TV programme about debt & bankruptcy

jellygirl_2

Im sorry but one thing that did annoy me was the bloke who went to court with his wife to face the hearing for their house repossession and he turned up in jeans and trainers!! I mean, am i old fashioned??

MrsWallop

jellygirl wrote: »

Im sorry but one thing that did annoy me was the bloke who went to court with his wife to face the hearing for their house repossession and he turned up in jeans and trainers!! I mean, am i old fashioned??

we went to court in jeans
we dont go out anywhere really,other than work, so pretty much live in casual clothes - and we not in a position to go out buying new stuff just for court!

chal

tired_mum wrote: »

The BBC could have paid for trained and informed people to help them and show others the right things to do from start to finish and not make a situation thats difficult and upsetting worse or harder than it is.

To be fair, this was a documentary and not a parachute-an-expert-in show.

maxmycardagain

creditpunch wrote: »

He would have also lost the interest being paid on their mortgage maybe (equ to Housing benefit), the JSA with 5 kids is prob alot, kids school meals???, carers allowance etc etc

and by her being on sickness would have upped the ante I'm sure

but I do agree he wasn't motivated at all and he was either really stress, proud and/or embarassed being film in such a situation or he was just not a nic man/husband

she was off sick, that doesnt make him a "carer"
she was off sick and still doing the housework!
he wasnt gonna get a job was he, lets be fair, thats obvious
school meals = sarnies where im coming from
interest? JSA? = excuses

Ames

I thought it said that he was a carer to the son with arthritis? I thought it said that was why he had to stop working.

fermi

Missed opportunity. All I have to say really.........................

Broken_hearted

jellygirl wrote: »

Im sorry but one thing that did annoy me was the bloke who went to court with his wife to face the hearing for their house repossession and he turned up in jeans and trainers!! I mean, am i old fashioned??

Lack of pride or bad upbringing. Even if I didn't have a suit available, I would make sure I was wearing smart clothing.

Broken_hearted

fermi wrote: »

Missed opportunity. All I have to say really.........................

Or just another example of car crash telly.

fermi

Broken_hearted wrote: »

Or just another example of car crash telly.

Not quite sure I would go that far, but it certainly wasn't much use to anyone watching. :undecided

This is better.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dHv8gVUr8EY

Not related at all to this, but I found the bookmark the other day and it made me smile.

jellygirl_2

Broken_hearted wrote: »

Lack of pride or bad upbringing. Even if I didn't have a suit available, I would make sure I was wearing smart clothing.

that's what I meant, going before a court judge is an important occasion and I would want to make the best impression I could in light of the situation I was/and will be in.