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I find that timing strange anyway. "Oh, BTW, we started production earlier today".

I think, canonbie, that the RNS has been out-sourced to the same people who've been writing Donald Trump's gracious concession speech.

Dave, you may have seen what I was saying earlier today. Along the lines of, with news and production maybe as little as hours away after a whole decade of waiting, the market is working itself up into a fever pitch of apathy.

St Andrew's Day would be brilliant, as we've said all along. And how long would it take to drive her back from Cononish (good job it's not Cornwall :)) to Edinburgh in time for her daily briefing at 12.30... or is this just TOO much publicity to hope for? Probably.

Let's hope Mr Biden appoints you as Secretary of Mowing, Bellers. Maybe you could offer rose-pruning in the Rose Garden as a bolt-on additional service?

One thing is certain, Blakeney. As the week is progressing, the atmosphere is building to one of almost tangible... er... torpor?

BlakeneyP, do we know if they work continuous, weekend, shifts? Because, if not, a Friday would be an odd day to start, surely?

Good on you, 10kj, but with the relentless decline of the share price maybe you'd better turn your hand to Dorset and at least the western part of Wiltshire too :)

Well, BlakeneyP, there will always be those who say that "news is already priced in". But I don't think many of us expected to see the sp spend this week going steadily DOWN. Would you bet against sub-100?

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I think the simple answer to your question, bamfman, is that SGZ intends to operate for more than just one year.

Some of us are old enough to remember 'Who's Sorry Now?'. No 1 in June 1958, actually.

Just running through my head, because I'm kind of re-writing it as 'Who's Selling NOW?'. Well, munchbox has explained that he, for one, is. Still strikes me as a bit bizarre timing though. Oh well, each to his/her own.

GLA, ship-jumpers or old hands who've sailed the seven seas with SGZ, man and boy.

"Lochaber Scottish titles going into administration".

WHAT?! And there's me having a look at a cottage in DG14, with a view to becoming Lord Rocco of Tourism!

"Meanwhile the snooze fest continues with sleepy old SGZ..."

After 10 years' experience of SGZ, dibs, I have a feeling in my gut that you could be making exactly the same remark on 1st December.

Hi R, I suppose I ought really to consult with Sir Jasper. He surely enjoys the best possible Customer Service by virtue of meeting his broker chum over brandy and cigars at their club. Those were the days! :)

Yes, WiTech, I did. Can't remember exactly when now, but It was certainly sometime this year. From a Rights Issue at the end of 2017 !!! Serious fun, indeed.

Thanks, ISkelton, A J Bell was one of those that looked good when I did my 'Best provider' search the other day. Like I said before, Customer Service is what is important to me, so a smaller outfit could well suit. All the lads and lasses at Barclays are very friendly when you speak to them, but I think the operation is just too big and they are just too small as cogs in the wheel to have any authority to actually take ownership of any problem.

That's interesting, Baz. I'm with the BoS bit of HBOS for my banking. I have to say that I've always found BoS to be very friendly and helpful on the banking side of things, from the young ladies in our small-town branch (Yes! We still have one!) to their call-centre.

After the last debacle with Barclays I was going to leave them, if you remember. But I wanted to make sure that my transfers into ISA and the conversion of Erris Resources were successfully bedded in before doing so. This is now the third episode of utter incompetence that I've suffered at the hands of Barclays, so I'm definitely off as soon as we an get the Erris holding credited to my name.
I'd really appreciate folks' recommendations as to where to take my business instead. There's a multiplicity of websites you can Google along the lines of 'Best online sharedealing providers'. But they nearly all focus on research platforms and, particularly, dealing costs. I'm not interested in these. I deal so little that I couldn't really care less if I am paying £5 or £10 or £20 per trade. In view of my experiences with Barclays, my absolute No. 1 criterion is Customer Service. I want to be assured that if I do have a query I can communicate easily with someone who is a) Quickly accessible; b) Friendly and knowledgeable; and c) With the willingness and authority to get on to it straight away. I do NOT want another Barclays, where their website reveals no phone number (I've had to winkle this out for myself), no postal address (ditto) and not even an email address, and where, if the nature of your query does not fit into the pre-ordained categories on the drop-down menu, you fall at the first hurdle, and the only means to make contact is by 'webchat'. With my very modest portfolio I hardly expect coffee and biscuits with my broker in his oak-panelled office, but I would like to be able to converse with someone in whom I can have confidence.
Please, please don't tell me that they're all as bad as each other and I might as well stick with Barclays!

No, it's actually only a stone's throw from Argyll and Bute, which ironically "Ms Sturgeon said she hoped that Argyll and Bute could soon move from level two to level one".