Stock market collapse in October

[Zippy]

Hmm. Shotgun, boat, lifetime supply of baked beans, candles, zipcat01, zipcat02 and ensure I'm on high ground.
That could work

[suityou01]

Hmm. Shotgun, boat, lifetime supply of baked beans, candles, zipcat01, zipcat02 and ensure I'm on high ground.
That could work

Mmmm

Dinner day one : Zipcat 01 + beans
Dinner day two : Zipcat 02 + beans
Dinner day three : Beans
Dinner day four : Beans
.......

Dinner day 16665 : Beans

Your plan needs work zips.

[Zippy]

Hmmm

Day six : construct left glove out of zipcat01
Day seven : construct right glove out of zipcat02
I was thinking they could catch things for me. No?

I'll get me axe.

[suityou01]

Hmmm

Day six : construct left glove out of zipcat01
Day seven : construct right glove out of zipcat02
I was thinking they could catch things for me. No?

I'll get me axe.

You mean like gun cats? Aaah genius.

[Zippy]

You mean like gun cats? Aaah genius.

I just need to get them to retrieve ...

[SuperZ]

I have read that the financial system as we know it will collapse, and that it will be a grass roots rebuild based on worth, involving debt being wiped out and a new Global Credit system put in place.

Still I have a big bag of chocolate coated peanuts, a cup of tea and the missus snuggled up next to me.

I can be quite a doomer at times, I jsut don`t think this will happen. In such a scenario we could be looking at very far reaching and serious consequences aside from the obvious.
Hmmm, I did once read about the possibility of the USA becoming hostile as it loses its grip on worldwide power the outcome is a new world order.

WW3 anyone?

Very flawed species aren`t we, largely due to greed and simply just human nature

I prefer choccy coated raisins personally, not that I`ve had any for yeeeaaars.

[KentPhilip]

Pound down again against the Euro. Contractors in Euroland must be over the moon.

Well it is down 2% or so, so a 2% pay rise for me in Holland.

But the way I see it it is more a case of avoiding a 2% loss rather than getting an extra 2%.

Also got a shed load of UK savings that have just lost me a few grand

[OwlHoot]

.. If things get worse here the BOE will put negative rates on reserves, ..

Well every cloud has a silver lining - If BoE rates go negative, I imagine that would be a financial incentive for the Government and Banks to sort out same day clearing for cheques, and reduce the cost of "same day" telegraphic transfers.

All the same, that might not be such a good idea, because if funds can be transferred at the click of a button the more acute a sudden panic like Northern Rock would be. For something like that it's better to have delays or "dampers" in the system.

[MrMark]

Well it is down 2% or so, so a 2% pay rise for me in Holland.

But the way I see it it is more a case of avoiding a 2% loss rather than getting an extra 2%.

Also got a shed load of UK savings that have just lost me a few grand

A couple of weeks ago the pound bought 1.17 Euros, now it's 1.10. Surely that's a bit more than 2% (unless my meagre arithmetic skills are failing me)?

Your UK savings can be used when you visit Blighty (and thus avoid paying commission extortion to banks). Just pray there's not a sudden bout of hyper-inflation.

[KentPhilip]

A couple of weeks ago the pound bought 1.17 Euros, now it's 1.10. Surely that's a bit more than 2% (unless my meagre arithmetic skills are failing me)?

Your UK savings can be used when you visit Blighty (and thus avoid paying commission extortion to banks). Just pray there's not a sudden bout of hyper-inflation.

Your arithmetic skills are fine - its more like 6% isn't it.
And considering the pound was around 1.45 to the Euro last year, its even more.

All that money gone to pay for a swathe of "diversity outreach advisers" or some such nonsense.

I should move it all over to the Euro to stop the rot.