Reply to: Holiday Homes

[tim123]

We’re talking about a jetty here not Brighton pier FFS, .

I bet by the time that the local council have got involved, there isn't much change from 500 grand

tim

[NickFitz]

We’re talking about a jetty here not Brighton pier FFS

They could probably pick this one up cheap.

[BrilloPad]

What an ill-considered, ill-informed, inaccurate, ignorant, stupid, fatuous, idiotic and pointless remark.

perfect for cuk then.....

[gingerjedi]

Whilst I can't support the views of incomers, I have to question the economics of this.

They apparently land a massive 1 million pounds of fish a year, well big deal! How much is this jetty going to cost for such a piddly amount of business? Are the fishermen going to pay to use the jetty or will the (council) tax payer be picking up the bill for their convenience?

tim

We’re talking about a jetty here not Brighton pier FFS, where do you think Rick Stein gets his crabs? It’s a sign of the times when £1m is considered ‘piddly’.

[tim123]

Whilst I can't support the views of incomers, I have to question the economics of this.

They apparently land a massive 1 million pounds of fish a year, well big deal! How much is this jetty going to cost for such a piddly amount of business? Are the fishermen going to pay to use the jetty or will the (council) tax payer be picking up the bill for their convenience?

tim

[Peoplesoft bloke]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7842209.stm

These people contribute nothing to the local community and I feel their views shouldn't count for much at all.

Agreed.

Emmets.

Grockles

It was the liberal use of these terms (and the connected anti-English racism) that stopped me holidaying in Devon and Cornwall. I won't be rushing back.

I loved the 2nd-homer that they found to interview:

Do I like people who ask themselves their own questions so that they can give the answers they want? No, I do not.

Does this guy sound like a twat? Yes he does.

Has he helped me to form my own opinion here? Yes, he has.

Agreed.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

BBC at it's left wing, green eyed, envious best.

What an ill-considered, ill-informed, inaccurate, ignorant, stupid, fatuous, idiotic and pointless remark.

[Mich the Tester]

One of them has his friends down in the summer to play Croquet on on the village green and stuff their faces with Waitrose foie gras 'without the cruelty' and quaff inferior champagne.

Tut

You live nextdoor to John Prescott? You poor fellow.

[DimPrawn]

How much is a holiday home in Swindon?

Do you want sea views?

[bogeyman]

What a well balanced piece of journalism that little gem is.

BBC at it's left wing, green eyed, envious best.

How much is a holiday home in Swindon?

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7842209.stm

These people contribute nothing to the local community and I feel their views shouldn't count for much at all.

What a well balanced piece of journalism that little gem is.

BBC at it's left wing, green eyed, envious best.

[bogeyman]

Pah, fishing what kind of pathetic industry is that compared to betting on the value of things!

Lots of 2nd home owners in my village. Mostly somethings in the city. Mostly twats.

One of them has his friends down in the summer to play Croquet on on the village green and stuff their faces with Waitrose foie gras 'without the cruelty' and quaff inferior champagne.

Tut

[crimdon]

Locals should just vandalize these second homes, I hate these rich twunts who are hellbent on destroying communities so they can have their 1 week a year retreat to the country.

Legitimate holiday rentals or time shares are probably OK as they woudl afford a steady stream of visitors through the year, but homes left empty for 46 weeks of the eyar is just ludicrous and the owners should NOT have a say, or else if they want a say, they should pay ALL local taxes, including council tax and every thing else.

Local taxes are just part of the problem. They also force local shops and pubs to close because there is nobody there midweek to use them. Paying extra taxes to compensate the local community would be more fair.

Though a pertol bomb through the window midweek would probably be the best short term solution...

[minestrone]

I'm looking to buy a holiday home when all this doomed crap dies down.

My family had one for years and it was used about 20 weeks out of the year

[Bagpuss]

Pah, fishing what kind of pathetic industry is that compared to betting on the value of things!