End of the cheap fixed mortgage

lostinrates

Oh crikey: we'll all think what we think. I'm pretty sure I regularly PM the same person twice over under different names, but I don't know, so be it.

Can I be someone else, too? I'm bored of this user name

bendix

On top of all my other sins against sanctimonious SteveJ, I'd like to make a confession.

I am Dithering Dad.

treliac

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Mate, get a life. Talk to me about house prices, inflation, the economy or the recession or b ugger off :cool:

Ahh ... More of the warm, friendly, empathetic prose I'm used to ...

treliac

bendix wrote: »

On top of all my other sins against sanctimonious SteveJ, I'd like to make a confession.

I am Dithering Dad.

Nah, sorry, the psychology's wrong. You don't cut it!

Harry_Powell

What's the obsession with Dithering Dad anyway?

Seriously?

spinning_hamster_wheel

Sorry for butting in - I'm a serial lurker on here - but HP you are sooooo Dithering Dad :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: and that is a compliment!

lostinrates

spinning_hamster_wheel wrote: »

Sorry for butting in - I'm a serial lurker on here - but HP you are sooooo Dithering Dad :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: and that is a compliment!

Its nice to have lurkers joining in.:beer:

Its a shame its about AEs not the economy.

StevieJ

Harry_Powell wrote: »

I've taken to lurking on the pensions and investment boards and have found that Bendix' posts are top notch, informative and inciteful. I have absolutely no doubt that if he says he is a high earner, then that's what he is. Unlike some people :rolleyes:, I would rather aspire to be like successful people than to be jealous of them.

Why did you thank mewbie when he called him @sshole then

Heyman_2

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Someone was warning about fixed rates increasing when I first joined MSE, there was a thread about buying houses and securing low fixes before they went up. I've checked the history and the rate was a 5 year fix with A&L at 3.99 with no arrangement fee.

IIRC, the bloke posting it was savaged by quite a few people, so I disregarded the advice. I'm starting to wonder if I was correct to do so.

This isn't an advice forum though - it's all debate and a lot of people here are going to be wrong about what they passionately argue in favour of, no matter how much they assert otherwise :rolleyes:

Edit: Oops, didn't realise this was already up to 5 pages, and with a Sock Puppet accusation discussion raging along no less! Ah well, better do my bit - here ya go -

StevieJ

bendix wrote: »

With respect Stevej, I dont need to justify my life choices to you. I personally have seen at too close quarters exactly what I have described. As a result, I opted out of claiming benefits for precisely that reason, and decided instead to take a different route.

With respect bendix, you say you have lived in subsidised housing, received benefits through your fathers unemployment and received a state education until you were at least 21 and I guess you received a maintenance grant as well. Yet through your posts I sense utter disregard for those unfortunate to not possess your presumable abilities and unwillingness to pay for those less fortunate (although you now appear to deny this).
I assume you are a legal bod (after applying some intellectual curiosity ) your pm to LIR is a bit of a clue. Apologies if any assumptions I have made are incorrect.
BTW commiserations over your dad.