What is meant by 'missing the boat'

chucky

ad9898 wrote: »

In the last crash prices stagnated for a period of years and when HPI finally did raise its ugly head, it was very mild for 3-4 years.

we've discussed this before and i don't know what house prices will be coming out of the recession.

you're right about the last recession - however the two previous ones saw a short period of stagnation. the early 80s recession had return to peak prices in 22 months.
The one in the mid-70s was similar but a bit longer.

it's up to you which you think will apply in the next few years.

cardsharps

ad9898 wrote: »

What is meant by 'missing the boat'.

Not getting on board the Titanic???

tommy75

There is no boat.

Pobby

Well having done a few boom and busts, imho there is loads of time, tons of it. I for one think there is a long way to go yet before we hit the bottom, 2 years, 3 years, I really don`t know.

As for some nonsense talked about on here about missing the boat, stuff and nonsense.

lostinrates

As a child I travelled a lot alone, with a card around my neck holding the hand of air stewardessess. Missing the plane was a big deal and my parents: who hadn't travelled so much in their childhoods as I, certainly not with anything like the frequency: being on time was a VERY big deal. we were normally there at least an hour early. All that time wasted in airports, tense and grumpy and a little bored, what a pity.

When we were planning our return to UK from Italy we had to time things reasonably efficiently: to hit UK at the right time for our animals' paperwork to be valid and drive up from Italy. I rememebr getting into the sort of time sensitve planning my parents would have and DH kept telling me to relax: that we'd be fine . I asked what happens if we miss our channel tunnel train. He said, quite simply: we get the next one. A bit worng footed by the simplicity of this alternative plan I asked what happened if we missed by a massive amount that saw us having to re treat and paper work the animals and staying 24 hours near the tunnel french side. DH said: we take the pets to a vet and find nice hotel.

The simplicity of not having to do things by an expected ferry schedule has frankly been very enlightening and I no longer, ever fear missing the boat. As DHs says, there is a next one (or a different method of transport).

I'm quite happy now, to miss the boat. I've never even particularly liked boats.

ETA; we actually arrived ahead of schedule, but with the timing that allowed us to enter uk.....just a the very first moment of our 24 hour window. We got an earlier train.

blakester

ad9898 wrote: »

As for your your 'boat/ferry quote', I understand that, as I catch ferries quite often, you generally have a 45 min check in tolerance, now that is a boat that can easily be missed I grant you, but if the boat is in dock for 5 years+, I'd be very surprised that anyone who is capable of catching it, can't get on.

I understand what you are getting at here Ad. House prices have been dropping for quite sometime now and I too believe they have some way to fall yet. If the bottom could be predicted, I am sure it (the bottom) would be around for a while and not a fleeting moment where if someone wasn't quick enough could miss the boat. I believe the 'boat' will be in dock for a 'refit' before its fit to sail again, there's plenty time for people to buy a house at the bottom price whenever that present's itself.IMO FWIW

Kenny4315

Looks like someof you guys will be needing to get some bits of wood and build a temporary raft, as the boat appears to be departing .... and you haven't got your tickets .... shame ....

Graham_Devon

Kenny4315 wrote: »

Looks like someof you guys will be needing to get some bits of wood and build a temporary raft, as the boat appears to be departing .... and you haven't got your tickets .... shame ....

No, because the tickets will be cheaper the second time round.

Ron2256

Graham_Devon wrote: »

No, because the tickets will be cheaper the second time round.

And the boat will be a lot nicer too.

bubblesmoney

a boat is a risky place to be on when it springs a leak and there is no dry land in sight