms. Back to their rooms.

 

[Pastis]

There was an old dear who used escape from the home we put my old man in. Regularly, about 3 times a week. She was usually found on the pavement asking passers by if they'd like to dance 

It was actually very sad but endearing 

[Darwins Selection]

AN OLD folks’ home in Germany has come up with a cunning plan to stem the tide of escaping pensioners – a fake bus stop outside the front door.

What happens is that the elderly residents, most of them suffering from that Old Timer’s Disease, get the urge to go walkabout, see the bus stop and wait for their getaway transport to arrive. Of course it never does and they eventually forget what they’re doing there and go back to their rooms.

It’s a stroke of genius from the people who brought you Colditz.

I said, of course it never does and they eventually forget what they’re doing there and go back to their rooms. Back to their rooms.

 

 

[The Moan Ranger]

Good old Bazza - compulsory reading every week.

[Mozo]

I SUPPOSE YOU THYINK THAT'S ........ ERMMMMMMMMMMM 

[Barman]

I SUPPOSE YOU THYINK THAT'S ........ ERMMMMMMMMMMM