Time to retire (I wish)

[Peppermint Patti]

You've just given me your personal experience, when I'm just saying generally, overall, the post-war generations, up until perhaps the 90s, had better living, employment, financial security, housing and growth opportunities than the most recent generations who are finding it harder to secure stable housing, work and saving or pension and future financial planning opportunities.

And the more recent cost of living, debt-ridden economies and inflationary pressures and fear of WWIII isn't helping!

Early 60's we had the Cuban Missile crisis when we were on the verge of all out nuclear war due to Russian missiles on Cuba.

So on the news, they want to build/use a second runway at Gatwick and a 3rd runway at Heathrow.

Yet they also want people to fly less, drive less, eat less meat and get heat pumps to hit environmental targets.

Is that joined-up thinking?

No it's idiot Millibrain's idea.

 

[Peppermint Patti]

I don't agree either, Anna.

Talking of things that are funny, anyone got any humorous experiences from their early years at work/apprenticeship?

Sending new employees daft things to fetch or do eg a long stand,a spirit level bubble.

I was in my early 20's when I had my first 4 wheeled car, think I paid £100 for it.

My current car is now 18 years old, paid £1600 for that three years ago and that's the most I have ever spent on buying a car.

I would like to replace it, but looking around even something 10 years old with 100k miles on is around £4000.

On housing the government want builders to build more homes, but how in tarnation is anyone able to buy one to get a foot on the ladder now? They talk of affordable housing, but all that is when buying they must be 20% less than the market rate.

Blame a certain PM in the 80's in regard to selling council houses for a lot of problems and the buy to let in the mid 2000's.