The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Nick on May 14, 2016, 02:39:29 PM
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Was informed last week that Wednesday (last Wednesday) was the day to apply for accommodation at Hull University. 15000 applicants were ordered to select their preferred accommodation and then to press the SEND button at 7.00 a.m. to guarantee their first choice.
This seemed insane to me and I suggested the whole site would crash.
I was informed that I was negative and pessimistic and not to be so stupid.
Just called to check on the outcome.
Apparently the whole site crashed for 24 hours whistle: facepalm:
Meanwhile the pesky phone remains unfound Banghead Banghead Banghead
And the Boy has raised his Maths mock U grade to an E grade (he needs a B facepalm: )
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Sounds like a Uni devoid of intellectuals, are you sure it's a wise selection?
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The Brat has filled her forms in and returned. She wants to go to Brighton but has now decided she may not want to go to uni at all. Think that is cos she has can't be arsed to do any work for her exams but also she says she doesn't want to get into debt rubschin:
But looking at uni halls - average £160 per week . Going up to £190 pw where food is provided. The rooms are box rooms have to pay for wifi and TV licence on top in addition to £9k fees a year eeek:
We shall wait and see - is it wrong to hope she doesn't get the grades and bankrupt me redface:
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[serious] the whole debt thing is a pile of shite. I actually know the bloke who introduced student loans into this country and he says the Govt have totally fucked it up. It is NOT a problem. The only real expense is the living costs [serious]
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Yeah ..but that's the bit I can't afford lol:
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Me too sad32: sad32:
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[serious] the whole debt thing is a pile of shite. I actually know the bloke who introduced student loans into this country and he says the Govt have totally fucked it up. It is NOT a problem. The only real expense is the living costs [serious]
Here's the thing: [old fogey mode]
When I were a lad you got a pathetic grant and you lived 3 years in poverty at Uni with loads of equally poor and hungry students so it didn't seem so bad. When you left you might be thin and not got a great wardrobe but you weren't £thousands in debt and you seriously knew the real value of money. Knowledge that served you well for life.
If someone had given me a loan I'd have spent it all on wine, women and worserer pursuits and wasted the rest and probably still be in debt now.
And you try telling that to the youth of today (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k)
[/old fogey mode]
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I lived in London on £650 a year and worked in the hols :thumbsup:
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[serious] the whole debt thing is a pile of shite. I actually know the bloke who introduced student loans into this country and he says the Govt have totally fucked it up. It is NOT a problem. The only real expense is the living costs [serious]
Here's the thing: [old fogey mode]
When I were a lad you got a pathetic grant and you lived 3 years in poverty at Uni with loads of equally poor and hungry students so it didn't seem so bad. When you left you might be thin and not got a great wardrobe but you weren't £thousands in debt and you seriously knew the real value of money. Knowledge that served you well for life.
If someone had given me a loan I'd have spent it all on wine, women and worserer pursuits and wasted the rest and probably still be in debt now.
And you try telling that to the youth of today (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k)
[/old fogey mode]
Thumbs: Thumbs:
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I was too poor (and thick) to go to university... sad24:
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The Brat has filled her forms in and returned. She wants to go to Brighton but has now decided she may not want to go to uni at all. Think that is cos she has can't be arsed to do any work for her exams but also she says she doesn't want to get into debt rubschin:
But looking at uni halls - average £160 per week . Going up to £190 pw where food is provided. The rooms are box rooms have to pay for wifi and TV licence on top in addition to £9k fees a year eeek:
We shall wait and see - is it wrong to hope she doesn't get the grades and bankrupt me redface:
[serious] what does she want to study? [/serious]
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Geography ...she either wants to do work abroad or somehow be paid to go on holiday all the time noooo:
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Takes after her mum then whistle:
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lol:
Except I have to go to work first before I can go on holiday sad32:
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Geography ...she either wants to do work abroad or somehow be paid to go on holiday all the time noooo:
Sounds a bit vague.... rubschin:
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Takes after her mum then whistle:
happy001
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Takes after her mum then whistle:
drumroll: lol: lol:
Snoozed->losed redface: