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chisel
24 Mar 10 13:32
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I wouldnt change it for the world!

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By:
madsimon
When: 24 Mar 10 14:02
calm down
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 24 Mar 10 14:20
You go for it Chisel.
We need people with low expectations.
Helps the overall balance.
By:
uptheowls
When: 24 Mar 10 15:11
Best horse racing in the world I agree.
By:
chisel
When: 24 Mar 10 15:47
Lets all look for the positives!

It is a beautiful day here in Bognor Regis today!!. Shafted a horrible Estate Agent two doors down who was trying to rip off my naive first time buyer... I hate Estate Agents! Except my wife of course!
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 24 Mar 10 17:46
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Shafted and rip off in one sentence describing your day.
Yep that's good old blighty for you eh ?
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 24 Mar 10 17:54
So you're a mortgage broker and your wife is an estate agent.
A marriage in heaven ?
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 24 Mar 10 18:04
Real estate heaven I should have said.
Hell for some though on here.
By:
chisel
When: 24 Mar 10 18:12
A marriage in heaven indeed YLB!!

Could be worse!
By:
melv
When: 24 Mar 10 19:09
It is a beautiful day here in Bognor Regis today!! said Mr Chisel as he looked through the bow widows of his 1920's suburban semi-detatched palace and looked forward to manicuring his lawn.

He cracked his knuckles and sighed. "Inspirational". He turned on his recently upgraded computer and wondered what his message to his legions of adoring fans would be.

Something beautiful, something inspirational, something patriotic. Something English.

I know I'll tell em that the price of there houses is going up. No not price wrong word. Value thats it Value. "The value of your property will ineviatably rise. Remember folks you heard it here first."

They will never realise thatanywhere they might want to move to will be going up too. And they have no dea that inflated house prices will ,mean their children will be giving most of their disposalable income to Banks for all their lives. Their kids will will be slaves to Barkleys, HBOS and some Catalan bandits.

"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha" he laughed.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha HaHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha HaHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 24 Mar 10 19:23
I like that melv.
By:
mightymoyes
When: 24 Mar 10 19:33
quality! :D
By:
Contrarian
When: 24 Mar 10 19:56
LOL Melv!!
By:
subversion
When: 24 Mar 10 20:01
:D

top bombing melv
By:
potlis
When: 25 Mar 10 09:10
Nice one
By:
chisel
When: 25 Mar 10 10:50
Melv

Rather than slaves to a landlord!! Truly inspirational words from you! Debt is nbecessary to create future wealth! It is simply managing that debt!. If I have to say one more time that rent will inevitably increase year on year , whilst by having a mortgage you will one day own your home with no mortgage or rent to pay ANYONE (bank or landlord). Make the choice , and dont moan about it when you recah retirement and realise you cant afford the rent, which incidently is now £3000 a month due to inflation.

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May I also suggest that like many on here your glass is obviously half empty.. Lets get out of the doldrums and embrace what is so great about the UK.
By:
melv
When: 25 Mar 10 11:17
Hi Chiz you know I'm actually a fan. I just could not resist. Have a half full glass of cider on me.
By:
chisel
When: 25 Mar 10 11:45
Mev

No worries mate! Your post did make me laugh, and I think?, that some of it was well and truly tongue in cheek!
By:
melv
When: 25 Mar 10 11:57
Its where I tend to kep my tongue.

Glad we are still on speaking terms I am about to ask for a bit of help.
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 25 Mar 10 20:47
Can you stop being funny all the time melv
Your posts are killing me.
By:
Bamboo
When: 25 Mar 10 22:07
It`a alright but only alright
By:
Andrew in Sweden
When: 26 Mar 10 05:57
I left UK in 1984; lived and worked in several countries since then, it was the best decision I ever made. I return several times a year for odd weekends, but no way could I live there again. England is not the country it was and for many reasons.
By:
Dr Doo Lay
When: 31 Mar 10 20:26
have recently returned to blighty with my family. been away for most of past 20 years. i love it. what's the problem? groaners will groan anywhere they go. (wish this farking rain would cease tho...)
By:
subversion
When: 31 Mar 10 20:36
the UK is best when you can get away from it for several months every year :D
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 31 Mar 10 20:47
The grass is always greener ?
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 31 Mar 10 20:48
Let me guess.
Which time of the year would you be recommending Sub ?
By:
Stow_judge
When: 31 Mar 10 21:18
How Rip-Off Britain started

