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.

8 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It is.

But remember, there is a cost of living crisis and no one has any money..

Indeed, there is a cost of living crisis, and it will affect some more than others, and I have some sympathy for those who will be struggling because of this rise.

The main issues is obviously for mortgages, but I'm fixed for the next 5 years, so that doesn't impact me.

 

37 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Magnificent. 

All those who voted for brexit have no idea of economics.

Goon.

Forgive him/them, no understanding of economics. 

I'll put it out there, I don't think anyone on here has a particularly great grasp of economics (including me).

At this kind of level that is, national/global.

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

Fucking horrible this. Modern Britain. According to some on here, these people are lying, and they're actually all living it up in restaurants every night splashing their energy payments on booze and having a ball.

 

Do you think all those receiving government help are spending it on energy bills? 

2 minutes ago, royal white said:

Do you think all those receiving government help are spending it on energy bills? 

Do you have evidence to suggest they're not?

10 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Forgive him/them, no understanding of economics. 

I have enough knowledge to understand that cutting ties with your biggest trading partners - who happen to be part of the largest trading bloc on the planet - is a fucking stupid idea.

6 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Do you have evidence to suggest they're not?

Yes but unfortunately it’s from speaking to real people in real life. You should try it one day. 
 

It’s like when I had a couple of tenants whose rent was  paid direct from the council to them, they were then meant to pay me. For months I didn’t get a payment, these tenants had peppa pigs toys on the floor as well, they also had new cars on the drive and were regularly in the local on the lash. 
 

Maybe sometime open your eyes and realise not everyone is a honest person. 

Edited February 2, 20233 yr by royal white

re: Bill Gates (and his mates)

there's no evidence that they are nonces

 

 

none whatsoever

2 minutes ago, royal white said:

Yes but unfortunately it’s from speaking to real people in real life. You should try it one day. 
 

It’s like when I had a couple of tenants whose rent was  paid direct from the council to them, they were then meant to pay me. For months I didn’t get a payment, these tenants had peppa pigs toys on the floor as well, they also had new cars on the drive and were regularly in the local on the lash. 
 

Maybe sometime open your eyes and realise not everyone is an honest person. 

You've changed the subject to a personal anecdote about something else, because you have no evidence.

Edited February 2, 20233 yr by Cheese

1 minute ago, Zico said:

re: Bill Gates (and his mates)

there's no evidence that they are nonces

 

 

none whatsoever

I remember uploading Windows Vista to a pc a few years back and wishing Bill Gates would get brutally arse raped by a thousand CD’s

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

You've changed the subject to a personal anecdote about something else, because you have no evidence.

I’ve blatantly not, I’ve highlighted people receiving payments don’t use them as they should do. 
 

Where is the evidence that everyone is? 

10 minutes ago, royal white said:

I’ve blatantly not, I’ve highlighted SOME people receiving payments don’t use them as they should do. 
 

Where is the evidence that everyone is? 

Corrected for you.

3 minutes ago, tyldesley_white said:

Corrected for you.

Gracias 

RW's right, though.

When they changed the system from paying landlords the housing benefit for their tenants to giving it to the claimant to then pay the landlord, lots did indeed not pay their rent.

I'm not saying they pissed it away, but their rent that was getting paid, suddenly wasn't.
Changing the way it was paid was wrong.

27 minutes ago, royal white said:

I’ve blatantly not, I’ve highlighted people receiving payments don’t use them as they should do. 
 

Where is the evidence that everyone is? 

I have none. See, it's very easy. Although I've spoken to several people who have spent the payments as they were intended.

3 minutes ago, Cheese said:

I have none. See, it's very easy. Although I've spoken to several people who have spent the payments as they were intended.

So you know people who have paid for what it was intended, as do I. I also know people that haven’t used it for what was intended. 
 

Why don’t you believe the last sentence? 

25 minutes ago, Traf said:

RW's right, though.

When they changed the system from paying landlords the housing benefit for their tenants to giving it to the claimant to then pay the landlord, lots did indeed not pay their rent.

I'm not saying they pissed it away, but their rent that was getting paid, suddenly wasn't.
Changing the way it was paid was wrong.

Absolutely bollocksed me the minute it was introduced. My tenants first months payment was late.

Rumbled on that way untill they eventually owed over £3k. 

Never got it back and the house was fucked when they left.

31 minutes ago, royal white said:

So you know people who have paid for what it was intended, as do I. I also know people that haven’t used it for what was intended. 
 

Why don’t you believe the last sentence? 

I didn't say I don't believe it.

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

I didn't say I don't believe it.

Then why would you want evidence? 

Well this is a circular argument, using the basis of a few people for a whole - its not really a decent sample is it?

Anyway, today is the first day in our new office - the first time I've been working in an office since March 2020 when we took our laptops home and didn't come back. That's bonkers.

And yes, Pret got money out of me today again - some things never change I guess....

It was rammed today on the tube but I'm not naive enough to think this is some sort of overall recovery - a lot of that is because thursday is still the biggest work from the office day (after work drinks being a big driver, sales of shows shoot up on a thursday) and people culdn't come in yesterday because of the train strike, so it's really a sample from a 3 day week rather than the usual five.

Also, larger cities are still suffering the most in terms of footfall drop because their economies are based on white collar office workers who can do the job from home, and actually smaller places have recovered quicker because of the workforce having to be in a place for their job. With some strange outliers like -oddly enough - Crawley, because their economy is based around the airport which as we know has been hit hard by the pandemic and is still suffering.

So, this is really why ancedotal evidence from one place, at one given time isn't the way to see the full picture and to do so will give you innacurate results. What happens in resturants in Bolton isn't the same for say, Crawley - there you go - simples again. Don't make simple conjectures based on little evidence as you'll inevitably come to the wrong conclusion.

4 minutes ago, royal white said:

Then why would you want evidence? 

Usually when someone makes an accusation, they supply at least a tiny bit of evidence.

Just now, Cheese said:

Usually when someone makes an accusation, they supply at least a tiny bit of evidence.

If you’re that desperate send me your number and I’ll get someone (with no shame) to bell you. You won’t though because you know what I’m saying is true, you’re just being the usual fucktard you are 👍

What was the point of changing the way housing benefit was paid to landlords?

Saving on admin costs?