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http://www.insurance4carhire.com/index.asp?subrefID=&curID=1&langID=1&refID=100 You're a mug if you don't have it. This is who I use and if you ring them up and quote a rival price (do a few searches) of 39.99 they will do annual cover for 37 quid. This reminds me I must ring up avis and find out how much credit i'll need on my credit card. Thought it was 800 quid MAX...

Wouldn't it have been better to have pm'd Jill/BTF directly?

Go on, humour us.

A few wishy washy Lib Dems aka clueless fools.

Outmuscle in what sense oh wise one? A bloc of stronger economies will lead to a strengthened Euro, and a relatively weaker Pound. This is just what Germany doesn't want, and is just what we do want. It'd be perfect for us. Good for exports, good for the tourist rate to the med. Win win. Germany will dither and stall and kick the can down the road for as long as they possibly can to keep the bankrupt med countries in.

This sums it up perfectly. I'll give them a miss.

On a lighter note this story made me smile... That'll teach them not to take liberties in our Empire. http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=25082

You've missed the boat with precious metals, IMO. 2008/9 was the time to buy. That's when I bought into silver - sold early 2011 for a nice profit, but like you say sooner or later things are going to come to head so you might be right.

The best thing we could do is to leave the EU and the pull up the drawbridge. Europe is bust and and we need to distance ourselves as much as possible.

I bagsy squad to train with the army at Colchester.

Up until a week or so ago I was roughly 50/50 bonds/cash, however i've made a move back into equities @ roughly ftse 5200 (non financial US equities which are more resilient to sharp falls) to the tune of 40% of my cash pot (20%ish of the total), and have switched regular contributions from cash to said equities. I predict a rally as the can is kicked down the road r.e Spain, and once the dow is back around 13200 i'll bail out again into cash, and wait for yet another dip before repeating. Bonds have been disapointing of late it must be said. up from around 1.33p to 1.39p in 6 months (around 4%) but I guess in these times it's better than a loss, and cash is sh/te being linked to the boe base rate, but once again it's keeping the powder dry (slight loss relative to inflation). My view is that wealth preservation is key atm, so my advice is to play it prudently and bide your time for an opportunity to jump in and out of equities (without pushing the boat out!) as the can gets kicked down the road.

You could try this place out Dog and let me know if it's alright as i'm planning on a short break here. It's supposed to be one of the most haunted pubs in England. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187047-d605801-Reviews-New_Inn_Hotel-Gloucester_Gloucestershire_England.html

Not at all, Verbal and his therapist is old news on the SWF.

Are you saying 'we leant Verbal was a mental case' and 'we learned Verbal was a mental case' are both correct?

I suppose one has to make accommodation for thickos like Badgerx16.

It had 3 a la cartes in addition, and tbf they were very good, but it still wasn't "eating out" which is what I prefer.

Learnt and learned are not the same thing at all. Learnt is the past tense of the verb to learn and is used in the simple past (preterite). I learnt French at school. Learned is the past participle and used in the perfect tense. I have learned to speak French. A verb which behaves in a similar way is dream. Last night dreamt I was in an aeroplane. I have often dreamed of winning the lottery. As bridge too far would say "HTH".

Come to Stamford (near me), a fine georgian town with a nice collection of quality independent shops. Burghley House is just down the road and well worth a visit, and if you're feeling energetic bring your bikes and cycle around Rutland Water.

A blast from the past...

Do you mean 'learnt'?

The policy that predates the current policy.

If I was in charge I would adopt the policy that Lowe did, which Cortese has scrapped.

http://www.ceacard.co.uk/

You can be a capitalist and believe in philanthropy. The problem with people like Cortese is that they are too cold and heartless and everything has a price. To let a handful of blind supporters in for nothing is the decent thing to do and it will cost a miniscule amount.