Was The End of Last Year the bottom of the Market?

Davesnave

mewbie wrote: »

I remember huddling behind a wall in Ypres with my mate Tommy at the end of 1940 and asking him "do you think it will be over by Xmas?" He was a wise old cove. "Not a chance Mewbie" he said.

Wrong war, Mewbie. 'Over by Christmas' was WW1, which would make you about 113. Still, you wouldn't be the first one on here whose figures don't stack-up.

Of course you might have been alluding obliquely to our own dear Chancellor's predictions about the economy, which do indeed seem more likely than the prospect of someone who was at Ypres in 1914 recounting the tale on MSE.......but only just.;)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/20/recession-alistair-darling

Harry_Powell

ad9898 wrote: »

I've said it a million times, unemployment rising, GDP shrinking, public sector to be hammered after election, tax rises, interest rate rises in the medium term, if all these issues were opposite, the bottom would be here and now, they aren't and it isn't.

I've told you a million times, stop exagerating!

Lotus-eater

Davesnave wrote: »

Wrong war, Mewbie. 'Over by Christmas' was WW1, which would make you about 113. Still, you wouldn't be the first one on here whose figures don't stack-up.

Of course you might have been alluding obliquely to our own dear Chancellor's predictions about the economy, which do indeed seem more likely than the prospect of someone who was at Ypres in 1914 recounting the tale on MSE.......but only just.;)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/20/recession-alistair-darling

Ypes was WWI as well Although not many were hiding behind walls in the mud of the trenches.

Darling was on the tv the other day on that crash thing, he said he thought the current recession was the worst in a hundred years or something, so if that's true, how on earth can it be over by the end of the year?

mewbie_2

Davesnave wrote: »

Wrong war, Mewbie. 'Over by Christmas' was WW1, which would make you about 113. Still, you wouldn't be the first one on here whose figures don't stack-up.

Tommy told me while we were out there. "Those young uns will never thank you Mewbie", he said. That was just before the big push into Allemagne. Afterwards I took Tommy's cufflinks back to his wife. He was still at the front, but it was a chance to see if she'd be up for it. She wasn't.

After the war we got back together, attacking tramps in the local park but it wasn't the same. Drifted apart, started drinking, the rest writes itself. Lost all hope, became a hopeless shabby wreck of a man, twisted and bitter inside, a big time loser shunned by all. Didn't even get a telegram from her Maj on me 100th.

That's when I decided to become a BTL landlord.

Harry_Powell

mewbie wrote: »

Tommy told me while we were out there. "Those young uns will never thank you Mewbie", he said. That was just before the big push into Allemagne. Afterwards I took Tommy's cufflinks back to his wife. He was still at the front, but it was a chance to see if she'd be up for it. She wasn't.

After the war we got back together, attacking tramps in the local park but it wasn't the same. Drifted apart, started drinking, the rest writes itself. Lost all hope, became a hopeless shabby wreck of a man, twisted and bitter inside, a big time loser shunned by all. Didn't even get a telegram from her Maj on me 100th.

That's when I decided to become a BTL landlord.

You really must have hit rock bottom mewbie! :rotfl:

Thrugelmir

Treadmill wrote: »

I bought in September 2008, and am buying again, I've just reserved another new build house, Persimmon have taken my house in Part Ex for 7K more than I paid for it 9 months ago.

Read into that what you will

Persimmon are making a profit .......... so are you sure you're not overpaying ?

StevieJ

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Ypes was WWI as well Although not many were hiding behind walls in the mud of the trenches.

Darling was on the tv the other day on that crash thing, he said he thought the currant recession was the worst in a hundred years or something, so if that's true, how on earth can it be over by the end of the year?

Less of the end of the year, end of the month, please

pickles110564

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Persimmon are making a profit .......... so are you sure you're not overpaying ?

With rampant HPI on the way, it is an excellant purchase.;)

pickles110564

mewbie wrote: »

Tommy told me while we were out there. "Those young uns will never thank you Mewbie", he said. That was just before the big push into Allemagne. Afterwards I took Tommy's cufflinks back to his wife. He was still at the front, but it was a chance to see if she'd be up for it. She wasn't.

After the war we got back together, attacking tramps in the local park but it wasn't the same. Drifted apart, started drinking, the rest writes itself. Lost all hope, became a hopeless shabby wreck of a man, twisted and bitter inside, a big time loser shunned by all. Didn't even get a telegram from her Maj on me 100th.

That's when I decided to become a BTL landlord.

Trying to change the subject again, not much longer and the beads of cold sweat will be appearing on your forehead.

mewbie_2

pickles110564 wrote: »

Trying to change the subject again, not much longer and the beads of cold sweat will be appearing on your forehead.

I did my sweating in a Japanese POW camp with my old mate Tommy. Every night the Commandant would select one of us to be lashed to the gymnasiums wooden horse while he took his filthy pleasure. It was where I earned the respect of the other men. I was the only one who used to volunteer for it.

Now I'm on the scrapheap of life. Bit like your Beemer.

Oh - you wanted on topic? But I did that four posts ago. Will it be over by Xmas? Technically the recession will be. But house prices will still be falling like Adolf's doodlebugs, and unemployment rising like the Japanese sun over the Toyota forced labour bridge and train construction centre.