The Bright Side of the Recession

TheZohanS

Ok the boards ae full of doom and gloom but how about we post on some of the positives of the recession.

1. Sales in shops, it's been a long time since there were such good bargains out there.
2. Interest rates are low so mortgages have dropped considerably.
3. Less of a demand for foreign holidays means that good bargains are to be had.

Anyone have any more?

SoWatchaWant

Alot of stuff costs less.

My parents are either self-employed or working for the Government.

abi2007

the challenge of keeping my house

admiralofthefleet

traffic isnt as heavy as it used to be

AnonoBoy

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

My parents are either self-employed or working for the Government.

Maybe you should ask them which it is. If they're very secretive about it they're probably in the Mafia.

Professey Chin

If your in a secure job and not afraid to spend this recession fcuking rocks.
Anyone else its a balls

Plug

Laugh at people with no jobs(only joking):pac:

gerky

You may soon be able to go on a reasonably priced holiday in Ireland.

Placebo

george bush

K-9

More people appreciate what they have, not what they want!

3DataModem

(1) Seats in pubs.
(2) Cheaper mortgage, cheaper petrol.
(3) Expectations for those in my generation have been properly set re: borrowing, saving, pensions etc.

road_2_damascus

no more spolit little b'tards having black tie 21st birthday parties in 5 star hotels

Senna

Cheaper petrol, cheaper cars.

Hellm0

This will all be alot funnier in 10-15 years when Ireland recovers and we become the number one super power/economic powerhouse of the world.

Blarney92

road_2_damascus wrote: »

no more 5 star hotels

FYP

partyatmygaff

3DataModem wrote: »

(1) Seats in pubs.
(2) Cheaper mortgage, cheaper petrol.
(3) Expectations for those in my generation have been properly set re: borrowing, saving, pensions etc.

Too bad the pub will probably be closed down soon

banshee_bones

€2 coffee in Mocha Beans

Spending more "quality" time with yer mates and family coz everyone has more free time from either being on the dole or having their hours/days cut at work.

TheZohanS

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Too bad the pub will probably be closed down soon

Only the ones that don't adjust their prices accordingly.

useful_contacts

reliasing it is possible to live on much less than you think. 27c nooodles in aldi like where can ya go wrong:)

Turd Ferguson

Hookers charging less for gumjobs

abi2007

i agree.. now its not a choice between what top to buy more like what food can i buy and i have to say finding a bargin is much more satisfying now when its something you actually need

Haggling.

qz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo

deleriumtremens

Hey everybody, I just woke up from a 2 year long coma!! Whats a recession?

Alessandra

Not having to get up for work in the morning.

Shiny

The sense of unity.

The worse the recession becomes the "closer" the society will
become.

ie
People that dislike each other at work put their issues aside to deal
with thing that they have in common, that they are both bricking it
that they could lose their jobs.

etc...

Fizman

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Hey everybody, I just woke up from a 2 year long coma!! Whats a recession?

I guess now would be the right time to tell you then that somebody has been using your account to start 47 threads a day for the past month in AH's. :pac:

oeb

useful_contacts wrote: »

reliasing it is possible to live on much less than you think. 27c nooodles in aldi like where can ya go wrong:)

Scurvy?

Biggins

Des Bishop will be out of a job cos RTE won't have the money to hire the pratt!

pirelli

TheZohan wrote: »

Ok the boards ae full of doom and gloom but how about we post on some of the positives of the recession.

1. Sales in shops, it's been a long time since there were such good bargains out there.
2. Interest rates are low so mortgages have dropped considerably.
3. Less of a demand for foreign holidays means that good bargains are to be had.

Anyone have any more?

China has announced its economy is recovered already and has grown for the month of december 2008. The recession might be coming to an end.:rolleyes: MIGHT

deleriumtremens

Fizman wrote: »

I guess now would be the right time to tell you then that somebody has been using your account to start 47 threads a day for the past month in AH's. :pac:

What? Grandad get out here now!!

