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Man City or Newcastle?

...er, in the tradtional non-gurning on LL way

I blew my nose with mine

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?? patrols, South African stylee on Barry Road.? > > By that I assume you mean police pulling cars over > for imaginary traffic offences in order to solicit > bribes. We've effectively got that with the Parking Attendants....

Sherwick..."Sexy Eyes"....oh my god, how can you remember such hideousness from so long ago...put me off my pack lunch you have

They're legal, they're paying road tax, what's the problem? They even tend to be parked in relatively 'empty' places - eg not right outside your gaff. I much prefer these to the Foxton mini's et al.

er. get with the program MM......we got them yonks ago

Ahhh, West Ham

Is it a trick question? and the answesr Merthy Tydfil or something playing a small Spanish club?

Simple - Snorky's threads have an immediate effect on global commodity prices

Tony.London Suburbs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sophiesofa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > i just don't know what to believe anymore. > > > > HB and Ted Max I wish I didn't find your jokes > > funny but i did! > > The're a bunch of jokers Sophie! > > The only genuine thing about this thread is Dick > Van Dyke's Cockney Accent in Mary Poppins.... Chimchiminee chimchiminee chim chim cheroo, we are those B*stards in Claret & Blue

Rangers

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I dont know where you get your information from > afn. its actually ?1166 per year. Shhhhhh....costs more if you're from Nunhead

I'm not sure about those strange cubicle behind the driver...look like the lairs of wrong'uns to me

...er...maybe I meant Dundee

Elvis Presley - She's not you

Aberdeen is one I think

er....Gooogle....just a thought

Bloody Estate Agents

oooh I get the Red Box...

....and, to add to *BOB*'s point..... at the end of 25 years having another 25 years of renting to go. In terms of investments, as an example the FTSE now is at about 1988 levelsish (someone look it up) so you'd be a master of invesment to have done as well as property has.........at it's peak around 2000 the FTSE was 7000, this morning a touch under 4500

Sean Er, your parking point is a complete red herring and a diversion. I'm not against parking restrictions per se. To disagree with illegal application (twice happened to me and been dropped) and the need for it in SE22 (apart from on LL itself) is not the same as fiddling expenses.......

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fair point quids, but that was on the back of > several other posts on the other thread and then > AfN starting this fresh one > > Neatly sidestepping my wider point tho, I'll give > you that ;-) Why argue when you have polemic? ;-) Not seen many sound arguments against my polemic either in all honesty - just "We're all at it" ...not true or this slightly "I'm far too cool for disgust" Can't disagree with your "Needs reform, move on" point (and I do think they should be paid more believe it or not) but I like the mischeouvness of seeing the slimebags slither and struggle and trying insincerely to show a bit of contrition. sadly, I think that the idiots in the BNP will be one of the winners of this

Josh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > mmmm....but you rent for ever where as a > mortgage > > is normally done in 25 years...so no more > payments > > and you won an asset. > > > > Also, calculations of rent vs mortgage are > short > > term so tend to ignore: > > > > 1) increase in asset vale > > > > 2) inflation > > > > > > Ask someone what the rent was on say a 2 > bedroom > > house in East Dulwich in SE22 was 24 years ago > and > > what interest payments where for someone who got > a > > 100% mortgage on a 2 bedroom property 24 years > > ago...then compare what the latter is paying > > against the renter now! > > > Of course buying 24 yeas ago looks much better > than renting for the last 24 years, but the sums > don't stack up quite so favourably at the moment. > When house prices are falling it always makes > sense to rent rather than buy. er, I'm not talking micro-periods,this is a long term argument - house prices have fallen significantly now twice in that 24 year period and yet the basic sums will still be well in favour of the buyer...most of us hope to be around for more than 25 years of adulthood! As it happens, 24 years ago was not actually a great time to buy just before the crash on the late 1980s. If you'd boght 19 years ago for instance you'd be really laughning - but that's not the point, the point is that in the long term it makes sense. As I've said before, my house is my home not an investment portfolio but if you operate within a reasonable timespan of 25 years (or even 30 years if you increase your mortgage to Sean's point) of mortgage paying you end up with some equity (incase you need it )and no 'mortgage' payments, you pay rent for until you die

"This self-induced, masturbatory hysteria is a decadent luxury most people can't afford. " Polemic, Moi?