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This Is What £500 In Rent Gets You In London
While it is painfully obvious that London property prices (and now rents) are in an atmospheric bubble, it appears the policy-makers choose to ignore the reality for the average Brit in favor of 'wealth' creation for the few.
As @Alex_Lomax tweets... "I have literally just been shown a bed under the stairs for £500 a month... F You London!"
The ad was posted on site London2let and reads:
One single furnished room available.
We are looking for a friendly, open-minded and outgoing person to join our houseshare in a great period house in Clapham.
We're a good bunch and like to chill out a lot together - not really looking for somebody that just wants to stay in their room. Room comes with a bed.
Bills to be shared - approx £60 per month each. Easy access to local tube stations.
As Alex explains, the room lacked any utilities, but did come with a carton of Daz on the floor and coats hanging from hooks.
I didn't even stay long enough to check if there was a mattress, and the landlord seemed absolutely serious.
I asked him if he was joking and he seemed shocked I'd even asked.
I took the pics secretly when he was making himself a cup of coffee, the cupboard was right next to the kitchen.
I expected a normal single room, definitely not this. I left as quickly as I could.
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Even Harry Potter got to stay under the stairs rent free...
[and later got Dudley's second bedroom...]
On the bright side, there is a modicum of privacy. Every time you think you got it bad, remember somebody has it worse.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275206/Hong-Kongs-metal-cage-ho...
I got a free 15X15 foot room w/ bed to the right person.
One more reason to hate the Fed,
and all of their damn bubbles.
Was his wife hot? They were looking for an open minded individual.......whatever that means......
migrant ready. cozy perfect for the new multicultural diversity coming to all english and the rest of the invaded/conquered countries.
Hey... it has a door (private room).
Why not ask? If someone is happy to rent it a fair transaction has taken place. Win-win all around.
... and right next to the box of soap powder ... in case you want to clean off.
..looks to me to be just the kind of place to stretch out after a long day at work scamming interest rates or swaps in the City.
http://lindasyogadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/yoga-champ.jpg
that makes you sound like a cheap bastard
They will try renting out the soap powder box when it's empty.
Come on mates. Escape the ghettos. Why London? NY? SF?
These places are paradise for the 1%'s and for the welfare crowd.
You can find wholesome girls and guys almost everywhere else.
Just no jobs there, unless you are a direct-access trader who works from home.
Ha!
Just wait until your allocation of the 3-5 million men from the Middle East and Africa arrive with their hand's out.
Duh - the're rainbow eaters....
Is that what kids call it now adays?? Wanna see my.....Rainbow??
Wanna see my disability? We have a new school for that kid.
It means bend over and get ready to take it up the butt, then just dig your own grave and ready yourself for your maker.
wait until AirBnB takes 20% of the rentals off the market, like in SF.
Damn! You beat me to it you bastard! Now I have to change my comment.
He also went to Hogwarts for free and had a vault full of gold.
But just wait, another 100 years of FED magic should produce the same fantastic results for everyone.
That's where some powerful member of Parliament keeps his Gimp.
Bring out the gimp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8kPqAV_74M
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/cb/79/c4/cb79c46720de10abd4b38d54...
Shit, I'd a put a bunkbed in there and asked 600 for a two bedroom place. Capitalism bitchez!
You're a wizard Harry
Agenda 21
2030
1984
People slept in real rooms in 1984 the novel and IRL 21 years ago, even in Hong Kong.
edit: read slaughterer's comment below about this in 80s Manhattan... damn son - they was ahead of their time... /s
edit2: Next year the same space can be shared by two with a bunk-bed unit! 500 pounds a head, of course.
1900 to the beginning of human history.
It's certainly tricky to see where this will all end up and with the UK a signatory on agenda21 it's very likely part and parcel of life now, at least until something else comes along. The bankers want more sheep for their take on margin - will these defie population limits of the real world?
overpriced
He could add a extra ceiling in the room and subrent the belletage for 600 pounds!!
I'd also add a bucket and promote is as a extra bathroom.
And I don't know why he didn't mention the walk in closet in a box in the back because that's some serious storage room.
But kidding asside, this is terrible. My house is 200 times bigger then that. this is worse then prisson. EVEN IN PRISSON YOU GET MORE ROOM!!
Don't let the tax assessor know you have an extra bucket.....er bathroom.....on premises. UP go the property taxes!!!
But they implied that chilling was part of the deal so there's that.
My eldest is renting a 100 sq foot micro apartment with a shower in Seattle for $750 a month. In three months it goes to $1000. There is a small communal living room and kitchen. I am absolutely dumbfounded. She kids us she hopes we don't rent out her old room at home. I used to laugh at that but not so much anymore.
