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Hope you have enjoyed yourself at the races. They all have their various pros and cons. rrs can be good for a quick trade because there is no stamp duty to pay but they pay a rubbish divi. pog have a lot of debt and pay no divi but could surge if they get their finances sorted - but I wouldn't want to take a chance on that personally or fxpo right at the moment - planes being shot at etc. I'm not keen on cey either as I regard the whole middle east nervously since I couldn't walk the via Dolorosa years ago as there was a shooting on the route and was never keeen on those checkpoint charlie type things in Cairo with guns pointing at you even if the soldier was snoring in the heat of the day. Strikes having affected other companies like lonmin. hoc have had results similar to fres since rejoining the ftse250 recenly and pay no divi. Oh I think rio, fres, hoc, glen, blt, rrs are probably the best out a bad bunch if you aren't thinking of swotting up on other sectors because you understandly have better things to do with your time. kaz could be a good long term recovery play but, again, I could think of better ways to spend your days than watching that one lol. You take care and make the most of every day. I know of two ladies, one in her nineties and one in her late eighties who were driving down the clyde valley Thelma and Louise style and lunching out this week. That's the way to do it. And I know of another octogenarian who was dining out this week who is probably still a better driver than me. atb

Kids got their Thorntons Easter eggs etc. with their names iced on from their grand parents the other night. They have finally followed my example of having the choc snowmen etc. personalised. Elder one left the bag in the boot of the car when we got home and it was a scorcher from early on yesterday. Shoved them in the fridge and they are being tucked into right now. Hope hubby gives me a bit from his father's day monkey madness thorntons hamper because I'm not getting a piece of either of those eggs. Isn't it nice when your family live close at hand and you don't need to eat your selection box and santas in Spring. atb

Morning Robert - the rns was a fairly neutral one in my opinion and didn't exactly set the heather on fire - neither good nor bad. That being the case, I am keeping a core holding here for the divi and taking my chances at trading this share in line with the movement in precious metal prices and other news. We might have NKOTB back on the bbs in the autumn. As a long-term holder here, it can be a bit disheartening to here traders like New Kid telling us they have bought then sold but it's very childish to pillory folk and call them rude names simply for saying things as they see it and trading which is what we all do to a lesser or greater extent in an attempt to make some cash. atb

Bit frightened to come on here and discuss today's rns. Must be all that bullying and throwing about of weight that Hughsie does on the bbs. I like men Hughsie but just not your sort.

Greetings Joey Boswell. I do remember real people as they are few and far between I was behind a Grahams (very much within your sphere of interest) lorry all the way from Nairn to Tomintoul and then Cockbridge. The open at Royal Liverpool this year. Cupid's love very much in the air and travelling soon to see a new arrival south of the border so will finally get the chance to break the journey and see John Lennon's boyhood home. Moljen know the Etal Castle area well - such a shame Norham Castle is unstaffed as the entrance fees would surely justify it more there than Etal? Talking of Norham what about Scott's Marmion eh. for a love story. Denis business is booming x - word of mouth - was well worth the early struggle. Was this used to advertise bacon lol you are my love Liverpool Express http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zrk3wnrWsE PS Big days ahead for the dear Green Place.

Here you go more Opium's job than mine right enough one kg whole side salmon down £11 from £24 to £13 serves 6 to 8 until 15th July http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/browse/default.aspx?N=4294770920 All you need now is Nigella's recipe for hollandaise sauce and Bob's your uncle.

I see that you are a SC fan from your brief posting history. Please do a good mate of mine a favour and ramp up bowleven as much as you can. I think he still needs another 100% rise or more to breakeven with that one. I don't really do Aims much but have had a few successes with stuff Cawkie has attacked like avn - good contract win there announced yesterday - and even cup eventually. I would have done better with cup though as I followed another SC devotee's advice to buy in here in March last year just before same guy TW was instrumental in organising the bear raid on 22nd March and saying he was sorry but he had got it wrong with his previous advice. Understandably, I'm my own woman now when it comes to investment advice. Hope you are your own man Bruce and don't rely too much on listening to the words of others. All the best with your investments - an early start on the road for me this morning. Salmon and smoked salmon have come down so much in price over the years that even the likes of me can afford a whole one this week - half price from tesco.

Been a couple of times in past years- topiary and think I heard the fountain had a piece from the Linlighgow well but couldn'f find anything about that on-line so will need to see if the most recent guide book says anything about it. Oh I wouldn't bother about not being able to pay school fees or medical fees because of cup. You can go to a comprehensive and still like Shakespeare. Get yourself over to Lumphanan and see Macbeth's well and stone. Never understood why some of the people on these bbs call me Lady Macbeth lol goodnight.

