I’m being charged £2,000 a year to be insured to drive a Ford ****ing Focus Estate

[Monty92]

**** my life hard in its A-hole, imo.

[Ash]

You were bragging about your six figure income the other week. So you can afford it.

[redgunamo]

You were bragging about your six figure income the other week. So you can afford it.

New Arsenal kit out shortly though :-\

[Pat Vegas]

**** my life hard in its A-hole, imo.

Damn, I paid 600 for mine.

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Ash;4113838]You were bragging about your six figure income the other week. So you can afford it.[/QUOTE

Oh I can afford it.

It's the 2 grand a month child care costs that are gonna give me the sore bottom.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Ash;4113838]You were bragging about your six figure income the other week. So you can afford it.[/QUOTE

Oh I can afford it.

It's the 2 grand a month child care costs that are gonna give me the sore bottom.

So the lesson here is not to earn more money.
As if you were poor you'd still find a way to work things out. So lesson here earn more pay more. No point being earning big numbers

[The Jorge]

#fashlogic101

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113852]

So the lesson here is not to earn more money.
As if you were poor you'd still find a way to work things out. So lesson here earn more pay more. No point being earning big numbers

Earning "big numbers" lets you live modestly in London, rather than extravagantly out of London. That's the trade off - you get to stay in London.

[Burney]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113853]

Earning "big numbers" lets you live modestly in London, rather than extravagantly out of London. That's the trade off - you get to stay in London.

Well...Finchley, anyway.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113858]

Well...Finchley, anyway.

I only live 4 miles away you can save even more.

[Sir C]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113853]

Earning "big numbers" lets you live modestly in London, rather than extravagantly out of London. That's the trade off - you get to stay in London.

How much did you pay for your Park Lane residence?

'London' :hehe:

[IUFG]

Au Pair, innit.

£130 a week.

Downside, they live in your house and eat all your ****ing food.

[Pat Vegas]

#fashlogic101

I tell you Jorge. I am a changed man. I am very sensible now. If I started earning over the magical 6 figures mark I would not change my lifestyle for at least 2 years. and pocket the extra money away then would try to purchase a house with a very sizable deposit and not having a mortgage hanging over me for a very long time. This way I would get the rewards later. Now if your high paying job demands you to be in a situation to have to pay this huge child care cost it's a shame. but you have to give and take.

But if you are not on such a big salary and can't afford 2k a month on childcare you find another way of working it out.

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113858]

How much did you pay for your Park Lane residence?

'London' :hehe:

Yes, with Hampstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

[Sir C]

[QUOTE=Sir C;4113863]

Yes, with Hanpstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

You live in the 'burbs, mate.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Sir C;4113863]

Yes, with Hanpstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

you can move to other areas and still have the benefits of central London. it takes 25 minutes to get to my house to Moorgate by train.

[The Jorge]

You pair of gauche mother****ers, seriously. You can tell neither of you are gentlemen.

[Burney]

[QUOTE=Sir C;4113863]

Yes, with Hampstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

Bites. Every. Time. :hehe:

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113867]

You live in the 'burbs, mate.

Highly desirable 'burbs, all the same.

[Burney]

You pair of gauche mother****ers, seriously. You can tell neither of you are gentlemen.

Would you kindly explain to whom you are referring, j?

[SWv2]

**** my life hard in its A-hole, imo.

Possibly because based on the evidence provided to Awimb you would struggle to drive your finger up your hole.

[Sir C]

[QUOTE=Sir C;4113868]

Highly desirable 'burbs, all the same.

Desired by some, no doubt. The sort of person who wishes to live in a suburb :shrug:

[The Jorge]

Would you kindly explain to whom you are referring, j?

Johnny Sixfigures and Raffles the Gentleman Car Salesman over there!

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113867]

Bites. Every. Time. :hehe:

I simply take it as another opportunity to remind everyone that I basically live in Hampstead.

[Ash]

Yes, with Hampstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

In Sir C's map not even the British Museum, Tower of London, Bank of England, Museum of London, Telecom Tower, Hyde Park, London Zoo or Harrods are in London.

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113867]

you can move to other areas and still have the benefits of central London. it takes 25 minutes to get to my house to Moorgate by train.

But wherever you live is likely populated by ethnics and poor people. I occupy a wonderful middle class bubble in which the only scum I have to interact with are tradesmen.

[Burney]

[QUOTE=Burney;4113871]

I basically live in Hampstead.

The weak modifier is your dead giveaway, there.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Burney;4113871]

I simply take it as another opportunity to remind everyone that I basically live in Hampstead.

I remember when you were considering to buy a place in Turnpike Lane.
next to the drug dealing alleyway.

[Burney]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113869]

But wherever you live is likely populated by ethnics and poor people. I occupy a wonderful middle class bubble in which the only scum I have to interact with are tradesmen.

Dude, I hate to break this to you, but you are an ethnic. :-(

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113872]

Desired by some, no doubt. The sort of person who wishes to live in a suburb :shrug:

No, you'd definitely like it.

[The Jorge]

[QUOTE=Burney;4113871]

I simply take it as another opportunity to remind everyone that I basically live in Hampstead.

Could you not have said the same when you lived in Kentish Town?

[Monty92]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113883]

Dude, I hate to break this to you, but you are an ethnic. :-(

I'm the right type of ethnic, as well you know.

[SWv2]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113879]

I remember when you were considering to buy a place in Turnpike Lane.
next to the drug dealing alleyway.