Our first apartment in 1982 was 600 sq feet for $300/month and this was quite a challenge for us on $24k/ year. And people wonder why kids are staying in mom's basement.
Miffed
Nobody wonders anymore, it's all accepted as reality
So better lube up before you go to sleep in this "bed" under the stairs, the landlord might want to share your cozy room (for a minute)
Sorry to be Debbie Downer here. & I don't pretend to speak for everyone.
But
Nobody really gives a FF about your idiot kid who hasn't yet reconciled that, despite the VAST INTELLECT that his mom & pop pretend to have is presently struggling to live in a bathtub.
Furthermore, NOBODY (or, at least 'ME', in any case), gives a FF about your hard core dilemma about trying to sell a Zombie Apocalypse 'PARADISE' invasion from Hemet, California, to move to sweeter digs in an 80 acre 'fixer upper' farm in Tacoma Washington which you'll end up getting killed on in transfer taxes, brotherly love issues, & all that goes with that.
Aside from all that ~ I wish u the best of success!
The Pope
@ Pope
I think I speak for most here and we enjoy Miffed's presence in the Zerohedge community.
And I will speak for most with this comment, Fuck off Pope!
@ pope
Fuck you and your 3 day nine hour history on ZH. I am glad you don't assume to speak for others here.
Where the fuck do these idiots come from? this site has fallen far and fast.
Years ago the comments here were witty and intelligent.... Now not so much. Thanks for lowering the bar even farther asshole.
Thanks everyone for the Zerohedgian kind words. Actually, I've been contemplating leaving here for quite awhile. The caliber of posts have declined over the years and sometimes I'm not sure this is ZH anymore. It certainly isn't the ZH I knew 4 years ago. To be disparaged here used to be done as an art form, a blood letting of epic proportions without seeing the knife, now it's just monkey poo flinging. Idiocracy meets ZH. I guess the 2nd law of thermodynamics can never be avoided.
I have met many wonderful people here. They have changed my life and I will always be greatful for that. ZH provided me a window into a new world where the MSM was simply endless lies. That so many here gave freely of their own time to help me understand the technicalities still overwhelms me. Really, I'm just a bench tech microbiologist. Just an ordinary Joe schmo that punches a time clock, pays her taxes/bills and tries to live a decent, moral life. Nothing special. That I lasted here among so many greats for so long is quite incredible but a lady should know when it is right to leave.
To all of those who have commented to me all these years, my heartfelt thanks. I expected some good thrashings and some toughening up. You gave me both. I never would have found this anywhere else. This is where anonymity is a good thing. Under the viscious, honesty can often be found. We are sorely lacking this today.
To those who made me your contact. I feel a special kinship and understanding. I have been thinking I was so alone for so long and you made me see that was untrue. Thank you so much.
For those who I have connected with off line, I'll try and keep in touch.
To nmewn, Knuks, Team Depends, Mani, Angus, acetinker, raftermanfmj, element, HH, Hulk,BigJim etc... I'm sorry, I've tried for an hour to come up with something meaningful to say to all of you and I have drawn a blank. Just wiping tears down my face like a pathetic idiot. Some warrior queen. I think all of you will understand you have a special place in my heart and maybe words will not be needed. At least I hope so. I will miss you terribly.
And for the rest? Maybe Bilbo Baggins said it best. "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
Good bye and God bless us all in these frightening times. Stay safe.
Miffed
will miss your posts!
I am sorry to see you go, but don't blame you. When we lose sane, rational, intelligent people like you this becomes an even bigger pile of shit site. 5 years ago I lurked and didn't join because the caliber of the commenters was so high I felt as if I had nothing to add 4+ years ago I felt I had learned enough to be able to contribute something. Today I feel like you, why waste my time with a bunch of name calling inbred Neanderthals with no intellectual arguments, only high school caliber responses to people who are obviously more intelligent then they are.
A few days ago I read a post (from another short time member) that was so misogynistic and bitter toward women you have to figure he never got laid and blames "stuck up bitches". Where did they come from? How was it we we free from them for years.
Miffed, you will be missed and these dumb ass mother fuckers can find some other long time intelligent member to piss on until they pack it up. Not because they have a thin skin, but because who wants to even be associated with such idiots. I avoid them in real life and I will avoid them online as well. If that's what ZH has to offer today, I doubt many smart, thoughtful members will even bother posting. Just the opposite of what I found here 5 years ago. If I were to find ZH now not knowing its prior greatness I wouldn't even bother joining.
