Recession? You wouldn't think so!

izzybusy23

RainMaker wrote: »

Restaurants around here (south east coast) are painfully quiet.

Our local Harvesters was brimming today, absolutely packed at 12.30 PM.. but I am guessing its because they have extended their early bird meals to 7 days a week.. plus of course you get free unlimited trips to the salad bar with unlimited rolls and butter. There was five of us and we all had starter, main course and drinks and it came to £51.. which is a bargain really. So i too am assuming the people who used to eat at posher establishments are downgrading or filling up on as much free salad and rolls that they can get so they stay full up all day and don't have to spend any more money...

exil

Let's look at it this way. People still in jobs (over 90% of us) still have money to spend. What do we do with it? Put it in a bank - and earn 0% interest. Shares? not likely. Buy a house? don't make me laugh. Go on a foreign holiday? and find your sterling doesn't go very far. So - down to the pub, or the curry house.

I don't think the thought that we know someone who's been made redundant will be enough to stop us enjoying ourselves.

b0rker

My mate went to spoons last night and managed to get very drunk on less than the cost of his taxi home.

Personally I would prefer to drink pee than go there but then again I am not sure there would be much of a difference in taste.

The_White_Horse

the only people I see drinking out are benefit scum bags. their salary never drops. they are the best placed to weather the recession.

these people should be forced to work for nothing for food.

they are scum of the earth.

mewbie_2

The_White_Horse wrote: »

these people should be forced to work for nothing for food.

But there is a flaw in your argument. If you forced these people to work for nothing then they would be undercutting the other workers. Given that there are not enough jobs to go round this would result in even more bad feeling. The Unions would have heart failure. British Dole for British Slackers would be the new battle cry, so the hard working Brits could get back to work, and let the claimants get back to claiming.

The_White_Horse

mewbie wrote: »

But there is a flaw in your argument. If you forced these people to work for nothing then they would be undercutting the other workers. Given that there are not enough jobs to go round this would result in even more bad feeling. The Unions would have heart failure. British Dole for British Slackers would be the new battle cry, so the hard working Brits could get back to work, and let the claimants get back to claiming.

forced to work for their benefit cheque. no work, no nothing.

Cleaver

The_White_Horse wrote: »

the only people I see drinking out are benefit scum bags. their salary never drops. they are the best placed to weather the recession.

these people should be forced to work for nothing for food.

they are scum of the earth.

Have you any idea how mindlessly, excessively, dull and pointless you are?

mewbie_2

The_White_Horse wrote: »

forced to work for their benefit cheque. no work, no nothing.

Ah, so they would get something then? Phew. I thought you were implying that the safety net should be abandoned.

lana22

We actually feel better off than ever. Our mortgage has dropped by about £300 a month, our wages haven't changed (and we are in secure jobs) there are sales and price cuts everywhere, petrol has come down again, VAT has come down, even my spray tan has a fiver off at the moment!

Maisie11

Have just tried to book the Boxwood Cafe in London(a Gordon Ramsay restuarant without the scary prices) and they are fully booked on a Saturday until mid March!