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financialbliss

@ AnW'sMum.

Yes, we got dividends.

Reading back over my post, it doesn't read quite as I quickly scribbled. Massive losses being the rock shares, not my personal losses.

Cheated? Well, certainly disappointed. I was in the don't need the cash now camp too.

Spare a thought for the employees though. I know a few people who work there!

Could anyone have seen that coming?

FB.

Kaz2904

Does anyone else think that the press should take a huge responsibility for this? I don't think losses would have been anything like as bad as they are had the press not blown things out of all proportion in the initial stages.

OverlandLandy

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Does anyone else think that the press should take a huge responsibility for this? I don't think losses would have been anything like as bad as they are had the press not blown things out of all proportion in the initial stages.

They should.....but they wont......!

Look at the Daily Mail....if it was that bad no-one would buy it....but they still do......and i never meet anyone who admits to buying it!

Have a look at their Money Section - its rubbish......

so to get back on thread....stop buying the Daily Mail (or any other paper) and put that into your quest to become MFin3!

Dithering_Dad

I've just noticed that we've lost a few people from the list on the first post. Luckily, we should be able to recreate the list. Could Tall Girl (or anyone else who may have a copy of the update spreadsheet) PM me with the full list of people and I'll edit the list to add everyone back in.

A bit of good news on the ISA front, my Astra Zeneca shares are one of the highest climbers on the FTSE today I'm only -£82.41 with this stock - woo! :rotfl:

Superfast_Gran

Whew - sometimes for such a clever person (and administratively I generally am) I can be awfully dense - it's taken me ages to find this thread today as normally I just click through the link in the post update email :doh:. Well, it's official! The fostering agency I work for want my approval TERMINATED as of next Wednesday.:eek: :eek:
I will be fighting the recommendation as the report to be submitted is full of a multitude of inaccuracies, misquotes and a couple of downright lies.

As far as the immediate future goes we'll be ok as I have all our stoozing and buy now pay later loan for the kitchen money tucked away:D . However, we'd just found the house, with a little land, of our retirement dreams last week and this just puts an end to that. I'm not even sure if we'll be able to make the MFi3 challenge now as we'd hope to be putting all my wages towards that from this month on. Today, the doc says I have a cold starting - I'm not whining about a man-cold but having MS means I can't fight it off like normal women and will take me weeks to get over it. Also my 18month old granddaughter was at the renal unit of Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital yesterday, and it turns out she has one small and one large kidney - one underactive and the other overactive. They think she's young enough for the smaller kidney to develop, but I'm sure I don't need to tell any parents out there it's a worry. I'm sorry guys, it just seems to me that everything I post is doom and gloom = AGAIN I hear your cry. I'll stay signed on to the challenge for now if that's okay - someone said to me a fortnight ago "NEVER SAY NEVER" Keep up the good work everyone!

comping_cat

((HUGS)) Superfast-gran, it all seems to come at once - wish i had some wise words, but im not so good with those, so will just send my thoughts with you xxxxx

Kaz2904

Oh superfast Gran, I feel for you at the moment. I think you are having a rough ride at the moment aren't you.
Big hugs coming your way right now.

tattycath

< (quote Superfast_Gran) Also my 18month old granddaughter was at the renal unit of Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital yesterday, and it turns out she has one small and one large kidney - one underactive and the other overactive. >

Hi Superfast_Gran
I really feel for you. If it's any comfort at all: I have a teenage daughter. When she was very little she suffered alot of kidney infections (apparently her urethra? was very short so when she needed a wee it used to reflux back up to her kidneys causing many infections. She needed several scans and was often on antibiotics.-it was very distressing at the time and she was often very fractious because of the discomfort. The result was that she had scarring on her kidneys and one of them became underactive because of it. The other kidney had to work harder to compensate for this and as a result has grown more (in order to accomodate the extra workload) Now One of her kidneys does 20% and the other 80%.
She learned from a very early age to drink lots of water to help flush her kidneys out and she is fine. She lives a normal life-not on any medication for her kidneys-I can't remember the last time she had a kidney infection. We just need to take her for a check up annually & keep an eye on her blood pressure. She still drinks plenty of water as she knows it is in her best interests to do so-& we were told to reduce her salt intake. The specialist told us that you can live a normal life with one kidney. I know it's easy for me to say, but please try not to worry too much. I know instinct makes us worry but at least the specialists are aware and she will get good medical help.
I hope this helps you.

Superfast_Gran

tattycath wrote: »

< (quote Superfast_Gran) Also my 18month old granddaughter was at the renal unit of Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital yesterday, and it turns out she has one small and one large kidney - one underactive and the other overactive. >

Hi Superfast_Gran
I really feel for you. If it's any comfort at all: I have a teenage daughter. When she was very little she suffered alot of kidney infections (apparently her urethra? was very short so when she needed a wee it used to reflux back up to her kidneys causing many infections. She needed several scans and was often on antibiotics.-it was very distressing at the time and she was often very fractious because of the discomfort. The result was that she had scarring on her kidneys and one of them became underactive because of it. The other kidney had to work harder to compensate for this and as a result has grown more (in order to accomodate the extra workload) Now One of her kidneys does 20% and the other 80%.
She learned from a very early age to drink lots of water to help flush her kidneys out and she is fine. She lives a normal life-not on any medication for her kidneys-I can't remember the last time she had a kidney infection. We just need to take her for a check up annually & keep an eye on her blood pressure. She still drinks plenty of water as she knows it is in her best interests to do so-& we were told to reduce her salt intake. The specialist told us that you can live a normal life with one kidney. I know it's easy for me to say, but please try not to worry too much. I know instinct makes us worry but at least the specialists are aware and she will get good medical help.
I hope this helps you.

You guys, thank you so much. I'm sitting here with tears running down my face at your thoughts and kind words. Thank you and bless you.

Karmacat

Hugs to you, Superfast Gran - so sorry to hear of what you're going through.