A bit council (Vol 4)

[anonymous-user]

alorotom said:

Lord.Vader said:

alorotom said:

Lord.Vader said:

Being declared bankrupt doesn't mean you are skint.

I am aware of an individual who was taken into bankruptcy for unpaid HMRC taxes, circa £50k, he had circa £400k cash in the bank (nevermind equity, houses, etc), after IP / OR / fee / legal / realisation / etc fees ended up costing closer to £100k.

Common misconception.

For the average Joe working PAYE it does mean they're skint. The people you and others refer to are not these people.

No it doesn't, it means they haven't serviced their debts and been taken into bankruptcy for it.

They could have a £600k house with £400k equity, (not uncommon in the SE, yet be in a £25k p.a. job, joint owner(s)) and have been taken for a unpaid council tax bill.

I like to think I know quite a bit of this - I used to be a debt councilllor, yes a little while ago, but things haven't changed that much.

The likelihood of someone earning £25k and having a house worth £600k with £400k equity (or a mortgage in excess of x10 multiplier) isn't common.

Ok, but when they bought their house 20 years ago, with no kids, etc, etc, sad but true.

As i said, i see the ins and outs of this daily, it is far more common than people realise, especially with HMRC, I'd say 50%+ involve HMRC in some way or another.

[Drihump Trolomite]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

Drihump Trolomite said:

Shes from Ashton, a once prosperous market town now sadly a huge council estate.

Mossley is a lovely place dragged down by its proximity to the north

I doubt whether “Mossley” and “lovely” have ever been used in the same sentence before!

They have, I just did up there just then. Its a lovely place, admittedly its not been the same since the Best of Brass went down hill and the waggon and horses closed but still, a nice place.

[funkyrobot]

Banned from every Heron Foods.

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news...

I'm sure this is the bloke who was in the local rag a few months ago for something else. Something to do with a UK holiday site if I recall.

Yes! It's him:

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/...

Dear oh dear.

Love the picture with the v sign. Classy.

Oh, and for those with Facebook access, see this (complaining about a brand new car). Holy moly.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1022151853...

Edited by funkyrobot on Wednesday 4th December 14:41

[kingston12]

funkyrobot said:

Love the picture with the v sign. Classy.

They obviously loved it as well, given that they used it in both stories.

Probably a good photo to keep on file, he seems like the type of person that might well turn up in one of these situations fairly often.

[funkyrobot]

kingston12 said:

They obviously loved it as well, given that they used it in both stories.

Probably a good photo to keep on file, he seems like the type of person that might well turn up in one of these situations fairly often.

Indeed. And it's never his fault.

[Drihump Trolomite]

funkyrobot said:

Indeed. And it's never his fault.

Because he is disabled.

[bluezedd]

calling tesco "tescos".

Also anyone who is "fuming" (like the post above from somerset live).

[can't remember]

bluezedd said:

calling tesco "tescos".

Not necessarily. It could be correct depending on the use of punctuation and capital letters.

[alorotom]

bluezedd said:

calling tesco "tescos".

Also anyone who is "fuming" (like the post above from somerset live).

See also calling Barclays, Bar-clees

[Gary29]

alorotom said:

See also calling Barclays, Bar-clees

How do you say it? Bark-Lays?!

[Dog Star]

I'm discusted that you can't be pacific and use the correct spelling.

It's "fumin'".

Usually followed by "U ok hun x"

[kingston12]

Dog Star said:

I'm discusted that you can't be pacific and use the correct spelling.

It's "fumin'".

Usually followed by "U ok hun x"

Increasingly, I’m seeing fummin’ being used in this type of article instead of fumin’ or fuming.

See also loose used instead of lose.

[eldar]

Dog Star said:

I'm discusted that you can't be pacific and use the correct spelling.

It's "fumin'".

Usually followed by "U ok hun x"

Fummin, you weirdo....

[alorotom]

Gary29 said:

alorotom said:

See also calling Barclays, Bar-clees

How do you say it? Bark-Lays?!

bar-clays

[Cotty]

Girl gets drunk at a Christmas party and kicks off on the train. Extra point s for getting arrested.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7755017/D...

[vtecyo]

Would comply.

[NickCQ]

alorotom said:

Gary29 said:

alorotom said:

See also calling Barclays, Bar-clees

How do you say it? Bark-Lays?!

bar-clays

I always thought that bar-CLAYs was council!
Generally the more RP/U you are, the more vowels you compress (i.e. Cholmondeley pronounced “Chumley")

[Gary29]

alorotom said:

bar-clays

That's how Hyacinth Bucket would pronounce it. Therefore, council.

[alorotom]

NickCQ said:

I always thought that bar-CLAYs was council!
Generally the more RP/U you are, the more vowels you compress (i.e. Cholmondeley pronounced “Chumley")

See I know quite a few super council folk and they all pronounce it Bar-clees ... Unless it's region dialect inflection ... There again everything is council isn't it

[Gary29]

alorotom said:

See I know quite a few super council folk and they all pronounce it Bar-clees ... Unless it's region dialect inflection ... There again everything is council isn't it

It's how you say the first syllable that is the clincher:

BAA = Council
BAR = Fine