Re: Your obode
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Guest repliedRe: Your obode
I've got a house in Buckinghamshire. I haven't paid off the mortgage yet though.
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Guest repliedRe: my shed
No it's in the Greek half (Nr Paphos).
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Guest repliedRe: my shed
Its not one of those about to be repossesed by the original Greek owners !?
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Guest repliedRe: my shed
Oh and I have a fully paid for villa in Cyprus located 200m from the Med, with a nice swimming pool, air-con and gardens stocked with swaying palm trees. Which was nice.
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Guest repliedRe: my shed
You could mow the chuffing lawn at least, you lazy fat fecker!
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Guest repliedmy shed

The house is similar, just bigger.
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Guest repliedRe: me house
4 bed detached up North paid for last year. Suits this contracting lifestyle when you can be on the bench for a couple of months without crapping your kex.
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Guest repliedme house
2 bedder in clapham south - small mortgage left
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Guest repliedMy abode yesterday...
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6 bedrooms, 4 acres, smal lake in deepest surrey
well when my barsteward of an ole man snuffs it.
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Guest repliedRe: we have..........
That's why I said 'usually'; there's always the exception
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Guest repliedRe: we have..........
"Wasn't getting at anything. Simply husbands are usually the highest earners, so I wanted to know whether the property was thanks to contracting or something else; innocent question."
Nope - in our house he expects me now to keep him in the style to which he has become accustomed
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Guest repliedRe: we have..........
Wasn't getting at anything. Simply husbands are usually the highest earners, so I wanted to know whether the property was thanks to contracting or something else; innocent question.Not sure what you were trying to get at though!
Don't worry, SG, I'm still renting my pikey flatBloody hell, you guys are making me feel poor.
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