Cost of Living

[badgerx16]

16 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Multiply us by the countless others who are tightening their belts also and it will have an adverse affect on many local economies will it not?

You have just shot down my appreciation of your financial clout 😉

Edited 24 August, 2022 by badgerx16

[Lord Duckhunter]

6 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

Multiply us by the countless others who are tightening their belts also and it will have an adverse affect on many local economies will it not?

I’d have thought the opposite, your local will get busier if you stop going in there. 

 

[sadoldgit]

11 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’d have thought the opposite, your local will get busier if you stop going in there. 

 

Apparently you could well be right Duckie. The landlord has been complaining that fewer of the locals go there regularly since lockdown and they have been replaced by a bunch of boorish non woke types from Ashford. Sounds like your kind of demographic Duckie. Who knows, they might even end up renaming it the Gammon Arms? 😚

[Turkish]

54 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Apparently you could well be right Duckie. The landlord has been complaining that fewer of the locals go there regularly since lockdown and they have been replaced by a bunch of boorish non woke types from Ashford. Sounds like your kind of demographic Duckie. Who knows, they might even end up renaming it the Gammon Arms? 😚

Walter Mitty strikes again! Yeah Im utter sure the landlord described his pub as now being full of “boorish non woke types from Ashford” I bet the far right wing are banging the doors down of pubs in Romney Marsh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Edited 25 August, 2022 by Turkish

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

Walter Mitty strikes again! Yeah Im utter sure the landlord described his pub as now being full of “boorish non work types from Ashford” I bet the far right wing are banging the doors down of pubs in Romney Marsh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I am surprised (well, not really) that Sadoldgit is complaining about the 'cost of living'.  He was one of the biggest supporters of continued lockdown and wanted more of it.  

Just cannot believe he is that daft that he is unaware of the financial consequences of doing it.

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I am surprised (well, not really) that Sadoldgit is complaining about the 'cost of living'.  He was one of the biggest supporters of continued lockdown and wanted more of it.  

Just cannot believe he is that daft that he is unaware of the financial consequences of doing it.

He talks so much bollocks he forgets what he believes in. As long as it’s the opposite of the what the tories have done he’ll support it. Proper weird. 

[Warriorsaint]

13 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’d have thought the opposite, your local will get busier if you stop going in there. 

 

Don’t you live in ‘spoons with Nigel?

[Lord Duckhunter]

3 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

Apparently you could well be right Duckie. The landlord has been complaining that fewer of the locals go there regularly since lockdown and they have been replaced by a bunch of boorish non woke types from Ashford. 

Complaining?
 

My arse.

 

Far more money to be made from lads necking real ale that you soft arsed Wokies nursing half a shandy and banging on about Boris & Trans issues 

 

 

 

Edited 25 August, 2022 by Lord Duckhunter

[revolution saint]

7 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Complaining?
 

My arse.

 

Far more money to be made from lads necking real ale that you soft arsed Wokies nursing half a shandy and banging on about Boris & Trans issues 

 

 

 

In my experience the real ale drinkers are the hipsters with strange facial hair and they're more left wing too.  I reckon you're a pinko in disguise.

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Complaining?
 

My arse.

 

Far more money to be made from lads necking real ale that you soft arsed Wokies nursing half a shandy and banging on about Boris & Trans issues 

 

 

 

I guess banging on about UKIP and reciting speeches from the “Iron Lady” is a big draw in your local. Frankly I would rather stick pins in my eyes.

Edited 25 August, 2022 by sadoldgit

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

I guess banging on about UKIP and reciting speeches from the “Iron Lady” is a big draw in your local. Frankly I would rather stick pins in my eyes.

Just as well you can’t afford to go out for a pint anymore then isn’t it

[Weston Super Saint]

11 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Just as well you can’t afford to go out for a pint anymore then isn’t it

And he's been priced out of the 'pin' market.

[Turkish]

41 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

And he's been priced out of the 'pin' market.

I had no idea Romney marsh was such a hotbed of nightlife in Kent. When lads from Ashford want a top night out they don’t go to Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells or Maidstone they go to Romney Marsh.

[Weston Super Saint]

14 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I had no idea Romney marsh was such a hotbed of nightlife in Kent. When lads from Ashford want a top night out they don’t go to Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells or Maidstone they go to Romney Marsh.

Crackin' barmaid  

[AlexLaw76]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

I had no idea Romney marsh was such a hotbed of nightlife in Kent. When lads from Ashford want a top night out they don’t go to Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells or Maidstone they go to Romney Marsh.

He could top-up his beer money by 'housing an Albanian'.  They are now the dominant nationality coming across the Channel.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

He could top-up his beer money by 'housing an Albanian'.  They are now the dominant nationality coming across the Channel.

