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21/05/2008, 8:16 Gastines Joined on 23/08/2004 Les Gastines.St.Pere 5mins St.Malo Posts 786 If the UK is broke? If everyone in UK is now "supposedly" struggling to make ends meet,how come tens of thousands can afford to go to Moscow to watch a football match? The same applies to The Chelsea Flower Show, a "garden" was featured on TV last night at the building cost of £80k. not even a house with it? Regards.    Report

21/05/2008, 8:35 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,663 Re: If the UK is broke? Coz its all done on credit.  Just the same as happend in USA with people using their houses as ATM machines. The 'Credit Crunch' is far from over I'm afraid Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

21/05/2008, 9:59 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,598 Re: If the UK is broke? I guess with the football its a question of priorities and possibly belonging to supporters clubs etc who get a 'deal'. As for Chelsea, they are like huge advertisements for who ever is sponsoring them, used as a corporate perk etc. I don't think anyone is 'supposed' to be inspired to copy them wholesale, rather take key elements or a core theme - just watch those 'cloud' hornbeam's pop up at your local garden centre in a few months. Believe me, attendance at any garden event will soon show how much 'spending' money there really is circulating........ www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

21/05/2008, 10:10 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,381 Re: If the UK is broke? It's a question of priorities, I guess.  I'm not exactly flush at the moment myself, but nothing short of death would prevent me from going to Le Mans in June (not that's it's exactly far away now, but it was once!)  No matter how short of money you are there are just certain things which you determindly never go without.  I don't understand what would persuade anybody to go to a footie match, of course, but each to their own. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

21/05/2008, 10:56 Baz Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 992 Re: If the UK is broke?  Gastines wrote: If everyone in UK is now "supposedly" struggling to make ends meet................. Who says so? I would believe everything you hear or read. Baz    Report

21/05/2008, 10:57 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,129 Re: If the UK is broke? I'm with you there, Coops.  There are some things in life that you would sell your grandmother for. I remember we were in Rome a few years ago and Tosca was on at the opera house.  So, what did I do?  Couldn't be in Rome with Tosca on and not go, could I? So, I went on the internet and booked 2 seats in a box.  As I remember it, the cost amounted to what would have fed a family of 4 for a fortnight, but what did I care? Looking back, it's just as well I threw cautionsto the winds.  Nowadays we have a dog that the OH would not dream of leaving for so much as half a day and any trips anywhere like that would be out of the question. Not only that, with the exchange rate what it is today, the cost of those tickets would probably feed a family of 4 for a whole month!    Report

21/05/2008, 10:58 Judith Joined on 01/02/2006 Posts 220 Re: If the UK is broke?  Baz wrote:  Gastines wrote: If everyone in UK is now "supposedly" struggling to make ends meet................. Who says so? I would believe everything you hear or read. Baz Indeed, I reckon the media (in it various forms) has much to be blamed for in making more of the supposed crisis than is really so.  Talk about talking up a problem!  Oxford Street seems just as busy as ever! Judith W1 and Aude    Report

21/05/2008, 11:17 trees 2 Joined on 28/04/2008 Posts 90 Re: If the UK is broke?  Gastines wrote: If everyone in UK is now "supposedly" struggling to make ends meet,how come tens of thousands can afford to go to Moscow to watch a football match? The same applies to The Chelsea Flower Show, a "garden" was featured on TV last night at the building cost of £80k. not even a house with it? Regards. Hmmmmmmmmm. Nero? Fiddle? Rome?    Report

21/05/2008, 12:12 Gastines Joined on 23/08/2004 Les Gastines.St.Pere 5mins St.Malo Posts 786 Re: If the UK is broke? We have been inspired by Chelsea,flower show that is not footie club, but the Budget was somewhat less. 15 wheelbarrow loads of old Granite blocks,large oak barrel,courtesy of neighbour.FREE but 2 bottles of Suze. Several barrows of soil from field, various plants from other parts of field and garden .26 euros of plants from St.Malo flower/plant show at the weekend. 2 Days backbreaking work. Result ,nice rockery with 2 small ponds,one shallow,one deep,  from the large barrel. Filled courtesy of rainwater tubs, lillies from old pond. New home for our Newts, plus ragged corner now looking quite good.- However, when I occasionally,very occasionally watch football, it inspires me to join acting classes!!To each his own. Regards.      Report

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