Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 30 minutes ago, Ad Lib said: As long as everything goes to plan and the build completes without a major delay, I’ll be a home owner (in London!) just before I turn 30. Feels like such a big personal milestone as it looked agonisingly close but just not quite possible for quite a few years. A bit of parental help got me over the line but quite proud of how disciplined I’ve been at saving the last three years for the vast majority of the deposit. Feels good to commit to putting roots down and the place is a proper two bed so it’s a proper home rather than just a glorified bedsit/studio. And I’ve got a solid enough plan to buy out most of the Government equity loan further down the line too, so I’m not going to be stranded unless literally millions of other home owners are in trouble. If you’d told me five years ago I’d be where I am now I wouldn’t have believed you. The plans I had for myself back then were so different and I’m kind of glad my path has been pushed in a different direction along the way. Genuine question, I really don't want to piss on your chips. Is this endeavour freehold or leasehold? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 7 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Genuine question, I really don't want to piss on your chips. Is this endeavour freehold or leasehold? 999 year leasehold with peppercorn ground rent (Help to Buy rules on ground rents for new builds are tightening up in England from April) and a (relatively low for London) service charge. So leasehold but just about the best type of leasehold short of a genuine commonhold. In fact the service charge isn’t really that much more than what my parents pay for their factor fee in the block of flats they live in in Glasgow so grander scheme of things pretty happy with the arrangement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 partner has had a call (think she said it was off the beatson), she's due to get the covid vaccine next week woooooooooooooo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 It’s snowing and lying. Plus it is making that lovely crunching noise when you walk on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, buchan30 said: It’s snowing and lying. Plus it is making that lovely crunching noise when you walk on it. The excitement never fades. I'm now 54, and got excited today 'cos I was taking a bunch of dogs to a big, open space, knowing we were all gonna have a blast in the lying snow. Looking even better for tomorrow tae! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 This has been a good solid winter. Find it heartening that we have had prolonged periods of cold, a shot of the sna' and plenty windscreen scraping. Beats that mild shite last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I bought (paid a small fuckin fortune for) cross country skis, boots and poles three years ago. Finally getting to use them. Ya dancer. Echoing Barnardo's point but this has been a cracking winter. Frosty as f**k and a good helping of snow. Superb stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 11 hours ago, velo army said: I bought (paid a small fuckin fortune for) cross country skis, boots and poles three years ago. Finally getting to use them. Ya dancer. Echoing Barnardo's point but this has been a cracking winter. Frosty as f**k and a good helping of snow. Superb stuff. People who ski normally are bad enough but the likes of you are the worst. Except for the clown on the news snowboarding down the pavement. Cheese wire at neck height would sort him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: People who ski normally are bad enough but the likes of you are the worst. Except for the clown on the news snowboarding down the pavement. Cheese wire at neck height would sort him. People who ski normally make an absolute mess of mountains by necessitating the construction of lifts and apres ski pish. The likes of me make beautiful patterns on erstwhile unused snowy golf courses and the occasional snowy forest track. Snow boarders are as bad as the skiers for the same reason. My way is simply a beautiful and graceful way of getting about . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, velo army said: People who ski normally make an absolute mess of mountains by necessitating the construction of lifts and apres ski pish. The likes of me make beautiful patterns on erstwhile unused snowy golf courses and the occasional snowy forest track. Snow boarders are as bad as the skiers for the same reason. My way is simply a beautiful and graceful way of getting about . Bollocks, you're a pain in the hole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Let's not forget that if we had put middle class skiing weirdos in a gulag where they belong in the first place then we wouldn't have Covid and the football/pubs would have been on for the past year. Retrospective gulaging seems like the only correct response. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Surely no one actually just kicks about on skis unless they're carrying a rifle and are in the Winter Olympics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: Surely no one actually just kicks about on skis unless they're carrying a rifle and are in the Winter Olympics @velo army goes to the shops like Kirk Douglas in The Heroes of Telemark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: @velo army goes to the shops like Kirk Douglas in The Heroes of Telemark. It would be wonderful if @velo army worked in telemarketing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Actually reminded me of how many hours I spent on Winter Games for the Commodore 64 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Skiing on flat ground seems to be missing the point somewhat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Skiing on flat ground seems to be missing the point somewhat. It beats walking in these fuckers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Handing in keys to the old flat today. Note that government guidance is for all properties to be deep cleaned between tenancies, have saved the link to the guidance and look forward to mentioning that when they try the usual of making us pay for what they're going to do anyway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/aldi-valentines-2021-store-launches-19802032 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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