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I tried to tell her once last year that I know people who only own one pair of shoes. She didn't believe me that such people exist in the 21st century...
I know someone with 1 pair of shoes -- my son. He need new ones every couple of months, and we buy decent ones, but certainly not more than one pair!
He has a mate who has 6 pairs of shoes, which is barmy for a 2 year old. Mind you, she had a birthday party when she turned 2 that cost £3k!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Doesn't he smell when he gets to work?
Showers are good. Our chambers has a bathroom, incl. a bath and a shower, and it comes in very handy....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »That is an awful lot for a handbag.
Aye, 'tis. You should see the kind of losers owning one gets you associated with, as well.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u284/Fashion_Critic_/Victoria%20Beckham/Poshvs.Heidi21Julycopy.jpg
Oh well, today I've fixed the telly we thought was broken, and resisted people trying to force me to go to the pub, and last night cost £2.20 so, cheap weekend
Hurrah, now I have more thankings than postings, cheers everyone!0 -
Sorry to say, but it's not even a nice bag!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Sorry to say, but it's not even a nice bag!
No argument from me, although I know nothing about fashion and carry my belongings around in either a black fabric satchel I got free at a work conference, or a 2002 vintage Le Coq Sportif rucksack...Hurrah, now I have more thankings than postings, cheers everyone!0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Showers are good. Our chambers has a bathroom, incl. a bath and a shower, and it comes in very handy.
I wish we had showers in work
I live about 10 (hilly) miles from the office, so that's about an hour each way, add 15 mins to get showered and changed and I'd need to head out at 7:45am to be at my desk by 9. No problem, that's only half an hour earlier than I leave now to catch the bus. The exercise would be great, as would the savings, the smelling would suck though!
If I lived 2-3 miles away then I'd cycle in regardless of the lack of showers as I wouldn't break a sweat on such a shourt journey.
I'm just gonna keep on nagging I think. Maybe they'll crack one day...0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »In central London there are bikes everywhere, so it doesn't bother us - there are always nicer ones to be nicked!
Well thats fine talk for a barrister
Oh, I see, you mean that you would not get yours nicked as others are nicer than yours, rather than there are nicer ones to replace yours with if they get nicked?:D
At least, I'm hoping you mean the former
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oldMcDonald wrote: »Well thats fine talk for a barrister
Oh, I see, you mean that you would not get yours nicked as others are nicer than yours, rather than there are nicer ones to replace yours with if they get nicked?:D
At least, I'm hoping you mean the former
I mean that our bikes are not the nicest, and the nicer ones are more likely to be nicked than ours are (-:...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I mean that our bikes are not the nicest, and the nicer ones are more likely to be nicked than ours are (-:
I use that theory to keep my car safe. It's an old, small car that looks like it's driven by someone with no cash at all
However, it gets me from A to B perfectly and is very reliable and cheap to run - I keep it well serviced and spend money to quickly fix mechanical problems. Since it's so cosmetically run down (has some visible rust and a couple of dents) I never worry about getting it dinged in car parks. I also never worry about anyone bothering with it. Once I left my keys in the door for about five hours and no-one touched it
It's also great for 'fitting in' as no-one gives you a second look even in dodgy areas.
In fact, I'm mulling buying a new bicycle which is going to cost considerably more than the secondhand value of my car :rotfl:--
Every pound less borrowed (to buy a house) is more than two pounds less to repay and more than three pounds less to earn, over the course of a typical mortgage.0 -
I'm currently saving £1000 a month. I can do this because I still live at home with my parents (I'm 22). I'm a director for a company, my company pays rent for the office at my parents (spare bedroom ...), so I pay my parents a relatively small sum to live there due to the extra they receive for the office rental. All the food I consume is purchased by me.
My target is £18,000, I currently have £12100.
However, I'll be a Dad within two months, so events may force my hand in terms of buying or renting sooner rather than later.0
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