The all new "Where are you today?" thread

[The Moan Ranger]

I am in the pub (quelle surpris) with Mrs TMRBB, supping Young's ordinary and watching the mighty Millwall playing against the pig farmers of SwineTown.

My language is poor and I already have been given a yellow card by the guv'nor.

[tel]

I watched it at home.
Didn't what my ears to get frazzled 

[Pastis]

This morning, I 'ave mostly been in the bank    Two and a half hours to begin the process of migrating by bank accounts. 

This afternoon, I 'ave mostly been recovering 

[Snoopy]

This morning, I 'ave mostly been in the bank    Two and a half hours to begin the process of migrating by bank accounts. 

This afternoon, I 'ave mostly been recovering 

Migrating BY bank accounts or Migrating MY bank accounts.
The first does not compute Captain but the second is logical.

[Pastis]

oooops   

MY bank accounts

Blame it on the "recovery" medicine 

[Snoopy]

Yes ~ Moving bank accounts is supposed, by "Labour Government Edict" to have been simplified ..... I had a feeling when they told us the good news that their interference would only serve to make matter worse.

[Pastis]

In fairness the delay was mostly down to new software or changes that the young lady was not acquainted with but, we shall see how comfortably it goes. They (Santander) are offering 6% interest for the first year  , which, apart from the fact that it's free banking, is rather attractive.

[Snoopy]

Santander eh? We have a savings account left over from the Abbey National with them ~ got all of ?130 in it ....... They keep writing to me making wild offers if I bank ?ks with them for fixed periods etc. They won't stop although I have asked them to. They say they are entitled to as I am an existing or past customer.
Anywhoo I like the people I am with ~ Norwich and Peterborough Building Soc who offer all banking services (Current and saving accts etc at sensible interest rates ~Yes on current acct too + share dealing at very low rate). I have been with them donkey's years and they leave me alone. A monthly statement and an annual invite to a buffet lunch and AGM (They are of course one of the last of the larger "Mutuals") is all I ever get from them, no insurance selling (it's on offer if I want it), no pressure to switch the mortgage (which is not with them) just good, old fashioned, courteous banking.

[Pastis]

I was going to go 'business banking' with Nationwide since I have a small mortgage and a couple of other saver accounts with them but they no longer offer the service - that's what my IFA has coincidentally. He recommended the Alliance & Leicester which I dutifully enquired about but quickly realised they were / are in the process of being taken over by Santander, hence the switch.

During this morning's ... er ...meeting it became apparent that they already had most of my details on record  . Why? I asked, then realised that because, years ago I had a mortgage and saver accounts with the Abbey they'd hoovered them up from there!  As I said, time will tell; but free banking, 6% interest, and free o/d facility for the first year is certainly an incentive to switch for me.

[Snoopy]

Sounds like a good deal for you. Not sure it would be worth it for me.
Yes they do now own Alliance and Leicester and several other unlikely high street names.

Spanish banking giant Santander is to rebrand all of its major UK High Street brands - Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8069648.stm

[GROWLER]

I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of mountain biking it, from 'round the back where it's quieter, up 'me 'ill' today.

Haven't cycled up there for about 20 years.
Extreme knackerisationing going up iirc, but bloody good fun and hootio giving it the full biffters coming down, oh yes.

[Just One More]

Funnily enough I'm thinking of getting the bike out of the shed. It'll need the cobwebs and dust blowing off though

[Pastis]

   Make that three of us.

[Barman]

I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of mountain biking it, from 'round the back where it's quieter, up 'me 'ill' today.

Haven't cycled up there for about 20 years.
Extreme knackerisationing going up iirc, but bloody good fun and hootio giving it the full biffters coming down, oh yes.

I went to Winter Park in Colorado one summer...

They rent you mountain bikes and stick them on the back of the ski lift... take you and the bike to the top of the mountain and then...

WooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
 

[Nick]

I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of mountain biking it, from 'round the back where it's quieter, up 'me 'ill' today.

Haven't cycled up there for about 20 years.
Extreme knackerisationing going up iirc, but bloody good fun and hootio giving it the full biffters coming down, oh yes.

I went to Winter Park in Colorado one summer...

They rent you mountain bikes and stick them on the back of the ski lift... take you and the bike to the top of the mountain and then...

WooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!And the ambulance meets you at the bottom