God Bless.
Please don't go, Miffed. But if you must, it is understandable. You'll be terribly missed, my love.
May God always hold you close in the palms of his hands.
K
Don't forget Miffed, that it's comments like that from a 3 day wonder*, a real Troll, who in driving us out, constitutes "the Man's success" in subverting the good and sending us packing. For it is in this very manner that "they" degrade the site, by dragging the content in the threads to the lowest common denominator, thereby disparaging the site in toto. Their weight may be mighty but cannot defeat awakenings of a spiritual nature, from the collective dream.
* Paid opposition as certainly seems to know quite a bit about you for only having been here 3 days. Curiouser and curiouser.
This asshole either:
A. Has been a member for some time and got kicked out due to stupidity and has returned with some agenda.
B. Is some paid troll who did research to target Miffed
C. Has such a small limp dick that the idea of a smart woman scares him and makes him feel insecure in his 'masculinity'. Therefore his only recourse is to flame her in hopes that others might not realize what a dumbass impotent piece of shit he is.
D. You can't fix stupid.
I'm just a dude like you expressing my perspective on things. As stated above, these little minuettes annoy the living shit out of me. That's my opinion. It's an opinion that, clearly, is not shared by many other readers (many readers whose sole defense for their opinion is the fact that they have longER standing tenure on ZH).
Junk away. That's the only way to express your freedom around here. Or, since many of you have fallen in to the groupthink vortex with regards to certain things, perhaps you'd find Facebook a nice place whereby you could all post pictures and share stories about your pet parakeets.
What I'm certain about is the following:
Having been 'junked' relentlessly for the above comment, I now have a target on my back. Therefore, whatever I post in the future is sure to glean downvotes (notwithstanding the content, whether saavy, or acerbic) simply because they did not like ONE SINGLE comment (which, without a body of other publishings, apparently qualifies & characterizes me as a 'limp dicked' misogynist signed, sealed, & delivered), and especially that the one single comment was directed towards a commentator that they LIKE ;-), and decided to circle the wagons on behalf of & which prompted a "I can't take anymore, I'm leaving" ultimatum, which, naturally was followed up by the perfunctory cornucopia of pleadings & attagirls. So what does that say about the 'quality' of posters around here? To reflexively junk a person simply because they wish to make it clear that "gang rules" are in play here instead of taking the time & consideration to weigh an invividual comment on its own merit, &/or try to glean more information as to what motivated it in the first place?
That's OK. But when I read comments ^above^ which call into question the notion that the quality of ZH has gone down over the years (because of people like me, who, upon "rush to judgement by the seasoned vets", did nothing except express an opinion about something that didn't happen to be popular), then you have to ask yourself if what's really bothering you is that, sometimes, there happens to be a fly in the ointment in the GRAND AGREEING SOCIETY.
So what is it?
@knuck - you have no idea my old friend
@Miffed - My apologies for not "LIKE"-ing your story. Don't go (on my account). I don't pretend to be that influential, but if what I said made you sad, then I regret that. I don't like making people sad, but that doesn't stop me from expressing my thoughts on things. If you decide to stay, I pledge to NOT troll you. You should not let an isolated case like this get blown up out of context. This was simply a continuation of comments which were started yesterday (about the farm). I feel I made valid comments to the extent that "NOTHING IS FREE". During that whole process, I felt I got shuffled to the side which kind of ticked me off. After all this, I consider it over & done with so, like I said, I'm not here to troll. ANYONE.
So to the general population, if I don't like your POV on something & it motivates me to publish a response. In my book, that doesn't equal trolling, it equals expression.
Now... that is a solid post.
In terms of "junks" - ahh... who fucking cares. People around here knee jerk right and left. They even junk statements of fact. lol.
What matters most is constructive debate. If someone wants to just throw an opion out there... ok. No problem. But, be prepared to defend it. Else, eventually the people around who do care will stop reading said poster's writing. Only monkey poo flinging will remain. Where good debate can happen, it is possible to get one's ass handed to them. And that is okay too (I have been bitch slapped more times that I can't recall). What is cool is when people are willing to put it out here and fight for it. In this public space, it is impossible to guess how many other people we reach... and help them forge a better perspective themselves. THAT is the magic of ZH.
At the same time, there are some really solid posters who offer a glimpse of thier world. A "head out the window" perspective which I very much enjoy. I personally dont claim to intelligent enough to really post in detail about complex financial/market stuff. Rather, I am more of amatuer anthropologist per se. Miffed and a others like her offer personal details which help remind us that so many of us have so much in common. These sort of posts are like lighthouses I think.
