Re: Banks forced to pay back £200m in charges

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:09:04 +0000, ®i©ardo wrote:

Robin T Cox wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:12:14 +0000, ®i©ardo wrote:

What on earth on you on about, you sad little chap. Get a life and try
and live within your means. If you can't please, please, don't blame
everyone else.

The banks are running a business, and don't ever forget it, because if
they lose sight of that the consequences are severe!

I'm shaking in my shoes.

Thank you for confirming the truth of my post, from your obvious position
of inside knowledge of the banking industry.

So you'd put your money in a bank that was making a loss? Probably an
ideal scenario for an obvious loser.

Pray tell me how you would ever know beforehand whether the bank in which
you chose to place your money would make a profit or a loss?
.

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