https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21111410#Comment_21111410
If you can afford a new one why would you not buy a new one?
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The discussion originated due to the term "well off bubble". You have defined the well off bit, but I'm querying whether you can be well off (able to replace a washing machine) and not in the bubble, because you understand that this is a possibility for some people.
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He was clearly well off and significantly better remunerated than me. That said, he was far from alone, some of my clients have claimed to be just about managing, which is even more silly.
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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He would probably argue that given you are older you were able to buy housing for less which has made you better off.
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I charitably think Ricks point was (sometimes) that he was earning far more than the average, and not close to being able to enjoy the lifestyle that many think you should be able to on that kind of salary. And that if things were that tough on a 1%er salary, it's pretty grim for those at the other end of income percentiles...
I realize that's probably overly sympathetic to the old chap!
As a millennial I do think things are probably worse for the next generation...
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This was what I was hinting at above, that 'well off' is often relative and based on peoples' own circumstances - i.e. well off is often seen as 'better off than you are'.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Quite possibly. Everyone has their own set of circumstances to balance. I don't think either of us is short. I think he was more surprised than me how far the graph extends to the right.
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I don't think knowing how to operate a launderette necessarily means you have a rounded social circle.
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If I couldn't afford a washing machine that wouldn't be my go to option. They're not cheap. My local one is £1/6 mins for the dryer and £6+ for a wash. They are quick though.
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What would be your go to option?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Hand washing in bath/bucket, but that's a lot better in the summer because it is harder to squeeze things as dry by hand as a washing machine does by spinning. Also not washing as frequently.
I'm not suggesting this is a particularly fun option, but I do at least understand that's what is required.
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Ouch
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I do wonder whether Truss will continue blaming the woke markets for her downfall, if the markets also end up taking down a Labour chancellor...
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I suppose the less they do, the less damage they can do...
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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This is what happens when the leftie 'caring' mask slips...
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
I did like "Gwynne said he hoped a 72-year-old woman would soon be dead after she wrote to her local councillor about bin collections."
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Yeah the opposition didn’t like that, they don’t seem to be too bothered about the sexism and racism aimed at Rayner and Abbott as far as I’ve seen reported (I may have missed it?).
Anyway swift sacking, which is how it should be.
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Wonder who's next?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Think you maybe just misunderstood who they care about.
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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Why's that?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Don't recall the Labour party ever marketing itself as caring particularly about pensioners. It's a party of Labour - that's fundamentally who they care about. It says it on the tin.
Political parties claiming to be compassionate are ten a penny, though.
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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Intrigued which of the Exeter sites is being included in this proposal... the two I know of are at Cullompton and near Exeter Airport, both of which seem like sensible sites... not overly pretty, and near various transport options.
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Rachel from accounts should take note of this:
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Can we agree who we're blaming for Conservative policies which put burden and cost on business that the Labour Party have decided to implement?
For example the new excise duty regime, and extended producer responsibility for packaging
(I've seen an email from a Conservative MP to one of our suppliers decrying the Labour Party for implementing EPR and agreeing that one particular aspect, a double charge in effect, is especially stupid)
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I expect Starmer is waiting for Badenoch to blame Labour in PMQ.
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Never mind dubious CVs, this is just unbelievably mind-bendingly stupid. iCloud will no longer be encrypted in the UK.
Also, WTF are Apple thinking of?
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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It's pretty disappointing move by the UK government. Making themselves the bad guys in a world where there is a lot of competition for that.
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Let's weaken everyone's online security and do absolutely nothing to address the real problem. Imbecilic.
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Madness from Labour 🤦
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