Naturally, I don't care about the junks. If I did, I wouldn't have made the original comment in the first place.
Ironically, the degree of which ensued in the aftermath offered an opportunity to clear the air and express some things which don't often get talked about around here.
There are a lot of branches (which lead in all kinds of directions) of what I'm about to say, but, in general, here it is.
The 'quality' of ZH has NOT declined over the years. The articles are better than ever. Sure, there seems to be more exploitative 'filler' material than there was in the original days, but the great articles (the ones that truly hit home runs), are ones that you could NOT EVER hope to find anywhere else in media.
So frankly, any "issues" I may have, have more to do with the 'clickishness' that has evolved among the longtime ZH posters. It's like you have to choose to "fall into line" in agreeing with the groupthink, and if you dare to venture outside that (whether or not your observation is valid from an objective perspective), then you get attacked. Nobody does their homework anymore. Laziness has become rampant. If you happen to have paid your dues cozying up the the right CLIQUE of popular personnae, you're GOLDEN. You can just sit back, sip your brandy and get all warm, fuzzy, & red nosed, & be the big hero at 11:30 PM defending your comrades between spontaneous & reflexive sharts about how much the world sucks (all from the comfort of your warm & cozy dwelling). In the morning, you may or may not even remember what you said. So I suppose, metaphorically, it's like having a 6 figure government job. Tough, but SOMEBODY has to do it, right?
After all this time, a slippery dynamic has evolved on ZH (whereby certain posters are candid & open up about their personal lives). On the one hand, I suppose it's a "good thing" because it brings a human element to the conversation. It's also a "good thing" because, in the absence of that, we'd probably be left alone to suffer an endless array of "Fuck you (INSERT NAME OF BILDERBERGER WE ALL HATE HERE)".
But when you go down that path of broadcasting too much about your personal life, it creates it's own feedback loop. You can't stop because it has, at some point, become your DE FACTO personna. It's kind of like that scene in THE BREAKFAST CLUB, where the Ally Sheedy character asks the other two guys if they want to see what's in her purse. They both definitively say "NO", whereby, indignantly, she dumps the entire contents of her purse on the couch in front of them. So naturally, they are forced to look at it, and then proceed to take the bait, whereupon they end up making some comments about certain items, & whereby, she ends up getting offended. The Emilio Estevez character finally says something to the effect of "Hey we weren't the ones who asked you to dump the contents of your purse out in the first place" (& in fact, pleaded otherwise).
Anyway, there's no right or wrong to anything I just said, but that's the dynamic as I see it. People can choose to do whatever they want & reveal themselves to whatever degree they see fit.
Oh yeah, and then at the end of the movie, Emilio Estevez & Alley Sheedy end up hitting it off together, so go figure.
Hang around Pope. Hope to see you again. Thank you for the response. I know I am returning to an old thread... sort of bad form I guess. But, these conversations do matter to me. I hope Miffed also returned (going to check that next... if no post then I just hope she saw it... different sorts of good folks out here. Just a matter of knowing over time where to poke and why I suppose).
My dearest friend Knuks,
I've finished the series. I must say it was a mix of torture and delight coming from my position. The tragedy and hope in the end was appropriate. Thank you. I haven't read a good book in a long time. I tend to go for the thought provoking vs the campy, trite stuff so it really was a good choice. The phony cookie cutter drivel so popular now just adds to the deadening IMHO. However, I think now I will try something a bit more light, a little more soothing for a becalmed warrior queen. A time out to recharge.
Thank you for the love and support for all this time. As a fellow Californian I feel a special kinship. We intimately know the challenges we face here. I hope ( but fear likely not) all is not lost.
Love always my dear friend. You have a kind soul and that is such a rarity today. Don't let the world claim it. I shall do my best as well.
Your ever devoted Miffed ;-)
Agree with Knucks - don't go.
This used to be a great little private club, but has grown into a village, complete with...........
I, for one, REALLY appreciate your posts, and enjoy the female perspective you bring.
Don't let the trolls win.
I have been reading zerohedge for about 4 years and like many just read all the articles and then the comments, never thinking that one day I would have anything of value to say.
I cannot say for sure that I remember any of your comments. but hey don't go!
Especially if you have any good things to contribute to the board.
In life we all have to weed out the dumb and agressive ones so as to carry on. I agree this board is getting more stupid comments but these guys will tire and move on when they don't get the reactions they desire.
Stay a while longer!
