Greece - what a pickle - what would YOU do?

HappyMJ

veryintrigued wrote: »

So what would you do if restrictions were looming on your account(s)?

Join the queue (or push some across online?!) or have more (blind?) confidence?

Did you join the queues at Northern Rock or any other institution in the past?

Genuinely interested.

If restrictions were looming on my account I would be moving my money to a secure account...or even chuck it in Paypal or Neteller and spend it from there without transferring it back. I'd have to investigate to see if Paypal or Neteller funds would be affected as well. I wouldn't bother trying the cash points..they'd probably be empty.

Alter_ego

veryintrigued wrote: »

Did you join the queues at Northern Rock or any other institution in the past?

I was heavily into Icesave, there was no queue to join. Luckily G Brown rescued my cash.
I've been a lot more careful since!

mapk

If Russia weren't similarly screwed, it might be worth holding on for Putin's purported support - in the pipeline, if you'll pardon the [sic] punt - but I wouldn't hold my breath there

Ken68

IanManc wrote: »

The Greeks don't want paying for the Elgin Marbles - they want them to be given back.

Beggars can't be choosers. I thought bankers dealt in tangible assets. Surely when the loans were made, somebody worked out the default scenario.

masonic

At least they can look forward to a surprise bank holiday tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33305019

veryintrigued

masonic wrote: »

At least they can look forward to a surprise bank holiday tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33305019

These incredible poor pre-travel exchange places will be rubbing their hands.

Glen_Clark

Ken68 wrote: »

Time that GB paid for the Elgin Marbles, .

Wouldn't that start an avalanche of claims? All land has been stolen at some point in the past, and isn't that where all the property is derived from?

talexuser

Ken68 wrote: »

Surely when the loans were made, somebody worked out the default scenario.

You must be joking The run up to the whole credit crunch was banking profits and bonuses on paper which nobody had any idea what any of it was worth, eg the innumerable US mortgages that never had a chance of being repaid etc. Besides the previous Greek government entered the Euro on cooked books, with the knowing help of Goldman Sachs.

dunstonh

Ken68 wrote: »

Time that GB paid for the Elgin Marbles, should go some way to helping the Greeks.

Time the Greek islands starting paying VAT. Like most of the rest of Europe. That would go some way to helping the Greeks.

Lucky Greeks getting an extra bank holiday Monday unexpectedly.

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dunstonh wrote: »

Time the Greek islands starting paying VAT. Like most of the rest of Europe. That would go some way to helping the Greeks.

Lucky Greeks getting an extra bank holiday Monday unexpectedly.

And we will get to see what an Ed Miliband Labour Government would have been like.