Donald Trump..world's best neighbour

[RDMcG]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20...


Pleasant fellow, that.

[Jasandjules]

Rich people think they can get anything they want. Sometimes there are those who can't be bought - looks like he's found one.

Oh, and the chap doesn't have to pay anything towards any fence, that's just bluster etc and I rather suspect will just ensure that this chap never leaves\sells his house!

[Digga]

Anyone who thinks they're getting away with a syrup like that is severely delusional.

That he's waging this very public campaign against this innocent bystander is, frankly, both distasteful and ill-advised. I would not be surprised to find it ending badly for our tycoon.

[Zod]

A syrup would look less comical - what he has is the world's funniest combover. It must take ages to stick it into place.

[carmonk]

Trump is a joke, thick as pig-st too. One puzzlingn thing about the article, why was the bloke talking about paying for the fence. If my neighbour builds a fence he tends to pay for it, not me.

[Bing o]

carmonk said:

Trump is a joke, thick as pig-st too. One puzzlingn thing about the article, why was the bloke talking about paying for the fence. If my neighbour builds a fence he tends to pay for it, not me.

He was just making the point that at 2.8k for half the bill he could have done the whole thing a lot cheaper.

[carmonk]

Bing o said:

carmonk said:

Trump is a joke, thick as pig-st too. One puzzlingn thing about the article, why was the bloke talking about paying for the fence. If my neighbour builds a fence he tends to pay for it, not me.

He was just making the point that at 2.8k for half the bill he could have done the whole thing a lot cheaper.

I know, but why did Trump send him a bill in the first place? Did he ask for a fence or something?

[Bing o]

carmonk said:

I know, but why did Trump send him a bill in the first place? Did he ask for a fence or something?

No. Because he (trump) is a . Scotland already has so many great golf courses he should stick to the side of the pond where vacuous capitalist counts belong.

[carmonk]

Bing o said:

carmonk said:

I know, but why did Trump send him a bill in the first place? Did he ask for a fence or something?

No. Because he (trump) is a . Scotland already has so many great golf courses he should stick to the side of the pond where vacuous capitalist counts belong.

I think people appreciate him over there and look on him as a role model rather than an unpleasant, self-obsessed moron who was handed a company by his dad.

[anonymous-user]

carmonk said:

Bing o said:

carmonk said:

I know, but why did Trump send him a bill in the first place? Did he ask for a fence or something?

No. Because he (trump) is a . Scotland already has so many great golf courses he should stick to the side of the pond where vacuous capitalist counts belong.

I think people appreciate him over there and look on him as a role model rather than an unpleasant, self-obsessed moron who was handed a company by his dad.

Nope, most thinking folk on this side of the pond think he's an unpleasant, self-obsessed moron too.

[Digga]

Some of you might remember my 'thing', repeated ad nauseum on other threads about how rarely wealthy self-mades acknowledge the magnitude of dumb-luck that was required to elevate them to whatever status they perceive themselves to have attained.

This man is a prime example.

He is not entirely without charm and (begrudgingly I admit) some talent, although taste avoids him like water off a ducks back.

[carmonk]

unrepentant said:

carmonk said:

Bing o said:

carmonk said:

I know, but why did Trump send him a bill in the first place? Did he ask for a fence or something?

No. Because he (trump) is a . Scotland already has so many great golf courses he should stick to the side of the pond where vacuous capitalist counts belong.

I think people appreciate him over there and look on him as a role model rather than an unpleasant, self-obsessed moron who was handed a company by his dad.

Nope, most thinking folk on this side of the pond think he's an unpleasant, self-obsessed moron too.

Digga said:

Some of you might remember my 'thing', repeated ad nauseum on other threads about how rarely wealthy self-mades acknowledge the magnitude of dumb-luck that was required to elevate them to whatever status they perceive themselves to have attained.

I haven't read your posts on this but it sounds like my thoughts exactly. I was explaining last week to a mate about how luck never factors in these big success stories we hear about, nor in any books on business, yet no business person has ever succeeded without it. Without lots and lots of it.

[fss111]

Digga said:

Some of you might remember my 'thing', repeated ad nauseum on other threads about how rarely wealthy self-mades acknowledge the magnitude of dumb-luck that was required to elevate them to whatever status they perceive themselves to have attained.

This man is a prime example.

He is not entirely without charm and (begrudgingly I admit) some talent, although taste avoids him like water off a ducks back.

I thought his father was rather wealthy, and is no better off than the sum he inherited.

[DonkeyApple]

fss111 said:

I thought his father was rather wealthy, and is no better off than the sum he inherited.

The maths is that if he had left his inheritance in Brooklyn property his father had bought he would be wealthier than he is now.

In fairness that is only in the last 15 years as Brooklyn values have heavily out performed.

However, there is quite a bit of evidence that the chap has more debt than equity.

What is for sure is that he isn't daft and that if you create the right persona and the right debt then you can live very well.

Most Septics seem to have a relatively dismal view of him.

I have to say that it would be a shame if the Scots did not hand him his arse.

Having said this, he is a very charming and amusing bloke.

[Taffer]

DonkeyApple said:

I have to say that it would be a shame if the Scots did not hand him his arse.

The will of the people might prevail, but Aberdeenshire Council seem to have been bought - a councillor who used his vote against Trump's plans was then removed by the other councillors. I wonder how many palms were greased and brown envelopes exchanged to get the development accepted?

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/donaldtrump/Coun...

[Digga]

fss111 said:

Digga said:

Some of you might remember my 'thing', repeated ad nauseum on other threads about how rarely wealthy self-mades acknowledge the magnitude of dumb-luck that was required to elevate them to whatever status they perceive themselves to have attained.

This man is a prime example.

He is not entirely without charm and (begrudgingly I admit) some talent, although taste avoids him like water off a ducks back.

I thought his father was rather wealthy, and is no better off than the sum he inherited.

A vague extension of the point; that he (and many other wealthy individuals) never really like to talk about the realilty behind their 'success', whether it be luck or nepotism.

Digga
(the boss's son)

[fss111]

Digga said:

A vague extension of the point; that he (and many other wealthy individuals) never really like to talk about the realilty behind their 'success', whether it be luck or nepotism.

Digga
(the boss's son)

And Trump is the perfect case of that

[Nicholas Blair]

"It's made from the cheapest stuff available but that's the kind of standard we've come to expect from Mr Trump and his organisation."

Including his syrup

[DonkeyApple]

Digga said:

A vague extension of the point; that he (and many other wealthy individuals) never really like to talk about the realilty behind their 'success', whether it be luck or nepotism.

Digga
(the boss's son)

Branson seems to be open to saying that his lucky breaks were bigger than his catastrophes and that he had enough lucky breaks in a row to put him in a secure position. But other than him, it's hard to recall anyone who made it to that level without being 100% right and the world's greatest man.

[anonymous-user]

Interesting to compare Trump with his counterpart in the UK, "Lord" Sugar. Whilst he is unquestionably self made it's a moot point as to whether he's a good businessman. IIRC in 1980 Amstrad was worth more than Microsoft and Apple combined. It's not worth a fraction of either now and AMS is a pauper compared to Gates and Jobs.