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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

This post is about $$$$.

I know that many of us are unaffected by the current turmoil in financial systems worldwide. The truth is that we have our jobs safe and sound, and life still goes on since we probably do not own the millions (paper or real) that have vanished suddenly. We still take the crowded buses, trains and at times, fight for that increasingly expensive taxi rides.

But my mother, my dear mother, ran up some really impressive sums these few days:

1. Some stunner sent a lawyer's letter to my Dad's business asking for $4k+ in motor claims for a little knock on the bumper of his/her car (my mother was driving the van at that time and had waited for the owner to appear but to no avail)

2. Some other stunner made her a $1200 spectacle (not counting the $900+ one that was scratched someday ago at the workshop).

OMG!

I went Ikea and counted my sums for the furnishing of my club:

a. 3 seater sofa set $499
b. Worktop and 4 bar stools $369
c. 6 foldable chairs $60
d. 3 shelving units $87
e. 1 glass display cabinet $139
f. 2 bookcases $118
g. 1 tv shelf $99
h. 1 coffee table $49

Total weight > 200kg and yet only cost slightly more than a freaking pair of spectacles!!

OMG.

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2:07 AM