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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 28, 2023 16:38:13 GMT
Yup me too, you even beat my phone notification to telling me That's me out of FS forevermore...... I would love to be able to say the same thing, but three years (?!) after the sale of that council tower block the administrators are still not releasing the proceeds.That will get me out of FS with minimal losses, might. As long as the money is not in my account I know somebody else is trying to make sure it never does. It is so stressful. I do hope it's resolved soon for you, and I hope even more that you're mostly in the senior tranche which I suppose should in theory still do very well. Eventually...
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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 28, 2023 15:09:57 GMT
I've just received my withdrawal - requested Fri 23 @ 14:54 Yup me too, you even beat my phone notification to telling me That's me out of FS forevermore......
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Post by r00lish67 on Apr 28, 2023 17:18:40 GMT
£600+ hit my account. Thank goodness there’s no 21 days delay like the administrator of another mess. Nope, it was just over 4 years instead... (I know what you meant ) Can anyone fathom what the deal is with the Ky.... Developments Ltd interim dividend being just 10%? The administrators report on CH seems to suggest that everything has been disbursed to creditors quite some time ago with nothing remaining, and the amount that went to Collateral is much more than 10% (something like 70%). Meanwhile other loans have seen dividends of 50%+, so what gives?
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Post by r00lish67 on Dec 12, 2021 16:20:00 GMT
well its not "vague waffle from the media" is it ? They have simply reported that a minister has said: in toto, no more and no less. They have not stated it as their opinion, their fact or anything else. Just that person a said b. What would you rather they do: not report what a minister of the govt has said ? If there is waffle, then it can only be on the part of the minister. They could chose to interview a couple scientists and get quotes from them about the situation. The minister for example, said "I can now confirm there are hospitalised cases of omicron....". They could chose to ask how many cases, how many in ICU and how many on Oxygen. But no, they leave it at that in order to worry people into having their booster. I'd rather get the truth from say the bbc and not be forced into finding scientists and medics who I consider reasonably unbiased (e.g. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2vI4XczqZ8 ) Hi all, thought I'd drop by to see what the chat is here about all of this. Firstly, I don't always agree with Michael, but I came here to say something similar. Reading the front page of BBC news this morning (morning where I am), I felt somewhat propagandised towards (is that a word?). It felt far too much to me like a public health service announcement than the actual truth. I appreciate it's probably with good intent at heart (get a booster everyone), but it does make a mockery of the 'news'. Anyway... I think the Govt are a bit screwed with this aren't they? They have what appears to be a mild/very mild variant which is super-transmissive/evasive. They have zero time to sit back and analyse it, and have to decide basically now whether to impose even more restrictions. There's a small chance of a big catastrophe if for some reason the data from SA is misleading (e.g. maybe their beta immunity protected them more?), so probably the right thing to do is to be cautious and put in more restrictions. However, if they do that, and (more than likely) it proves to be as mild as in SA then that's fuel to the fire for all the anti-vaxxers and a general feeling of "well that was a waste of time - thanks!" from everyone else. If they don't do that however then it might work out alright, but if the variant is even slightly less mild than SA it could still amount to overwhelming the NHS. Tough gig. Knowing this Govt, they'll probably just go with some fudgey wish-washy "you shouldn't not perhaps consider going out but the pubs will stay open and you shouldn't be in them" sort of thing. Frankly though, as per Registerme's recent experience (hope you're ok), this thing seems so bloody transmissive that I'm not sure even the most stringent measures they'd consider would do an awful lot. Meanwhile, I'm in Mexico double-pfized and not planning on leaving, so I have all of my fingers and toes crossed that what is coming out of SA is comparable for everybody.
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 18, 2021 9:52:24 GMT
Forgive me if recently covered as I'm not paying very close attention at the moment, but does anyone know if the FS quistclose issue is any closer to resolution?
I haven't heard anything at all beyond the initial announcement. Like many others (I assume) I'd otherwise have some pennies to scrape back.
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 14, 2021 15:39:48 GMT
I don't like their app. I find it clunky and unintuitive. Fair comment. Also they verify by face, which was pretty darn cool a few years ago but now has been generally supplanted by the much more easy/convenient fingerprint. Still - if they pay me 1.5% for a year fix in today's world, I'll take it.
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 14, 2021 14:52:06 GMT
Anyone used Atom Bank? Savings rates look good (well comparatively) but it's all App based, not yet fully convinced of App banking. Any feedback? Or alternatives for decent savings rates I do. It works very well and has been around for a few years now. Most traditional banks work in the form of apps now anyway in addition to the normal online, and they tend to be the easiest/safest to use too e.g. just a quick fingerprint/face scan to log in. Not sure if you're worried about the safety of them, but if so then consider that if they were unsafe then a thief could already choose to download the app version of your normal bank anyway, whether you personally use it or not, so that boat has already sailed really - for better or worse
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 5, 2021 14:33:50 GMT
<waves from a little Greek island> I'm just glad popular opinion is starting to swing behind seeing that the UK is an outlier in this respect, and not in a good way. Many still seem to instinctively think it (lots of tests to enter) is a good idea, but when challenged no-one can explain why they think we need to test for variants from a low-infection country like Spain, but not from high-infection Cornwall. Or why it's so clearly necessary, but then Germany, Spain, France, Greece et al all allow vaccinated travellers (including from the UK to their credit) free access. Are they being totally irresponsible? I struggle to believe how the UK is now willfully destroying its own business prospects and leisure income by restricting travel in this way, it's very sad. Good article from Simon Calder on the same: "The UK remains a complete outlier: a high-infection nation with absurdly high barriers to entry that are destroying jobs and damaging the wider economy."
