I'm glad we're in a recession

chewmylegoff

domcastro wrote: »

I'm not revelling - read the post. I'll be in trouble as well which is why I have referred to the Big Issue. I'm just not boring and so concerned about looking good and wealthy as you oviously are. Get a better job if you can't handle it

you reckon? you seem pretty drab to me.

Dithering_Dad

lol, another day another argument on the HPC board.

Cannon_Fodder

call that an argument, pah.

leveller2911

I Think the problem with this thread is summed up in one word "glad"

We have in the last 10-12 years seen a boom with people (generally) becoming more and more greedy, what this recession will do is to make people rethink there lives.People will have to change, hopefully for the better.People are so materialistic and this recession should concentrate peoples minds on what is really important in life.

I would say I am not "glad" about the recession but in a way I "welcome" it.We can't go on the way we were, change is needed.

I to don't owe anyone a penny, its a nice feeling and you might say I have a blinkered view, but I planned my life around not buying what I couldn't afford , so many people I know have jumped on the "want it now" bandwagon and they need this,like someone else posted its like withdrawal symptoms from a drug addiction............you will always have the innocent people who get the "!!!!!! end of the stick" but the majority of people need to change .... Your more than welcome to accuse me being twisted etc but thats how I feel and I can sleep at night.

StevieJ

HelpWhereIcan wrote: »

Looks like Student Grant is back. I missed him

Ah Viz again, I think :cool:

b0rker

HelpWhereIcan wrote: »

am I the only one who keeps getting a mental picture of domcastro that closely resembles Rwick from the Young Ones.

Is that (P)rick with a silent P?

mower5

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

What utter nonsense. It was the War generation who elected Attlee, and the baby boomers who elected Thatcher.

And your reply is fatuous. You take a comment about generational culture and reply with glib political left/right answer.

ps. The welfare state/NHS was created by the post war government to provide a safety net, not to sap the live and willpower out of the unemployed by creating dependancy culture.

StevieJ

mower5 wrote: »

And your reply is fatuous. You take a comment about generational culture and reply with glib political left/right answer.

ps. The welfare state/NHS was created by the post war government to provide a safety net, not to sap the live and willpower out of the unemployed by creating dependancy culture.

Sir Humphrey, you can't take that lying down :mad: Fight,Fight,Fight (where is my glove? )

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

leveller2911 wrote: »

I Think the problem with this thread is summed up in one word "glad"

We have in the last 10-12 years seen a boom with people (generally) becoming more and more greedy, what this recession will do is to make people rethink there lives.People will have to change, hopefully for the better.People are so materialistic and this recession should concentrate peoples minds on what is really important in life.

I would say I am not "glad" about the recession but in a way I "welcome" it.We can't go on the way we were, change is needed.

I to don't owe anyone a penny, its a nice feeling and you might say I have a blinkered view, but I planned my life around not buying what I couldn't afford , so many people I know have jumped on the "want it now" bandwagon and they need this,like someone else posted its like withdrawal symptoms from a drug addiction............you will always have the innocent people who get the "!!!!!! end of the stick" but the majority of people need to change .... Your more than welcome to accuse me being twisted etc but thats how I feel and I can sleep at night.

I agree with you.Recessions bring out the best and the worst in people.
The good thing is they bring about change,whether we like it or not.
This thread got me thinking and each recession since the 70s,has marked a milestone in our lives and not coincidentally.In the long run I'm glad they happened even though it was awful at the time.You could say fate decided for us.
It is sad to see people having tough times but you get over it and although it feels like the world is falling apart at the time you get over it.
It makes you stronger in the long run.

thriftybabe

The problem with the thread is the word "glad" also "its quite funny really." I can honestly say I am gutted for the people who have worked for us for 12 years. Decent, hard working people with families whom we have to pay off in the next two weeks. Its an end of an era.

My OH and I have been saying for years that things cannot go on with people getting into more and more debt. I understand that recessions are inevitable. My gripe is how some people are so flippant in their comments.

Facing staff and telling them that there is no work for them is one of the most horrible feelings ever. We are a small business and have a good relationship with these people. We know about their personal lives, socialise with their families.

There are worst things in life. We all know that and are very lucky. It is just not nice at the moment!