spenaroo Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 Worse is looking at the prior sale prices. and realizing your almost double the 2019 price....
spacesailor Posted January 16 Posted January 16 France Was ' riding/ driving ' , on the right side , before changing to " other " side . History says the Long war & Napoleon being a lefty was the reason. France helped to defeat the British in America or they would be driving on our side too . Like tennis there's always controversy, Lefty or Righty . spacesailor
nomadpete Posted January 16 Posted January 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, spenaroo said: I reckon buying a house is the most stressful experience. I dispute that. Giving it to your wife when you leave would rate higher than that. But I agree completely with your last line. Edited January 16 by nomadpete 1
spenaroo Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 interesting you say that, im 32 and single, never married. but ive picked up on it with dating just how much divorce has torched the finances of people my age. that built up the savings for a deposit only to lose most of it in the divorce. the cases ive encountered in dating are mostly females escaping partners. 1
nomadpete Posted January 16 Posted January 16 11 hours ago, spenaroo said: interesting you say that, im 32 and single, never married. but ive picked up on it with dating just how much divorce has torched the finances of people my age. that built up the savings for a deposit only to lose most of it in the divorce. the cases ive encountered in dating are mostly females escaping partners. I have met either gender who suffered major loss as the price for escaping a toxic relationship. Choose wisely, young Padewan. 1
spenaroo Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 Oh for sure, none of this happens in a vaccum, and I only get one side of the story... But I don't date men😅 1
nomadpete Posted January 17 Posted January 17 2 hours ago, spenaroo said: I don't date men😅 What difference do you think that makes? 1
facthunter Posted January 17 Posted January 17 You don't have to actually be Married before your assets are at risk. I know women seek financial security which you need if you're going to procreate.. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned , it is said. but if you can't support her in the manner to which she wants to become accustomed, you have a problem. Nev 1 1 1
nomadpete Posted January 17 Posted January 17 19 minutes ago, facthunter said: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned , I think the quote was originally gender neutral. "Hell hath no fury like love to hatred turned" Or something like that. 1 1
spenaroo Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 (edited) 45 minutes ago, nomadpete said: What difference do you think that makes? the information I have is from past girlfriends, who have gone through divorce - unfortunately months after the wedding. both cases I have been exposed to it was Driven by family pressure, wanting to be married before a parent died. and Unfortunately it changed the relationship with the husbands being controlling over every aspect of life, to the point of seeking children against the will of the the woman - to try and guarantee future control. often they leave completely and move interstate to try and break any contact and influence. leaving behind any physical assets. and the courts take the financial that's left. you'd think its a rare occurrence but so far 3 ex-girlfriends have been through it. and the continual emotional fallout also lead to the demise of our relationship. same thing with sexual assaults - looking back at how many people I've dated had been though it, its horrifyingly common Edited January 17 by spenaroo 1
onetrack Posted January 17 Posted January 17 Shared incomes with no agreed method of personal expenditure is behind a lot of marital problems. I know so many blokes who just buy what they want, start their own projects that keeps the household poor - or who even hide income from the women. The women go along with it for "lurv", until after a few years, or sometimes even 2 or 3 decades, they wake up to how they're being used. SWMBO and I got together late (39 and 41), and I think that's a big help. She had been previously married to a dope-smoking muso who was full of hare-brained ideas - and who even put their house on the market without even consulting her! He had this huge financial scheme in mind where he was going to cash in on the house equity and use it to buy 3 houses, and make a million overnight. Fortunately SWMBO is made of some pretty stern stuff, and she stopped him dead in his tracks, telling him there was no way in the world she was putting her signature on the sale of the house. He got thoroughly pissed off with her, starting shagging around, so she divorced him after only 5 years - but she got left with 2 kids under 5 (a boy and a girl), and had to raise them herself - without even a single dollar of contributions in child support from him, for his entire life. She knew what a useless bastard he was, so she didn't waste her time pursuing him for zero result. Instead, she just concentrated on being a good parent - and she succeeded admirably, as her kids are upstanding citizens, never took drugs, never got into strife, and they have achieved a lot in their lives - even though they often went without some material things. Her former hubby actually got a huge compensation payout (around $260,000 I believe) about 5 years before he died - so he bought himself a 1985 XJS Jaguar, which was the greatest POS you could ever pour money into. It rotted away in his garage with used furniture piled on top of it. He never even offered a cent to SWMBO or his kids, and instead bummed money off them every chance he got. When we shacked up, we agreed we were to have no shared finances, apart from running the household and maintaining the house. She has her work and income, and I have mine, and we make a fortnightly contribution to a "house kitty" which covers virtually everything household-related. If she wants a couple of new handbags or 10 sets of new shoes, she finds the money herself out of her funds, to buy them. I operate the same, I buy what I want with the income I have, and she can't complain about how there isn't enough to pay the bills, we have it all covered. We both contribute $150 a fortnight each to a "holiday account" and we use that for funding holidays, or for major unexpected household outlays. 3
facthunter Posted January 17 Posted January 17 A working arrangement that suites both is a good start and you have to keep working on it as circumstances and health change. Taking things for granted can creep in. Nev 2
red750 Posted January 21 Posted January 21 There was a discussion on soshul meja the other day on the pronunciation of broccoli, claiming it should be pronounced BROC-O-LIE. An internet search showed major dictionaries said the correct pronunciation was BROC-O-LEE. As the vegetable is a variation of cauliflower and broccolini, both of which use the LEE syllable (as in KOHL-LEE-FLOWER) I think BROC-O-LEE is correct. Am I wrong?
onetrack Posted January 21 Posted January 21 It would only be pronounced BROC-O-LIE if the name ended with two "i's", as in radii.
willedoo Posted January 21 Posted January 21 7 hours ago, onetrack said: It would only be pronounced BROC-O-LIE if the name ended with two "i's", as in radii. With horticultural names the two i's are pronounced as 'ee-eye', with eye as in eyeball. An example is the lilly pilly Syzygium luehmannii, pronounced 'loo-man-ee-eye'. 1
red750 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 A woman complained on social media about the name she was given and the unfortunate consequences thereof. Her surname is Hart, and her first name is Sharon. When she started work, her employer's naming convention for email addresses was first initial and surname, which made her email name shart, the slang term for an accident when passing wind. 1 1
facthunter Posted January 22 Posted January 22 One learns something every day. When a lady passes wind I say "excuse Me" as a Gentleman would in those circumstances. Nev 1 1
willedoo Posted January 22 Posted January 22 1 hour ago, facthunter said: When a lady passes wind I say "excuse Me" as a Gentleman would in those circumstances. So do I. I always say "excuse me" before asking them if they farted. 2
Marty_d Posted January 22 Posted January 22 3 hours ago, facthunter said: One learns something every day. When a lady passes wind I say "excuse Me" as a Gentleman would in those circumstances. Nev It wasn't just a fart though Nev. One might do the gracious thing and accept responsibility for someone else's bottom trumpet, but a growing stain is not quite as transferable.
facthunter Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Unless she was sitting on your knee. I'm out of my depth here. Nev 1
facthunter Posted January 23 Posted January 23 It was once stated the "Union Jack" was that disease going around the Trades Hall Council.. Nev 1 1
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