In 1986 I campaigned British Telecom to itemise their telephone bills. It was absurd that a phone bill only showed the 'final amount to pay', leaving the consumer no idea whether phone calls were accurately recorded or not and, more importantly, leaving no recourse for challenge or complaint! It was akin to going to the petrol station and filling up the car with no visible pump meter present - and then handing over £X amount! After arriving back from Canada (where phone bills had been itemised for years), this was my first rude awakening to 'Rip-Off Britain'.

The 'Rip-Off Britain' campaign got into full swing in 1998 when I launched my website in an effort to get justice for the British public. I have since appeared on BBC2 Newsnight, Sky News, numerous national and local radio stations and talk shows, have written various articles, and have even 'duped' the scammers at their own game! I continue to vigorously campaign for the British consumer in one the most expensive, 'cutthroat' and consumer exploited countries in the World.

The Rip-Off continues

The phrase "Rip-Off Britain" was originally coined during 1997 due to the vast difference in car prices in the UK - as compared with the rest of Europe. 'Rip-Off' is now part of our everyday language - especially when we realise or discover to our horror, anger and dismay we've been duped, scammed, 'taken for a ride', or have been plain diddled out of our hard earned money by shoddy goods, poor service, unscrupulous or sharp business practices, exorbitant charges, etc.
My aim is to ensure that 'Rip-Off Britain' remains ingrained in our mind-set, by reminding people to be more vigilant in their purchases and everyday dealings. However, if you do unfortunately get 'ripped-off', you're going to discover that by using my proven methods & tactics of complaint, you'll achieve a satisfactory outcome and a result in your favour in the majority of cases.
Public awareness behind the British 'rip-off' culture has vastly improved over the past decade or so. But despite our efforts and the many media campaigns on TV & Radio, the 'so-called' voluntary business codes of conduct that is supposed to be the 'magic bullet' to protect us all, and successive Government intervention by often weak and ineffective legislation; there are STILL significant areas within our economy and throughout society where British consumers are continually being Ripped-Off!

Britain's Top Rip-Off's
As polled in a survey of over 8,000 e-mail and website responses
(presented in random order)

Fraudulent schemes & scams
Shoddy goods & poor service

Unqualified & rogue trades people
Unscrupulous business practices

Bank charges & bad practices
Fraudulent e-mails

Water & energy companies
Council Tax *

Railway fares
High interest store & credit cards

Mobile phone charges
Capital Gains Tax *

Fuel duty *
House selling/buying practices

Inheritance tax *
Stamp duty *

Speed cameras *
Premium Rate phone numbers

Postal charges
Wages below the minimum

Low Old Age Pensions
High taxation of the poorest *

Motorway restaurants
Endowment policies & mis-selling

The demise of Final Salary pensions
Government wasting our money

Membership of the Euro
Stealth taxation *

CD's, DVD's
Car prices

Electrical goods
Hotel accommodation

TV Licence fee *
Food prices (supermarkets)

Extended warranties
Loan protection insurance

Import duty *
Value added tax (VAT) *
By:
YOULITTLEBOTTY
When: 31 Mar 10 21:26
Get a life.
You think Britain is the only country where all these things happen ?.
Man's inhumanity to man.
Makes the world go round.
And there's nowt you can do about it.
By:
chisel
When: 01 Apr 10 17:39
We are about to get taxed to death but at the end of the days we are lucky . Get ready for a Bank holiday of fantastic British Weather!

Happy Days!
By:
unquoted
When: 01 Apr 10 17:54
You must be on a promise tonight chisel you're unaturally happy ;)
By:
far cough
When: 06 Apr 10 01:40
stow judge, you forgot betfair commission
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