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    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
    The HL website appears to be up and running again.
    Still won't let me log in. And now down to 430ish.

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      Originally posted by AtW View Post
      I'd be banging on this bad idea in 10 years also!
      I'm going to buy some new squirrel fur lined leather gloves with the money I make for the 10 minutes of work it took to make this FREE Tory money.

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        Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
        I'm going to buy some new squirrel fur lined leather gloves with the money I make for the 10 minutes of work it took to make this FREE Tory money.

        Nah, looking to sell @ 971p

        ....when Dave announces that a law is being passed banning all other mail distribution companies from continuing in business
        latest-and-greatest solution (TM) kevpuk 2013

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          Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
          Still won't let me log in. And now down to 430ish.
          Big investors bought early, now shorting I suppose. Probably little chance of going up before end of day.

          Lay back, take it easy. Get compensation from HL.
          McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
          Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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            Originally posted by AtW View Post
            Yes.

            Ok, BT got sold in time when there was massive raise in market of communications.

            British Gas - people need warm houses to survive - demand for product is inherent and energy costs have been going mainly up since late 80s.

            BA - very good reputation and people in this country love to get to a sunny beach.

            What's there for Royal Mail? Crazy union relations (10% shares given to them won't change much), monopoly is gone, core letter delivery business is crumbling, there only thing that's could have gone well for them is parcel delivery (due to online trade) but they are tulip at it and many companies switched to their competitors. Lots of Post Offices got closed to cut costs and that greatly undermined whole service - they could have conrnered the market of online deliveries if they were actually open until later than tulipy 5:30pm.

            Good luck with their shares.
            Ouch.

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              Originally posted by GazCol View Post
              Ouch.
              What?

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                Originally posted by AtW View Post
                What?
                You first make out that investing in any privatisation is a bad idea; you're given examples as to why it's not and now it's a bad idea as it's Royal Mail. It's not, embrace the sale join us on the Tory Gravy Train.

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                  Originally posted by GazCol View Post
                  You first make out that investing in any privatisation is a bad idea; you're given examples as to why it's not and now it's a bad idea as it's Royal Mail. It's not, embrace the sale join us on the Tory Gravy Train.
                  Have you sold your shares at a massive profit yet?

                  Stakes limited to £750, let's see - massive £300 profit, that's a life changing situation!

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                    Originally posted by AtW View Post
                    Have you sold your shares at a massive profit yet?

                    Stakes limited to £750, let's see - massive £300 profit, that's a life changing situation!
                    £300 may be insignificant to some, but I am more than happy with it for next to no work.

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                      Originally posted by AtW View Post
                      Have you sold your shares at a massive profit yet?

                      Stakes limited to £750, let's see - massive £300 profit, that's a life changing situation!
                      It's £300 for 10 minutes (and I'm being generous) work.

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