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[lethargic_man]

Was cycling home from a Chanukah party last night and ran over something which embedded itself in my tyre; I could hear it making a noise every time the wheel went around. Stopped and investigated, and there's a bloody great razor blade^* sticking out of my tyre. I dug it out and cycled off home, fully expecting the tyre to go down either on the ride home or overnight. Today, however, it's still at pressure. I'm impressed.

* Well, not a bloody razor blade; it's not that kind of story. And it wasn't particularly great either.

Meanwhile, my financial consultant has recommended I pay off 10% of my mortgage, and then put some of my savings into equity ISAs^† and a unit trust, for better investment. Doing so will completely empty my Northern Rock account. I feel a little guilty about so doing; it's such customer disloyalty that got NR into the pickle it's currently in, even if in my case it's for sounder financial reasons than lack of faith in it as an insitution...

† I'm a bit narked at the financial world for changing my default reading of "ISA" from "is a"...

Comments

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

I did not know about that party but in the middle of the week I would have been too tired and might not have made it. I was working yesterday until 6 pm and came home about half past 7 because I went shopping as well.

You are lucky that it did not damage your bike. I things like that in my tyre. My dad fixed it with his kit set.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Firstly I think it was their borrowing practices that actually got NR into trouble; their depositors were doing the rational thing in the face of the compensation policies then in force. Even if you disagree and think they were just panicking, you're not doing that: you're investing your money where you think it will do best after taking professional advice.