Things I like about the recession

consultech

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055495873

97i9y3941

i well belive that link/post alright,alot of them married the builders during the boom

bobbbb

That I still dont personally know anyone whose lost their job. But people talk about job losses like they are rice crispies.

seanybiker

stuck up neighbours that used to change their cars every 5 minutes having to go back to a car like one of us mere mortals. I love seen the sad faces on the fookers.

97i9y3941

same seany,alot of people went complety mad during the boom,now we really know whos rich or not

marcsignal

bobbbb wrote: »

That I still dont personally know anyone whose lost their job. But people talk about job losses like they are rice crispies.

maybe you didn't move in the same circles as bankers and property developers etc;)
but that's no harm, if they've lost everything, fuck them.:D

DublinWriter

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Let's try letters.

Let's try 8-bit binary

00000000 Rediscovering the joys of the packed lunch.

97i9y3941

marcsignal wrote: »

maybe you didn't move in the same circles as bankers and property developers etc;) but that's no harm, if they've lost everything, fuck them.:D

true,some was some peoples own doing,look at the property abroad thing,alot of ejits did it to keep up with the jones now they are all been reproed

marcsignal

Fred83 wrote: »

true,some was some peoples own doing,look at the property abroad thing,alot of ejits did it to keep up with the jones now they are all been reproed

A BIG +1

when I see greedy bastards getting it in the neck, the schadenfreude gives me a hard-on :pac:

bobbbb

The pleasure people seem to get from the misfortune of others. I never would have believed it.

marcsignal

bobbbb wrote: »

The pleasure people seem to get from the misfortune of others. I never would have believed it.

sorry bobbbb, nothing personal you understand, but i haven't a single cell in my body that has any sympathy for greedy social climbers. More often than not, they trampled all over everyone around them to aquire their short lived trappings, and now, if they haven't the arse in their pants, that's just tough.

The recession has just put manners on some people

bobbbb

marcsignal wrote: »

sorry bobbbb, nothing personal you understand, but i haven't a single cell in my body that has any sympathy for greedy social climbers. More often than not, they trampled all over everyone around them to aquire their short lived trappings, and now, if they haven't the arse in their pants, that's just tough.

The recession has just put manners on some people

And you're just loving it.
Though it has to be said - i havent seen any of these social climbers lose their pants myself.
Im beginning to wonder is this recession a figment of people imagination. I remember meeting my mates in the dole office during the late 80's and early 90's. Virtually nobody had a job. That was a recession

MikeStrutington

That our children will never have as high a standard of living as that enjoyed in this country for the first 7 years of this decade.




Aw wait, things i like about the recession!?

Lollipops23

Getting to go on protest marches:D


agreed on the spoilt brats not driving to school thing; when i was in school one kid had a car(clapped out banger, we still thought he was god though!) and one kid had a scooter. was sitting at the bus stop last year at 8.50am and i counted 7 cars being driven by schoolkids.....and they were fancy:(

97i9y3941

think its true aswell,those that had nothing during the boom or had no difference in lifestyle woundnt be bother much about getting €200 off the dole compare those builders/carpenters/plasters who made €1000 a week during the boom

nobodythere

It's an excuse to go on the dole

K-9

Less Range Rovers and X5's on the road, class!

johnmacward

#68. Bringing microwave popcorn into the cinema, not me, some cheap skate I know.

banshee_bones

getting to spend more time with family and friends since everyones hours have been cut or them being unemployed.

limericklady87

Like the fact that there are less housewives dropping the kids to school in 08/09 4x4's and a juicy couture tracksuits. Im a student so never really had much money anyway but i notice that my parents cant give me much anymore...guess il really feel it when im signing on in september after graduating with a law degree... bummer :rolleyes:

Wazdakka

I dont know what a tracker morgage is....



And it doesnt matter.

Labreya

The fact that people take pitty on me for not having a job, and trying to console me, disregarding COMPLETELY all the slacking I did when "things were fine and jobs were plentifull".

Oh, the delicious slacking.......

Senna

Watching all these people that bought 3/5/10+ house in 2004-2006, paying whatever amount the sellers wanted, thinking they could sell them in a few years and make millions. They pushed FTB's further out of cities or into shoeboxes. That was greed and stupidity and i have no problem laughing at their misfortune.

khmk

Paramount Channel daytime tv.

its ace.

not like the old days of neighbours, quincy and ready steady cook :mad:

White_Feather

Marks and Sparks 12.50e meal deal! main course, side, desert and bottle of vino! yummie!

Professey Chin

MikeStrutington wrote: »

That our children will never have as high a standard of living as that enjoyed in this country for the first 7 years of this decade.




