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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Saw this poster in their window at lunch time and couldn't help wondering what's successful about needing an £11.5bn Government bailout..?


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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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thats prob the government sneekily advertising for jobs!! cos no cunt wants to work for them!
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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ROFL
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Yeah, but as with B&B. Its the safest place for your money right now!
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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them cunts took over our building firm last year and from being a cash rich company to cash strapped and laying off 70 out of 200 staff !

they should let them all go down then pan !
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Renton
Saw this poster in their window at lunch time and couldn't help wondering what's successful about needing an £11.5bn Government bailout..?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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glad im with halifax all my accounts were with them and i was making waves to open current accounts elsewhere so i dont loose banking facilities but i shall stay where i am now i think!!!
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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as you say rather ironic !

if one of our businesses failed who would help us ???

the bank certaily would not yet they had to have a handout from the tax payer

rather annoying !
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich_w
Yeah, but as with B&B. Its the safest place for your money right now!
Mans got a point.
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