Here now, I lived in Turnpike Lane for years.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113869]

But wherever you live is likely populated by ethnics and poor people. I occupy a wonderful middle class bubble in which the only scum I have to interact with are tradesmen.

:hehe: Nah we got a lot of Greeks around my friend :vsign: It can't be that bad there is a Waitrose and a Starbucks. If you go to really **** areas you do not find them.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113885]

Here now, I lived in Turnpike Lane for years.

How can one area need so many snooker clubs :sherlock:

[Burney]

I'm the right type of ethnic, as well you know.

No such animal.

[The Jorge]

[QUOTE=SWv2;4113892]

How can one area need so many snooker clubs :sherlock:

Or 'Social Clubs' named after obscure cypriot football teams

[The Jorge]

No such animal.

Not true in Basically Hampstead and its surrounding areas

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113897]

Or 'Social Clubs' named after obscure cypriot football teams

I love them. tatty old curtains up, you can catch a rare glimpse inside. Fruit machine on the go.

and 24 hour off licences that never put their fruit and veg away.

[Sir C]

In Sir C's map not even the British Museum, Tower of London, Bank of England, Museum of London, Telecom Tower, Hyde Park, London Zoo or Harrods are in London.

I think of those places as more 'in and around' than 'in', if you see what I mean.

London is where one eats, where one drinks, where one has a hair cut, visits the theatre or one's tailor. One wouldn't do any of those things in Bloomsbury or The City, would one?

[The Jorge]

[QUOTE=The Jorge;4113899]

I love them. tatty old curtains up, you can catch a rare glimpse inside. Fruit machine on the go.

and 24 hour off licences that never put their fruit and veg away.

Stop making out like you dont need a sheep's head at 2:30am though, you love it

[SWv2]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113883]

:hehe: Nah we got a lot of Greeks around my friend :vsign: It can't be that bad there is a Waitrose and a Starbucks. If you go to really **** areas you do not find them.

There's a big Waitrose on the Holloway Road.

[Ash]

Could you not have said the same when you lived in Kentish Town?

:-(

I had hoped that you, of all people, would have been gentlemanly enough in your posts to edit and fix the broken quote tags that STARTED WITH MONTY and have made a complete ****ing mess of this thread.

Also, I though he only worked in Kentish Town. Hence the daily whining about escalators.

[SWv2]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113897]

Or 'Social Clubs' named after obscure cypriot football teams

Great for late night brown bagged bottles of Efes at 3-4am.

[SWv2]

No such animal.

***cough***

[The Jorge]

[QUOTE=The Jorge;4113899]

Great for late night brown bagged bottles of Efes at 3-4am.

And sticky black too

[Burney]

***cough***

Exactly, sw. I can pass unnoticed among them, though. To the untrained eye, I look and sound as English as anyone. ;-)

[Ash]

How can one area need so many snooker clubs :sherlock:

https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/3/005/08b/366/0fe62f8.jpg

[SWv2]

[QUOTE=SWv2;4113907]

And sticky black too

A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac

[The Jorge]

https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/3/005/08b/366/0fe62f8.jpg

Oh come on, the Appolon Limassol War Veteran's 2nd Xi are a very popular club. Sticky black boss?

[redgunamo]

[QUOTE=Burney;4113887]

I'm the right type of ethnic, as well you know.

:nod: One with money?

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113895]

There's a big Waitrose on the Holloway Road.

It's still Jones Brothers to me SW.

[Pat Vegas]

https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/3/005/08b/366/0fe62f8.jpg

They also have a under the counter menu.

[redgunamo]

[QUOTE=The Jorge;4113909]

A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac

Very nice.

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Monty92;4113891]

:nod: One with money?

Most of London's property buyers.

[The Jorge]

[QUOTE=SWv2;4113904]

It's still Jones Brothers to me SW.

Original Gangsta

[Pat Vegas]

[QUOTE=Pat Vegas;4113925]

Original Gangsta

I loved it in there. Brio trainsets to mess around with :cloud9: Loads of different lego.
they also used to sell roadworks toys. I think they were made by a company called Britan

Was always curious about Playmobil but it was all a bit continental for my liking.

[Ash]

It's still Jones Brothers to me SW.

Went the same way as John Barnes on the Finchley Road.

[Jake]

[QUOTE=Sir C;4113863]

Yes, with Hampstead Heath literally at the end of my road, Clive, how dare I claim to live in London :rolleyes:

Heath extension doesn't count, m8.

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

Unless you are driving a Focus RS, the only reason you would be charged £2k for driving a Ford Focus is if you have a record as a bad driver?

[The Jorge]

Unless you are driving a Focus RS, the only reason you would be charged £2k for driving a Ford Focus is if you have a record as a bad driver?

The man's got more points than Jermaine Pennant

[Ash]

Heath extension doesn't count, m8.

Kenwood does, though, tbf.

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

Bottom line is that Monty is a crap driver?

[Monty92]

Bottom line is that Monty is a crap driver?

I have six points for forgetting to update my log book when I moved house, and 3 points for driving 60 on a motorway with 50mph restrictions.

[The Jorge]

I have six points for forgetting to update my log book when I moved house, and 3 points for driving 60 on a motorway with 50mph restrictions.

I'm going to need more context here. Write it out for us like that theo walcott stat, like a points per month thing.

[Burney]

Unless you are driving a Focus RS, the only reason you would be charged £2k for driving a Ford Focus is if you have a record as a bad driver?

Yeah, have you seen m's posts about his driving?