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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...
£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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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...
my business partner has just had a mortgage for £180,000,,,
the world has gone bloody crazy...
£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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Originally Posted by shiels
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!!!
i cant afford the repayments on a mix up!!!
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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...
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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...
£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!
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Originally Posted by Mrs JFW
thats a bargain! when i take my kids out for a 10p mix up it cost £5 - each!
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Originally Posted by Mrs JFW
thats a bargain! when i take my kids out for a 10p mix up it cost £5 - each!
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my kids used to prefer cough sweets - i'ld take them in the sweet shop and they would pick tunes :scared:
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Originally Posted by aston man
jeezzusss how much is a lucky bag?
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jeezzusss how much is a lucky bag?
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Doesn't it depend on whats in them????????????? ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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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 ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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do you go to stalybridge then?
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about £2 i think ![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
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Nearly a fiver in Durham, nearly died when the kids picked one up, £15 for the 3 boys.
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Originally Posted by Mrs JFW
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