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Post by r00lish67 on Aug 9, 2021 13:37:26 GMT
The pre-departure test only has to be an antigen, so far more likely to yield a false negative than the day 2 test which is PCR. Anecdotally, you apparently have to be positively brimming with covid to actually test positive with an antigen, so it's quite conceivable. That's the science bit. In the real post-vaccination world, the question is why are the UK insisting on tests at all for those who are vaccinated? I've just travelled to Poland - no tests required, pre or post. Onward to Greece soon - no tests required, pre or post. I've just looked at the entry requirements for Germany and Spain too, out of interest - no tests required there either. So, are all of these countries being terribly terribly irresponsible, or are we putting barriers to travel up unnecessarily? Genuine question. If you are fully vaccinated? Yes, in all of the above I'm talking about the policy for vaccinated people. Certainly tests required for those who aren't. It just surprises me that no-one is even asking when they intend to drop that requirement for vaccinated people and on what basis. When the threat of a new variant emerging disappears? When's that going to be then, the 14th of never?
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Post by r00lish67 on Aug 9, 2021 13:09:55 GMT
It serves as a warning that if you leave the country and try to come back, you risk 10 days quarantine if you test positive. That is reasonable for the UK gvt to ask, as presumably you could contaminate the whole aircraft. Although as a user of Eurotunnel, where you sit isolated in your own car I think it could be less rigidly applied. What I don't understand is, after requiring you produce a negative test taken within 72 hours of return travel, you also have to pre-book and take a second identical test to take 2 days after arrival in the UK. So that's a maximum of 5 days between tests. My question is, how likely is it you test negative before departure and positive after arriving? The pre-departure test only has to be an antigen, so far more likely to yield a false negative than the day 2 test which is PCR. Anecdotally, you apparently have to be positively brimming with covid to actually test positive with an antigen, so it's quite conceivable. That's the science bit. In the real post-vaccination world, the question is why are the UK insisting on tests at all for those who are vaccinated? I've just travelled to Poland - no tests required, pre or post. Onward to Greece soon - no tests required, pre or post. I've just looked at the entry requirements for Germany and Spain too, out of interest - no tests required there either. So, are all of these countries being terribly terribly irresponsible, or are we putting barriers to travel up unnecessarily? Genuine question.
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Post by r00lish67 on Jul 2, 2021 8:51:54 GMT
FS Br**ch Road, Londonderry 30/04/2021 The receivers have advised that the property sale at £220,000 is due to complete in the next 2-3 weeks. The usual update and breakdown will be provided accordingly following receipt of completion monies.I've lost track these days of what the form is, are CG providing semi-regular updates? Would be interested to know what's happened with this one. fundingsecure2
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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 27, 2021 13:13:57 GMT
I am thinking of investing with Easymoney but I am waiting for a cash back offer. Here you go, sorry it took so long.
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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 7, 2021 9:45:32 GMT
With that news, and also articles like this and this from the UK point of view, I think it's fair to say the net is closing in. And it honestly needs to be. Bitcoin existing is fine, but the idea of a currency/asset operating totally out of the sphere of World Governments remit is not. It's success would mean anarchy. Not that it could actually succeed as it's so painfully unsuited to handling day-to-day transactions anyway. Moreover, whilst we mostly hear about the winners, coin consumers at present are being boned left right and centre by completely unregulated exchanges. Front-running, wash trading, wildcat banking, pump and dump. It's a complete criminals paradise. The sooner it becomes a harmless piece of digital gold that people can choose to covet or not, the better.
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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 7, 2021 9:36:35 GMT
Guardian: China blocks cryptocurrency Weibo accounts in ‘judgment day’ for bitcoin.
It's not often I'm in agreement with Chinese government media mouthpieces, but I think they've summed it up rather well. "State broadcaster CCTV has said cryptocurrency is a lightly regulated asset often used in black market trade, money laundering, arms smuggling, gambling and drug dealing." Add being a big driver of ransomware and damage to the environment, and we're near a full house. If it is the future, it's a pretty bleak one.
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Post by r00lish67 on Jun 6, 2021 21:40:19 GMT
The only reasons anyone touches the stuff in real life is either because they'll think it'll make them rich in fiat currency or because they want to hide/transfer/extort ill-gotten gains. Max is... yeah... kinda cringe. Every community has it's crazies, rude people, and idiots. Even this one. This is not a dig at you, you've been very civil and I thank you for that, not everyone in this thread has been able to extend that courtesy. Likewise, and notwithstanding everything else, I'm willing to concede that you and presumably some others do genuinely believe there's some good there. I certainly hope something more very clearly positive to all comes out of it at some point. Even in it's best light I don't personally see a currency that plays entirely out of Government's hands as a positive development. As flawed as they may be, we have rules/regulations/law for reasons, and I think those reasons are being played out with crypto at present. To me, Crypto's resurgence in the last year or two is just part of the same truly wacky investing landscape that has seen surges in NFT's, meme stonks (AMC/GME etc), growth stocks and even vanilla property prices to some extent. Certainly interesting times.
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