Life and debt.....

token101

It's on RTE now. A PR consultant with a 1 million euro mortgage. Sums up the Celtic Tiger in a nutshell.

galwayrush

So, if we take him out, the problem goes away?

Fromthetrees

I have a pot to piss in and I'm glad of it, good quality pot, it's ceramic with a gold trim.

The King of Moo

Though I don't advocate sticking our heads in the sand about issues, I really don't get why anyone would watch such misery porn.

NIMAN

To make yourself feel that your life isn't so bad after all.

JONJO THE MISER

Nothing like a bit of misery on a muggy Monday night.

token101

The King of Moo wrote: »

Though I don't advocate sticking our heads in the sand about issues, I really don't get why anyone would watch such misery porn.

It's misery porn or Blue Bloods. I'd prefer misery porn.

omahaid

I feel sorry for the people in the unfinished estate, must be awful in one of those estates and the houses are worth next to nothing now...

The King of Moo

token101 wrote: »

It's misery porn or Blue Bloods. I'd prefer misery porn.

Tom Selleck must be rolling around in his grave.

Logical Fallacy

The King of Moo wrote: »

Though I don't advocate sticking our heads in the sand about issues, I really don't get why anyone would watch such misery porn.

Normally to feel superior.

token101

The King of Moo wrote: »

Tom Selleck must be rolling around in his grave.

I'm just waiting for the scene where Mark Wahlberg arrives and helps reclaim a plane from hijackers.

Immaculate Pasta

token101 wrote: »

Sums up the Celtic Tiger in a nutshell.

No this is the Celtic Tiger in a nutshell...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMK3XGO27k

:cool:

JONJO THE MISER

There is plenty of work for this guy in Canada, immigrate man.

4zn76tysfajdxp

omahaid wrote: »

I feel sorry for the people in the unfinished estate, must be awful in one of those estates and the houses are worth next to nothing now...

I'd love to live or have had grown up in a ghost estate. It's like having your very own lifesized post-war playground to run around in. Imagine the games of cops and robbers or hide and seek in there.

General General

PR consultants - jet 'em all with the champagne that hath as origin the paravertebral gutter...

Siena Abundant Steroid

Siena Abundant Steroid wrote: »

I'd love to live or have had grown up in a ghost estate. It's like having your very own lifesized post-war playground to run around in. Imagine the games of cops and robbers or hide and seek in there.

Yeah and any accidents would be Bertie's fault.

kippy

Siena Abundant Steroid wrote: »

I'd love to live or have had grown up in a ghost estate. It's like having your very own lifesized post-war playground to run around in. Imagine the games of cops and robbers or hide and seek in there.

Unless you are that poor kid that got killed in one a few months ago.....
It's not actually that much fun at all, for anyone involved.

token101

Siena Abundant Steroid wrote: »

I'd love to live or have had grown up in a ghost estate. It's like having your very own lifesized post-war playground to run around in. Imagine the games of cops and robbers or hide and seek in there.

Street football would be great craic

68Murph68

Luckily they have managed to hang on to their horses.:eek:

Vomit.

JONJO THE MISER

Buying a 4 pack of bachelor beans, about 3 Eur, get the same beans in lidl for 30c a can, these people have no idea how to budget.

omahaid

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Buying a 4 pack of bachelor beans, about 3 Eur, get the same beans in lidl for 30c a can, these people have no idea how to budget.

Did she say they did the weekly shop for €120? In supervalue? Do they have 2 kids?

NIMAN

So debt caused this man to have a stroke?

Wouldn't't have been anything to do with his morbid obesity? Doesn't look like a guy who lives a healthy lifestyle.

68Murph68

No real questioning of why the people borrowed.

Debt doesn't just happen.

Vizzy

NIMAN wrote: »

So debt caused this man to have a stroke?

Wouldn't't have been anything to do with his morbid obesity? Doesn't look like a guy who lives a healthy lifestyle.

I think I also heard him say that the drink was also a factor.

Edit: You're wan with the €1m mortgage is now selling a painting to pay for a couple of grinds for the girls !!!!Jesus,she really hasn't a clue

NIMAN

Why do I get the feeling that we aren't seeing the full story in some of these cases?

JONJO THE MISER

And a lot of these people were right snobs during the boom, rubbing everyones else noses on how good there were, most of them deserve everything they get.

68Murph68

Not really sure that the whole auction side of things isn't more than a distraction from the main issue.

Chuck Stone

Jooooooe Duffaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

Son Of A Vidic

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Buying a 4 pack of bachelor beans, about 3 Eur, get the same beans in lidl for 30c a can, these people have no idea how to budget.

Wise advice coupled with quite an appropriate username.

Qwerty27

what a wagon...horses, jeep, grinds...and now the crocodile tears...

Cookie_Monster

token101 wrote: »

It's on RTE now. A PR consultant with a 1 million euro mortgage. Sums up the Celtic Tiger in a nutshell.

what's her earnings though, if he's earning 150k a year a 1m mortgage is not that big in reality...

BASHIR

Qwerty27 wrote: »

what a wagon...horses, jeep, grinds...and now the crocodile tears...

Sure what do you expect she is in PR after all!

token101

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

what's his earnings though, if he's earning 150k a year a 1m mortgage is not that big in reality...

Well this is her PR practice. I doubt very much she's making 150 grand a year from that from that.

phasers

Siena Abundant Steroid wrote: »

I'd love to live or have had grown up in a ghost estate. It's like having your very own lifesized post-war playground to run around in. Imagine the games of cops and robbers or hide and seek in there.

That reminds me of the Summer they were digging up the green outside my house to put in a bus lane. best summer ever.

Cookie_Monster

token101 wrote: »

Well this is her PR practice. I doubt very much she's making 150 grand a year from that from that.

no, probably not. doesn't come up on cro.ie either

NIMAN

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

what's his earnings though, if he's earning 150k a year a 1m mortgage is not that big in reality...

So you think someone on 150k should get a 1mill mortgage?

You didn't work giving out mortgages for a bank in 2006 did you?

Cookie_Monster

NIMAN wrote: »

So you think someone on 150k should get a 1mill mortgage?

no, what I said was it's not that big in reality. It's not what you should aspire to but it's not all that bad if on such earnings. Bit different to having a 1m mortgage only earning 30k or 50k a year isn't it?
Possibly she has a partner with a reasonable level of income also, further lowering the ratio of income to mortgage.

But without actual earning figures the whole thing is irrelevant, she could be earning 500k a year in which case the mortgage is tiny, unlikely but possible.

MrFrisp

Qwerty27 wrote: »

what a wagon...horses, jeep, grinds...and now the crocodile tears...

Yeah,,I couldn't believe that...Pleading the poor mouth,,and yet anything she makes was going on "grinds for the girls".

Then there was the horses..Like...W.T.F. ?

Talking about getting your priorities really wrong. I don't think she was as bad off as she was letting on...It's just a case of she no longer has the lifestyle that she had.

It was a shame to see the couple on the ghost estate. At least you saw them have to buy clothes/toys in the charity shops.

But,,€120 shopping in Supervalu for 4 of them? We don't even spend that,and there are 6 of Us here.





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cournioni

The King of Moo wrote: »

Though I don't advocate sticking our heads in the sand about issues, I really don't get why anyone would watch such misery porn.

I think that pretty much sums up most of RTE's shows. Consumed by grief junkies.