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You go for it Chisel.
We need people with low expectations.
Helps the overall balance.
We need people with low expectations.
Helps the overall balance.
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!
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!
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 ?
Shafted and rip off in one sentence describing your day.
Yep that's good old blighty for you eh ?
So you're a mortgage broker and your wife is an estate agent.
A marriage in heaven ?
A marriage in heaven ?
Real estate heaven I should have said.
Hell for some though on here.
Hell for some though on here.
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
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
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.
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.
Hi Chiz you know I'm actually a fan. I just could not resist. Have a half full glass of cider on me.
Mev
No worries mate! Your post did make me laugh, and I think?, that some of it was well and truly tongue in cheek!
No worries mate! Your post did make me laugh, and I think?, that some of it was well and truly tongue in cheek!
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.
Glad we are still on speaking terms I am about to ask for a bit of help.
Can you stop being funny all the time melv
Your posts are killing me.
Your posts are killing me.
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.
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...)
the UK is best when you can get away from it for several months every year :D
Let me guess.
Which time of the year would you be recommending Sub ?
Which time of the year would you be recommending Sub ?
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) *
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) *
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.
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.
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!
Happy Days!
You must be on a promise tonight chisel you're unaturally happy ;)
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