The bed of the governess at Castle Fraser was very narrow. Thought to be a deliberate ploy to stop the Laird leaving his four poster and sleep walking in the wee small hours. Trust your day was as good as mine. Gairloch a bit busy but I'm going right up to the Cape Wrath one day. xx

Inverewe arguably the prettiest of the NTS's gardens. There's a little perfume maker a bit further up Ja Ja might like. Just finished a bottle of their Gael Song - think the fragrances were named after stuff connected to the weather and they do men's as well I think. What were you telling me about never going back to the same ewe twice in terms of the shares to buy?

Morning Ta-trade. This lot can't get the big disposal news out faster than the bad news so I think I'll leave it this time as I don't have much time to sit around and monitor - in the sunny north east of Scotland not as breathtaking as the Antrim coastline but never mind. Guy called Mark on the cazd bb was telling me there could be a big gap up to £2.70 or something a wee while ago but it was always dependent on there being no further bad news and I settled for £2.43 ish - still no news re. new CEO? Learned from rbrand never to go back to the same bull or was it ram too soon but you can't blame folk for making hay while the sun shines. 2 rein is this the new pfd lol. GLA

Take them off post a pic - might be love at first sight ya never know.

Trust nobody including me, spotted lurcher and his uncle Matlot. All my uncles are dead but the most humorous of the lot mu Uncle Bob once went for a job interview and he was asked if he was honest to which he replied there was only ever one entirely honest man and look what they did to him. Gerry put up a link if you want to check out the veracity but I'm not bothered. bby might get a lift when new ceo announced as well as pb sale. Tesco - for anybody truly on the sidelines - it's six of one and half a dozen of the other but it's easy to sit back and slate folk for buying stuff that's fallen. Braver to put your money where you mouth is though. Braver still to trade you way to glory from a seemingly impossible position or wait out the gloomy days. Cheerio.

Right this is my last post before my holidays as I have a funeral and loads to do. Person concerned had a good innings which is more than some get. You once asked me about flowers for men Rus - well why not and why just at their funerals. I remember years ago a man who looked after his wife died and when I was ordering his floral tribute I stuttered out by mistake oh it was a woman as everybody had expected his wife to go first. Turned out the wreath I got was all bright pastel shades but the guy had worked for Glasgow's Parks dept and he would have loved them so not so inappropriate after all. rns just out from deb's about the successful upsizing and pricing of its senior notes. Nothing rns wise about Ashley there yet. Not sure who the rude new poster is there. I asked a civil question and have been blanked lol not sure why somebody would wait until they had sold to post on a bb and then only post about the one share - so far. Is the spd drop not about the bonus stuff and the vote on it on 2 July (which is also the closing date for these deb's senior notes ) rather than England's exit from the world cup. Anyhow no time for these wakeup types looking down their nose at me as if I care. Good luck with either spd or bby. I sold the latter Rus because you said they were serial disappointers lol no I wanted the money from the sale of them to take part in the tsb ipo. They are announcing daily the award of contracts - nothing new there - but if you have the patience to wait for news of the PB disposal then it might be worth your while. Beware of the folk with the skelfs on their bottoms on the tesco and other bbs lol. A skelf is a splinter btw Adieu xx

Poppy has a very tart tongue. Some quality ramping and deramping on the tesco bb. I seem to be following the Queen's baton around Scotland.

I'm not away yet but I'm like a child and like to count down the number of sleeps left till holiday. Did 1984 for O Grade English. I have been doing my own strawberry tarts for the start of Wimbledon but all the recipes for the filling are different and a bit of a palaver so might just buy them from the bakers in future. Wigan Pier - Will try when I am next visiting the relatives.

ran out of time. lol

Rus give the Corry whirlpool another try. Tried during the optimum spring tides one July and run out of time and energy to see or hear it proprely walking on Jura and nearly missed the last ferry back to Islay. Not ideal as there is only one busy hotel on Jura but there were public toilets at the ferry terminal so wouldn't have been too bad to bed down for the night. Plus booky types like spotted and I get to see the Orwell house at Barnhill from a distance. Couldn't bring myself to have a venison burger with all the deer running wild. But went back in the October via a boat trip - guy at Ardfern near Oban much better. Will use the summer holidays to train up the offspring in certain things then might be able to start going further afield again. Did east and west last year. Just sticking to the east this year but will cover a fair few miles on roads that aren't exactly motorways. Paella and sangria cooking. Didn't realise it was just orange juice, lemonade and red wine with some fruit. Nobody back from the pub crawl on Rose Street after the agm?

From ipos to rights issues, you provide a wealth of information to the readers of these bbs for which I thank you very much.

Royal Deeside for the main part and will be looking in on a few of my favourite places like Balmoral Castle and Breamar Lodge estate built for one of Queen Vic's grand-daughters. Crathie Kirk (where Princess Anne got remarried) also on the agenda. England still with a life line in the World Cup xx.