Recession? What f*&%ing recession!
Recession? What f*&%ing recession!
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matt21

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4,403 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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I hate this country.

The people who give me money claim we are in recession and for the third year no pay rise.

The people that take my money keep chipping away at in any putting prices up because they "have to to remain competitive".

In the past week I have lost Sky Sports News for free on freeview and Sky put their prices up AGAIN by £1 a month just after I resign up at a set price for a year.

Just had another note through from Nationwide this time now charging 2% + £1 per transaction to withdraw money out abroad! The free withdrawals were the reason I went with them in the first place.

These people keep sneaking up the prices as they think people cant be arsed to do anything about it!

Can't wait until 20% VAT January frown

Anyone else being raped at the monent?!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

301 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
Everyone.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

236 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Nationwide are binning that service are they? Right that's that account getting closed then.

Phil Dicky

7,194 posts

294 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Plotloss said:
matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
Everyone.
i don't feel the pain anymore frown

silverMX

1,277 posts

218 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
I'm sitting rather comfortably to be honest. If you're being raped, you should call the Police.

And if you don't want to pay for Sky, you don't have to...

littlegreenfairy

10,134 posts

252 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
It was consensual.


matt21

Original Poster:

4,403 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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hornetrider said:
Nationwide are binning that service are they? Right that's that account getting closed then.
yep, i will do the same.

Petrolhead_Rich

4,659 posts

223 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Thats the results of several years labour borrowing, paying it back...

But I guarantee in 20 years we will be back here again, labour will have got in, spent loads of money and the government will come in and have to make harsh decisions which no-one will like.
furious

matt21

Original Poster:

4,403 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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silverMX said:
matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
I'm sitting rather comfortably to be honest. If you're being raped, you should call the Police.

And if you don't want to pay for Sky, you don't have to...
thats the point. I will cancel out of principle, but will have to find new internet provider etc. They know most won't bother.

don4l

10,058 posts

207 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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matt21 said:
I hate this country.

The people who give me money claim we are in recession and for the third year no pay rise.

The people that take my money keep chipping away at in any putting prices up because they "have to to remain competitive".

In the past week I have lost Sky Sports News for free on freeview and Sky put their prices up AGAIN by £1 a month just after I resign up at a set price for a year.

Just had another note through from Nationwide this time now charging 2% + £1 per transaction to withdraw money out abroad! The free withdrawals were the reason I went with them in the first place.

These people keep sneaking up the prices as they think people cant be arsed to do anything about it!

Can't wait until 20% VAT January frown

Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
You're young, and you think that you are the dog's bks.

What on Earth are you going to say when interest rates are 15%?


Don
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princeperch

8,301 posts

278 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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matt21 said:
silverMX said:
matt21 said:
Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
I'm sitting rather comfortably to be honest. If you're being raped, you should call the Police.

And if you don't want to pay for Sky, you don't have to...
thats the point. I will cancel out of principle, but will have to find new internet provider etc. They know most won't bother.
I'm going to be calling Virgin media and will be calling their bluff very shortly. They should call you a week before disconnection and see if they can offer you something a bit better.

If they dont my missus will be a bit cheesed off that there will be no corrie for a couple of weeks..

matt21

Original Poster:

4,403 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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don4l said:
matt21 said:
I hate this country.

The people who give me money claim we are in recession and for the third year no pay rise.

The people that take my money keep chipping away at in any putting prices up because they "have to to remain competitive".

In the past week I have lost Sky Sports News for free on freeview and Sky put their prices up AGAIN by £1 a month just after I resign up at a set price for a year.

Just had another note through from Nationwide this time now charging 2% + £1 per transaction to withdraw money out abroad! The free withdrawals were the reason I went with them in the first place.

These people keep sneaking up the prices as they think people cant be arsed to do anything about it!

Can't wait until 20% VAT January frown

Anyone else being raped at the monent?!
You're young, and you think that you are the dog's bks.

What on Earth are you going to say when interest rates are 15%?


Don
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I'm not that young and what makes you think I think that?!

That's like me saying you bitter and old, I'm sure you're not wink

I will deal with 15% and understand why - fixed mortgage will help appease my fury. smile

rudecherub

1,997 posts

197 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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What we should be worried about is the manipulation that Gordon Brown indulged in before the election to produce a recovery.

pumping billions into the economy by printing money, profligate spending,... the real danger is inflation gets out of control.

Added to this is other pressures, from world price commodity prices going up and the weaker pound, we're seeing that at the pumps.

Andrew Lilico chief economist at the Policy Exchange, warns inflation could hit 8%

Which will mean higher interest rates.

Things could get a lot worse, if they stay this bad we'll be lucky.

TVR Sagaris

1,450 posts

263 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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I see the Daily Mail readers have already jumped on this topic.

Mobile Chicane

22,027 posts

243 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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rudecherub said:
Andrew Lilico chief economist at the Policy Exchange, warns inflation could hit 8%

Which will mean higher interest rates.
Lilico is a nutter - no-one takes him seriously.

Meanwhile there isn't a chance in Hell the Gubberment will allow the official rate of inflation to hit 8% (although we on the ground comparing the cost of things such as food, utilities and petrol on a year-on-year basis know it has reached that point already).