Aw wait, things i like about the recession!?

No no you got it right.
Our elders got to whinge about worse times, we get to gloat about better times during the fabled celtic tiger and make the little feckers jealous

No I dont have kids and yes I am a bastard:pac:

jimmycrackcorm

#631

That warm feeling I get when I discover all my neighbours are also joining me in getting a pay cut. A case of keeping down with the jones Cormses.

Labreya

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

No no you got it right.
Our elders got to whinge about worse times, we get to gloat about better times during the fabled celtic tiger and make the little feckers jealous

No I dont have kids and yes I am a bastard:pac:

LOL!

"I remember when we bought things for the giddy thrill of it. Not like you kids now with your saving and whatnot!!"

BlitzKrieg

X) Get marches on the government every other weekend, its like a st paddy's parade everytime!

hussey

being in Australia

James T Kirk

# Less bull****, and things being generally less hectic. And nearly all the hilarious Schadenfreude (karma) posts in this thread re the greedy bastards -- who pissed on other people during the Celtic 'Illusion' -- getting it in the ass, prison style.

hussey wrote: »

being in Australia

It's a worldwide thing, dude.

professore

James T Kirk wrote: »

# Less bull****, and things being generally less hectic. And nearly all the hilarious Schadenfreude (karma)-posts in this thread re the greedy bastards -- who pissed on other people during the Celtic 'Illusion' -- getting it in the ass, prison style.

It's a worldwide thing, dude.

At least he has nice weather and needs less clothes.

hussey

James T Kirk wrote: »

It's a worldwide thing, dude.

Yeah but we can go to the beach on our days off ... and Australia isn't in recession

Mc Love

hussey wrote: »

... and Australia isn't in recession

:rolleyes:

KTRIC

Being in Germany

Ze Germans are too busy being pretentious to notice the recession. They're taking the same attitude they took about the Jews in war times, push it under the carpet and pretend it didn't happen.

useful_contacts

6 rolls for a euro in my local bakery

seriously lads where can ya go wrong

jenizzle

I like that I no longer get the :rolleyes: looks from people when I tell them I don't want to own a house.

Rented Mule

Mary Harney is still as sexy as ever.

questioner

no more ridculous hairstyles on lads, short back and sides all round thank you very much

Gadfly

Parents spending more time with their family. More dads bringing their kids to school.

mikemac

It's probably been posted already but less SUV's on the road

T-K-O

mikemac wrote: »

It's probably been posted already but less SUV's on the road

Tree hugger :rolleyes:

johnmacward

khmk wrote: »

Paramount Channel daytime tv.

its ace.

not like the old days of neighbours, quincy and ready steady cook :mad:

I love Ready Steady Cook - Green Peppers or Rrrrreddd Tomoatoooeeeesssss said Ainsley. Who's definitely gay. He's like a black, posh Alan Carr.

marcsignal

bobbbb wrote: »

And you're just loving it.

absolutely i'm loving it I wouldn't deny that for a second

bobbbb wrote: »

Though it has to be said - i havent seen any of these social climbers lose their pants myself.

i've seen plenty, people i don't know, and people i know/knew, and i still have no sympathy.
If they still had their wealth, their SUV's, their little box on the hillside they call a house, and their decking in the back garden, do you think they'd treat ordinary people with any less a degree of new founded snobbery than they did in the good times ?? "No" me thinks, so I don't care an iota for their plight, they brought it on themselves, so as i've already said Fuck Them :cool:

bobbbb wrote: »

Im beginning to wonder is this recession a figment of people imagination. I remember meeting my mates in the dole office during the late 80's and early 90's. Virtually nobody had a job. That was a recession

It's only been a few months. By this time next year it'll be 80's tastic all over again. My only memory of working in the late 80's early 90's was paying 48% tax on my wages, and I was in just your average job.

97i9y3941

one of these days they wont be able to pay the dole because so many be on it,half people drawing it are staying here because we have the most generous system in europe

Elonex

Less cars on the roads in my experience.

n0fX

Fred83 wrote: »

one of these days they wont be able to pay the dole because so many be on it,half people drawing it are staying here because we have the most generous system in europe

Yes. Half the people on the dole are foreigners who would go home otherwise.

MikeStrutington

Gays have less money to support their evil lifestyles

John Mason

#2,786

the sandwich maker in the local shop actually speaks english and you get the sandwich you actually ordered

Armin_Tamzarian

Well, now that the recession has hit, RTE have even less money to spend on Fair City.
This will result in poorer directing, acting, scripts and sets.
Which will push Fair City past the point of being terrible and into a
zone of ridiculousness that should be entertaining for all?