tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post2054004255882675803..comments2023-06-15T12:11:39.884+01:00Comments on Little Miss Rachel: Hilton ShowersRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452082852708707013noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-65140953534952836652007-02-03T20:23:00.000+00:002007-02-03T20:23:00.000+00:00Rental is only part of the twenty somethings probl...Rental is only part of the twenty somethings problems. Encouraging so many people to go to university and then forcing those that do go to pay tuition fees means that the undergraduate degree becomes devalued (leaving aside the argument that degrees are now easier in any event) and those that want to get ahead need to do a postgraduate degree, thereby incurring more debts. The level of debt means that it is impossible to save which means that joining the property ladder is unobtainable to many people and the twenty something is therefore forced to rent.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452082852708707013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-11718493818327048182007-02-03T13:49:00.000+00:002007-02-03T13:49:00.000+00:00Political point - look at what you have been reduc...Political point - look at what you have been reduced to. The mismatch of demand and supply re housing in the UK is what is keeping homeowners feeling rich which is crucial to Labour's election prospects - meanwhile the twentysomethings' rental cost have never been so high for so little. I am writing this from a 170m squared flat with views of the whole of Prague.Praguetoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-33524784650915333232007-02-01T02:05:00.000+00:002007-02-01T02:05:00.000+00:00you're welcome to come and use the bathroom in my ...you're welcome to come and use the bathroom in my flat anytime you like........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-51578167206451827982007-01-31T23:09:00.000+00:002007-01-31T23:09:00.000+00:00Yep, the very same wine crates. We have a bookcase...Yep, the very same wine crates. We have a bookcase and bathroom 'cabinets' constructed out of them.<br /><br />We had low water pressure in one house. I started going to the gym so that I could use the showers there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641797514066369063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-17430037960161693012007-01-31T21:16:00.000+00:002007-01-31T21:16:00.000+00:00Oh, I am so with you on the lack of shower front. ...Oh, I am so with you on the lack of shower front. We have one, but the water pressure is so awful it takes an hour to even get your hair wet, let alone free of suds. So at the moment I'm struggling with a saucepan of water every day to try and get my hair clean. Hateful!Miss Hacksawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528075547564775627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-89405515465684364422007-01-31T19:41:00.000+00:002007-01-31T19:41:00.000+00:00Do you use those wooden wine crates? I love those...Do you use those wooden wine crates? I love those, have them all over the place from when I used to be a wine bod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-13027651331847998722007-01-31T15:38:00.000+00:002007-01-31T15:38:00.000+00:00Aye, one thing I don't miss about London is the cr...Aye, one thing I don't miss about London is the crowds. Very noticeable whenever I go back. The rush hour in Glasgow lasts from 5- 6 p.m. I remember going to Sainsbury's in East Kilbride early one Thursday evening and the staff outnumbered the customers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-34918205919490722072007-01-31T15:21:00.000+00:002007-01-31T15:21:00.000+00:00I don't think I would mind commuting so much if it...I don't think I would mind commuting so much if it wasn't so busy. It is to even think in rush hour here let alone read or listen to music. I commuted from Berkshire to London for one year (about 4 hours travelling per day in total) and then from Bermondsey for another 7 months, which took about 45 mins to an hour depending on how long I had to wait to be able to get on a train, and I have to say I'd take a walk (or short bus ride) and a very small bathroom over that morning journey any day of the week! (That and my passion for sleeping, which a long commute severely cuts into).Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452082852708707013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-74365267370150486502007-01-31T15:07:00.000+00:002007-01-31T15:07:00.000+00:00Yes, ease of access to work is very important. Pe...Yes, ease of access to work is very important. Personally I like a bit of a commute- it's reading/ listening to music/ thinking time, though preseumably you think when you walk to work! My bus journey to work here in the west of Scotland is 50 minutes, but it's all on the one bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-91377041464219778942007-01-31T13:19:00.000+00:002007-01-31T13:19:00.000+00:00Primrose Hill may be expensive but we can (obvious...Primrose Hill may be expensive but we can (obviously) afford to live in our flat. Which may be small, but I love it. living where we do, I can walk to work. Something which I could not do from somewhere further out and I would end up spending a lot of time and money using the tube. <br /><br />Primrose Hill is also dark and quiet at night and an enjoyable place to live, so I feel my quality of life is better than, say, when I used to live in a larger flat in Bermondsey which was near a main road and never quiet. I also spend more time doing things I enjoy and less time getting too and from work. An easy decision to my mind.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452082852708707013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-17532053660857917502007-01-31T12:44:00.000+00:002007-01-31T12:44:00.000+00:00As a Londoner it always interests me where non- Lo...As a Londoner it always interests me where non- Londoners choose to live in 'The Great Wen'. You could I imagine afford a larger place in a cheaper part of London than Primrose Hill. My parents live in Battersea, which is a very yuppie type enclave these days. I used to live in Streatham Hill, which is scummy but all we could afford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-25903709682251472542007-01-31T00:13:00.000+00:002007-01-31T00:13:00.000+00:00What you needed were some empty wine crates which ...What you needed were some empty wine crates which make excellent temporary cabinets and even loo roll dispensers...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452082852708707013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30792847.post-77288755656911610442007-01-31T00:01:00.000+00:002007-01-31T00:01:00.000+00:00I've experienced a bathroom like that. It was tiny...I've experienced a bathroom like that. It was tiny, but I made do. The downside was, the toilet paper was on the other side of the bathroom from the toilet, which made it awkward to reach across the vanity to get a piece of papaer.<br /><br />Nice blog, rachelartifexanimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933203373321899135noreply@blogger.com