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Old Dec 8th 2006, 3:25 am
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i bought the kids today what i thought, allowing for inflation over the last 30 years a ten pence mix up .............how much?

£1.25 ,yes thats right ,one pound twenty five.......

i said to the lady serving ,you must be joking,,,but she just looked at me like i was a nutter..



well i must be £1.25...

my business partner has just had a mortgage for £180,000,,,

the world has gone bloody crazy...

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Old Dec 8th 2006, 6:05 am
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i bought the kids today what i thought, allowing for inflation over the last 30 years a ten pence mix up .............how much?

£1.25 ,yes thats right ,one pound twenty five.......

i said to the lady serving ,you must be joking,,,but she just looked at me like i was a nutter..



well i must be £1.25...

my business partner has just had a mortgage for £180,000,,,

the world has gone bloody crazy...
It is totally crazy....you can now borrow 5 times your yearly income for a mortgage.......how mad is that??????? C x
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It is totally crazy....you can now borrow 5 times your yearly income for a mortgage.......how mad is that??????? C x

its nuts,,if you can borrow 5x your wages does that mean you can not afford it in the first place..???

i cant afford the repayments on a mix up!!!
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its nuts,,if you can borrow 5x your wages does that mean you can not afford it in the first place..???

i cant afford the repayments on a mix up!!!
What about that in the paper today......... a job centre in London ( i think) are'nt putting up xmas decorations this year as they dont want to upset the unemployed people Whats that all about?????? C x
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its christmas every week for the unemployed...do you know anyone who wants a job that cannot find one,i dont...
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its christmas every week for the unemployed...do you know anyone who wants a job that cannot find one,i dont...
Nope.........but know plenty whos back are to bad to apply for one though!!!! C x
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Originally Posted by aston man
i bought the kids today what i thought, allowing for inflation over the last 30 years a ten pence mix up .............how much?

£1.25 ,yes thats right ,one pound twenty five.......

i said to the lady serving ,you must be joking,,,but she just looked at me like i was a nutter..



well i must be £1.25...

thats a bargain! when i take my kids out for a 10p mix up it cost £5 - each!

greedy little buggers!
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thats a bargain! when i take my kids out for a 10p mix up it cost £5 - each!

greedy little buggers!
jeezzusss how much is a lucky bag?
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thats a bargain! when i take my kids out for a 10p mix up it cost £5 - each!

greedy little buggers!

my kids used to prefer cough sweets - i'ld take them in the sweet shop and they would pick tunes :scared:
never knew if it was a good thing or a weird genetic strait
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Originally Posted by aston man
jeezzusss how much is a lucky bag?
Doesn't it depend on whats in them?????????????
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jeezzusss how much is a lucky bag?
about £2 i think
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Doesn't it depend on whats in them?????????????
there's a few lucky bags about when me and my pal go to grab a granny on a Friday night
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there's a few lucky bags about when me and my pal go to grab a granny on a Friday night

do you go to stalybridge then?
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Originally Posted by Mrs JFW
about £2 i think

Nearly a fiver in Durham, nearly died when the kids picked one up, £15 for the 3 boys.
from now on they get one between them if they insist on having one
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Originally Posted by Mrs JFW
do you go to stalybridge then?
Think you will find its more like Bournemouth
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