Random Irritations

[Deleted member 16999]

It’s two very prominent areas and indeed threads of the forum is it not ? I suspect it gives a very fair reflection of what people would see

No they’re not, 3-6 months time you will see 2 other threads dominating discussion. What’s discussed is what is going on in the World at any one time.

The only issue with this or any other social media platform is that you’ll come across people and opinions you wouldn’t tolerate face to face, there are 3 people on here I wouldn’t pee on if they were on fire, the rest I’d happily meet, play Golf, share a beer etc.

Don’t let the annoying minority (of which I’m probably seen as one) put you off, this forum is filled with some great people.

 

[Crow]

It’s two very prominent areas and indeed threads of the forum is it not ? I suspect it gives a very fair reflection of what people would see

I too come here for the golf, if I wanted to debate politics or race then I'd find a suitable forum.

That a small number of people like to debate politics, race and other non-golf topics on a golf forum is up to them, I generally ignore those threads, and also the football related ones.

 

[rosecott]

I wasn’t suggesting anything

What the forum right now reminds me off is those snobby members golf clubs where committee members rule the place with an iron rod and there are the old stayers that can say what they want , do what they want and it appears anyone with middle thinking is drowned out by the loud far right and left.

Everything that is bad about golf is being displayed all over the place. I’m glad people looking to take up the game don’t use this place for a reference. Some great Facebook groups which are very open and welcoming.

And some people might take exception to someone making sweeping generalisations on how golf clubs are run.

 

[chellie]

I thought that once the golf returned the nonsense on the forum would stop , seems it’s increased .

Looks like the forum is just dominated by a few posters , certainly not a good look for any new posters arriving , especially ones from an ethnic minority

Have you reported the posts.

 

[Crazyface]

I got my first mortgage last year. Your stress tested to 17% for affordability. At least I was anyway with NatWest. Though my rate 3%. Mortgage is £700 pm.

Wish I lived in your day when houses where realistic prices!

When I bought my first 2 bed house, I could just, ONLY JUST, pass the criteria to obtain a maortgage. The value of this 2 bed, not 3 BED WITH A GARDEN as todays kids are buying. was £16k. My pay was considered good at the time and with a giant company so the bank felt I was ok. but I only just could get £16K. The same now is about £120K. So tell me how the kids are buying new 3 beds?

 

[Neilds]

And some people might take exception to someone making sweeping generalisations on how golf clubs are run.

And he is basically saying we are all racists on the forum. Personally not very happy with that

 

[PJ87]

When I bought my first 2 bed house, I could just, ONLY JUST, pass the criteria to obtain a maortgage. The value of this 2 bed, not 3 BED WITH A GARDEN as todays kids are buying. was £16k. My pay was considered good at the time and with a giant company so the bank felt I was ok. but I only just could get £16K. The same now is about £120K. So tell me how the kids are buying new 3 beds?

Your bitterness is so strong...

 

[Orikoru]

It’s two very prominent areas and indeed threads of the forum is it not ? I suspect it gives a very fair reflection of what people would see

I never look in the racism or Brexit threads since I don't come here for politics, I come here for light chat with like-minded golf fans. And I'm not seeing very much racism in the topics I frequent. So just pick and choose what you look it, or just don't come here at all. Or better yet, if you do see racism then make sure you highlight that, call them out, do anything you can to try and stop it. Rather than just whinging about it elsewhere.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Amazon's completely useless customer service.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

When I bought my first 2 bed house, I could just, ONLY JUST, pass the criteria to obtain a maortgage. The value of this 2 bed, not 3 BED WITH A GARDEN as todays kids are buying. was £16k. My pay was considered good at the time and with a giant company so the bank felt I was ok. but I only just could get £16K. The same now is about £120K. So tell me how the kids are buying new 3 beds?

Dunno. I bought my first property in 1985/86. A small two bedroom (one being a small single) flat in Bristol - in a great location. It cost me £35,000. I was earning £10.5k, and had £3k saved and borrowed from my folks for a deposit. 3x salary plus deposit - mortgage and job both done.

Just looked on Zoopla and last time the flat was sold was 2017 - for £284,000 (current estimate £300k-£332k can probably be discounted).

It was the perfect little flat for a young 'recently qualified' single systems engineer. And with what I was paid it was affordable. If my equivalent new graduate today were earning £40k - save up deposit of 10% = £28.5k (though how the heck do you do that whilst renting) and then 6.5x salary. Madness I say.

 

[Blue in Munich]

The wife answering the door to the neighbour rather than me...

