Liveline Thread 17/06/2015 to date

Atlantic Dawn

We gave the world Guinness.

djemba djemba

What did the Greeks ever do for us...

snubbleste

did he say "great big ******"?
or am I affected by the heat?

ThisRegard

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

We owe €60k a head, they owe €40k a head, we are borrowing more than we take in and the future looks like this will continue for decades, that would be a worse position in my view.

That's not how you judge an economy.

I could take out a loan on a 5 series for over a 100k, Mick next door gets a loan on a 20 year old Micra for €1000.

Who's in a better situation ? Me if I earn a couple of hundred thousand a year and can pay my loan off in 2 years while Mick is on the dole and is paying interest over 10 years.

Dan Jaman

Yeah, let's all do it the Greek way, so to speak.

Roger_007

djemba djemba wrote: »

What did the Greeks ever do for us...

Feta cheese?

Dan Jaman

This is great - two/three callers from foreign parts and Joe acting as some sort of co-ordinator in Dublin.
When he was a lad, playing with tin can and string telephones, he dreamed of this moment.
Ain't technology wonderful?

Roger_007

Where is our water gone?

woejus

I reckon Joe is off to Greece on the weekend, pick up some bargain property and assets with some chump change (used €50 notes)

snubbleste

"I'm shocked..."

signostic

djemba djemba wrote: »

What did the Greeks ever do for us...

the Pythagoras theory -

Flukey

Uncle Ben wrote: »

Not good enough, people like Cowen, Bertie and Noonan are required now to run Greece.

That's cruel. Surely you would not inflict that on them. Haven't they got enough problems. Knowing Bertie he'll stand up and say "It's all Greek to me."

bigroad

Cheap property on the way,escape to the sun ,so to speak.

SEPT 23 1989

propaganda

snubbleste

signostic wrote: »

the Pythagoras theory -

Where's x ?

Atlantic Dawn

The old fella crying outside the bank probably can't remember his PIN.

woejus

"Old people crying outside banks"

"We're trying to get them on the line now"

Dan Jaman

Old people crying outside banks? Bertie, if his pension gets cut a bit.

snubbleste

"My God My God"

Atlantic Dawn

We regularly bankroll countries with nuclear weapons and space programs.

signostic

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The old fella crying outside the bank probably can't remember his PIN.

ah no, he just got some trees cut in his back garden by some irish tradesmen...

SEPT 23 1989

we bankroll your outrageous salary Joe

ButtersSuki

I've been listening in the car until now. What was the name of the Republic the guy mentioned? I didn't catch it............:rolleyes:

snubbleste

Liveline never does anything to death.
Liveline does death.

Dan Jaman

Hold on a minute - nobody held a gun to my head and forced me to take cheap loans. I was tempted, sure, but limited it to a van purchase, even though I was told I could have as much as I liked. I'm just so glad I resisted, as commonsense took hold of me (it had to happen, sooner or later). The point is, everybody who got themselves up to the chin - including countries - had the same ability to say no.

woejus

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

we bankroll your outrageous salary Joe

Yeah but does Joe have nuclear weapons and a space programme?

Flukey

snubbleste wrote: »

Liveline never does anything to death.
Liveline does death.

...with a bit of misery thrown in to lighten it up a bit.

snubbleste

John O'Donovan from Cark

djemba djemba

John from Cork on the way

ThisRegard

LOL, an ex garda and John O'Donnovan from Cork.

WTF kind of bingo is that, full house ?