Anyone felt the pinch yet?

Notice a good proportion of my hotels are quiet this week. But with the jubilee round the corner and pride the week after maybe folk are simply saving their trips for that.

Cant help but feel the media are driving a lot of it. They seem hell bent on us heading into a recession. Making people panic and stop spending.

They should be telling everyone its all gravy.

Only area Ive felt it is diesel. £154 to fill my van the other day. That's taking the piss.

15 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

That’s good going

and we’re talking about Walkden good lord 

300k...is that for a street?

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Not while theres a shortage of housing

Might be a shortage but it’s getting unaffordable for most to get on to the market. Add to that the interest rate rises (with more to come), increases in household bills and I think we are headed for a number of people being unable to cover payments, leading to a sell off and a correction. I don’t believe it will be severe but 5-10% reduction could happen in the next 2 years. 
 

390k mortgage in May with 100k down would have cost circa 1,400 PCM. Now it would be 1,800. 

5 minutes ago, Casino said:

300k...is that for a street?

You’d think so! 3 bed semi! 

problem though is that folk need somewhere to live

Surely even if they cant buy, it just heats up the rental market

Or, i guess, pushes folk to look at areas they didnt want to consider..walkden, westhoughton for example

 

1 hour ago, Casino said:

problem though is that folk need somewhere to live

Surely even if they cant buy, it just heats up the rental market

Or, i guess, pushes folk to look at areas they didnt want to consider..walkden, westhoughton for example

 

Are people really that desperate to get on the ladder? 

18 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Are people really that desperate to get on the ladder? 

Of course

They can see the profits people are making for basically fuck all.

You don’t think all those new Range Rovers and holidays to Dubai are being paid for by the monthly wages do you?

Are they fuck.

Have a look at how many remortgages have been taken out in the last ten years.

Propped up on debt.

24 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Are people really that desperate to get on the ladder? 

Hyperbole

 

3 hours ago, radcliffe white said:

That’s good going

and we’re talking about Walkden good lord 

Capital of the north now mate, it’s booming! Cheapest fuel about, no domed buildings, me a neighbour, Walkden whites what more do you want. 

Wonder how much ours is worth now, Agreed to buy at 245,000 for it in August 2020. House prices have since shot up. 

 

Five bedroom houses in little lever are probably quite in demand.. Sell up and get one with no mortgage..

18 minutes ago, royal white said:

Cheapest fuel about

True.

I was visiting a client nearby on Saturday and paid 169.9 for unleaded facing The Stocks

Now it will be getting real for some people

 

BBC News - McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62317453

Good.

 

On 18/07/2022 at 23:59, Traf said:

True.

I was visiting a client nearby on Saturday and paid 169.9 for unleaded facing The Stocks

£159.9 at the minute, they’re literally queuing around the block. Fair play to the owner 

Diesel is down to  £1.88  at Morrisions  C O R 

My LPG is still 79.9p a litre.

Costs £35 to fill and we get approx 340-350 miles.

3 hours ago, CambridgeBWFC said:

Now it will be getting real for some people

 

BBC News - McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62317453

Was on lunchtime news. The interviewed shitloads of people who all said it was disgusting McDonalds had raised the price. Not one of them acknowledged the price of 99p (now £1.19) was set 14 years ago. Not a bad rise over that period.

43 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Was on lunchtime news. The interviewed shitloads of people who all said it was disgusting McDonalds had raised the price. Not one of them acknowledged the price of 99p (now £1.19) was set 14 years ago. Not a bad rise over that period.

Yeah I was surprised that they had maintained the same price point for so long. Always going to get the soundbites from this, but even at £1.19 it is still ludicrously cheap for cooked 'food' 

7 hours ago, CambridgeBWFC said:

Now it will be getting real for some people

 

BBC News - McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62317453

You've got to ask yourself if they've not had to put prices up for 14 years...what the fuck do they put in it so they can still turn a profit. 

 

15 minutes ago, stevieb said:

You've got to ask yourself if they've not had to put prices up for 14 years...what the fuck do they put in it so they can still turn a profit. 

 

Vaccines 

1 minute ago, tomski said:

Vaccines 

That's why I've not had one for ages. 

Can't trust these shady globalists.

That and I recently read if you have a big mac all you can taste is the gherkin and the burger sauce.

 

It's utter shite. When the world exploded into a fireball last week I did a bbq burger with cheese, gherkins and mayo, mustard and dill sauce. 

Taste sensation. 

Mcdonalds. I've shit it. Cost about 8 quid a burger though before we even factor in the gas.

2 minutes ago, stevieb said:

That's why I've not had one for ages. 

Can't trust these shady globalists.

That and I recently read if you have a big mac all you can taste is the gherkin and the burger sauce.

 

It's utter shite. When the world exploded into a fireball last week I did a bbq burger with cheese, gherkins and mayo, mustard and dill sauce. 

Taste sensation. 

Mcdonalds. I've shit it. Cost about 8 quid a burger though before we even factor in the gas.

Was only messing. 
 

14 years is a long long time and it’s actually a fair question. It’s too big to be a loss leader etc. I had no idea they were so cheap still.

Have they put the chicken one up? That’s the only one I’ve had and that was about 10 years ago. (Prague, with a glass of wine. I may have mentioned it)

2 minutes ago, tomski said:

Was only messing. 
 

14 years is a long long time and it’s actually a fair question. It’s too big to be a loss leader etc. I had no idea they were so cheap still.

There must be so little beef in them patties it's unreal. 

McDonald's in general is ridiculously cheap in the current climate. 'Cooked' meal deals are nearly on a par with sandwich deals at boots and the supermarkets. 

And given nothing looks or feels 'fresh' I'm quite happy giving it a wide berth. It must be packed full of shit. 

11 minutes ago, stevieb said:

There must be so little beef in them patties it's unreal. 

McDonald's in general is ridiculously cheap in the current climate. 'Cooked' meal deals are nearly on a par with sandwich deals at boots and the supermarkets. 

And given nothing looks or feels 'fresh' I'm quite happy giving it a wide berth. It must be packed full of shit. 

100% beef apparently.

https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/product/hamburger.html

Beef Patty

100% Pure Beef.
No additives, fillers, binders, preservatives or flavour enhancers. Just pure forequarter and flank. A little salt and pepper is added to season after cooking.

Edited July 27, 20223 yr by Cheese

Anyway, unless you’ve had andouillette, a French delicacy, don’t knock a Macca’s burger. Having said that, with a lot of mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato……..

No, it’s absolute shite.