 

[Bunkermagnet]

When I bought my first 2 bed house, I could just, ONLY JUST, pass the criteria to obtain a maortgage. The value of this 2 bed, not 3 BED WITH A GARDEN as todays kids are buying. was £16k. My pay was considered good at the time and with a giant company so the bank felt I was ok. but I only just could get £16K. The same now is about £120K. So tell me how the kids are buying new 3 beds?

Have you thought that perhaps those "kids" are trying to buy what they might feel their fore-ever home rather than spending £10k on moving fees each time?
Do I assume your first mortgage was a 100% affair?
Try getting that percentage now, us oldies have screwed it up for those kids you bitch about.

 

[PJ87]

Have you thought that perhaps those "kids" are trying to buy what they might feel their fore-ever home rather than spending £10k on moving fees each time?
Do I assume your first mortgage was a 100% affair?
Try getting that percentage now, us oldies have screwed it up for those kids you bitch about.

Most people I know moved into smaller houses in areas that were outside where they really wanted to get on ladder and used the price rises to climb the ladder

We went straight in with the 3 bed option but much later I was 27

5 years later we used basically what we had paid off to get it extended into a 4 bed 2 bathroom as our forever home

Many didn't have that option due to prices here but we were lucky with timing .. house dropped 20k due to the seller about to miss out on their new build .. fell from top of our range to just right

First time buyers .. zero chain as they were going in a new build

28 day completion

Stars aligned

 

[Fade and Die]

The wife answering the door to the neighbour rather than me...

Fit and friendly??

 

[Blue in Munich]

Fit and friendly??

No, 15 weeks of them & their builders ripping the proverbial of us as we had to work at home during lockdown whilst they had a loft extension. Then she turns up with a 10 bob bottle of plonk and says sorry for the inconvenience and thinks everything is hunky dory. We asked them on numerous occasions to rein them in, nothing done and the piece de resistance was the builders who turned up on the VE Day Bank Holiday and clattered their way through the two minute silence that every other household in the street observed.

 

[Paperboy]

Being on the phone for over an hour to cancel my virgin tv and phone and just have internet. For them to cut me off instead of putting me on hold!!!

 

[Fade and Die]

No, 15 weeks of them & their builders ripping the proverbial of us as we had to work at home during lockdown whilst they had a loft extension. Then she turns up with a 10 bob bottle of plonk and says sorry for the inconvenience and thinks everything is hunky dory. We asked them on numerous occasions to rein them in, nothing done and the piece de resistance was the builders who turned up on the VE Day Bank Holiday and clattered their way through the two minute silence that every other household in the street observed.

Ah that does sound crap. ?

Really hate selfish neighbours... I used to whinge about the old people’s home over the road, the deaf old girls used to have their TVs on max In the evening.
Council closed it down and sold the site to a Housing Association! I didn’t know I was born!

 

[BrianM]

I thought that once the golf returned the nonsense on the forum would stop , seems it’s increased .

Looks like the forum is just dominated by a few posters , certainly not a good look for any new posters arriving , especially ones from an ethnic minority

9/10 guys on here are decent people in my opinion, your always going to get the odd one..... that’s the normal for forums in my opinion, as a member of several ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Ah that does sound crap. ?

Really hate selfish neighbours... I used to whinge about the old people’s home over the road, the deaf old girls used to have their TVs on max In the evening.
Council closed it down and sold the site to a Housing Association! I didn’t know I was born!

I get they need the space & it has to be done, but there was absolutely no consideration. First Sunday that you could go out, thought I'd take the motorbike for a ride. Garage is at the bottom of the garden, accessed by a shared road between the houses. Go out, builders van in the alley, about 30 sheets of something leant up against it & obviously I'm not going anywhere.

I wouldn't have bawled her out, but I'd have politely declined it, explained why & shut the door; but the Mrs. would rather not be confrontational about it, so they're laughing and I'm the one seething.

 

[Orikoru]

Public tennis courts I was at earlier, there are four courts there, it's first come first served, people tend to just sit on the grass and wait for someone to leave and a 'queue' is formed by who got there first. There's no obligation for people to finish playing, but there was a pair of blokes on the far end court sitting down for a ten minute cigarette break every couple of games! That's just obnoxious and downright rude. Complete oblivious to the fact that there were about 4 groups waiting for a court, they'd been there at least two hours by all accounts and as I say, quite happy to sit for a break and fag. Me and my mate got on a different court, at one point we changed ends, played two games, changed ends again and in that whole time the guys on the end were still sat down. Unbelievable.