If your surname is Slade...
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:14 pm
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If your surname is Slade...
I almost cried at the hardship this poor fellow has to endure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4551756.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4551756.stm
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:17 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by tony126
I almost cried at the hardship this poor fellow has to endure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4551756.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4551756.stm
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:27 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
What a nutter. How does he think he'll get a council house when he'll have made himself voluntarily homeless?
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Dec 22nd 2005, 8:30 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
There's a lot of rich twats in the world, here's another one of them!
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:33 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by nethead
What a nutter. How does he think he'll get a council house when he'll have made himself voluntarily homeless?
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Dec 22nd 2005, 8:34 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Ahhh, wish my hubby were a Slade 
Just followed the link to look at the estate, beautiful, even the dog has a 130,000 pound trust set up for him........
Just followed the link to look at the estate, beautiful, even the dog has a 130,000 pound trust set up for him........
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:43 pm
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Dinning Room huh? Wow, he (or whoever did the website) must be a bright spark!!!
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:43 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by nethead
What a nutter. How does he think he'll get a council house when he'll have made himself voluntarily homeless?
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Dec 22nd 2005, 8:46 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by Partystar
There's a lot of rich twats in the world, here's another one of them!
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by neil
Rich twat, maybe, but obviously sensible enough to know when to ditch an asset that's losing him money hand over fist.
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:48 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by Partystar
I guess he'll just have to sell it if he doesn't find anyone, tragic! Then he'll be able to afford a row of council houses!
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:50 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by neil
I thought the point was that he'd tried to sell but couldn't find a buyer.
Dec 22nd 2005, 8:54 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
Originally Posted by neil
I thought the point was that he'd tried to sell but couldn't find a buyer.
Dec 22nd 2005, 11:17 pm
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Re: If your surname is Slade...
1500 ACRES? - Surely the land alone would be worth $1 million
