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Anyway, why should I care ?

Used to spend a bit of time on this forum. Banter, arguments, debate, and all that. Quite entertaining.

Eventually I got tired of reading "the same old", so I only visit once in a while.

I note that the usual suspects are still arguing their case.

Hamish is still worshipping at the altar of HPI. Graham is still getting lots of stick because he doesn't attend the HPI church. RenoMan, aka ??? is probably on his way to yet another username, and I suspect that Sibley is still playing with his sword.

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30 Year Challenge : To be 30 years older. Equity : Don't know, don't care much. Savings : That's asking for ridicule.
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  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
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    Hi Derv

    Ring the changes. Find something to debate that we haven't discussed recently or before. I'm bored with house price discussion but quite like the broader economy stuff. There are a lot of good posters still around, even if at times they lurk rather than post.
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  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Hi Derv

    Ring the changes. Find something to debate that we haven't discussed recently or before. I'm bored with house price discussion but quite like the broader economy stuff. There are a lot of good posters still around, even if at times they lurk rather than post.

    I still quite happy with house price stuff but I'm getting fed up with all the the snipping.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    I still quite happy with house price stuff but I'm getting fed up with all the the snipping.

    Always has been on the forum. Just more obvious with fewer contributors.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    DervProf wrote: »
    Eventually I got tired of reading "the same old", so I only visit once in a while.

    Fatigue is setting in to a degree. As there's no quick fixes or solutions. With hindsight, 5 years of low base rates and various Government support initiatives for the banks. Show how perilously close the UK economy was too collapse if the major banks had defaulted. .
  • ukcarper wrote: »
    I still quite happy with house price stuff but I'm getting fed up with all the the snipping.

    Don't mind the snipping, it's the sniping that can be the best fun.....:cool:

    But we can't use real bullets so not much harm in it.
  • DervProf wrote: »
    ....Hamish is still worshipping at the altar of HPI.

    While you were away, he promoted himself to preacher. Another 3 years and HPI will be worshipping him.
    DervProf wrote: »
    ....Graham is still getting lots of stick because he doesn't attend the HPI church.

    His attendance is certainly less frequent these days. But he can't read the hymn sheets properly, and so brings his own. Written in crayon. But even then, he sings them totally and utterly out of tune with everyone else. We do humour him though.
    DervProf wrote: »
    ....RenoMan, aka ??? is probably on his way to yet another username,

    The word is he'll change it to "PPR'd" to save everyone's time.
    DervProf wrote: »
    ....and I suspect that Sibley is still playing with his sword.

    Very much so, but it's getting a bit blunt now. He keeps getting told to use a grinder but he just says it's her day off.
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Hi Derv.

    I think your criticisms are pretty much spot on.

    The board tends to have quite a narrow focus which probably doesn't help.

    Anyway mate. Hope all's well. It's a glorious day in paradise, 24C with a light breeze. It'll be 30 tomorrow and then rain on Friday just in time for the weekend. Oh well.
  • Rotor
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    Generali wrote: »
    Hi Derv.

    I think your criticisms are pretty much spot on.

    The board tends to have quite a narrow focus which probably doesn't help.

    Anyway mate. Hope all's well. It's a glorious day in paradise, 24C with a light breeze. It'll be 30 tomorrow and then rain on Friday just in time for the weekend. Oh well.

    With any luck the next Test will be rained off and we'll soar to a glorious draw.

    Oh - forgot ; Alice Springs, does it ever rain there?
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Rotor wrote: »
    With any luck the next Test will be rained off and we'll soar to a glorious draw.

    Oh - forgot ; Alice Springs, does it ever rain there?

    I was chatting to a proper Aussie cricket fan today and the point was made that players like Cook and Pietersen haven't suddenly become rubbish. Their ~50 averages show us that they can bat a bit.

    It's not unknown for it to rain in Alice Springs. It's hardly the norm though. The below made the national news (it's Uluru/Ayers Rock BTW):

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  • DervProf
    DervProf Posts: 4,035 Forumite
    And now you're talking about cricket !
    30 Year Challenge : To be 30 years older. Equity : Don't know, don't care much. Savings : That's asking for ridicule.
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