Hmm.

I like white chocolate, and I like hob-nobs, but this might be a case of science overstepping a moral threshold that can never be taken back ...

Paint the pillars with some reflective paint, make sure the reverse light is working

Getting a bit of rainwater in the car won't kill it as long as you air it out

Have you seen a man eat his own head?

Hey, no worries, we both approached this from opposite ends. And it may be that because of my history I've mostly interacted with people who had more humble starts in life or didn't get a normal amount of opportunities.

Either way, thank you for arguing in good faith :-)

So, it only took you 10 - 20 years of having no life to get a deposit together?

In my darkest days I was spending about £12 on food per week in total, but that was in the 90s

Why didn't I think of that??

I'm sure there's loads out there, just waiting for people like us to sweep them off their feet

How on earth did you get a deposit while on minimum wage?

When minimum wage came in in the UK my legit income more than doubled, but was still only enough to cover food, a decent 125 scooter, and about half my rent. To make up the rent I depended on other forms of income.

And housing has gone up faster than minimum wage.

Not sure I agree, given how disproportionate housing costs are in many first world countries.

As an example, my brother makes well above the median income in the UK, but lives in an old camper van during weekdays because he can't afford rent in the area where he works.

Yeah, but you have to remember twice as many birthdays, and someone always has to sleep in the damp patch, so it's not all sunshine and roses

That's fair, if to you resolve means being willing to live in your car or an abandoned house, and also that you don't necessarily acquire money through legal means.

Some people are not suited to doing that.