Who here is enjoying the doom a little too much?
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostWho here is enjoying the doom a little too much?
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostAs an owner of bank shares and a house bought in 2007 I shouldn't be enjoying it BUT I am.Comment
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How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostAh, right at the peak then.Comment
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostYes to the month I think, super workComment
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostYes to the month I think, super workComment
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Originally posted by Manic View PostMe too, however taking comfort in the knowledge I sold previous house at the peak too.
However I was quite close to renting and having none which was always the master plan. I cracked under nagging Mrs and new baby strain PLUS I knew you can never lose with bricks and mortar
I would of enjoyed haggling with a distressed 10 bob millionaire to buy his palace for peanutsComment
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Nobody can really take too much pleasure in it, because if it all goes belly up, having some savings or an expensive house won't feed you or stop the breakdown of society. Nobody except those strange people with bunkers full of tinned foods and guns can really feel remotely secure.
But luckily things are bad, but we're only taking about the margins, we're not talking starvation and total collapse, just a deflation of posited wealth. Unfortunately we have a scaremonger culture (since 9/11) and the papers love this stuff.Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.Comment
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Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View PostBut luckily things are bad, but we're only taking about the margins, we're not talking starvation and total collapse, just a deflation of posited wealth. Unfortunately we have a scaremonger culture (since 9/11) and the papers love this stuff.
Scaremongering is as old as manCoffee's for closersComment
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