Biggins

deleriumtremens wrote: »

What? Grandad get out here now!!

I'm here... WOT!

It wasn't me son... it was YORE MA!

deleriumtremens

Biggins wrote: »

I'm here... WOT!

It wasn't me son... it was YORE MA!

Wait, your my grandad and my dad? Fritzl! :eek:

Biggins

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Hey everybody, I just woke up from a 2 year long coma!! Whats a recession?

Fizman wrote: »

I guess now would be the right time to tell you then that somebody has been using your account to start 47 threads a day for the past month in AH's. :pac:

deleriumtremens wrote: »

What? Grandad get out here now!!

Biggins wrote: »

I'm here... WOT!

It wasn't me son... it was YORE MA!

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Wait, your my grandad and my dad? Fritzl! :eek:

Yep, my boy
...and I had to change my name from Fred West too!

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Unable to benifit from anything anyway. Got no money, doesn't matter to me how cheap things are... It's all the same.

Biggins

"The Boys From The Black Stuff" and "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" will finally make funny sense to the younger generations...

trishasaffron

I have definitely noticed better service everywhere, banks, restuarants, customer service on the phone etc etc. Long may it last - the better service not the recession.

YDMHSSB

cheaper petrol
cheaper house prices
lower interest rates
ireland returning to a country where we appreciate things and actually want to work in jobs that we earn less than 30,000 k
price reductions in general
government shi*ting themselves cos they know there on the way out
cheaper flights
as long as i keep my job, the recession will be excellent.

Piste

road_2_damascus wrote: »

no more spolit little b'tards having black tie 21st birthday parties in 5 star hotels

And how did that affect you negatively in the past? Or are you just begrudging?

galwayrush

Watching people who became extremely stuck up in the last few years squirm.:)

turgon

People we hate will end up killing themselves ... :eek:

qz

turgon wrote: »

People we hate will end up killing themselves ... :eek:

............:pac:

syklops

Biggins wrote: »

Des Bishop will be out of a job cos RTE won't have the money to hire the pratt!

He'll do alot better than many others in this country will considering he is used to working minimum wage. Most people in his age group are not used to working in minimum wage without getting cars for their birthdays aswell(for being good).

Warper

The prats that were gloating that their houses were worth 30k more than when they bought it a year ago now realising that their house is only worth 30k and they got a mortgage for 300k - geez i might be able to buy it off them now that im a public servant

Run_to_da_hills

Daytime boards will get even busier with more being laid off.

Húrin

The new runway at Dublin Airport has been postponed indefinitely, probably saving the country millions of euro in fines for carbon dioxide emissions. Under the Kyoto agreement and the other carbon trading doo-whackeys that we've tried to forget about these last few years.

Shiny wrote: »

The sense of unity.

The worse the recession becomes the "closer" the society will
become.

I don't know. People who have been laid off will have more social time but I think class begrudgery and anger will increase.

useful_contacts

oeb wrote: »

Scurvy?

nah- they actually are lovely noodles. though im eating so many of them latley im getting sick of them

BleedTheF!FtH

Im in college and dont feel like im missing anything in the "real world". Giving me some more motivation to finish the course as i believe it will prob end in like 5 years lol

oeb

useful_contacts wrote: »

nah- they actually are lovely noodles. though im eating so many of them latley im getting sick of them

I remember hearing a story somewhere, might of been on b3ta, about some broke student who decided to live on porrige for a term because he was so skint. The doctor later told him it was the first case of scurvy he had seen in 20 years.

useful_contacts

oeb wrote: »

I remember hearing a story somewhere, might of been on b3ta, about some broke student who decided to live on porrige for a term because he was so skint. The doctor later told him it was the first case of scurvy he had seen in 20 years.

ha im not living on them alone ya nut:D

oeb

useful_contacts wrote: »

ha im not living on them alone ya nut:D

I got that, I just like jumping to extreme conclusions to annoy people Although it does seem like alot of people don't get it. Maybe I should work on it more.