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Uh Oh..... Economic collapse imminent?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH
HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Went to Jamie's Italian for dinner tonight, without a reservation, and managed to get a table with only a 10 minute wait!!!

Is our service sector led economy on the verge of collapsing?

Does the onset of winter and a bit of rain spell doom for 4th quarter GDP?

Does the fact that they only had one bottle of my favourite Tuscan Sangiovese wine left mean they're in trouble with their creditors and on the verge of collapse?

Hopefully the usual suspects will be along soon to confirm the world is about to end......;)
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”
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  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Went to Jamie's Italian for dinner tonight, without a reservation, and managed to get a table with only a 10 minute wait!!!

    Is our service sector led economy on the verge of collapsing?

    Does the onset of winter and a bit of rain spell doom for 4th quarter GDP?

    Does the fact that they only had one bottle of my favourite Tuscan Sangiovese wine left mean they're in trouble with their creditors and on the verge of collapse?

    Hopefully the usual suspects will be along soon to confirm the world is about to end......;)

    Black Wednesday.

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    Gawd, Jamie's god awful Italian? If the masters of the universe like hamish are cutting back and going to cheap and nasty chain restaurants I think we can take this as a signal that austerity has finally kicked in.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Didn't think the Scotch people ate foreign food.

    Can you deep fry spaghetti in batter?
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Went to Jamie's Italian for dinner tonight

    There is no accounting for taste :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • Loughton_Monkey
    Loughton_Monkey Posts: 8,913 Forumite
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Went to Jamie's Italian for dinner tonight, without a reservation, and managed to get a table with only a 10 minute wait!!!

    Is our service sector led economy on the verge of collapsing?

    We're all doomed. Today I noticed hundreds of spare restaurant seats. Mind you, I am in Istanbul and I wouldn't want to eat at most of them.

    However, the free Club bar opens in 22 minutes for 'happy hour' - which in the Grand Hyatt is 2 hours. Free Gin & Tonics [and bubbles for Mrs LM] all round.......
  • shortchanged_2
    shortchanged_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Went to Jamie's Italian for dinner tonight, without a reservation, and managed to get a table with only a 10 minute wait!!!

    Is our service sector led economy on the verge of collapsing?

    Does the onset of winter and a bit of rain spell doom for 4th quarter GDP?

    Does the fact that they only had one bottle of my favourite Tuscan Sangiovese wine left mean they're in trouble with their creditors and on the verge of collapse?

    Hopefully the usual suspects will be along soon to confirm the world is about to end......;)
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    Well Jamie's hasn't really got a great reputation anyway. Head chef Jamie (pictured above) isn't best known for his kitchen hygiene Hamish. I would eat somewhere else if I were you.
    Why are we here?......................because we are not all there.
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    shortchanged wrote: »
    DIRTY_phpWzKscc.jpg

    Well Jamie's hasn't really got a great reputation anyway. Head chef Jamie (pictured above) isn't best known for his kitchen hygiene Hamish. I would eat somewhere else if I were you.

    Probably slitting his throat to avoid HPI groin thrusting.
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    purch wrote: »
    There is no accounting for taste :eek:

    No good? There's one in Sydney I was thinking about taking Mrs Generali to. TBH I didn't even know it was a chain.

    The prices are very reasonable for good food but toppy for chain crap.

    This is where I was taken for dinner on Friday:

    http://www.cafesydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Cafe-Sydney-071108-061-cropped.jpg

    We sat at the out of focus table in the background. It was very, very good.
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    grizzly1911 wrote: »
    Probably slitting his throat to avoid HPI groin thrusting.

    Well that certainly wouldn't happen in Aberdeen.

    We'd all need hip replacements by now if we engaged in such vulgar displays every time prices went up a few grand.:o
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Our Chief Economist at work made an excellent point a couple of months ago which is that if you take a positive view of the future then you will be right most often.

    Yes, you will miss stuff like the GFC but you will also miss stuff like the 20% rise in stock markets this year and the latter happen much more often than the former.
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