You will be missed.
or she'll stay around and just not enjoy it as much ..... speaking for myself there. still need the fix tho'
I’m not sure ANYONE can leave ZeroHedge…
(have you noticed how, more and more often, that name pops up in places of importance?)
Besides, if there were any other source of cold, raw, unfiltered truth, I’d direct my limited attention THERE and dispense with the Trolls and the Turds, who have the same right to befoul these advertiser-supported pages as I do.
Like Alice in Wonderland or Dorothy Gale, I have awakened to find myself in a disgusting, sub-human techno-socialist society that I never voted for, with which I refuse to collaborate.
ZeroHedge is not perfect:
It IS fast, exciting, funny, REAL, free… and I strongly suspect that if Mark Twain or Thomas Jefferson or George Orwell or Ayn Rand were alive, they’d be here, too!
I am grateful.
You can dig deeper on the net, but the trolling gets even greater. This place still has good enough info and the comments section is useful. Even some bigger names promoting their sites turned out to be 100% schills. SilverShi... you asshole scumbags.
I don't always agree with what everyone says but its nice to hear thoughtful content coming from real human beings. Its very obvious who those people are after reading this place for a month or so. Long time lurker and only registered because I stopped caring about being on lists.
Onto what people are being reduced to, its sick and disgusting. The fact that others want to dance on other people's misfortunes is exactly why I stopped giving an F. Karma will slaughter those who don't treat other humans with a bit of dignity.
If any of those guys were alive posting on here, they would also get hounded by the retard schill scumbags.
Can't believe I'm reading Miffed Microbiologist's farewell post on ZeroHedge. It's been on my mind for a while too... when to call it quits.
What the fuck is going on here. TruthInSunshine was silently disappeared. TIS, for fuck's sake. Now Miffed is leaving? Goddamn, Miffed - you're one of the most spirited, honorable women I knows on the Internets.
Learned a lot from your commentary over the years... your knowledge and wisdom are always appreicated from ye ol Skateboarder. I can only say, I wish you and your family the best, and Long Live Mr. Miffed!
p.s. I'm not too long from leaving myself. See you on the other side friend, and may truth prevail.
Fuck em, Miffed.
Do not take a hike because of this cunt.
Fight Club....remember? The controlled oposition IS that good. Think about it and change your mind: the pen is mightier than the sword. Use your words....while you still can.
ZH will take another big step down without you M. I do hope at least you keep lurking and occasionally pop in to say something. Likewise, I suspect that once this "purgatory" stage breaks and the world flung into the next "unforeseen" crisis that many older ZHers will be back to post (assuming the haven't met the ban hammer).
Mostly I wish you and your family the best.
Yeah, poo flinging seems to be the norm around here now. Rational debate is rarely possible. I find myself now seeing the ZH comments section as comic relief rather than education. At least until the S hits the fan again.
FWIW, just an average Joe here as well. Wake up each day, go to work, pay the bills, try to guide 2 wonderful kids through what feels is a sausage grinder of a world, etc... dreaming of moving away from the zombie central where I live.
Centerline,
Thanks for the kind words. See the post below as well.
The real reason I am leaving is I found out a few days ago my husband must undergo a difficult operation as soon as possible. Turns out his goddam dr really fucked him. This should have been done a year ago with a high percentage of a good outcome. Now, much less and the surgery is more difficult because of the progression of his disease. He will be in ICU for days. Thank God we have a good thorasic surgeon.
Also two days ago I found out my beloved little Corgi ( Miffed in dog form) has terminal cancer in her spleen. She may have a month if I'm lucky.
So, two in my life who are so dear to me are in trouble. I can't tell you the despair I am going through. My normal toughness has been replaced by such sadness. My heart is just not in it anymore. I'm affected by everything like my skin has been rasped off and the whole world is lemon juice. This is no state to be in while posting on ZH and I know it. Things have been quite bad for me since March but the events of the last few days have sealed my choice to leave. "Pope" was a confirmation of this choice NOT the cause truly. Everything he posted is absolute garbage. I will be myself and he can't scare me from doing so though he has tried for quite some time. I'm not the only one he has done this to. Have a little chirping worm chase me out of here? Hardly.
This is a case of leaving too hot a kitchen for me.
I'd never presume or desire the kitchen be adjusted to a temperature of my liking, unlike the little worm. And the idea he would no longer troll me? Oh how funny. He is trying to sound magnanimous and kind. This is a ploy. An Eddie Haskill currying of favor to a group. What he desires most is attention and hates to be marginalized. Whatever. He can't scare me into changing and let him think he finally chased me out because he really needs the pathetic ego boost. Sad really.
