I'm in the living room, in my underpants, watching hollyoaks, with a take away japanese (didn't eat it at lunch).
[edit] We're pulling out of the flat now.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:16, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

They're dishonest.
Don't go there. Move on.
Also, hiya Gonz.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:18, Reply)

Hello Roota.
I have a mortgage now and no place to spend it, fancy a private flight to vegas where we'll put half of it on red, half of it on black, all night long so people are all like "DAYUM, THAT MAN AND HIS FINE HONEY ARE HEAVY ROLLERS, LETS GIVE THEM FREE SHIT LIKE CARS AND STUFF".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:24, Reply)

Can you drive?
I can't drive.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:29, Reply)

Not legally, I have an expired north cypriot driving lisance though.
It can't be that hard though, my Ma' drives all the time and she can't even scan in the family photos on her computer without me being there.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:33, Reply)

You'll find another place Gonz.

( girlinthehole, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:29, Reply)

Already found quite a few =)
I spent last weekend looking at places 'cus we had an inkling something would come up.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:36, Reply)

I'm not even gutted really, actually, I'm not at all. Which is strange, I should be, but I guess I didn't love the place as much as Ma' did.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:37, Reply)

You show them whose boss Gonz.
It's often the case that something that looks too good to be true usually isn't.
( girlinthehole, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:18, Reply)

As it's shown up in the survey your mortgage lender may well retain monies until the remedial works are carried out.
You'll be down on the mortgage monies and will also have to pay several hundred pounds for the works by an authorised body who will have to issue certification to pass on to your lender
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:22, Reply)

That said if it's a bit of a wreck which is reflected in the price then what do you expect. Wet and dry rot is relatively common in older properties
Pricey if you have to start replacing joist work, stairs, etc
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:24, Reply)

It wasn't reflected in the price at all, in fact, it was the most expensive flat on the estate.
But the price didn't reflect dry-rot, the roof being done up and them not paying it yet, the planned works to redo the car park and the planned works to paint all the comunial areas.

It's cool, I'll find somewhere else.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:28, Reply)

Any works exterior to the property should be dealt with via a reserve/sinking fund by the management company (a retained portion of the management charge) if it's been well run.
Sounds like you're gonna sack it off anyway. Bear in mind the mortgage offer has a set lifespan, so check on that regarding future viewings. You might even be able to get a better deal at this stage anyway.
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:37, Reply)

Yeh', I got 3 months, but every month longer is an extra month's rent I gotta pay, and I'd like to be in there and settled for christmas at the very latest.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:41, Reply)

in Brighton!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:40, Reply)

Nah', that's a plan for next year.
Rent out this place, it'll cover the rent in brighton plus the mortgage and some of the travel.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:42, Reply)

you'll be like a property baron

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:58, Reply)

Evening Gonz.
Did you get your scratch? Was it really satisfying? Did you use cutlery?

Enquiring minds need to know.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:24, Reply)

I forgot all about it, I'm gonna treat myself to it after dinner.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:25, Reply)

Well, let us know.
I won't be able to sleep until you tell me.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:27, Reply)

If you want, and this is completely up to you, I can mail you the chopstick I'll use.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:28, Reply)

That would be fab, Gonz.
But how would you manage with just one chopstick?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:31, Reply)

They're desposable.
You seen that Harry Potter film? Well, in that, Harry (the kid) and Voldermalt (the bad guy) have wands that are brothers. It's the whole ying-yang thing really, good and evil and all that. Well, with these two chopsticks I've got, I could do one to scratch up that lovely juicy bit of groin and that bit just between the bumhole and the base of the ball sack. And I can do another one to scratch my armpits and my moobs.

You can have one, I'll have the other, just like in Harry Poter, and we could be scratchy chopstick enemys [and/or] twins.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:36, Reply)

Do I get to choose which stick I get?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:38, Reply)

You don't choose the stick, the stick chooses you... at least, that's how the film went.
I guess I could mark one or something so I don't get confused. After dinner though, if it's all the same to you.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:42, Reply)

I hope there was no chilli in that food
Some of those areas are quite sensitive to that sort of thing.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:44, Reply)

Wasabi, and I like it !

