Things I like about the recession

mikemac

It's probably been posted already but less SUV's on the road

T-K-O

mikemac wrote: »

It's probably been posted already but less SUV's on the road

Tree hugger :rolleyes:

johnmacward

khmk wrote: »

Paramount Channel daytime tv.

its ace.

not like the old days of neighbours, quincy and ready steady cook :mad:

I love Ready Steady Cook - Green Peppers or Rrrrreddd Tomoatoooeeeesssss said Ainsley. Who's definitely gay. He's like a black, posh Alan Carr.

marcsignal

bobbbb wrote: »

And you're just loving it.

absolutely i'm loving it I wouldn't deny that for a second

bobbbb wrote: »

Though it has to be said - i havent seen any of these social climbers lose their pants myself.

i've seen plenty, people i don't know, and people i know/knew, and i still have no sympathy.
If they still had their wealth, their SUV's, their little box on the hillside they call a house, and their decking in the back garden, do you think they'd treat ordinary people with any less a degree of new founded snobbery than they did in the good times ?? "No" me thinks, so I don't care an iota for their plight, they brought it on themselves, so as i've already said Fuck Them :cool:

bobbbb wrote: »

Im beginning to wonder is this recession a figment of people imagination. I remember meeting my mates in the dole office during the late 80's and early 90's. Virtually nobody had a job. That was a recession

It's only been a few months. By this time next year it'll be 80's tastic all over again. My only memory of working in the late 80's early 90's was paying 48% tax on my wages, and I was in just your average job.

97i9y3941

one of these days they wont be able to pay the dole because so many be on it,half people drawing it are staying here because we have the most generous system in europe

Elonex

Less cars on the roads in my experience.

n0fX

Fred83 wrote: »

one of these days they wont be able to pay the dole because so many be on it,half people drawing it are staying here because we have the most generous system in europe

Yes. Half the people on the dole are foreigners who would go home otherwise.

MikeStrutington

Gays have less money to support their evil lifestyles

John Mason

#2,786

the sandwich maker in the local shop actually speaks english and you get the sandwich you actually ordered

Armin_Tamzarian

Well, now that the recession has hit, RTE have even less money to spend on Fair City.
This will result in poorer directing, acting, scripts and sets.
Which will push Fair City past the point of being terrible and into a
zone of ridiculousness that should be entertaining for all?

James T Kirk

A) I can drive to the garage to buy fags in ten minutes as opposed to forty.

2) I am woken from my slumber by birdsong instead of traffic.

D) Less queues for stuff.

89) Less people rushing about like headless chickens/twats, checking their watch whilst babbling **** into their phones.

q) More time. And that's probably the best one of all.

Thundercats Ho

n0fX wrote: »

Yes. Half the people on the dole are foreigners who would go home otherwise.

20% of people on the live register are non-nationals.
Its all on the cso website.

Black Swan

Jay Leno jokes "The recession is so bad that..."

Thundercats Ho

johnmacward wrote: »

I love Ready Steady Cook - Green Peppers or Rrrrreddd Tomoatoooeeeesssss said Ainsley. Who's definitely gay. He's like a black, posh Alan Carr.

Ainsley 'ready steady cock' Harriot............

wylo

The people from the 80s recession cant go on to us about "the recession" and the "hard times" any more, phew

wylo

The idea that the rich got alot more screwed over than the poor in all this

thebigcheese22

wylo wrote: »

The idea that the rich got alot more screwed over than the poor in all this

Yeah coz the Golden Circle are living in dire poverty right now... :rolleyes:

Tawfee

Recession = more free time = more exercise = new leaner Tawfee

DisasterIRL

01101110

More people out midweek for the cheep drink offers

Rented Mule

The northside will never stop being the northside.

Pal

MikeStrutington wrote: »

Gays have less money to support their evil lifestyles

PMSL


They will probably stfu about getting married too because they can't afford it anymore

homerjay2005

anybody that has a job, is sorted.

petrol is down (though the c*unts in the government are doing their best to keep it up to shortfall their f8ck ups)

house prices are down, bringing rent down. (government have this as a disaster which i dont know why, they were overpriced in the first place and meant that our economy was based on false pretences)

people may actually appreciate what ireland is all about. hard working honest people who are proud to be irish. not some lazy, snobbish bunch of greedy slobs that we have becoming.

prices for everything in general will come down.

Xyo

Bouncers let in all the little kids into clubs

Giggidy!

Puddleduck

Actually Im kind of hoping (probably in vain) that the recession will bring back a bit of friendliness towards each other rather the competitivness thats been here for the last 10 years.

emeraldstar

HMV's 3 DVDs for €30 is now 4 for €22 :cool:

oddone

Is it not a bit hypocritical that the likes of (SOME) of the Irish people who went marching in protest are the root cause of the current economic crisis?

The people who took out massive mortgages to build huge houses, buy their brand new
jeeps and spend like there was no tomorrow over the last five years or so or I am just generalising a bit too much?

It's all very well blaming the government for mismanagement and I am certainly not shy to express my opinions on those currently in power but don't we have ourselves to blame for this to a certain extent?

And I'm asking more than telling here.

I echo the sentiments of the posters above, I also hope this cops irish people on
and the nasty self righteousness and selfishness which has become apparent when things were good might hopefully start to disappear and we might remember who we are and where we all came from.

jbl123

last wastage, probably better for the environment

DublinWriter

oddone wrote: »

The people who took out massive mortgages to build huge houses, buy their brand new
jeeps and spend like there was no tomorrow over the last five years or so or I am just generalising a bit too much?

You're generalising a lot.

It really p*sses me off when I hear people banging on about the SUVs, the plasma screens etc etc etc, especially when they are union leaders earning six-figure salaries.

The vast majority of us in the private sector had it little better in the previous ten years.

bobbbb

wylo wrote: »

The people from the 80s recession cant go on to us about "the recession" and the "hard times" any more, phew

Now that was a real recession. Ask your parents. This one is nothing.

corkhero

Cars are cheaper