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No Guarantee up to £50,000 anymore -True?

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  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    Honestly, the amount of BS that's spouted on HYS.

    http://www.fscs.org.uk/consumer/key_facts/
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • Masomnia wrote: »
    Honestly, the amount of BS that's spouted on HYS.

    Indeed: http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/
    Conjugating the verb 'to be":
    -o I am humble -o You are attention seeking -o She is Nadine Dorries
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    Haha that's fantastic.

    I used to read HYS a fair amount, I guess I had a kind of grim fascination towards how people could be quite so miserable and pessimistic. In a way it was kind of comforting!
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    What is HYS? Sorry in advance if that is a totally dumb question.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • melbury wrote: »
    What is HYS? Sorry in advance if that is a totally dumb question.

    The BBC news website which poses various topical questions and people "Have Their Say".

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/default.stm

    (The link posted by Paul_Herring is a parody on it - very funny)
  • (The link posted by Paul_Herring is a parody on it - very funny)

    It's not a parody - the posts repeated there are real posts made to HYS (with commentry.) That's what's so sad about it; some of them are so bad, you can't parody them.
    Conjugating the verb 'to be":
    -o I am humble -o You are attention seeking -o She is Nadine Dorries
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I've just been reading an article that says if the worst happened and all of the financial institutions went bust, there is no way that the government could possibly cover the £50,000 guarantee for all, as it would run into trillions:eek:
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • Aegis
    Aegis Posts: 5,695 Forumite
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    melbury wrote: »
    I've just been reading an article that says if the worst happened and all of the financial institutions went bust, there is no way that the government could possibly cover the £50,000 guarantee for all, as it would run into trillions:eek:
    That goes without saying. However, if all the financial institutions fail you will have a lot more to worry about than whether your compensation is going to be paid.
    I am a Chartered Financial Planner
    Anything I say on the forum is for discussion purposes only and should not be construed as personal financial advice. It is vitally important to do your own research before acting on information gathered from any users on this forum.
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