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  • st
    st Posts: 3,461 Forumite
    :mad: one more rant -06.00 5live news this morning -in 3 1/2 hours officially in recession,tv news today officially recession, 5 live at 08.00 just over 2 hours to go and official and so on it goes.

    what a load of noggins :mad:
  • amistupid
    amistupid Posts: 55,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    amistupid wrote: »
    £65 per month gas. £55 per month electric. £65 per month water. £150 per month Council tax! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
    Well I don't care how much she moans, she will be wearing her sheepskin whilst watching TV tonight. ;):D
    In memory of Chris Hyde #867
  • harrowing_3
    harrowing_3 Posts: 1,713 Forumite
    st wrote: »
    :mad: one more rant -06.00 5live news this morning -in 3 1/2 hours officially in recession,tv news today officially recession, 5 live at 08.00 just over 2 hours to go and official and so on it goes.

    what a load of noggins :mad:

    Well, at least "recession" is a proper grown-up word unlike the irritating expression "downturn".

    Best get on, just gave myself a bit of Friday "allowance" :D
  • st
    st Posts: 3,461 Forumite
    harrowing wrote: »
    Oilivia, I feel he was a little harshly treated.....he obviously had a very unhealthy addiction, but don't believe he was any threat to the public, and a community service plus addiction "treatment" would have been more suitable.


    as a Dad,Andy your comments shock me a little-your are too soft nandy pandy typical Nulab stuff,only treatment for him is what I prescribed in my earlier post.
    If we had Islamic Law it would not happen
  • harrowing_3
    harrowing_3 Posts: 1,713 Forumite
    amistupid wrote: »
    Well I don't care how much she moans, she will be wearing her sheepskin whilst watching TV tonight. ;):D
    Just the sheepskin - great idea, saves time ;)
  • st
    st Posts: 3,461 Forumite
    harrowing wrote: »
    Well, at least "recession" is a proper grown-up word unlike the irritating expression "downturn".

    Best get on, just gave myself a bit of Friday "allowance" :D


    that also gets to me but it the NuLab BBC whom have being using Downturn:D
  • amistupid
    amistupid Posts: 55,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    harrowing wrote: »
    Just the sheepskin - great idea, saves time ;)
    A wolf in sheeps clothing :mad: :D
    In memory of Chris Hyde #867
  • amistupid
    amistupid Posts: 55,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    harrowing wrote: »
    Just the sheepskin - great idea, saves time ;)
    Hey and with me being a bit of a ram. ;) :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
    In memory of Chris Hyde #867
  • harrowing_3
    harrowing_3 Posts: 1,713 Forumite
    st wrote: »
    as a Dad,Andy your comments shock me a little-your are too soft nandy pandy typical Nulab stuff,only treatment for him is what I prescribed in my earlier post.
    If we had Islamic Law it would not happen

    Oh well, I'm going round to fellow softy Olivia's ....:rotfl:
  • amistupid
    amistupid Posts: 55,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    She's not long telephoned passed her first course exam. I may have to go off air for a couple of minutes this evening. :rotfl: :rotfl:
    In memory of Chris Hyde #867
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