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Zanjinho said:
Not going to lie, I'm fuming with this so called emergency budget. I've been struggling for a few months already, more fool me for thinking the Tories might actually do what they said they would and help the struggling <doh>
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To be fair, isn't it what she said she would do to the people who voted her in?
 
Nozzer said:
When I strarted my job in Germany in November 2008 I think I had something like a 30% rise in my wages in about 3 months when converting to GBP as the pound fell against the Euro.
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Yeah. 14 years ago could get $2 for £1. Now they're predicting in less than a year the £ will be worth less than the $, already fairly close to 1:1. Pretty scary times for GBP. I definitely need to get over to UK next year before it rebounds.
 
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Always looking for the bright side I thought I'd see what the benefits of having a weak pound (if any) are. For those like me seeking out something good from a poor situation, the sum total of my research into who the winners from a week pound are:
UK exporters
Foreign tourism to UK increases
Foreign investors into British assets
UK firms who earn profits abroad e.g. firms with investments in the US
 
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Zanjinho said:
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... apology accepted <hug>
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Nice of you to accept an apology on my behalf
 
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Red Potato said:
My first generation of cat family lived to 19, 20 and 21. At the ages each of them died, I had had them for half my life (my entire adult-life). The eldest predated my wife and kids, of course I'd give them medicine when sick and take care of them, they had shared my entire adulthood with me up to that point.

Oldest of next batch of cats is 10. He was once the kitten that tormented the older cats, now he's the old cat that get tormented by the youngsters. He's an indoor cat so I fully expect him to live into his 20's too. 18lbs of fluff and muscle (part Maine Coon).
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Our Fluff was 20 when she died, she was a small tabby. She was cremated and her ashes buried under where we plant our tulips. They come up a treat every year <ok>
 
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