Comments on: End of the world update: time to buy tins and shotguns? http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/end-of-the-world-update-time-to-buy-tins-and-shotguns/ The idle musings of John B Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/end-of-the-world-update-time-to-buy-tins-and-shotguns/comment-page-1/#comment-66842 Alex Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:02:15 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=190#comment-66842 I did actually panic enough to carry extra cash yesterday in case Something Went Wrong temporarily. (My money is in HSBC and ING Direct, which appears to have been an inspired non-decision.) But I wouldn't in a million years be able to put money in a Nigerian bank, because I wouldn't be able to overcome the sensation of giving all my money to someone who sends me e-mail...this may prove to be a nontrivial constraint on Nigerian economic development. I did actually panic enough to carry extra cash yesterday in case Something Went Wrong temporarily. (My money is in HSBC and ING Direct, which appears to have been an inspired non-decision.)

But I wouldn’t in a million years be able to put money in a Nigerian bank, because I wouldn’t be able to overcome the sensation of giving all my money to someone who sends me e-mail…this may prove to be a nontrivial constraint on Nigerian economic development.

]]> By: John B http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/end-of-the-world-update-time-to-buy-tins-and-shotguns/comment-page-1/#comment-66838 John B Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:52:09 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=190#comment-66838 No, they've <a href="http://www.firstsave.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">a real high-interest savings account</a>. No, they’ve a real high-interest savings account.

]]> By: Doormat http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/end-of-the-world-update-time-to-buy-tins-and-shotguns/comment-page-1/#comment-66836 Doormat Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:46:14 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=190#comment-66836 "so get transferring now if you’ve still got over £50k with one institution." About six months ago, I hadn't a clue about what happened to your savings if a bank failed. But since that time, unless you've been living under a rock, it must have been pretty hard not to notice that banks have been failing, and that this figure of 35k (recently increased to 50k) keep being talked about. At some point, stupid people deserve what they get, don't they (compare John's post above about councils). That said, all my money (sadly less than the insured figure) is with Bradford and Bingley, and I did think about Kaupthing Edge, but dismissed it mainly for the (then, seemingly illogical) reason that it clearly just an internet site attached to a foreign bank. Still, even if I had done this, I'd now just be a <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7660511.stm" rel="nofollow">customer of ING</a> instead of Abbey. Still, First Bank of Nigeria? That's a joke right? Surely some reference to 419 scams? Surely...? “so get transferring now if you’ve still got over £50k with one institution.”

About six months ago, I hadn’t a clue about what happened to your savings if a bank failed. But since that time, unless you’ve been living under a rock, it must have been pretty hard not to notice that banks have been failing, and that this figure of 35k (recently increased to 50k) keep being talked about. At some point, stupid people deserve what they get, don’t they (compare John’s post above about councils).

That said, all my money (sadly less than the insured figure) is with Bradford and Bingley, and I did think about Kaupthing Edge, but dismissed it mainly for the (then, seemingly illogical) reason that it clearly just an internet site attached to a foreign bank. Still, even if I had done this, I’d now just be a customer of ING instead of Abbey.

Still, First Bank of Nigeria? That’s a joke right? Surely some reference to 419 scams? Surely…?

]]> By: diogenes1960 http://www.johnband.org/blog/2008/10/08/end-of-the-world-update-time-to-buy-tins-and-shotguns/comment-page-1/#comment-66699 diogenes1960 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:38:17 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=190#comment-66699 let's just hope the message gets through. I'm sick of hearing people on the morning train ringing their friends and telling them how they moved all their money out of xxx and into YYY because of some twattery by Robert Peston or the daily express let’s just hope the message gets through. I’m sick of hearing people on the morning train ringing their friends and telling them how they moved all their money out of xxx and into YYY because of some twattery by Robert Peston or the daily express

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