I thought I would let you know the truth. I hesitated to share it at first because I didn't want to look like I was trolling for sympathy. Absolutely not! All of us must go through tough times in this crazy unknowable life. It's just my time, that's all. But, I will ask for prayers if you are amiable. Many here are on my thoughts and prayers here too. In truth, isn't this the only power we have? Life has a will of its own no matter how determined and powerful we think we are. I accept that.
Thanks for the kind words and I hope the best for you.
Miffed;-)
Miffed, you are one of the best members here and if you leave the idiots have won another battle.
Do not let the comments of some fucktard cause you to depart.
I have been reading ZH for a few years and have seen many great members leave (quite a few involuntary).
Let's face it, the person who wrote that post is likely not someone who is likely to be here very long. The opinions expressed here will drive his little mind insane and he will once again seek the safety of unicorn land and go back to Huffington Post or whatever other lame ass sites that form his opinion.
Ah, Miffed!
While it's true that ZH has declined tremendously since I started lurking in late '09, I'm shocked that you would let some asshole comment be the catalyst for exit.
Buck up, lassie! And if it turns out you need a goat/chicken/bee/fungus/herb wrangler on the farm, I'll still be here. What a wonderful opportunity for you, I'd give my eyeteeth to make a few acres productive. PNW is where it's at, baby! Get the hell outa SoCal and don't look back!
Funny, life does have synchronicity. I had a moment and thought I'd check this thread in case I should address something and saw your post. Actually, I realize the reasons I have left had been attributed to a certain individual which is absolutely not the case. He's been personally attacking me for a long time using numerous avatars. Frankly, I find it quite a complement. Most on Zh pick fights with others to initiate a debate ( or today, a poo flinging event). I can get this guy perturbed just by being myself. Quite an accomplishment really if you think about it. He can't change but he expects me to change to suit him? Too funny. I will post to centerline and explain the truth why I am going. I'd rather closure to be in truth, not supposition.
I can't wait to exit this shit life I'm living in San Diego. I really wish to find others who would be willing to accompany us on our quest. Not a commune, but a group of neighbors who which to farm and live independently but help out/ trade skills when needed. I have assiduously built this here over years and it is tough to leave. I have the pioneer spirit but connection to like minded others is always beneficial.
Zh had been a virtual connection but real connections are of far more value. The curcumstances of my life now makes me realize that. I feel the Devine nudging me to analyze what is important now in my hour of trial. Right now I must simplify, focus my strength and insulate myself from unnecessary distractions. I erroneously thought I could stay here as " Miffed lite" but my normal Kevlar is not serving me, I am too sensitive and weak now due to my life circumstances at the moment. My sensitivity and empathy don't serve me well in this situation. Hence my exit. Will I come back? Probably not, if so not for quite a while. If I do, I will return as Miffed and be myself. This is unlike a sad little cowardly boy who must use many avatars to hide himself among other here fearing exposure. He is a Legend in his own mind, masturbating to a mirror. I used to respect him but I just pity him now. He posted once implying violence to me. Poor guy failed to see it was a trap I laid out for him to show someone he's true self. They were shocked he fell for it. He switched avatars quickly after that from the response. You see? How could a little flaccid worm of a man scare me off? He is nothing but a sad little loser to me.
I will return here a bit and comment if appropriate until the thread is archived. Best of luck to you and you kind words. Many thanks.
Miffed;-)
Miffed- to be liked by the competent and disliked by the incompetent is the finest thing possible in life
I was going to post something about eating a bag of dicks, but i digress.
Same with me in my area. 1980 $350/700 sq ft including garage. Difference is we were more of a country and now there is a race among the oligarchs to reach a zillion dollar bank account. These r sad times and don't see it getting better. Glad I'm 60 and not 30.
ah, yes, 'Podments' where you can hear AND smell the fart from next door. Seattle has plans to tear down all of the old, beautifull, some restored single family houses on the west side of Capitol Hill from 15th Ave East down to the freeway (I-5)
and make it Condoland. Bastards
I live in Seattle and hate this fucking soul sucking city infested with the worst possible progressive statists.
Not native to this city and really need to get out.
Ironically there is really nothing to keep me here. My job allows me to work from anywhere. Only thing is I own a house.
A friend got stuck in traffic yesterday and drove through "historic Ballard", so the sign said. He called me an told me that the old buildings and houses are gone and a completely tasteless and ugly condos are going up.
That is Seattle. Cheap and ugly construction for big money.
That 9.8 quake cannot come fast enough.
there won't be any food in London when the EMP strikes
Have you even seen a English person eat? We don't call it food and would throw it away but they're not that picky.