He got quite shirty when we asked if he was taking any Ukrainians, I guess like most things with soggy that’s for others to do whilst he takes his stand by posting on multiple Southampton football forums about what everyone else should be doing

[Turkish]

Energy cap to go up again as expected, £3549 to be the new average. When do we get our £400 from Richi?

[Weston Super Saint]

4 hours ago, Turkish said:

Energy cap to go up again as expected, £3549 to be the new average. When do we get our £400 from Richi?

Might make some of those electric car owners a little less smug...

[Lord Duckhunter]

On 25/08/2022 at 13:55, sadoldgit said:

I guess banging on about UKIP and reciting speeches from the “Iron Lady” is a big draw in your local. Frankly I would rather stick pins in my eyes.

Nobody discusses politics in any boozer I go in. Otherwise we’d get bores like you banging on. Forget about Uncle Albert, I bet every conversation with you starts  “during the evil Tory years of  blah blah blah.” 

[sadoldgit]

18 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

He could top-up his beer money by 'housing an Albanian'.  They are now the dominant nationality coming across the Channel.

The way this country is going, come winter the Channel could well be full of small boats full of Brits heading for The French coast.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, sadoldgit said:

The way this country is going, come winter the Channel could well be full of small boats full of Brits heading for The French coast.

you seem to think it is oh so better in France.  Very odd

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, sadoldgit said:

The way this country is going, come winter the Channel could well be full of small boats full of Brits heading for The French coast.

Do you want a lift? I’m sure we’d get some volunteers to take you there 

Edited 26 August, 2022 by Lord Duckhunter

[sadoldgit]

2 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Nobody discusses politics in any boozer I go in. Otherwise we’d get bores like you banging on. Forget about Uncle Albert, I bet every conversation with you starts  “during the evil Tory years of  blah blah blah.” 

Plenty of “chicks” behind the bar, a picture of the Queen on the wall and white flag with a Red Cross draped above the TV playing GB news all day no doubt though.

[Winnersaint]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Might make some of those electric car owners a little less smug...

Ahead of the game here. Got one on order that has a petrol engine which acts as a generator. Wheels always driven by battery. No plugging in needed. Drives like an EV throughout, he says reaching new levels of smugness! Seriously though, I know a few people in the motor trade who work for the likes of Honda, Jaguar/Land Rover dealerships who reckon that hydrogen cell tech is more likely the way forward than EVs in the future.

Edited 26 August, 2022 by Winnersaint

[Lord Duckhunter]

8 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Plenty of “chicks” behind the bar, a picture of the Queen on the wall and white flag with a Red Cross draped above the TV playing GB news all day no doubt though.

Doesn’t sound like any ale house I’d frequent or even visited. I’m surprised such places exist, but you’ve clearly visited some. 

[Weston Super Saint]

2 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Doesn’t sound like any ale house I’d frequent or even visited. I’m surprised such places exist, but you’ve clearly visited some. 

The "Romney Marsh Stronghold" - has a swinging sign outside of a horse and armour clad knight slaying a dragon.

It's been empty since lockdown but apparently has recently started to get quite busy....

[Tamesaint]

3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

you seem to think it is oh so better in France.  Very odd

Energy prices going up there as well. Ours by 80% .... French by 4%.

 

 

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[egg]

2 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Energy prices going up there as well. Ours by 80% .... French by 4%.

 

 

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Were there's more than ours before this round of increases, or are we just paying so much more than them for whatever reason? 

[Tamesaint]

14 minutes ago, egg said:

Were there's more than ours before this round of increases, or are we just paying so much more than them for whatever reason? 

Government intervention.

[egg]

39 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Government intervention.

Cheers, hadn't realised, hence the question 👍

[Turkish]

48 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Government intervention.

Meanwhile here in the UK our prospective new PM has defended fuel company making obscene profits whilst families are worried about paying their bills. 

still if you’re investing in shares then there seems to be no better industry at the moment they’re rolling in it, Harbour the latest to announce huge profits

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/25/harbour-energy-defends-investor-payouts-12-fold-profits

[saintsdan]

1 hour ago, Tamesaint said:

Government intervention.

They are also far less dependent on gas for electricity production.

[badgerx16]

43 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Meanwhile here in the UK our prospective new PM has defended fuel company making obscene profits whilst families are worried about paying their bills. 

........

And the current Chancellor has issued this piece of astute advice ; "People should use less energy".

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

And the current Chancellor has issued this piece of astute advice ; "People should use less energy".

Macron has warned France that the era of abundance is over.

[badgerx16]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Macron has warned France that the era of abundance is over.

It's amazing how these visionary people can see the problems so much more clearly than you or I.

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

It's amazing how these visionary people can see the problems so much more clearly than you or I.

Anyway, every penny we pay is worth it in the fight with Russia, right?

