Hey, come on, those two chaps of whom I spoke both had new cars, new caravans and went abroad on holidays. I suppose they were "tight" in that they didn't fritter money away drinking, smoking and gambling but they were steady blokes who enjoyed what they enjoyed.

Each to our own, yes, but later on in life you see those who've frittered their money away (reaping the rewards?) being envious, even quite nasty about those who've planned their spending better.

Those lower paid jobs....... "someone's got to do it"? Yeah, OK, but if you're not capable of doing anything different, I suppose you'll be stuck with a job like that.

I know some would say that there are those who are as thick as two short planks are only capable of some menial job or other but there are some people classed as "thick as two short planks" who've got their finger out, worked hard at what they could do (failing that they had an idea) and hey presto...... over time, they've got a bob or two too. They're still as thick as two short planks but they've got a few bob to go along with those planks!