Comments on: Rob’s Catch Up http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/ Andy's blog goes "community" style Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Wob http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-24 Wob Fri, 30 May 2008 10:21:59 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-24 Hehe, not too bad yet, I'm not phased by it anyway. I could have waited a few months, but timing any market gets tricky. Renting for a year would cost £10000 anyway, so if the fall is less than that, I'm still happy. Plus this is only short-term. Give it 10 years and this fluctuation will seem insignificant. Of course, the other argument is that although I have already paid for the house, it's still in my interest for prices to fall. At some point I will probably want a bigger house, and a bigger house that falls by 10% loses more value than a smaller house that drops by 10%! Therefore the more house prices fall, the better! That's assuming I don't fail to pay the mortgage anyway! Hehe, not too bad yet, I’m not phased by it anyway. I could have waited a few months, but timing any market gets tricky.
Renting for a year would cost £10000 anyway, so if the fall is less than that, I’m still happy. Plus this is only short-term. Give it 10 years and this fluctuation will seem insignificant.

Of course, the other argument is that although I have already paid for the house, it’s still in my interest for prices to fall. At some point I will probably want a bigger house, and a bigger house that falls by 10% loses more value than a smaller house that drops by 10%! Therefore the more house prices fall, the better! That’s assuming I don’t fail to pay the mortgage anyway!

]]> By: Andy http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-23 Andy Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:45 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-23 Bad news for the robster? http://www.chronicle.gi/readarticle.php?id=000013706&title=The%20Gibraltar%20Chronicle Bad news for the robster?

http://www.chronicle.gi/readarticle.php?id=000013706&title=The%20Gibraltar%20Chronicle

]]> By: Andy http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-21 Andy Tue, 27 May 2008 12:24:57 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-21 Get a kitten, and then you'll see why to have a cat :) My cat sleeps at my feet, keeping them warm, where as the kitten would sleep on my face, trying to kill me. Cats rock :) Mortgages don't :( Good news all round though! :) Get a kitten, and then you’ll see why to have a cat :) My cat sleeps at my feet, keeping them warm, where as the kitten would sleep on my face, trying to kill me.

Cats rock :) Mortgages don’t :( Good news all round though! :)

]]> By: Dan http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-18 Dan Sun, 25 May 2008 14:37:26 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-18 I forgot to add that P thinks you'll quickly learn to love having a cat around the place, despite any initial hostility. Just be careful: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/05/19/funny-pictures-parentin-yur-doin-it-rong/ I forgot to add that P thinks you’ll quickly learn to love having a cat around the place, despite any initial hostility. Just be careful:

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/05/19/funny-pictures-parentin-yur-doin-it-rong/

]]> By: Dan http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-17 Dan Sun, 25 May 2008 14:29:53 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-17 Wow. Robert Stevenson, Homeowner. Congratulations? Try countering the feline murmerings with plans for a full Cat6 installation, or something equally destructive and geeky. And think how scared poor kitty will be when you test-fire the old nitro engine? Just be careful not to let that last one turn into a reason to get rid of the Savage... Wow. Robert Stevenson, Homeowner. Congratulations?

Try countering the feline murmerings with plans for a full Cat6 installation, or something equally destructive and geeky. And think how scared poor kitty will be when you test-fire the old nitro engine? Just be careful not to let that last one turn into a reason to get rid of the Savage…

]]> By: Ben http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-16 Ben Fri, 23 May 2008 12:09:24 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-16 Twice a day! Try any time you go into the kitchen! It'll only take a matter of days for it to learn to stretch up and paw at you when you're anywhere near the frisdge just on the off chance you'll pull out some prawns. Its not that you will ever give, but not everyone has your stealy resolve... Twice a day! Try any time you go into the kitchen! It’ll only take a matter of days for it to learn to stretch up and paw at you when you’re anywhere near the frisdge just on the off chance you’ll pull out some prawns. Its not that you will ever give, but not everyone has your stealy resolve…

]]> By: Wob http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-15 Wob Thu, 22 May 2008 15:09:51 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-15 Yep, the hair thing is a big problem.. She counters with "we'll get a short haired one". Ha, like they don't lose their hair too! - I haven't fallen for that one. The other thing is that they're basically parasites. They turn up twice(?) a day for food, and you occasionally have to pay for vet bills, but what do you really get out of it?! Yep, the hair thing is a big problem.. She counters with “we’ll get a short haired one”. Ha, like they don’t lose their hair too! - I haven’t fallen for that one.

The other thing is that they’re basically parasites. They turn up twice(?) a day for food, and you occasionally have to pay for vet bills, but what do you really get out of it?!

]]> By: Ben http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/robs-catch-up/#comment-14 Ben Thu, 22 May 2008 14:59:58 +0000 http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/?p=23#comment-14 Think about all hair! You'll never be able to sit down in smart clothes anywhere in your house! Or at least make sure its a black cat. Also, who'll look after it on your Gib visits? or pay the extortionate vet bills? Anyway, I'm glad it all went through Ok! Welcome to the grownd up world :) Think about all hair! You’ll never be able to sit down in smart clothes anywhere in your house! Or at least make sure its a black cat. Also, who’ll look after it on your Gib visits? or pay the extortionate vet bills?

Anyway, I’m glad it all went through Ok! Welcome to the grownd up world :)

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