Home owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.Don't think that was the case in 1967
Quote from: YamFazFan on 06 December 2017, 07:58:00 pmHome owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.Don't think that was the case in 1967 I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.
Quote from: darrsi on 07 December 2017, 12:03:19 pmQuote from: YamFazFan on 06 December 2017, 07:58:00 pmHome owning pensioners who claim...'It was just as difficult for us to buy 50 years ago!'Around this way average house prices are now over 14 times average salary.Don't think that was the case in 1967 I'm in London, you can multiply that quite a bit more.I'm Cambridge. I think we are 2nd or 3rd behind London in the bonkers prices league along with Oxford. Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Cambridge is a university don or a company director.This horrible old witch phoned into Nicky Campbell's Radio 5 show last week claiming the reason younger people can't get on the housing ladder is because they won't cut back and go without like they did all those years ago (when purely by coincidence prices were a fraction of what they are now, even allowing for inflation).That generation had the best of the lot.Secure jobs, affordable housing, final salary pensions, free university education, retirement at 65 (and in many cases earlier).Contrast that with what the young generation now have to look forward too.
Don't think that was the case in 1967
I fear you have been mis-informed, and that the old witch has a point, to a degree. Secure jobs - I was made redundant 3 times in the 70s-80s-90s, I never had a pension scheme until 1990 let alone a final salary scheme, and lost a significant amount due to lack of government regulation.
With variable interest rate of 15% or above all my money seemd to go on my mortgage in the early to mid 90's.
Pedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.
Quote from: fazersharp on 08 December 2017, 12:57:47 pmPedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.Or just replace it with a pelican crossing? The ones with a flashing yellow light that you only have to stop for when there's somebody waiting and can go as soon as they're clear
Quote from: Dudeofrude on 08 December 2017, 01:11:37 pmQuote from: fazersharp on 08 December 2017, 12:57:47 pmPedestrian crossings, how is it that 1 person pressing the button is able to stop 40 cars -20 in each direction, ticking over then accelerating away then stop again because 10 seconds later 1 more person has pressed the button- so now its 60 cars. Also the person is halfway down the street when we get the green light.Whats needed is smart crossings that monitor how many people are there and only stop traffic once a certain number of people are there and can "see" when the person has crossed and so can let the traffic go sooner.Or just replace it with a pelican crossing? The ones with a flashing yellow light that you only have to stop for when there's somebody waiting and can go as soon as they're clearOr handlebar mounted machine guns.“Coming through.....”
The irony of the 'Remainers' now advocating Parliamentary sovereignty and democracy in a last ditch hope of scuppering Brexit.They were more than happy to see the loss of sovereignty and democracy over the last 40 years though.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 14 December 2017, 09:50:18 amThe irony of the 'Remainers' now advocating Parliamentary sovereignty and democracy in a last ditch hope of scuppering Brexit.They were more than happy to see the loss of sovereignty and democracy over the last 40 years though.What loss of sovereignty and democracy? I haven't noticed any.
There's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy
Quote from: YamFazFan on 16 December 2017, 09:10:38 amThere's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy Joking aside, the worst culprits are whenever there's a full moon, i know it sounds weird but you ask any landlord and they'll back that up.People get a bit unhinged and tend to go crazy, especially if it falls on a Friday.
Quote from: darrsi on 16 December 2017, 10:05:37 amQuote from: YamFazFan on 16 December 2017, 09:10:38 amThere's New Years Eve to look forward to yet darrsi All the once a year drinkers taking over the bar and going loopy on half a pint of shandy Joking aside, the worst culprits are whenever there's a full moon, i know it sounds weird but you ask any landlord and they'll back that up.People get a bit unhinged and tend to go crazy, especially if it falls on a Friday. Never understood the full moon thing because its always full but just doesn't have the sun shining on all of it.I think it comes from something deep down in our physice from the time before artificial light because a full moon meant that predators could see us, lots of other things in nature are also triggered by the extra light a full moon gives, so its not the full moon per-say but the extra light from it.