I Thought Everyone Was Skint......

[ToraToraTora]

....just been out for a drive in the jaaaaag with err indoors Thought we'd stop somewhere for lunch and everywhere was heaving. Even the harvester had a 40 min wait for food! Came home for lunch in the end!

[Tilly2]

I can cook steak , Barry but I can't get it griddled like they do in restaurants. My grill is not hot enough to produce that lovely, seared crust.

[New Judge]

Most people who profess to being skint or "struggling" are nothing of the sort. They simply fail to prioritise their spending, as one or two posts on here illustrate. A further illustration of that was made on here a few days ago when one of our regular contributors posted in the thread which mentioned people having to cancel their broadband because of rising costs:

"Unfortunately (in a large part due to more than a decade of Tory government incompetence and corruption) many people are having to resort to the use of food banks to get by, now many cannot even afford a home internet connection..."

So they overcame the (alleged) lack of money to buy food by getting other people to provided it provided free of charge, when in fact, they could have cancelled (or downgraded) their broadband subscription.

Everywhere you go where "families" are catered for is packed out. All the entertainment venues, restaurant and fast food outlets are doing a roaring trade. People can pay to get somebody else to cook their food for them and to make them a cup of coffee. These are things that people who are really struggling wouldn't dream of. For the cost of one cup of Costa coffee you can buy a jar of coffee and enough milk to make dozens of cups. And no, energy is not so expensive that it is prohibitive to boil a kettle. Sorry, but that's the long and the short of it.

[barry1010]

I agree, NJ. It has been reported that only a few of those entitled to the much cheaper social broadband deal have opted for it.
Probably because they can't have the TV subscription with it.

[david small]

Every Sunday I take out three or five family members for a luncheon. I pay, and insists on paying. I enjoy feeding people.
All places were very well attended.

[Hopkirk]

I suspect some people refuse to give up the good life, at the expense of not saving for a rainy day or comfortable retirement.

[david small]

Not me Hoppy. I am retired, and I am comfortable. I’m not complacent though, I realise there are very many not so situated.

[murraymints]

David I'm free next Sunday..love Italian :0) lol xx

[-SharonA-]

Me too ^^^^^

[david small]

If only minty and Sharon……if only.