Couple set for repossession - BBC

moanymoany

Ivan_Konstantinov wrote: »

i don't think the sperm have that much energy to reach the womb from outside the female organ.

They used to tell us this to keep us on the straight and narrow.

Rebob

There are still plenty out there that believe its "affordability" why they should borrow 5 and 6 times earnings. Someone at school kept telling me that £130k is a FTB home when most people round here earn £12k pa. She could not / would not take it in that FTB cannot afford that price even if the TV news told them they could.

Same with the recession thing, we are all being talked into it.

MPD

Max_Headroom wrote: »

I try not to watch Jeremy Kyle as I end up shouting at the chavs on the stage, but it's like a car crash, if it's in front of you you just can't help looking... :mad:

So you chose to watch Jeremy Kyle?:D

jamescredmond

JonnyBravo wrote: »

Not unless you're Nicole Redman.... in which case the photographic evidence is pointing to a big yes.

hey, don't diss ndgirl.

let's put it this way: curves or no, I'd rather take her out for a drink than go for a binge session with brodders, who'd be first out of the taxi, last at the bar and start a needless argument with someone he doesn't know,getting me involved in the mother of all punch-ups.

neverdespairgirl

Can I just poitn out that the photo in the BBC article at the start of the thread isn't me, there's about 10 stone less of me than of that woman (-:

moanymoany

I'm having an easy morning and prompted by MH I am watching Jeremy Kyle - didn't want to - it's all in the cause of research understand.

1. 20 year old with 3year old and 11 week old twins. Lives with parents - on council housing list. No mention of man in her life - yet clearly there has been at least one!

2. Young woman who was 10 weeks pregnant after a relationship of twelve weeks. Chap long gone.

I used to think only a few teenagers got pregnant. I think I was very wrong. I used to think that the harsh attitude in the 1960's was wrong. Any girl who became pregnant and didn't get married 'disappeared' and returned after the baby had been born and had been adopted.

Now, I'm not so sure. The babies being brought up by babies, no father in sight with the potential for further siblings with different fathers a likelihood in the future, are not going to get such a good start in life as the babies who were adopted. Sure, it can be difficult dealing with being adopted but are the difficulties more or less than being brought up by a teenage mum, a person likely to have little or no education and who is unlikely to encourage her children to grab the opportunity of education.

Shouting at the chavs now, so I'm going to turn it off!

izzybusy23

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7550498.stm

David and Nicole Redman are in danger of joining the thousands of Britons who have lost their homes amid spiralling repossessions by mortgage lenders.

The Redmans, of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, are due in court later this month, unable to meet increased payments set by their lender after they fell into arrears. The couple, who live with Mr Redman's mother and their two-year-old son, have another baby due in November. They find they are unable to sell their home to clear their debts.
One thing that is noticeable in this article is the determination that it's Someone Else's Fault.

"We were stitched up with the original mortage deal." and " They took advantage of the situation we were in at the time, and now we are paying for it"

Boo hoo, my heart bleeds for them.. :rolleyes:

GracieP

Pobby wrote: »

Often wonder why tv promotes chavy shows. I cannot believe that anyone watched Big Brother!

My husband and I have an agreement that if one of us is flicking through the channels and stays on BB/ Ricki Lake/ other reality crap for more than 10 secnds, the other one has to punch them on the arm.;)

GracieP

Ivan_Konstantinov wrote: »

i don't think the sperm have that much energy to reach the womb from outside the female organ.

Yes they do. I'm living proof of it.

gravitytolls

izzybusy23 wrote: »

Boo hoo, my heart bleeds for them.. :rolleyes:

I think that's a little harsh TBH. We could've been in the same position, our mortgage advisor recommended a second mortgage, despite knowing that DH had injured his spine. DH was keen as he thought it was a way out of our debt problems. Thankfully common sense prevailed, and we sold, downsized, paid up the original mortgage, and set up arrangements with our creditors, as there were no funds left over.

But, I do wonder how many folk are persuaded by mortgage advisors to commit themselves to loans they clearly should never have had.

My heart does bleed for them; they have two small children, they were sold a dream, and now it's gone pear shaped. Okay, they need to take some responsibility, but when you're hurting, it's hard to face up to your own short comings. I'm pretty sure that once it's all over, and they've grown up a bit, they'll realise it was their own folly in placing their trust in strangers whose own bank balance was primarily in their minds.