Reminds me of an old joke.... Q. Which 20 stone bloke rode a Derby winner? A. Lester Piggott's cellmate... Maybe one for the younger sorts.
The madam opened the brothel door in Glasgow and saw a rather dignified, well-dressed, good-looking man in his late forties or early fifties. "May I help you sir?" she asked. "I want to see Valerie," the man replied. "Sir, Valerie is one of our most expensive ladies. Perhaps you would prefer someone else", said the madam. "No, I must see Valerie," he replied. Just then, Valerie appeared and announced to the man she charged £5000 a visit. Without hesitation, the man pulled out five thousand pounds and gave it to Valerie, and they went upstairs. After an hour, the man calmly left. The next night, the man appeared again, once more demanding to see Valerie. Valerie explained that no one had ever come back two nights in a row, as she was so expensive. There were no discounts. The price was still £5000. Again, the man pulled out the money, gave it to Valerie, and they went upstairs. After an hour, he left. The following night the man was there yet again. Everyone was astounded that he had come for a third consecutive night, but he paid Valerie and they went upstairs. After their session, Valerie said to the man, "No one has ever been with me three nights in a row. Where are you from?" The man replied, "Edinburgh .." "Really", she said. "I have family in Edinburgh .." "I know." the man said. "Your sister died, and I'm her solicitor. I was instructed to deliver your £15,000 inheritance in person ................" The moral of the story is that three things in life are certain ................... 1. Death 2. Taxes 3. Being screwed by a lawyer
I'm no expert, but I guess that most of the market for London property in places like Canary Wharf is aimed at the Chinese and Far East buyers who buy them for rent and for increasing cost, which will guarantee a sizable profit. Probably why locals have no chance, unless daddy or mummy is happy to buy them one....Bio or sugar daddy or mummy.
No idea mate. Looking at higher end starting salaries for the big law firms, the likes of Google and investment houses, they're all around the six figure mark... add a few years experience and then perhaps there is a 'british' demand for this type of accommodation. It seems like the UK and much of Europe is becoming an increasingly 'poorer' place relatively, but with pockets of extremely wealthy people, compared to what it was. No idea what the answer is.. 90% tax rate for all earnings over 100k? Didn't work last time in the 1970s though. It should be that every house/flat is owned by a named person/British citizen, rather than companies (or that company purchases and foreigners have to pay a punitive tax rate).
Took my car for an air con regas to Evans Halshaw, (it was only four months old!) as a sit and wait appointment at 9am, they said it'd only taken around an hour. It still wasn't done at 12-30 and I had a GP appointment at 2 pm, so they rebooked it. It had its first service with them recently as a sit and wait again at 9am, all done quickly this time, so a mixed bag. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Do you really need a main dealer charging you £100/hour to plug a diagnostic in and change the oil and filter? If it's a case of maintaining a warranty fair enough, if it isn't I reckon the average car repair shop can do it just as well and lots cheaper.
One interpretation of "full service history" could just be stamps in the service book. Not necessarily from the main dealers. It could be a good question to ask before purchasing. Or even give it a quick google. I just did.... https://www.themotorombudsman.org/k...e-my-vehicle-serviced-at-an-authorised-dealer You have the choice of having your car serviced at an authorised dealer or with an independent garage. If you choose to service the car independently, make sure you keep thorough records of the services undertaken in case you need to make a warranty claim – as you will need to demonstrate that the services were in line with the manufacturer’s guidelines.
Use Stoneacre for my car always been fair not cheap but efficient , don’t trust garages much for servicing they can almost tell you anything unless you are a mechanic !
More disturbing is that the Soup Dragon in the Clangers never had any soup available and that all mentions of it in any episodes was in fact a blatant lie.
Pah, Dick Dastardly never won a race, in Wacky Races, but he actually did and was cheated out of it. The one he won had a slow motion replay showing the nosecone on his car extending forwards in a photo finish, modern freeze frame VCR's proved this ever happened. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Funny you say that. Absolutely I would and always did. Unfortunately they seem to have become set on a suicide mission these past few years!!
