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speccy1
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Thanks Tony!! Haha
Am I the poor relation?
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Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Cycling used to be a working class sport. Then someone invented carbon fibre.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I live in a 2 bedroomed council flat on the edge of what used to be a really rough estate (quite nice estate now). What the heck does that make me? If you are in a 3 bed semi in a nice area and a poor relation, I must be the equivalent of a cardboard box in the middle of the road.This is only a trivial thing, but has got me wondering....................
Having been a member of my local cycling club for about 4 years now, I have noticed that the normal standard for housing seems to be the detached 5 bedroom barn conversion/farmhouse with at least 3 log burners, the nearest neighbour about 10 miles away and the property being worth about £1M plus and about 7 acres of land to boot.
Now, my 3 bedroomed semi in a lovely spot on the edge of a lovely market town does suit me perfectly, but in club circles I do feel like the poor relation!!
Maybe just my imagination
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I content myself with the fact that my 3 bikes cost (together) 1/5th the price of a friend's 1 bike, and he's a fair-weather fecker.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Shame it melts in the rain.
I have worked on quite a few isolated barn conversions and mansions and it would be my worst nightmare living in one the last one I worked on for a retired footballer had him phoning me up asking where he could get a couple of german shepherds him and his wife were nervous wrecks with the local crims creeping round his land at night
lee1980sim
Senior Member
- Location
- South Yorkshire
Ah who cares where anyone lives when it comes to cycling, can you keep up with them? Do you get dropped? Do you buy your own share of coffees at the end / middle of the ride? If so then you're an equal
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
My kid brother has a seven bedroom barn conversion set in several acres of land, owns three villas in Turkey, two in Egypt, and industrial estate in Darlington, a gastro pub somewhere around Ferryhill and an extensive rental property portfolio in County Durham, one of his other cars is an Aston Martin. His pathway to riches was paved with stress, eighteen hour working days, a spell in a psychiatric ward, chronic hypertension and two near total financial wipeouts.
It's not the strain of making the money that nearly killed him. It was the strain of hanging onto it.
The trappings of wealth can have hidden burdens.
There's nothing about wealth to be envious about.
It's not the strain of making the money that nearly killed him. It was the strain of hanging onto it.
The trappings of wealth can have hidden burdens.
There's nothing about wealth to be envious about.
This is only a trivial thing, but has got me wondering....................
Having been a member of my local cycling club for about 4 years now, I have noticed that the normal standard for housing seems to be the detached 5 bedroom barn conversion/farmhouse with at least 3 log burners, the nearest neighbour about 10 miles away and the property being worth about £1M plus and about 7 acres of land to boot.
Now, my 3 bedroomed semi in a lovely spot on the edge of a lovely market town does suit me perfectly, but in club circles I do feel like the poor relation!!
Maybe just my imagination
Oh no! This sounds like proof that cycling REALLY IS the new golf. Arghhh, our sport is on the slippery slope, unless we can convince "those types" to fark off back to their clubhouses where they can boast away about how rich they are, the nobbers.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I can echo @vernon
In the past I was Head Gardener on 2 private country estates. The first one was inherited wealth. The man had a 3,000 acre estate in Cambs, a London mansion, businesses all over the world, more flash cars than you could shake a stick at and a trophy blonde wife. Sounds good eh? There was a pile of anti depressants by his bed, he was usually having to fly off somewhere cos something had gone wrong somewhere, and he was always angry. One day I had to take him and family to Luton airport. 8yo daughter pipes up "daddy..." He replied "not now, in a minute" the little girl shot back, with venom "it's alwYs in a minute!"
The other lot had a 1,000 acre estate in Cambs, 3,000 acre estate in the borders, 1,000 acre estate in Italy,, 5 BIG London houses, a farm in Norfolk. He had an Audi A8 that just sat there, a Range Rover that he didn't like but had to have as his shooting mates would take the mick. His wife was desperately unhappy. These were self made people.
