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  • Thanks Dr Hook - you can tell how involved in the housing market I am!?!
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • aah
    aah Posts: 520 Forumite
    Dr_Hook wrote: »
    It's a sign of the times - sadly public perception is more important than reality.

    Makes me wonder why no-one so much as blinked when Barclays borrowed £1.6bn 2 weeks ago though :confused:

    possibly because ... they (Barclays) dont have the word "Northern" (ie - impoverished people, plenty sub prime loans) in their name
  • pania
    pania Posts: 8,258 Forumite
    aah wrote: »
    possibly because ... they (Barclays) dont have the word "Northern" (ie - impoverished people, plenty sub prime loans) in their name


    i'm hoping thats been said in jest aah, a little out of order if not... way would northern indicate impoverished people? a little unjustifiable dontya think?
    debt @05/11/11 £12210.63!! slowly chipping away!!
    :heart2:impossible is nothing.:heart2:
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