TxRover Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 17 hours ago, alta-pete said: The amount you’ll make on interest will be relatively modest compared to Mrs Arab’s desire for a new kitchen/bathroom or lifetime holiday or indeed your sudden desire for a new car. Get it dumped in the mortgage, get it out of sight and get it forgotten about. Reasonable call. Assuming £20k into a one year fixed ISA, that’s £1,000 in interest if you can find 5% versus saving $400 in interest if the loan is at 2%. As @alta-pete notes, “expenses” have a way of appearing when you have resources sitting around, much like expense often expands to match income. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 In Lanzarote just now. Got a taxi last night for a trip that was about a mile and a half. It cost about 3 euros! Why does it cost more than that just to set foot in a taxi back in Scotland? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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supermik Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Lucky that I never made a complaint about the time I sent my kids to Egypt on a day trip to the pyramids whilst I had a bevvy in Cyprus or the time that I paid a grand for a private plane and the pilot wanted a tip just to wheel one of my suitcases across the runway!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 2 hours ago, supermik said: Lucky that I never made a complaint about the time I sent my kids to Egypt on a day trip to the pyramids whilst I had a bevvy in Cyprus or the time that I paid a grand for a private plane and the pilot wanted a tip just to wheel one of my suitcases across the runway!! All this would be more believable if there wasn't that story about you nicking someone else's cheese... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: I was just saying to my butler how much I despise humblebragging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I was just saying to my butler in my modest little retirement condo that I have in the Canaries how much I despise humblebragging. FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: All this would be more believable if there wasn't that story about you nicking someone else's cheese... All true. Saving cash on little things means being able to afford bigger things… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 2 hours ago, supermik said: Lucky that I never made a complaint about the time I sent my kids to Egypt on a day trip to the pyramids whilst I had a bevvy in Cyprus or the time that I paid a grand for a private plane and the pilot wanted a tip just to wheel one of my suitcases across the runway!! I went to Egypt and Israel for a couple of days from Cyprus when I was a kid on some promoted tour thing. I was too little to fully appreciate what I was seeing but I like the fact I did it so I can say I've been to Africa and Asia even though I've spent less than 24 hours in each place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, RuMoore said: I went to Egypt and Israel for a couple of days from Cyprus when I was a kid on some promoted tour thing. I was too little to fully appreciate what I was seeing but I like the fact I did it so I can say I've been to Africa and Asia even though I've spent less than 24 hours in each place. This raises an interesting discussion. How long do you have to spend somewhere to be able to say you've "been there"? For example, technically I've been to Asia several times, but only been in the transit lounges at Dubai and Singapore, so I don't really count it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 minute ago, RuMoore said: I went to Egypt and Israel for a couple of days from Cyprus when I was a kid on some promoted tour thing. I was too little to fully appreciate what I was seeing but I like the fact I did it so I can say I've been to Africa and Asia even though I've spent less than 24 hours in each place. It was just a day trip they went on. He was 17 and she was 12 at the time. They said that inside the pyramids was not very nice due to the smell. They were also promised a view of the sunset from a boat on the Nile, daughter said it was somewhere between skyscrapers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, RuMoore said: I went to Egypt and Israel for a couple of days from Cyprus when I was a kid on some promoted tour thing. I was too little to fully appreciate what I was seeing but I like the fact I did it so I can say I've been to Africa and Asia even though I've spent less than 24 hours in each place. Cyprus is in Asia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 02/09/2023 at 21:24, alta-pete said: 2. Bees are good. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 59 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: This raises an interesting discussion. How long do you have to spend somewhere to be able to say you've "been there"? For example, technically I've been to Asia several times, but only been in the transit lounges at Dubai and Singapore, so I don't really count it As a boring ass pedant I'd say being somewhere for a second counts as being there. I'd never say I've experienced the culture or anything mad, I'd always clarify I've only been there momentarily but it's just a good wee fact. 59 minutes ago, supermik said: It was just a day trip they went on. He was 17 and she was 12 at the time. They said that inside the pyramids was not very nice due to the smell. They were also promised a view of the sunset from a boat on the Nile, daughter said it was somewhere between skyscrapers. We just went outside the pyramids, some guy asked to take our picture and then tried to charge us after, also checked out the museum and saw the Tutankhamen mask, Israel was mad coz they had so many c***s rocking about with guns, saw the wailing wall and the place where yon Jesus was birthed and the crucifixion place. My main memory was it was far too hot like 40 degrees. 52 minutes ago, Donathan said: Cyprus is in Asia. Learn something new every day! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: For example, technically I've been to Asia several times, but only been in the transit lounges at Dubai and Singapore, so I don't really count it So have I and I'd never say I'd been there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Other than being a transit stop off point, that is the only purpose of Dubai AFAICS. Spoiler And a home for gangsters money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I once walked to Asia for a kebab then came back again. Spoiler In Istanbul obvs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicate Flower Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Donathan said: Cyprus is in Asia. Geographically, there is no distinction between Europe and Asia, it's the same landmass. It's always been rather a cultural separation. And culturally, Cyprus is more European. So although it lies near the Levantine coast, I'd say it's fair to consider it Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 3 hours ago, RuMoore said: I went to Egypt and Israel for a couple of days from Cyprus when I was a kid on some promoted tour thing. I was too little to fully appreciate what I was seeing but I like the fact I did it so I can say I've been to Africa and Asia even though I've spent less than 24 hours in each place. Also my kids have been to more continents than me. 2 hours ago, RuMoore said: As a boring ass pedant I'd say being somewhere for a second counts as being there. I'd never say I've experienced the culture or anything mad, I'd always clarify I've only been there momentarily but it's just a good wee fact. We just went outside the pyramids, some guy asked to take our picture and then tried to charge us after, also checked out the museum and saw the Tutankhamen mask, Israel was mad coz they had so many c***s rocking about with guns, saw the wailing wall and the place where yon Jesus was birthed and the crucifixion place. My main memory was it was far too hot like 40 degrees. Learn something new every day! I went to Auschwitz when it was an Israeli school holiday. The way that the kids treated the place made you think that hitler maybe had the right idea. Absolute horrible, ignorant wee feckers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 hours ago, supermik said: All true. Saving cash on little things means being able to afford bigger things… Was that you in the flight case? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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