Wilsons - The buy-to-let gurus' empire crumbles

Malcolm.

Mr.Brown wrote: »

Oh come on. It may be boring now, but what a great breaking story it was. Car crash, outside house, fire hydrant, 2 in the morning, wife smashed window to 'rescue' him, and with a golf club as well. And all this happens to a pre packaged, carefully managed 'product' who has been sellign us !!!!!! for quite some time.

Great golfer. But that's all.

I see you are blinded by tabloid media stories. It's the same media that helped sell the Tiger Woods 'product'.

I had hoped for better from you.

Malcolm.

carolt wrote: »

I don't think that enjoying the story of the big bad wolf falling into the pot of boiling water meant that one wanted to be a wolf, Malcolm. It just meant that one enjoyed the happy ending, the little pigs able to enjoy their houses in peace and the greedy wolf getting his just deserts.

One can enjoy a happy ending - or karma, in more modern lingo - without standing to benefit personally. It's called empathy. One can feel a warm glow when Cinderella marries her prince without any similar desire to nab her prince or any pathological hatred of plain-looking sisters.

It's good to be reminded that we live in a moral universe.

The universe has no morals. It's operating like a giant computer, except nobody knows precisely what it's calculating.

A lot of people will likely be ejected from their rental homes, banks may need a little more taxpayer money. Selling it as a happy ending seems a little misleading.

carolt

Ah, and there we have the atheist v the person who believes in God.

I think we'll have to agree to differ, Malcolm.

Malcolm.

carolt wrote: »

Ah, and there we have the atheist v the person who believes in God.

I think we'll have to agree to differ, Malcolm.

If the universe is calculating something. What is to say a god didn't create it that way.

RDB

carolt wrote: »

I don't think that enjoying the story of the big bad wolf falling into the pot of boiling water meant that one wanted to be a wolf, Malcolm. It just meant that one enjoyed the happy ending, the little pigs able to enjoy their houses in peace and the greedy wolf getting his just deserts.

One can enjoy a happy ending - or karma, in more modern lingo - without standing to benefit personally. It's called empathy. One can feel a warm glow when Cinderella marries her prince without any similar desire to nab her prince or any pathological hatred of plain-looking sisters.

It's good to be reminded that we live in a moral universe.

Wow just noticed Carolt is back, I remember arguing with you a couple of years ago.

Anyway how do you see this situation playing out Caroly? Do you think they actually will sell all their houses and have money left?

abaxas

Malcolm. wrote: »

Will their demise lead to your happiness? I think you'd be better focusing on trying to buy a home rather than on what some guy you've never met is doing with his homes. Just my opinion of course.

But then I don't rent, and i guess it's an individuals right to vent..

The demise of any insolvent business leads to my happiness. Only a nutter would think differently.

Malcolm.

carolt wrote: »

I don't think that enjoying the story of the big bad wolf falling into the pot of boiling water meant that one wanted to be a wolf, Malcolm. It just meant that one enjoyed the happy ending, the little pigs able to enjoy their houses in peace and the greedy wolf getting his just deserts.

I feel sorry for the wolf, it needed to eat.

All things are sacred, go see Avatar, it might bring out the hippy in you.

Mr.Brown_4

Malcolm. wrote: »

All things are sacred...

Hmmm. Tell you what, if the Wilsons crash and burn I'll believe there really is a God.

Malcolm.

Mr.Brown wrote: »

Hmmm. Tell you what, if the Wilsons crash and burn I'll believe there really is a God.

I think we have gone full circle with this one.
You're returning to tabloid sound bites.

wageslave

Malcolm. wrote: »

I feel sorry for the wolf, it needed to eat.

All things are sacred, go see Avatar, it might bring out the hippy in you.

The wolf, however, does not buy up umpteen houses and then boast about how clever it is has been on national TV.

It also has better taste in clothes.