Whats still wrong with this country.

[lexis200]

Roflmfaoooo!!!!!

 

 

 

But yes, you're right - 2012 is a very apt year to go boom...........Want to hold my hand?

 

On the plus side it's meant to end before Christmas, so we'll save a packet on pressies and postage for cards this year

[lexis200]

I'd like to be part of the 3 holidays a year crew!!! I'm pretty sure I could handle that and still be a normal nice person (just with a wicked tan:))

[lexis200]

 

I'm sure you would Lexis

 

I would imagine they're not all like that (well I'd like to hope not)! I have two friends who are the absolute opposite of each other when it comes to being well off - one bless her really doesn't have much at all, but whatever she has, if you need it, you can have it! And my other friends, is what we'd call rolling in it she's not in the least as I described, and has in fact only just come back from her first holiday in years - she'll also help anyone if they need it!

 

But someone else I know, I remember there being a discussion about how the government were causing people to live on the breadline, and were genuinely struggling to feed their family - when this one piped up ( and was being utterly serious ) "oh well it looks like I'm going to have to sell my other car"

 

The other car was what you'd call a "Sunday" car, with a private number plate - oh the hardship

 

I know just what you mean. When we were in real dire straights a few years ago we were at our (well off) friends' house talking about how we'd had to raid the penny jar to buy milk that week etc - just having a bit of a moan really. They sympathised saying they were in real trouble at the moment as well, then almost in the same breath listed off the two skiing holidays (one for each of them as they just need to get away sometimes), week in Spain (although it was a hol with parents so that doesn't really count) and the 6 week US trip they were about to undertake in a few months. Very sadly indeed they'd had to curtail plans for a winter-sun holiday to perk them up as it would mean they didn't have the funds to spend in the US. I really felt for them then

[lexis200]

 

It doesn't help that all of the party leaders are simply incapable of knowing what it is like to be ordinary. Three chaps of varying degrees of poshness who have never done a proper days work between then. People who have only ever done political research jobs, worked as translators in the EU or just been professional Councillors before should never be allowed to enter parliament.

I think this is the crux of it exactly, they have no idea what 'normal' people live like. I watched a pm's question time at my dads a few weeks ago - never normally do as it makes me so mad, and this was no exception.

 

They were talking about the TC cuts and a lady asked (paraphrasing here as it was a few weeks ago!)Cameron how he would justify the cuts to the people who routinely have to put things back at the checkout as they realise they can't afford a whole shop that week. He referred to it as a ridiculous question and wouldn't even answer.

 

I'd guess there's not many of us on these boards who haven't been in that situation, so to insinuate that it is a ridiculous concept that anyone wouldn't be able to buy a full shop I think shows how far in Lala Land that man lives.