tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4850184443036270011..comments2024-03-19T05:36:22.379+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Another Brussels Disaster.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29478030982397478232019-01-26T14:31:54.814+00:002019-01-26T14:31:54.814+00:00I'd be buggered if they didn't work.I'd be buggered if they didn't work.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5267249601242431002019-01-26T14:30:48.676+00:002019-01-26T14:30:48.676+00:00I mentioned to Rachel recently that Lufthansa have...I mentioned to Rachel recently that Lufthansa have been advertising on Radio here; BIG TIME. I presume that they will ignore Macron, and continue to fly to England.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22479139739967583772019-01-26T14:24:31.924+00:002019-01-26T14:24:31.924+00:00I don't know if Lufthansa actually got their h...I don't know if Lufthansa actually got their hands on Air Berlin but it was 'set up' for them as they had been after it for years according to Ryan Air. Anyway the end result was that Lufthansa benefited. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22227950680077940272019-01-26T14:19:41.156+00:002019-01-26T14:19:41.156+00:00When Lufthansa took over Austrian Airlines they al...When Lufthansa took over Austrian Airlines they already had Eurowings and Germanwings they didn't sell their subsidiary Air Berlin. They made them bankrupt and repainted the planes. A few were rented to Niki Lauda's Laudamotion (now with Ryan Air). Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62315754240439029002019-01-26T14:14:04.313+00:002019-01-26T14:14:04.313+00:00You'll remember in Greece they closed the cash...You'll remember in Greece they closed the cash machines and people had to queue around the block clutching their ID cards etc..<br />They won't take those machines away when the s**t hits the fan. They'll just input back door codes which will close them. These mysterious one day down due to hacker events could simply be dry runs. <br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65623555036110973552019-01-26T12:18:42.982+00:002019-01-26T12:18:42.982+00:00After Vodaphone took over the German Co Mannismann...After Vodaphone took over the German Co Mannismann, they were forced by the EU to sell Orange to France. It happens everywhere.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12465709406210836402019-01-26T12:15:16.881+00:002019-01-26T12:15:16.881+00:00My bank, these days, is a hole in the wall which g...My bank, these days, is a hole in the wall which gives me money as long as I tap-in the right numbers. I hope they don't take those away.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74647305102431741502019-01-26T12:13:25.117+00:002019-01-26T12:13:25.117+00:00I've been with RBS since I was in The City, an...I've been with RBS since I was in The City, and I banked with Williams Deacons in Cheapside. It was a very small non-clearing bank, situated in an Oak Panelled room with a commissionaire outside. Ever since then I've forgiven them everything.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51178572922681435022019-01-26T12:12:48.746+00:002019-01-26T12:12:48.746+00:00Didn't the EU insist that a French company pri...Didn't the EU insist that a French company print Britain's new passports in preparation for leaving? Get it while you can...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12215087427482029072019-01-26T11:51:15.589+00:002019-01-26T11:51:15.589+00:00EU issues €500 banknotes and has done for years. T...EU issues €500 banknotes and has done for years. They have a little worthless debt on their books. We all saw the Greek episode. Greeks queuing to be allowed to withdraw €100 of own money. More such things to come? The sign on the front of a bank in the EU can be very misleading. It might not belong to the country it appears to do. There are a couple of them here. One is really Italian and one American but they still have the old names on the portals. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18165990158422194492019-01-26T11:07:33.161+00:002019-01-26T11:07:33.161+00:00I think the song we are singing is 29th March Andr...I think the song we are singing is 29th March Andrew although I don't see it happening, at least not on that date.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52241403406501904762019-01-26T11:03:01.944+00:002019-01-26T11:03:01.944+00:00The EU has a poor record on banking and monetary i...The EU has a poor record on banking and monetary issues and managing the Eurozone when one looks at Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal etc. I, like Andrew do not have a lot to say about Santander except that they took over so many high street building societies during the banking crisis, when they were not that great themselves back home in Spain, that they do, or did, in some places have 4 outlets in one street here. To me it beggars belief how they were allowed to come to this country in the first place with such a poor balance sheet. However, Santander are now closing branches on the basis that people are preferring on-line banking, apps and machines to real live banks. I believe you have said yourself that you do not go into a bank much these days. The Royal Bank of Scotland was rescued by the UK Govt when Fred got it all wrong and wrecked a perfectly good bank. The EU said the state could not hold the bank and demanded it be sold off. It was an EU reg, I agree, but the story of RBS was a mess before that. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23183404855158072162019-01-26T09:27:39.553+00:002019-01-26T09:27:39.553+00:00This was a very British problem; the perfect illus...This was a very British problem; the perfect illustration of interference from Brussels.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83159632405396510382019-01-26T09:16:05.075+00:002019-01-26T09:16:05.075+00:00I am lacking enough knowledge to offer a meaningfu...I am lacking enough knowledge to offer a meaningful comment. I have noted that many people in Britain are singing the song 21st of March. It must happen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com