Reply to: How to get the Boomers out of their homes

[d000hg]

Go back to the old system of having many people living in the same house. These clustered groups were known as "families", but were banned by Labour.

More and more grown-up children are continuing to live with their parents, a trend which was well-known by the end of the last Labour government.

[Gumbo Robot]

I'm liking the idea of sheds with beds.

The Wife™ has told me that I'm allowed a new shed.
I've got my eye on a nice wingback chair, am thinking about getting an e-Pipe (I don't smoke tobacco) and one of these: 4L Copper Pot Still
Having a bed in there would be a great addition.

I've been done for that.

It was many years ago when I was at Somerset College of Agriculture but we rigged one up deep in the bowels of the college one night and promptly got caught in flagrante by the matron.

Thought nothing more about it until I was hauled out of a lecture on "cricket wicket preparation" to come face to face with 2 representatives of Custom & Excise.

Silly old moo dropped us right in it.

Anyhow, some weeks later we were all "bound over to keep the peace" at Bridgwater Magistrates Court.

Funniest bit was afterwards when the old soak who did the court reports for the Bridgwater Mercury came over and asked if he could sample our "product".

Happy days

[AtW]

They said they didn't want to put their house at risk, but did it anyway.

They were almost certainly told that it will be safe and they'll get lovely returns from that triple AAA junk they were sold, or very strong intimated to make them believe it.

[alreadypacked]

I don't know why people think they can get money for nothing.

They said they didn't want to put their house at risk, but did it anyway.

Some people, tell them what they want to hear, will do silly thing to make it happen.

Then they are upset when it goes badly wrong.

[Scruff]

Greed was their downfall. Caveat Emptor.

[xoggoth]

The Wife™ has told me that I'm allowed a new shed.
I've got my eye on a nice wingback chair, am thinking about getting an e-Pipe (I don't smoke tobacco) and one of these: 4L Copper Pot Still
Having a bed in there would be a great addition.

Wives never go into their husband's sheds so install an illegal Russian lady (or DCR they're the cheapest) down there. Just make sure you have a gap in the hedge behind so she does not need to walk past the house. Worked for me.

[DimPrawn]

So they took an interest-only loan, remortgaged to take more money, invested in crap that not even MBAs can understand and claim mis-selling for their greed and stupidity!

How dare you! They are innocent victims! Now, where's the compensation application form.......

[pangeakiller]

Typical click bait piece from DM.

So they took an interest-only loan, remortgaged to take more money, invested in crap that not even MBAs can understand and claim mis-selling for their greed and stupidity!

[WTFH]

I'm liking the idea of sheds with beds.

The Wife™ has told me that I'm allowed a new shed.
I've got my eye on a nice wingback chair, am thinking about getting an e-Pipe (I don't smoke tobacco) and one of these: 4L Copper Pot Still
Having a bed in there would be a great addition.

[BrilloPad]

Typical wail story. NTRT have suffered worse. And there are 2000 of us. When will the wail pick up our cause?

[DimPrawn]

So the bobs are the future then

Yep, but not future, it's now.

'Sheds with beds' are London's modern day slums - BBC News

[MicrosoftBob]

Go back to the old system of having many people living in the same house. These clustered groups were known as "families", but were banned by Labour.

So the bobs are the future then

[unixman]

Go back to the old system of having many people living in the same house. These clustered groups were known as "families", but were banned by Labour.

[alphadog]

1. Eliminate stamp duty so they can downsize and the young can move in tax free.

2. Consider instituting land tax to encourage efficient use of land.

[PurpleGorilla]

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