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i just watched grand designs and now want too kill somone.
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »My siblings and I were fortunate (!) enough to have parents who firmly corrected us all the time - actually, that's an incorrect use of the past tense, my father still does.
His current favourite pet-hate is "it looks like it's going to rain" or similar. My OH's brother said that at Christmas this year, and my father growled "AS IF!" before realising it wasn't one of his off-spring and muttering an apology....
A common saying here in South Wales is "the rain is starting to stop".
Which I think is brilliant.dolce vita's stock reply templates
#1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided
#2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now
#3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing0 -
Torpid is the word I'm looking for, like a hibernating mouse. You know, that slightly liverish, post Christmas, winter Sunday feeling.0
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You are in South Wales?dolce_vita wrote: »A common saying here in South Wales is "the rain is starting to stop".
Which I think is brilliant.
Blimey. Had you down as a Londoner.0 -
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#1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided
#2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now
#3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing0 -
Not sure really, possibly that those most vocal in property forums seem to have a London bias. So I just assumed.dolce_vita wrote: »..........why?0 -
Whenever the planning system is found to be corrupt it's usually to allow building on open spaces.if only our planning system wasnt so corrupt, intent on preserving the green belt and inefective for private builders we could all have nice big homes.Happy chappy0 -
tomstickland wrote: »Whenever the planning system is found to be corrupt it's usually to allow building on open spaces.
I think epz's point is that the planning system in this country is opaque, and appears to favour large builders and/or people who make donations to the right party over the individual who wants to build their own family home."Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Not sure really, possibly that those most vocal in property forums seem to have a London bias. So I just assumed.
No. I'm a cardiff boy.
Although I live in a village just outside now.dolce vita's stock reply templates
#1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided
#2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now
#3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing0 -
dolce_vita wrote: »No. I'm a cardiff boy.
Although I live in a village just outside now.
I thought you were a chap, but Vita is a bit of a feminine name.
"Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.0
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