I could be really nasty and uncharitable about them, but I won't here. I think the common theme was that more stuff they had, the more chance there was of something going wrong, which seemed to be constant. They were constantly under the impression that people were trying to rip them off.
From where I sit, if I won £100M on the lottery I'd take it, but I'd be mindful of what I'd seen. Having enough, like I do is great, having way too much like them leads to problems and dissatisfaction.
In the past I was Head Gardener on 2 private country estates. The first one was inherited wealth. The man had a 3,000 acre estate in Cambs, a London mansion, businesses all over the world, more flash cars than you could shake a stick at and a trophy blonde wife. Sounds good eh? There was a pile of anti depressants by his bed, he was usually having to fly off somewhere cos something had gone wrong somewhere, and he was always angry. One day I had to take him and family to Luton airport. 8yo daughter pipes up "daddy..." He replied "not now, in a minute" the little girl shot back, with venom "it's alwYs in a minute!"
The other lot had a 1,000 acre estate in Cambs, 3,000 acre estate in the borders, 1,000 acre estate in Italy,, 5 BIG London houses, a farm in Norfolk. He had an Audi A8 that just sat there, a Range Rover that he didn't like but had to have as his shooting mates would take the mick. His wife was desperately unhappy. These were self made people.
I could be really nasty and uncharitable about them, but I won't here. I think the common theme was that more stuff they had, the more chance there was of something going wrong, which seemed to be constant. They were constantly under the impression that people were trying to rip them off.
From where I sit, if I won £100M on the lottery I'd take it, but I'd be mindful of what I'd seen. Having enough, like I do is great, having way too much like them leads to problems and dissatisfaction.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
This is only a trivial thing, but has got me wondering....................
Having been a member of my local cycling club for about 4 years now, I have noticed that the normal standard for housing seems to be the detached 5 bedroom barn conversion/farmhouse with at least 3 log burners, the nearest neighbour about 10 miles away and the property being worth about £1M plus and about 7 acres of land to boot.
Now, my 3 bedroomed semi in a lovely spot on the edge of a lovely market town does suit me perfectly, but in club circles I do feel like the poor relation!!
Maybe just my imagination
Yes you are, you bring shame on the club and should resign forthwith, furthermore to save them the embarrassment of having to feign camaraderie or nods of recognition in future, you are now subject to a cycling exclusion zone of 100 miles in all directions from Club HQ & only allowed to ride between 2am & 4am on a Wednesday morning with a paper bag on your head.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Shoebox!, you were lucky..........................................Did someone mention a shoebox in the middle if the road
No point in being the richest person in the graveyard ......
Shaun
Dave the Smeghead
Über Member
It seems to me that the people chasing the massive houses and the flash cars etc all seem shallow and on the verge of a breakdown and never actually having the time to enjoy it all.
For me if I can earn a shilling more than I need to spend then I'm happy.
I have one of the smallest houses in the village, drive a 14 year old car which as long as it keeps passing its MOT will stay, but I have a really good relationship with my children, enjoy playing with them and my dogs, and enjoy being in the outdoors whether cycling or walking in the woods and the odd bit of camping.
Haven't been abroad in 10 years (and that was to my sister's wedding but was Las Vegas) and have no intention of doing so at present - there are too many beautiful places in the UK that I haven't seen as yet.
For me if I can earn a shilling more than I need to spend then I'm happy.
I have one of the smallest houses in the village, drive a 14 year old car which as long as it keeps passing its MOT will stay, but I have a really good relationship with my children, enjoy playing with them and my dogs, and enjoy being in the outdoors whether cycling or walking in the woods and the odd bit of camping.
Haven't been abroad in 10 years (and that was to my sister's wedding but was Las Vegas) and have no intention of doing so at present - there are too many beautiful places in the UK that I haven't seen as yet.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Indeed. Folk sneer at my knackered truck and my lack of holidays in sunnier climes, but then I can sneer at their mortgages and credit cards. My retirement is now on the horizon and I'll be having the last laugh.