And what ethnicity are you that is so superior?
I'm from the Kingdom of Belgium where food is the best in the world ;)
my country made up your country
Thanks for the fries, they were so good your people had to call them "French"?
I see what Belgium did there.
Silence, for you commit treason and blasphemy against the gods!
Have you been in Greece?
we might be bankrupt but hell... we know how to eat ^^
If we die of starvation at least we knew how to eat ^^
Belgie, and he's right about English food.
Not anymore. London has some of the finest restaurants in the world.
And some of the worst, but we are talking native (boiled) cuisine here.
Exactly. You can go to an Italian restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a chinese... but an English restaurant ? That kind of thing simply does not exist, and thanks God !
considering that i live in the uk, married an english woman, and have two small children with british passports, i would say the likelihood is rather high.
actually, english food isn't bad. it was, some 20 years ago, when i originally arrived, but it's a lot better these days.
I've heard they eat spotted dick.
asians taste like Chicken
If you put your own kid in that room you'd have Child Protective Services knocking on your door to take them away inside of a week.
not if you charged them 500 pounds per month
My 15 yo straight-A son lives in an actual house built up in an actual tree, and loves it. If CPS ever show up I plan on claiming him as a trained monkey.
That's brilliant. You possess wisdom beyond your years... /s
Okay so YMMV I guess.
Just make sure to tell him, if he's asked, to say that he self-identifies as a trained monkey. That'll make it okay.
Nice.
Damn, my all my family identify as cis-specied.
He might have to poop in his hand and throw it at them to look convincing though.
Great point. I'll run the idea by him. Should be good for a laugh.
Cover your ass and get him chipped and collared.
And it's Gone
Improbable but not impossible.
It seems your Margartiaville machine is worth $1Trillion.
I knew graduate students at Columbia who stayed in the same accomodations in Manhattan in the 1980s. About the same price too.
Maybe that's why no one remembers Obambi at Columbia. He was living under a stairway?
In the subway
...down a mineshaft
,,,,in a bath house.
Work, work, work.
How did he ever find a mate?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/room-rent-london-500-month-6546169
I think this bird will do okay, wot?
https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_400_400/p/4/005/076/276/1f3e971...
All your closet are belong to us.
Damn, barely enough room to fap. At least it comes with detergent to clean up when he's done. Daz, for those tough hard to remove jizz stains.
I was thinking the same thing. I'd maybe put the pillow on the other end of the futon, though. So when you pin the porn up on the ceiling/underside of the staircase and it would be in direct line of sight while you were laying down. And you wouldn't bump your skull on the ceiling when you came.
Just my .02 Not that I spend much time thinking about stuff like that.
I'm having a hard time picturing what you're saying. You have a diagram drawn out, maybe some blue prints?
Let me work up a few sketches and drop them in an email.
Just post a youtube video. :O
Yeah, just put that pain in your neck out of site and mind and all will be good.
No fat chicks.
One should aim at those jackets instead
Do you have to pee out the window?
Which is worst. The Italian 24 years olds who live at home who have to shag in their cars?
Or this?
you would get a better room in prison, plus board
In a few years it's £ 500 + 3 blowjobs a week.
We closeted some folks.
"The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growin' thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I, I live by the river"
~ The Clash
...---...
something like that
Very briefly:
Buy-to-let (rent) mortgages came into existence in the UK in 1996:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_to_let
Anyone who wanted to make money quickly realised that if you could get together £20k you could buy a flat (apartment), on a 20-25 year mortgage,
rent it out during this term then, at the end of it, you would have an asset worth £250k + house price inflation that gave you a monthly income of approximately
£1000. Not bad. Every man and his dog then realised this was a no-brainer and began buying up the housing stock in London for buy-to-let "investment", something
that had rarely happened prior to 1996. (If you wanted to buy-to-let before then you needed to either have the cash to buy the property outright, or have a minimum 50% deposit
to put down with a commercial mortgage.
The consequence of introducing these mortgages is seen in the photo above and in the 400%-2000% house price inflation that has taken place in London since.
Any economist could go through the house sales data for 1 London borough over this time period and model this, draw out the social implications (screwing youth,
destroying family formation, enriching people who only care about money.) In addition, the above occurred during a period of unprecedented mass immigration,
both legal and illegal, that London has been subject to since the mid-90's.
In summary, you have growing damand and falling supply, hence massive increase in prices. It's Econ 101 but the economics professional is too useless and lazy
to bother explaining it.
(Ok, that wasn't as brief as I had intended.)
