tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post49476779408469158..comments2023-06-20T11:45:11.879+01:00Comments on Kebab time: Its true!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post-56467186024564223262012-07-10T04:23:14.880+01:002012-07-10T04:23:14.880+01:00I walked away from banking during 1999/2000 when I...I walked away from banking during 1999/2000 when I saw the stupid things so-called bankers were doing. I had learned my craft in the sixties, when there were still people about who remembered the gold standard or the gold exchange standard.<br /><br />So I developed an old head on young shoulders. It stood me in good stead as major banks would book my services until Brown's <i>reforms</i> rendered my information useless.<br /><br />I promised them it would all go wrong and then was mildly upset to see that things carried on growing, having slung my hook. I even entertained self-doubt over my previous views as I saw a re-enactment of a Tom and Gerry type scene where they both rush off the top of a cliff and keep going, not realising that the ground has disappeared beneath their feet.<br /><br />It took banking seven years to realise that the ground had disappeared beneath its feet and my forecasts came true. Halfway though this I saw the cracks beginning and made moves to get away which I did in May 2007, four months before the world as we knew it came to an end.<br /><br />My information is still useless as the clock cannot be turned back.<br /><br />Yes. I do have a tipple but rarely get drunk nowadays as I do not like hangovers. Merry, yes. Aristotle's Mean still applies.Schrodingers_cathttp://schrodingers8cat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post-75695702722569854852012-07-09T20:17:29.721+01:002012-07-09T20:17:29.721+01:00I also gave up smoking because it was making me fe...I also gave up smoking because it was making me feel ill. It seemed more of an addiction than a pleasure anyway.<br /><br />But I have not given up drinking. I have the kind of head that I have to get off occasionally (I think SC might feel the same way about his). And there is a pleasure in the companionship of getting pleasantly sloshed with friends that simply doesn't happen with smoking, a solitary vice.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you are unfortunate enough to be a banker, giving up banking is a <i>really</i> good idea.Tachybaptusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120607605276079906.post-51886538650705657542012-07-09T20:01:27.102+01:002012-07-09T20:01:27.102+01:00I am one of the luckiest people in the world.
Why...I am one of the luckiest people in the world.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because when I was seven years old, I suddenly got hayfever. Does not make sense yet? Listen further.<br /><br />I started to smoke when I was at school. Peer pressure. I left the bank and started to work with Gallahers, tobacco product manufacturers. I had more cigarettes than I could smoke. But then, I realised that my respiratory system was not up to scratch in the summer. Smoking made it worse.<br /><br />So I gave up. I used to give out cigarettes and people would say <i>Aren't you going to have one yourself?</i> I would reply <i>No, it's bad for your health.</i> I went back to banking not long after!<br /><br />I did start again and then tried cannabis. OK but not really the wild experience I had been led to believe. I even grew my own for a while.<br /><br />So I gave up again and have not smoked for over 25 years. More money, less coughing, better life expectancy (Hey, I enjoy my life!)<br /><br />I am not going to advise you to give up smoking because only you can decide that.<br /><br />But think about it... Seriously.Schrodingers_cathttp://schrodingers8cat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com