warren zevon rip wrote:
> Trumpton wrote:
>
> > People who pay 60 quid a month just so they can watch the
> footy
> > is not only a disgrace, but they have allowed themselves to
> > become victims of the huge con!
>
> Hardly. I grew up in a pre-live football era, and I love the
> fact I can see about 10 British matches a weekend nowadays,
> plus La Liga matches as well. And then there is the cricket...
>
> It's all good.
That's what Murdoch loves to see (read). Another Murdoch victim entrapped into his empire built upon ripping-off the innocent public.
UK TV
Re: UK TV
warren zevon rip wrote:
> Trumpton wrote:
>
> > That's what Murdoch loves to see (read). Another Murdoch
> > victim entrapped into his empire built upon ripping-off the
> > innocent public.
>
> How so? It's my money - and I wanna watch the footie - so how
> am I a victim?
Because you are spending a vast amount of your income per month (half the TV licence fee), so you can watch the footy. Do people in your, or similar circumstances, have this amount of disposable income to spend on such a frivolous activity?
Your argument is the same one used by those who are addicted to gambling!
> Trumpton wrote:
>
> > That's what Murdoch loves to see (read). Another Murdoch
> > victim entrapped into his empire built upon ripping-off the
> > innocent public.
>
> How so? It's my money - and I wanna watch the footie - so how
> am I a victim?
Because you are spending a vast amount of your income per month (half the TV licence fee), so you can watch the footy. Do people in your, or similar circumstances, have this amount of disposable income to spend on such a frivolous activity?
Your argument is the same one used by those who are addicted to gambling!
Re: UK TV
warren zevon rip wrote:
> Trumpton wrote:
>
> > Because you are spending a vast amount of your income per
> month
> > (half the TV licence fee), so you can watch the footy. Do
> > people in your, or similar circumstances, have this amount of
> > disposable income to spend on such a frivolous activity?
>
> Trumpton, my TV sub costs 35 for Sky and 10 for Setanta - 45
> squid a month.
Can you really afford that? What about your monthly bills?
> I spent that on dinner on Saturday, which took
> about 2 hours.
You must've gone to an expensive resturant?
> When I watch Carlisle play it costs me about ?25
> including petrol, programme, pie and bovril.
I had no idea that a pie and bovril cost so much?
>That's for about 2
> hours as well, so I feel the TV package is pretty good value.
That what Murdoch wants you, and indeed the entire population, to believe. He's conning you without you realising it.
> I spend about ?30 a month on music mags, local papers and
> Private Eye, which probably take me about 20 hours max. to read
> in total.
That seems a lot of money wasted.
> Watching footie is indeed frivolous, but so what!
What about at the end of each month when you discover that you don't have enough funding to pay your bills etc?
> Surely you spend money on thing others than mortgage,
> power bills, Council Tax and food.
Yes, but I have to count the pennies at the end of every month. Remember I'm not on a teachers salary?
> Your argument is the same one used by those who are addicted
> to gambling!
>
> Hardly. Gambling gives variable returns on the investment you
> make, often negative. I get my footie, cricket, whatever, every
> month without fail.
Those who are addicted to gambling live in self denial about their habit and it's consequentual ruination.
> Trumpton wrote:
>
> > Because you are spending a vast amount of your income per
> month
> > (half the TV licence fee), so you can watch the footy. Do
> > people in your, or similar circumstances, have this amount of
> > disposable income to spend on such a frivolous activity?
>
> Trumpton, my TV sub costs 35 for Sky and 10 for Setanta - 45
> squid a month.
Can you really afford that? What about your monthly bills?
> I spent that on dinner on Saturday, which took
> about 2 hours.
You must've gone to an expensive resturant?
> When I watch Carlisle play it costs me about ?25
> including petrol, programme, pie and bovril.
I had no idea that a pie and bovril cost so much?
>That's for about 2
> hours as well, so I feel the TV package is pretty good value.
That what Murdoch wants you, and indeed the entire population, to believe. He's conning you without you realising it.
> I spend about ?30 a month on music mags, local papers and
> Private Eye, which probably take me about 20 hours max. to read
> in total.
That seems a lot of money wasted.
> Watching footie is indeed frivolous, but so what!
What about at the end of each month when you discover that you don't have enough funding to pay your bills etc?
> Surely you spend money on thing others than mortgage,
> power bills, Council Tax and food.
Yes, but I have to count the pennies at the end of every month. Remember I'm not on a teachers salary?
> Your argument is the same one used by those who are addicted
> to gambling!
>
> Hardly. Gambling gives variable returns on the investment you
> make, often negative. I get my footie, cricket, whatever, every
> month without fail.
Those who are addicted to gambling live in self denial about their habit and it's consequentual ruination.
Re: UK TV
warren zevon rip wrote:
> Mate, I am permanently skint, but Sky is the least of my
> financial worries. I was skint when I was on ?7k a year in a
> record shop (1990) and I am skint now.
How can you be "skint" the noo Wazza when you are on a teachers salary?
>
> If I was going to cut anything out of my lifestyle it would be
> the pub, which is where money disappears VERY quickly.
Ah, so THAT'S where your money goes!
> Dinner for 2 for under ?50 is pretty good value these days,
> Trumpty, outside of MacD's and KFC.
I can't even afford a meal any these places.
> That included a nice bottle of Rioja, which was ?18 alone.
WHAT?? Too expensive Wazza!
> Mate, I am permanently skint, but Sky is the least of my
> financial worries. I was skint when I was on ?7k a year in a
> record shop (1990) and I am skint now.
How can you be "skint" the noo Wazza when you are on a teachers salary?
>
> If I was going to cut anything out of my lifestyle it would be
> the pub, which is where money disappears VERY quickly.
Ah, so THAT'S where your money goes!
> Dinner for 2 for under ?50 is pretty good value these days,
> Trumpty, outside of MacD's and KFC.
I can't even afford a meal any these places.
> That included a nice bottle of Rioja, which was ?18 alone.
WHAT?? Too expensive Wazza!