 

Edited 26 August, 2022 by AlexLaw76

[badgerx16]

8 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyway, every penny we pay is worth it in the fight with Russia, right?

 

Don't revert to your pro-Putin trolling.

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Don't revert to your pro-Putin trolling.

The UKPLC nudge unit will start to warn us to be prepared to 'ration' energy.  It will be done in the best way to to maintain support for ploughing money into Ukraine (whilst people will freeze over here).  

is the country ready to tuff it out over the winter?  Are you? Is Sadoldgit?  My answer is NO, and you'll soon be demanding everyone (in the Tory party) is sacked!

Edited 26 August, 2022 by AlexLaw76

[Weston Super Saint]

24 minutes ago, saintsdan said:

They are also far less dependent on gas for electricity production.

Because they weren't scared of nuclear....

[whelk]

18 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyway, every penny we pay is worth it in the fight with Russia, right?

 

Yes it is but given up hope of you ever comprehending the idea

Edited 26 August, 2022 by whelk

[whelk]

6 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The UKPLC nudge unit will start to warn us to be prepared to 'ration' energy.  It will be done in the best way to to maintain support for ploughing money into Ukraine (whilst people will freeze over here).  

is the country ready to tuff it out over the winter?  Are you? Is Sadoldgit?  My answer is NO, and you'll soon be demanding everyone (in the Tory party) is sacked!

You clearly won’t be but on the scale of moral fibre I put you at the extreme weak end

[badgerx16]

14 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

is the country ready to tuff it out over the winter?  Are you? Is Sadoldgit?  My answer is NO, and you'll soon be demanding everyone (in the Tory party) is sacked!

Your World view is all over the place, and your reading of people is wildly off the mark.

1) "Toughing it out over the winter" - yes I am prepared, if it is necessary, and financially we can cope. ( Though I would prefer not to have to ). If your answer is 'NO' then you are admitting that you are willing to sell Ukraine's independence down the river for your own personal, selfish, motives, and at the same time reward Putin's expansionist megalomanical plan to dominate Eastern Europe.

2) "Demanding everyone in the Tory party is sacked" - I am perfectly well aware that we are lumbered with the inept and clueless bunch currently in Government for the remainder of the Parliamentary term.

[aintforever]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

is the country ready to tuff it out over the winter?  Are you? Is Sadoldgit?  My answer is NO

Pussy

[sadoldgit]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The UKPLC nudge unit will start to warn us to be prepared to 'ration' energy.  It will be done in the best way to to maintain support for ploughing money into Ukraine (whilst people will freeze over here).  

is the country ready to tuff it out over the winter?  Are you? Is Sadoldgit?  My answer is NO, and you'll soon be demanding everyone (in the Tory party) is sacked!

You were clueless as Delldays. You were clueless as Batman. You are still clueless. Why someone who thought that Pelle was crap thinks he has a handle on the national crisis that is about to cripple us is beyond comprehension. Do yourself a favour Jamie and STFU about things that you don’t have a clue about (which, to be frank, is pretty much everything).

[badgerx16]

Just to be clear, this is why it is worth having to 'tough it out'. If we don't, we are condoning this;

Edited 26 August, 2022 by badgerx16

[kyle04]

UK aid to Ukraine : £2.3 billion (total, military and financial aid)

UK annual welfare budget (2021/22) : £240 billion

Just to put it in perspective, Ukraine are hardly bleeding us dry. I'm proud of my country (for once).

Edited 26 August, 2022 by kyle04

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, kyle04 said:

UK aid to Ukraine : £2.3 billion (total, military and financial aid)

UK annual welfare budget (2021/22) : £240 billion

Just to put it in perspective, Ukraine are hardly bleeding us dry. I'm proud of my country (for once).

Money made from the sale of Chelsea (which was allegedly all going to Ukraine) : £2.5bn.  So in real terms it is yet to 'cost' us a penny....

[Turkish]

10 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

You were clueless as Delldays. You were clueless as Batman. You are still clueless. Why someone who thought that Pelle was crap thinks he has a handle on the national crisis that is about to cripple us is beyond comprehension. Do yourself a favour Jamie and STFU about things that you don’t have a clue about (which, to be frank, is pretty much everything).

Edited 27 August, 2022 by Turkish

[AlexLaw76]

10 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

You were clueless as Delldays. You were clueless as Batman. You are still clueless. Why someone who thought that Pelle was crap thinks he has a handle on the national crisis that is about to cripple us is beyond comprehension. Do yourself a favour Jamie and STFU about things that you don’t have a clue about (which, to be frank, is pretty much everything).

I will put you down for a NO

[badgerx16]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I will put you down for a NO

If I were you I'd be going out buying extra jumpers so that I can "layer up" through the winter.