We All Want Our Own Homes!

purplevamp

I agreed somewhat with what your original post said, until you said...

pickledpink wrote: »

There's THOUSANDS of very affordable properties on the market now - and instead of people greedily praying for a 4-bed detached to fall to suit their pockets - they should realise that you have to CLIMB up to those - and start off at the low end of the market before they miss the boat yet again!! And they will do! Just watch!

:huh:

It's not that people are thinking "I'll go for a large 4-bed house, even though I only need a 1-bed". We NEED a 4-bed, we CAN'T afford a 4-bed. We're stuck in a 3-bed HA house with scummy neighbours who have no respect for anyone and only have 24 letters in their alphabet. Why should we buy a smaller property just to get on the ladder?! The only way we can get a 4-bed is by swapping for another council/HA house and in my town they're only in the worst parts.

Nenen

wymondham wrote: »

Don't assume you have to have a University education to be intelligent!!!!!

At the expense of continuing to take this thread off topic, I would like to state very clearly that I certainly do not assume that!

Having a decent degree simply proves you have a certain kind of intelligence... many people (including my father) are highly intelligent but through choice or circumstance have never been anywhere near a university. Just because someone doesn't have a degree I would never assume s/he is less intelligent. However, once one has that particular piece of paper, it is proof that a certain degree of intellect is present.

It is obvious from posts whether or not someone is intelligent (e.g. Generali) and yet I have no idea of most people's academic background. It doesn't surprise me in the least that many winners of 'Mastermind' have few academic qualifications. The only reason I brought up my own academic background was in response to being called 'dense'!

GracieP

Nenen wrote: »

However, once one has that particular piece of paper, it is proof that a certain degree of intellect is present.

I don't know. This guy has a degree from Yale.

LillyJ

Nenen wrote: »

At the expense of continuing to take this thread off topic, I would like to state very clearly that I certainly do not assume that!

Having a decent degree simply proves you have a certain kind of intelligence... many people (including my father) are highly intelligent but through choice or circumstance have never been anywhere near a university. Just because someone doesn't have a degree I would never assume s/he is less intelligent. However, once one has that particular piece of paper, it is proof that a certain degree of intellect is present.

It is obvious from posts whether or not someone is intelligent (e.g. Generali) and yet I have no idea of most people's academic background. It doesn't surprise me in the least that many winners of 'Mastermind' have few academic qualifications. The only reason I brought up my own academic background was in response to being called 'dense'!

I must agree; however, I do think that some degrees actually do quite the opposite of proving intelligence - they show that people DID want to study, and DID have the money/time/means etc, but either couldn't be bothered or couldn't get on to a "proper" degree.

I am not talking about social sciences here before anyone gets on at me, but my boyfriend has 3 very close childhood friends, all of whom have degrees (from places I would not call universities but in fact are). He does not have a degree as he wanted to join the police and is not academic in any way, shape or form. Uni was his idea of hell.
His friends just look like layabouts as they all have jobs which they could have got at 16 (and would have been promoted by now), and in my mind it almost PROVES that they haven't got the capability to do a proper degree.

If these guys had gone off at 16 and done something they were really good at and loved then I would have far more respect for their intelligence than a bit of paper that says they can write 8000 words on the Importance of David Beckham's Right Foot in Society.

I do have a degree so am not anti uni at all by the way!

baileysbattlebus

Do we have our own house? yes, is it worth 1/2 a mil? no. Is it large? - yes, do I have a mortgage? yes, will it be paid in 5 years? yes, do I have a tumble dryer? yes, for 30 years. Is it in the house? - no it's in the garage venting out into next doors drive.

Do I have a degree? no, am I stupid? I sometimes wonder.

Do I pass???

LillyJ

baileysbattlebus wrote: »

Do we have our own house? yes, is it worth 1/2 a mil? no. Is it large? - yes, do I have a mortgage? yes, will it be paid in 5 years? yes, do I have a tumble dryer? yes, for 30 years. Is it in the house? - no it's in the garage venting out into next doors drive.

Do I have a degree? no, am I stupid? I sometimes wonder.

Do I pass???

I wonder what pickled will have to say about you - tumble drier but no degree? I just don't know if that will suffice

On the subject of venting tumble driers, our pipe is just venting straight into our garage:o
Done it for years now, never had any problems with damp yet!

mewbie_2

<smug>Yeah, come to think of it, we've got a tumble dryer, and it's a big mother.</smug off>

baileysbattlebus

LillyJ wrote: »

I wonder what pickled will have to say about you - tumble drier but no degree? I just don't know if that will suffice

On the subject of venting tumble driers, our pipe is just venting straight into our garage:o
Done it for years now, never had any problems with damp yet!

Gosh, I'm quaking!! But we can't have everything, does a dishwasher count??

On the subject of your tumble drier - don't you suffer from fluff rather than damp?

LillyJ

baileysbattlebus wrote: »

Gosh, I'm quaking!! But we can't have everything, does a dishwasher count??

On the subject of your tumble drier - don't you suffer from fluff rather than damp?

Don't start pickled off on dishwashers, she probably thinks dishwashers make you royalty or something! She prob has a gold plated one I imagine.
I have a dishwasher, but he leaves the toilet seat up and eats all my food.

No fluff with the tumble dryer! Don't know why really, it just gets caught in that little fluff catcher thing at the front.

Pobby

Well I think pickled is quite funny.Half a million pound house. bought and paid for. Special dish washer and it`s in gold with diamonds. And she can not only talk out of her mouth, well i am guessing that but talks loads outta her -rse!!!!!