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:52, Reply)

I've never known anyone with such dodgy guts eat so much exotic food as you do.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:54, Reply)

If you think about it, it's extremely simple food. It's actually lunch that I was to busy to eat so decided to have it for dinner.
It contains
- Smoked salmon - Blandish, it's just a bit of fish. Note, smoked salmon, not raw.
- Two prawns butterflyed.
- Two fried chicken balls (Karagi or something like that).... ok, not so good.
- Edinami Beens (a type of peas-in-the-pod)
- Teryakki Sauce.
- A smidgin of wasabi

You're right, I do eat quite exoticly, and very well, I think in part it's my "Fuck you, I'll do what I want" to the world. I don't drink, I don't _not_ drink eaither though, I just would rather get a nice bite to eat, and my tablets do enough of the relaxing effects that one would get from drinks. I did have a single mojito earlier (and oh my dayz, I found out today the place next door me does the perfect one), but I don't think I've drunk to excess this year and haven't been even mary more than a handful of times.

I've written about how I've been into food before, I'll try and dig it out.

Also, the amazing butchers near work did 4 big venison fillet steaks for £10, so I bought them up and will make them tomorow with a chocolate-port (I have from Marks'n'sparks last year) reduction, mash and something green, not sure what.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:06, Reply)

Gosh.
I know a few people with troubled insides (not Crohns, though) and they have to be *so* careful about what they eat. Simply cooked meat, no dressings or sauces on their veg etc, nothing spicy.

One of them couldn't even eat shepherd's pie.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:13, Reply)

Fussy eaters
making excuses.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:14, Reply)

^ this, many times
everyone I know who has Crohn's has to manage their diet in order to alleviate their symptoms...I'm sure you wouldn't have nearly so many problems if you did the same. But then equally, you'd probably be really bored by what you ate...
(berk, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:17, Reply)

Nah, the poor lad has problems enough
without denying himself the good food he loves. Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:20, Reply)

I still manage it, for example, the hottest thing I'd ever eat is a tandoori paste...
... and if you look at the quantities of what I actually eat, I throw away at least 1/3 of whats on my plate, because I can't stomach a lot of food. When I eat at home, it takes me hours to finish a meal. Little and often is generally how I do it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:26, Reply)

The sort of thing that is bad for me is hard to digest stuff, like raw vegtables and also heaverly fried stuff.
I still eat them, but I work out whats happening the next day and judge it on that in the same way people do a hangover. Imagine if every day you're going to wake up with a headache no matter what happens, and if you drink the night before, you'll have a worst headache, but still one nether the less. Now imagine that's for the rest of your life, do you never touch a drop again?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:20, Reply)

Probably not.
I had to give up Diet Coke (and I love it to rswipe proportions) because there's something in it I'm allergic to.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:23, Reply)

In fairness, I do exactly the same
I don't tolerate wheat or milk products very well, but I still eat them. Just less of them than I used to. Because let's face it, a life without cheese and bread is FUCKING DULL.
(berk, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:25, Reply)

Yeah, I guess it's something everyone has to decide for themselves.
My diet is sooooo bad for me, and I know it's exactly why my health is so bad, why I'm always tired, why I'm overweight, and why I have no energy. If I were sensible, I'd eat nothing but healthy, sensible food all the time. But, dammit, you're right. Life without yummy things is seriously boring.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:28, Reply)

Wasabi on your undercarriage?
*winces* doesn't bear thinking about.
(berk, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 20:57, Reply)

I don't know why I looked this up...
But the burning component of Wasabi is not oil-based (like capsaicin in chilis), so probably won't burn his undercarriage. He shouldn't stick it up his nose though.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:02, Reply)

that is quite a factbomb

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:03, Reply)

I really want to post a picture here of a bear with a thought-bubble with a question above it's head and the caption saying "Bear doesn't does not think" or something like that.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 2 Sep 2011, 21:22, Reply)