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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    One can dream.



    But what will replace them? I do hope it is nuclear.
    Wind Turbines

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  • oscarose
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    Back to ‘value for money’ holidays in Greece.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    Much of the public sector will be privatised by 2017 as local government streamline down to a small central core of public sector workers
    One can dream.

    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    2017 will also see less reliance on fossil fuel fired power generation as the current collection of antiquated power stations are decommissioned as required by paticle emittance legislation already in place.
    But what will replace them? I do hope it is nuclear.

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  • Diver
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    2015 before we begin to see any sign of a steady recovery.
    surprisingly enough, property prices will be the first indicator as they start to rise and the construction industry starts to show a steady growth as a there is a drive to build domestic properties.
    The high street retail sector will continue its slow spiral down as internet shopping increases.
    Commercial Road transport (Heavy Goods) will show a steady decline as the heavy industries move to developing countries, but delivery companies and the number of smaller more economical delivery vehicles will on our roads will increase dramatically.
    Much of the public sector will be privatised by 2017 as local government streamline down to a small central core of public sector workers
    2017 will also see less reliance on fossil fuel fired power generation as the current collection of antiquated power stations are decommissioned as required by paticle emittance legislation already in place.
    Gas prices will attain a record high in 2015 as Russia raises its prices to help combat their own economic crisis.
    The USA in 2014, it's dollar strong against the european currencies sees another round of recession as unemployment rises due to a drop in exports and the resultant streamlining of their own industries and loss of high street retailers. this will continue until 2017 at the earliest.

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Originally posted by alluvial View Post
    The bloke opposite me thinks that as well.
    I told him that it isn't funny and he should be more serious.
    Bit harsh, I thought that quote was very funny actually, even at the time.

    I can't claim it as my own though, it was made by another one of our congregation, not me. Whoever it was had a bit of support on here as I recall, including scoopershot of course. I can't remember who it was now...

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  • alluvial
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    Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
    "It will all blow over in a few weeks."

    Anon - November 2011
    The bloke opposite me thinks that as well.
    I told him that it isn't funny and he should be more serious.

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Originally posted by chef View Post
    Just of out curiosity and humour, what exactly do you think will happen? realistically I mean, not some Hollywood movie version.

    write it down on here and let's see if your thoughts are correct in the future.
    "It will all blow over in a few weeks."

    Anon - November 2011

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    I'm now waiting for High Court writ to arrive before riding to the big house.

    FTFY

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Are you going to prison?
    Support agreement on specialist software. Ex company has no one who know the software and have demonstrated it yesterday by knocking it permanently offline. The end client suggested asking me to help but ex company refused so end client are now binning them claiming breach of contract and using eek ltd instead.

    I'm now waiting for paperwork to arrive before riding to the rescue.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    I can sit back and relax. My core income is now 100% secure for the next 5 years.
    Are you going to prison?

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  • Old Hack
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    Greeks vote in new anti Austerity Government. Greeks refuse to listen to Germany and a Mexican standoff ensues. Spanish and Portuguese, gettign a sniff Germany will cave in, also start getting uppetty. Germany meets with France, Netherlands, and a few others and agree to start issuing eurobonds, which effectively centralise all Euro debt, Germans get uppetty, Euro however saved.

    I think look at the Banks being too big to fail, then magnify this by a million, and you have the euro; it's now an ideology of European governments. The Euro will be around for a long time, but it's going to be a pain for a few years, especially for the Germans who'll have to start operating on a more level basis.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by chef View Post
    Just of out curiosity and humour, what exactly do you think will happen? realistically I mean, not some Hollywood movie version.

    write it down on here and let's see if your thoughts are correct in the future.
    Greece cannot pay its debts and is forced out of Euro in second half of 2012. Immediate chaos - but they soon pick up the pieces and by 1st half of 2013 life is much better for them. Then other PIIGS wonder what the hell they are doing and also leave. Northern block prints money to get out of the hole and inflation soars.

    The citizens who moved their money out of Euros do very nicely. And by 2015 we can get back to "normality".

    This, of course, is quite an optimistic scenario. Do you want the doomsday alernative?

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  • chef
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    Just of out curiosity and humour, what exactly do you think will happen? realistically I mean, not some Hollywood movie version.

    write it down on here and let's see if your thoughts are correct in the future.

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
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    Its definitely time as Greece is reaching a point of no return.

    Just picked up the first of my old companies clients (and the one I want) so I can sit back and relax. My core income is now 100% secure for the next 5 years.

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