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(slow) cyclists, please don't cycle right in front of buses, buses move slow enough as it is!

That's what I was going to say Joella- accomodation in Manhatten isn't reasonable at all! I've stayed in a hostel that was great but for families all I can say is eek!

Wow you're hilarious Chick. I'm 28 and attractive.. how about you?!

Huh? what am I lying about Chick? pray tell!

Me too!!

awww little sweetie, I wish I could.

I'm a single girl in her 20s looking for single men in their 30s...

Women twirling their hair around their fingers People whistling

Completely agree MM

Absolutely FANTASTIC! sooooo hilarious. More more more! :))

That's really expensive for the climbing wall. Cinema and pizza hut is a good idea. Love the camping and BBQ idea.

MissNoodleHats I don't know what your problem is! I'm sorry NowandHere, I wasn't meaning to sound patronising and I do sympathise, I'd hate for someone to do that to me but I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that it was because of what you looked like and it was that I had the issue with, not that this happened to you or that you wanted to post about it. I'm not saying you were wrong, it just seemed abit random that you brought this up but now you've explained what happened to you in Poland it makes more sense. I hope you're ok.

The guy was an idiot full stop. Sorry this happened but does it really warrant a thread on whether or not he threw a bottle because he has a chip on his shoulder? I'd say no. There are many assholes in this world. He was one. Move on.

Given your opinions Silverfox, you don't have anything I want ;-)

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What Silverfox means is that he played by the > rules and succeeded within those rules so he'll be > damned if he's going to let sone upstart hippy say > that there is another measure of success he could > have used and saved himself from having to deny > himself pleasure all these years :) I think you're absolutely spot on LD :)

I think it's important to form your own definition of success, otherwise you'll end up wasting a lot of time and energy chasing someone else?s version of the word. Interesting quotes on some ideas of success: Doing What You Love Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer Following Your Own Path A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one?s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others. ? Chin-Ning Chu Living Each Moment Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed. - Corita Kent Overcoming Obstacles Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. ? Charles Lindbergh Treating People Well Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people ? your family, friends, and co-workers, and even strangers you meet along the way. ? Barbara Bush Excelling in Multiple Areas of Your Life I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can?t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles. ? Zig Ziglar Doing Your Best The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success, even though the world may write him down as a failure. ? B.C. Forbes Seeking and Finding Love The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration. - Pearl S. Buck Leaving the World a Better Place What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ? Albert Pike Success is Many Things To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. - Bessie Stanley

I am pursuing that Huguenot. And I said I don't want to work in an office, that's not exactly the same as saying I don't want to work a 9-5. I work in a hair salon where the hours are longer than 9-5! So I'm assuming by saying that that you think I'm choosing to be lazy and then expect someone else to fund my 'lifestyle'. It's a safe roof over my head not a 'lifestyle'. Everyone no matter what job they're in should be able to have that. I'm living within my means. Sadly many middle classes mortagaged up to their eyeballs with thousands of pounds of debt are not.

How dare you Huguenot- but well done for twisting the argument I was making a year ago. Just so you might recall here is the real argument I was making. I've worked since I was 15 and never stopped. I've accepted that I'll never be able to buy a property in this country- I come from a poor single parent family so don't have Mummy and Daddy to help me with the deposit. So I rent. Unfortunately, because of the property bubble and the attitude that buying to let is a great way of making money out of people like myself, rents are ridiculously high and many wages are very low, having also been frozen or even reduced for many recently. This means that I have to claim housing benefits as well because my salary doesn't stretch far enough. This doesn't mean I get a free nice apartment thank you very much. I rent a studio flat for which I pay the majority of rent, the council tex and the bills. I'm 28, have been in shared accomodation from 19 to 26, having never been able to run back to Mummy's when times got hard. And even if I was in shared accomodation I still couldn't afford all of my rent because I'm on mimimum wage. And this is going to get much worse when they bring in the new legislation which means no one up to the age of 35 will be able to claim for a self contained place as all that will happen is the demand for larger houses will increase so the landlords will put up their rents meaning a number of people will be priced out of all rental accomodation too. If I could pay it all of course I would. In fact I wish I could. I'm hardly living the life of riley or getting a free ride. I'm just trying to make a life for myself. As are most people. Many people I know, and myself included, would quite happily rent for the rest of their lives if there was rent control and some kind of security like they have in all other parts of Europe. So in these circumstances what do you expect me to do Huguenot? What is your solution. Because Senor Chevalier is right. We have a generation who won't ever be able to afford to buy their own houses- and by that I mean the one they'll live in rather than ones to invest in! As I recall, you got a bonus which enabled you to buy your house all of those years ago. I'd say that was luck then, given I have no doubt in my mind that I work just as hard as you, just in a different industry. So you see it's not about envy at all. The 'pensioner can keep his mansion. Just as long as he does his bit to help future generations which will never have the luck he had. It's about caring about the rest of humanity. It's about saying I'd like to give back a bit to help others.

Oh dear of course it's all about envy ay Huguenot?!!! give me a break! it has absolutely nothing to do with envy.

Not true Maria Moore. If you look at the indredients list you will see this

Hmmm does that mean my rent is going to go up again? If so I don't see this as a great thing. Does the area need boosted? Think it's pretty fine already.

See if Firezza deliver to Peckham- there's one in Herne Hill that I get delivery from. It's by far the best pizza I've ever had in London. And you can pay online by card, directly ordering from the website so no faffing about going to the cashpoint.

Senor Chevalier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nothing smart about the babyboomers and the houses > they bought in the 80s. They got lucky. The > application of cheap debt has created an asset > bubble and the current generation are frozen out - > they have to earn a preposterous amount to even > think about getting on the ladder and they are > being taxed to the hilt every step of the way. > Whereas the previous generation paid lower taxes Absolutely agree. Finally some bleeding sense on this thread! > and set off the mortgage interest when they bought > the cheap houses which are now worth a fortune. > > A lot of this was in the Inequality thread > already. I don't see the issue with forcing > people to downsize if they are lucky enough to be > sat on big assets. Otherwise we are just saying > that hard work is taxed whereas good luck isn't - > WTF? > > Equally people sat in large houses could be able > to accrue tax charges by gradually transfering > their asset ownership to the state on the proviso > that they are not evicted until death. The > accrued tax can then be knocked off the value of > the estate prior to calculating any inheritance > tax.

Without getting too much into the debate about how many children are best- which is surely down to the individual anyway- I have a lot of siblings and whilst a bit of a nightmare to me when I was a child in terms of space and attention, as an adult I couldn't be more grateful for having them in my life. In many ways they complete me. I know they will always be there whereas even though when growing up I relied very much on friends for my support network, friends do move on alot of the time, or move, or their prioties change often when they find partners and start families of their own. And that really is life. I also don't have any cousins as my aunt couldn't have children, my grandparents have passed away and my only aunt and uncle live on the other side of the UK. My siblings are all I have essentially, and whilst like any other relationships they are work sometimes (most times!), and can cause drama and headaches, they know me like no other people will and I wouldn't want to be without them. Whilst it may not be a guarentee that you'll get on with siblings, nothing is guarenteed in life. And I don't think the choice of having more children has anything really to do with wanting to categorize them. There are absolutely no obvious attributes in me and my siblings that could be put down to where we were in the 'pecking order'. Edited to add, goodluck HH.

I'm re-training to become a hairdresser after working in fashion buying and then training to becoming a teacher (and changing my mind about actually teaching)! It's a trade, a skill, it's mobile, financially rewarding (hopefully!), and fairly flexible, plus it's crative and not in an office! yay! Go for it!