I have the same in reverse. When I come back to visit the north east of England from my home in Gothenburg, my fondness for the place and the people is almost drowned out by my sadness at the state of them

I read this as "red skates", which puts a much camper twist on the storyI read this as "red skates", which puts a much camper twist on the story

Pffft! Bit late for that, unfortunately Pffft! Bit late for that, unfortunately

(2/2) Mr Macquarie has pissed off back to Australia so now Tim has no money and no pipes and the bloke whose house it was is livid because his toilet is leaking shit everywhere. What's the solution?(2/2) Mr Macquarie has pissed off back to Australia so now Tim has no money and no pipes and the bloke whose house it was is livid because his toilet is leaking shit everywhere. What's the solution?

Or in metaphor: some guy you know called Tim Waters persuades you to lend him £100 so he can buy some pipes he's going to install in some blokes house. Trouble is, Tim's a fuckwit and he doesn't buy the pipes. Intead he gives all the money to a Mr Macquarie, who he met in the toilet. (1/3)Or in metaphor: some guy you know called Tim Waters persuades you to lend him £100 so he can buy some pipes he's going to install in some blokes house. Trouble is, Tim's a fuckwit and he doesn't buy the pipes. Intead he gives all the money to a Mr Macquarie, who he met in the toilet. (1/3)

Of course, it's a genuine question: how much of their money should the bondholders get back? All of it? Doesn't seem fair. None of it? Seems quite harsh (and probably not legal). So somewhere in-between presumably Of course, it's a genuine question: how much of their money should the bondholders get back? All of it? Doesn't seem fair. None of it? Seems quite harsh (and probably not legal). So somewhere in-between presumably

decisions that created this mess. How much of their money should those lenders lose as a punishment for lending money to a company that is a basket case?decisions that created this mess. How much of their money should those lenders lose as a punishment for lending money to a company that is a basket case?

Good summary, though it isn't really the shareholders whose money is on the line here. Their shares are already worth close to zero so there's not much for them to lose. The bigger question is bondholders, i.e. those who lent money to Thames Water but had very little involvement in the (1/2)Good summary, though it isn't really the shareholders whose money is on the line here. Their shares are already worth close to zero so there's not much for them to lose. The bigger question is bondholders, i.e. those who lent money to Thames Water but had very little involvement in the (1/2)

May I steal the phrase "a very poorly hung gallery" for metaphorical use in other contexts?May I steal the phrase "a very poorly hung gallery" for metaphorical use in other contexts?