The Ranting Room

Any TV programs about 'property' Whether it's looking for a property to buy, or doing one up!

I despise this format. We are obsessed with home ownership in the UK, and the smug, upper middle class couples these programs feature and cater for make me wanna boke! It's always the same; he owns an IT company and plays rugby, and she trains horses to talk..or whatever. They have two unnaturally well adjusted children who play the flute and do the Guardian crossword. Their budget is around..ooh let me see, about 950K - 1.2million. Then roll up at one property and the woman has a problem. Maybe the barn 'just doesn't talk to me' or the loft conversion isn't big enough for their egos to fit through the door.. Who knows people like this? Lets see some 'real people' some 'first time buyers' struggling to get a deposit together on their first cupboard of a flat.

Rant finished for now. I cant bring myself to respond to the Big Brother rant.

Let me take the opportunity to have my say on the Dutch traffice department. They are, after 40 years of mismanagement finally finding out that making it more difficult for people commuting by car to get from one end of any street to the other doesn't help anyone. Now they are trying to create ways to make traffic flow, by using new technology, but still wondering why people still prefer cars over public transportation. Why can't these  see that if I have to travel 15 km, which takes 20-30 minutes including traffic jams by car - spending 75-90 minutes on a bus that passes 5 million places I don't want, nor need to pass is no serious alternative. What's in their heads, and why do I pay 100% more per km I travel than the 3  that do take the snail called bus???? 

Wow - that felt good.


Edited by Angelo - August 07 2007 at 11:30

Blacksword wrote: Any TV programs about 'property' Whether it's looking for a property to buy, or doing one up! I despise this format. We are obsessed with home ownership in the UK, and the smug, upper middle class couples these programs feature and cater for make me wanna boke! It's always the same; he owns an IT company and plays rugby, and she trains horses to talk..or whatever. They have two unnaturally well adjusted children who play the flute and do the Guardian crossword. Their budget is around..ooh let me see, about 950K - 1.2million. Then roll up at one property and the woman has a problem. Maybe the barn 'just doesn't talk to me' or the loft conversion isn't big enough for their egos to fit through the door.. Who knows people like this? Lets see some 'real people' some 'first time buyers' struggling to get a deposit together on their first cupboard of a flat. Rant finished for now. I cant bring myself to respond to the Big Brother rant.

Ugh.  Sounds like the real estate sections in the newspapers over here.  They go on and on about the latest new development of McMansions, that can be had for the bargain price of $800k.  Or they might be cheaper but be in the middle of nowhere hours from where everybody works.

Dakota  Fanning.

Blacksword wrote: Any TV programs about 'property' Whether it's looking for a property to buy, or doing one up! I despise this format. We are obsessed with home ownership in the UK, and the smug, upper middle class couples these programs feature and cater for make me wanna boke! It's always the same; he owns an IT company and plays rugby, and she trains horses to talk..or whatever. They have two unnaturally well adjusted children who play the flute and do the Guardian crossword. Their budget is around..ooh let me see, about 950K - 1.2million. Then roll up at one property and the woman has a problem. Maybe the barn 'just doesn't talk to me' or the loft conversion isn't big enough for their egos to fit through the door.. Who knows people like this? Lets see some 'real people' some 'first time buyers' struggling to get a deposit together on their first cupboard of a flat.

Have you noticed too that the s featured on these programmes now never refer to a room as a "room"? Oh no, we're far too posh & property savvy to refer to a "room"... no it's now got to be referred to as a ing "nice space"

Nice space?

That ing kitchen's bigger than the footprint of our ing house you couple of s - and what do you want an Aga for? NOBODY actually uses a ing Aga these days - that's why whenever you see one, there's always a proper cooker as well, you pretentious, up your own arse !

We don't get that on our news, it must be an American thing.

Jim Garten wrote: Blacksword wrote: Any TV programs about 'property' Whether it's looking for a property to buy, or doing one up! I despise this format. We are obsessed with home ownership in the UK, and the smug, upper middle class couples these programs feature and cater for make me wanna boke! It's always the same; he owns an IT company and plays rugby, and she trains horses to talk..or whatever. They have two unnaturally well adjusted children who play the flute and do the Guardian crossword. Their budget is around..ooh let me see, about 950K - 1.2million. Then roll up at one property and the woman has a problem. Maybe the barn 'just doesn't talk to me' or the loft conversion isn't big enough for their egos to fit through the door.. Who knows people like this? Lets see some 'real people' some 'first time buyers' struggling to get a deposit together on their first cupboard of a flat. Have you noticed too that the s featured on these programmes now never refer to a room as a "room"? Oh no, we're far too posh & property savvy to refer to a "room"... no it's now got to be referred to as a ing "nice space" Nice space? That ing kitchen's bigger than the footprint of our ing house you couple of s - and what do you want an Aga for? NOBODY actually uses a ing Aga these days - that's why whenever you see one, there's always a proper cooker as well, you pretentious, up your own arse !

Exactly. They are the type who 'drizzle' olive oil over their salads, infact over everything. The rest of us just pour it. They 'drizzle' that sh!t over their kids before dropping them off at school, just so eveyone knows the type of family they come from.

Aga's my &rse! It's this middle class obsession with the rustic style. 100 years ago, rustic meant you lived in a f***ing hovel, without a pot to p!ss in. Now these chinless d!ckwarts are so silently ashamed of their wealth, they pretend to be in touch with their non existent peasant roots.

Oh, and I cant stand people who make their own jam..

Rant over. Big Brother's on soon!

Edited by Blacksword - August 07 2007 at 15:56

What's wrong with making your own jam? Not that I do, though I'd like to - too lazy! - but I absolutely love jam, especially the homemade variety.

As to daft commercials... I hate those we have in Italy, but the ones they have here in the US really take the cake. I especially resent those advertising prescription drugs, as if they were something you can take like a glass of water. Not to mention those ads pushing loans and such.... I grew up hating and despising the very idea of getting into debt, and the ease with which people here pile up debts of 1,000s of dollars really scares me.

fandango wrote: Blacksword wrote: Jim Garten wrote: Blacksword wrote: Any TV programs about 'property' Whether it's looking for a property to buy, or doing one up! I despise this format. We are obsessed with home ownership in the UK, and the smug, upper middle class couples these programs feature and cater for make me wanna boke! It's always the same; he owns an IT company and plays rugby, and she trains horses to talk..or whatever. They have two unnaturally well adjusted children who play the flute and do the Guardian crossword. Their budget is around..ooh let me see, about 950K - 1.2million. Then roll up at one property and the woman has a problem. Maybe the barn 'just doesn't talk to me' or the loft conversion isn't big enough for their egos to fit through the door.. Who knows people like this? Lets see some 'real people' some 'first time buyers' struggling to get a deposit together on their first cupboard of a flat. Have you noticed too that the s featured on these programmes now never refer to a room as a "room"? Oh no, we're far too posh & property savvy to refer to a "room"... no it's now got to be referred to as a ing "nice space" Nice space? That ing kitchen's bigger than the footprint of our ing house you couple of s - and what do you want an Aga for? NOBODY actually uses a ing Aga these days - that's why whenever you see one, there's always a proper cooker as well, you pretentious, up your own arse ! Exactly. They are the type who 'drizzle' olive oil over their salads, infact over everything. The rest of us just pour it. They 'drizzle' that sh!t over their kids before dropping them off at school, just so eveyone knows the type of family they come from. Aga's my &rse! It's this middle class obsession with the rustic style. 100 years ago, rustic meant you lived in a f***ing hovel, without a pot to p!ss in. Now these chinless d!ckwarts are so silently ashamed of their wealth, they pretend to be in touch with their non existent peasant roots. Oh, and I cant stand people who make their own jam.. Rant over. Big Brother's on soon!   The ones that get me the most are the newly retireds who sit in the conservatory of this 6 bed mansion with 23 acres of land, and decide not to buy it, because if they open the window and listen intently, they can hear the distant sound of the occasional car on the B road, 2 miles away.... when they asked for peace and quiet....   what they totally fail to appreciate is that we live on a crowded little rock, and that's the damn quietest the presenter is going to bloody well find for them in Hertfordshire!!!!   Then of course, there's the 30 year old couple who are buying a house with a £750,000 budget because mummy and daddy are stinking rich, and wouldn't know what a mortgage was if it got up and bit them in the ass.... all they are concerned about is whether there's a stable complex attached for Amirantha, while young Timon has requested his own quad bike race track...         do you think I'm getting into this ranting thing??

Yeah, pretty good. Dont hold back, it's great therapy!!

Disclaimer: I dont really hate people who make jam. I'm trying to illustrate that my rants can be irrational, although if you do make your own jam, you've probably got too much time on your hands..

Ok, Chris wins the ranting contest!

Private Equity Fund managers!! Now that's nay laughing matter