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Hammers Dad wrote:I often fail to understand why people get tattoos at all.
My biggest dislike is women with arms full ...well to be honest, women with tattoos full stop
sendô wrote:Or to prove you're a West Ham fan by getting the badge tattooed onto your chest?
I guess that probably makes it three reasons. Dunno if it proves anything, but as RR points out, it’s not like you’re ever going to change your club. Not unless you’re a massive c*nt like Tim Lovecock or Vernon Kay.
Hammers Dad wrote:I often fail to understand why people get tattoos at all.
My biggest dislike is women with arms full ...well to be honest, women with tattoos full stop
warp wrote:
sexist
Not really, I don't fancy men at all, with or without tattoos
Tattoo. I have a full back piece , all parts of which are all individual pieces that were designed by the artists under my instructions, the designs were then handed to me after so they could not be reused
I also have one piece on each upper arm, also one offs
I can however wear a polo shirt and shorts and all my tats are covered, that is because my tats are for me not every other ****er
I do not walk around the local in a shitty off white vest , with a tat that was inked by a scratcher 20 year and 20 stone ago which now looks all out of shape due to all the excess blubber that has been piled on
Saw a documentary yesterday on youtube claiming that most of the new build flats around Stratford, Canning Town and Royal Docks are being purchased off plan by foreign investors, mostly Asian investors (normal citizens, not bankers etc.) and then left empty. How is this possible without having to pay council tax and standing utility payments? As far as I'm aware the council tax is charged at the double rate when the property is empty?
Harry Hound wrote:Saw a documentary yesterday on youtube claiming that most of the new build flats around Stratford, Canning Town and Royal Docks are being purchased off plan by foreign investors, mostly Asian investors (normal citizens, not bankers etc.) and then left empty. How is this possible without having to pay council tax and standing utility payments? As far as I'm aware the council tax is charged at the double rate when the property is empty?
What's double rate? £4k a year, maybe? They'll be expecting to see more like £40k a year in appreciation alone, I suspect. Whether or not that happens is another matter, but history suggests if you're in for the long run, there's easy money to be made...
In any case most of these people are just looking to "park" part of their vast wealth. They tend not to want to have it all in one place, and property in London is about as safe an investment as you can get over the long term.