I'll be there - oh yeah?

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  1. shiney

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    Hydro, I think it was said in jest!! :rolleyespink:

    All of us are shareholders in those institutions as the government used our tax money to bail them out! :D
     
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      Excellent list, gcc. :dbgrtmb: :yay:

      It's much more comprehensive than the one I've built up.
       
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      Ahhh right i see :D
       
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        Without being patronising, Hydro, I "worry" about you sometimes.:heehee::D The fact that we all "share holders" in some banks that have been nationalised when they collapsed due to the Credit Crunch. There have been so many stories about it in the National Newspapers, TV, and Radio............how did you miss it!!?:scratch::D So you can consider yourself a man of wealth as you are a "share holder":thumbsup::heehee::D
         
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        ARMANDII, to be fair, some of us have had a lot more years to have missed things in - and then found out :heehee: :love30: :love30:
         
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        Yes, you're right of course, Shiney...........I should have learnt that:scratch::DOH::DOH::D
         
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        Thanks, gcc - I shall file that away for future use!

        Follow-up to my complaint.

        Yesterday afternoon I phoned and a young lady said it had been allocated a 'handler' and he would be calling me shortly.

        This morning he did call and listened to my story. He was very polite, courteous and explained that he would be contacting the branch manager to let her know and get her input. Not half an hour later the branch manager phoned me, full of apologies that I had 'been made to feel like this'.

        Turns out the young lady I had the problem with is now on maternity leave and that was her last day at work. Well, she didn't look pregnant but seems she was leaving early due to health problems.

        Anyway, Ms Manager was so apologetic and it got embarrassing! In the end and having learned that the lassie was going to be off for about eight months, I requested that the case be closed as I really didn't think it would be fair to hit her with this after all that time. So that was that and all was mended.

        I'd also phoned the registrar of the shares to get some advice about filling in the validation form for the replacement share certificate. When I was advised to make sure I included the cheque :what: It was then I discovered that the £60 I'd been quoted as the validation fee was actually £40 admin fee and £22.42 validation fee. So I'd been through all this to save £22!!!! :DOH: I gave up then and did a cheque for the whole amount and shoved it in the post! :wallbang:

        An hour later the young man from the bank phoned again to see if all was well. I said it was and told him also that I would prefer the case be filed 13'd as I didn't think it would be fair to bring this up when the lassie returned after such a long time. I think he was genuinely taken aback by that as there was a long silence and he then said that it was 'incredibly generous' of me and as a gesture of good will, offered to recompense me for the £22.42 validation fee which I accepted!

        Geeeze! All that for twenty two quid! :DOH:
         
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          I remember an incident back in the 90's when, for a certain company, I had to attend a Jewellery Fair at a big Hotel in Manchester where the articles were worth thousands of pounds each. They had to be brought to the Hotel by a well known Security Company who were late in arriving. Consequently, a lot of rich people from all four corners of the UK were waiting impatiently and getting restless. When they did arrive the woman organising the Fair "flew" the two unfortunate Security men and went into a rage demanding to know why they were so late. The Driver was very calm and polite and told the Lady that they were late as a car had crashed into them on the way and that the driver in the car was badly injured along with two children. They had obviously had to stop, call the police, and give medical aid while waiting for the ambulance and they were so sorry for the delay. The Lady immediately looked guilty and ashamed, apologising to both of the Security Officers. They'd stopped right beside me when dealing with the enraged Lady so when she turned away I saw a look in the Driver's eyes which prompted me to whisper to him "What page of the Excuse Book was that on?". He looked at me sidewise, gave a little smile, and whispered "Page 43".

          Not that I'm a cynic and saying the Bank did that to you, Daisee:heehee::heehee::D
           
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            H, if you are a British taxpayer you are ALSO a shareholder in RBS.:D:D:D:dbgrtmb: You just wont get anything out of it.:cool:
             
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