They deserve it, right now they're voting to allow a Muslim invasion, those that allow Muslims to move in deserve to live in a 3rd world overpopulated ghetto.
Next up high density disease waves, SARS TB HIV HEP Ebola etc.
I can hear the cries already: "WE WANT SOCIALISM!! TAKE IT FROM THEM AND GIVE IT TO US!!"
The REAL target should not be "the rich" but more so GOVERNMENT: they counterfeited all that money and credit and gave it to their cronies to bid up asset prices...
US readers may wonder why this does not show up in UK inflation? Easy the headline CPI simply ignores owner occupied housing costs such as rent.
I speak for many of us in saying that a lot still surprises us, yet very little make us angry enough to more than pull our weapons and laugh.
Seriously, not having looked at yours, our inflation numbers have little connection with reality.
Rents are out of control in the US.
Recouping Investment
Recouping mortgage and interest
Regulation (see airbnb)
Taxation
Insurance
Replacement appliance (and in my case) Regime fees and compliance
I have not raised my rents in a couple of years to keep good occupants in the units, but more and more figure out that they live rent free while the wheels of justice grind them to their ultimate, property ruination removal.
Despite the wright off vs income,
who really who needs the aggravation in a break even operation.
Mail is delivered by Owl
Max Keiser discusses housing bubble in England:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GHnEpp1B3A
My addition: Any economy run by "finance" will put property on double entry banker ledgers. Finance insurance and real estate (FIRE) work together to make new bank credit as loans.
Property has dotted connections of law and is fungible. In event of a debt crash, then bankers can grab property.
So, the nature of private credit as money, will want to push FIRE prices by channeling that credit into that sector. It must be so, as private banks are the "credit" source for 97% of money supply.
All systems predicate their output.
Finance capitalism won in WW2, as German and Japanese industrial capitalism was put down. Post war Japan kept vestiges of her industrial capitalism by using 'credit window guidance" and Japan couched her post war economics in obtuse language, to keep finance rentiers of the West disarmed.
See princes of yen also to understand Japan's industrial "credit" as capital. This movie also explains Japan's housing bubble, which applied the same finance dynamics as used both in England and the U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Ac7ap_MAY
www.sovereignmoney.eu
Thanks for the Princes of Yen link, I am half way through and already sharing it!
Bunks are available at the paper street soap company for less.
My bed in my van is bigger than that.
I had a 1965 or 1966 Fiat 4-door sedan that was bigger than that. Plus, the front seats folded flat to allow two to recline side by side, and it had 55 HP. I did, however, have to supply my own radio.
Nice Whack Shack or Spank Tank.
does it come with a hole in the floor so as to take a shit??
Dude, that pillow on the bed really ties the room together.
You've been watching re-runs of "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" again, haven't you?
Dude, you're telling me you haven't seen the Big Lebowski ?
Been living in a cave long ?
Watched it once, probably drunk, don't remember it. Tried watching it again recently but lost interest after about an hour,
you've reminded me to finish it. The economic, social and political collapse to come in various Western countries does tend
to be my main focus these days because I'm living in one of those countries that is going to go down the toilet. Once I've
emigrated? Not so much.
better off in a van down by the river
How in the hell anyone except the most corrupt banksters can afford to live in or near London is beyond me. You have to get 50 miles outside of the M-25 to even begin to think about affordability for even well paid professionals. All of those waiters/waitresses and bartenders in central London must live in the sewers.
If I made #500 per month I would be living like a king.
--The Burger King
And who will be sleeping under the bed for 250 ?
Put a hammock above the bed and sub-let it out for 300.
Go over to the Whore of Babylon's Palace and tell the old whore Queen Elizabeth II that you need a room for rent or you will stalk her Corgies, and cook them on the barby just for FUN.
Tell the old whore douchebag parasite that MASTER OF UNIVERSE sent you.
I believe the author was English, so I think to be proper it would be "Your Majesty Old Whore Douchebag Parasite".
i would pay you 500$ to not to live in london
Pony up.
or shut up.
I've linked and followed.
I expect my payment on the 15th and will send Armstrong collection.
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that the world has fully implemented "work from home" via internet. Now workers can live anywhere (cheap) and work via internet and computer.
Yup. Absolute proof.
/sarcasm
Oliver Twist was from London, right?
He’d like these digs.
No different than New York. Even in Brooklyn, no even in Queens you cant find an apartment under 800-900 per bedroom. For a studio or 1 bedroom you're talking 1300-1500 easy. And that's if by miracle you get really lucky. Don't forget the now 1 month or 10-15% of the yearly rent for a broker fee.