How Are People Feeling Today?

[Steven]

Delighted. :icon_bigg Gold over $1500 per ounce.

 

[MKFox]

Delighted. :icon_bigg Gold over $1500 per ounce.

I noticed that, shocking to think that Gordon Brown sold 400 tons at $275 an ounce.
Could have generated 6 times the revenue that it did.
dozy scottish tosser

 

[MKFox]

2000 lbs in a ton
16 ounzes in a pound
so, 32000 ounces per ton
400 tons = 12,800,000 ounces
sold at $275, now $1500, difference per ounce = $1225
total revenue lost = $15.68bn
Nice work chaps....

 

[Real Sharapova]

2000 lbs in a ton
16 ounzes in a pound
so, 32000 ounces per ton
400 tons = 12,800,000 ounces
sold at $275, now $1500, difference per ounce = $1225
total revenue lost = $15.68bn
Nice work chaps....

I agree that it was a stupid thing to do, even with the benefit of hindsight, but it should be borne in mind that the currency that the gold was sold for would have earned interest ( or even more importantly reduced the interest we as a country pay on our debts ) since 1997. Gold can appreciate in value, but it doesn't generate any income whilst you hold it.

 

[beaumontfox]

Villa Park tickets arrived today!

I'm already wishing most of the summer away now!!!

 

[Macky]

I agree that it was a stupid thing to do, even with the benefit of hindsight, but it should be borne in mind that the currency that the gold was sold for would have earned interest ( or even more importantly reduced the interest we as a country pay on our debts ) since 1997. Gold can appreciate in value, but it doesn't generate any income whilst you hold it.

But only if that currency had been invested, not if it'd just been swallowed by the exchequer

 

[Cate Fox]

Slightly lightheaded - for some reason I've just bid on a mountain bike on ebay :icon_eek:

 

[fosseboy83]

Slightly lightheaded - for some reason I've just bid on a mountain bike on ebay :icon_eek:

theres no mountain round here love

 

[Cate Fox]

theres no mountain round here love

thankfully :icon_lol:... there are some small hills though,they will do. I'll more than likely be outbid anyway.

 

[fosseboy83]

thankfully :icon_lol:... there are some small hills though,they will do. I'll more than likely be outbid anyway.

you hope!:icon_bigg

 

[Durham Fox]

Ripped off. I just bought Portals 2 on steam. Really???

 

[spionfox]

Villa Park tickets arrived today!

Are you Nwets?

 

[Cate Fox]

you hope!:icon_bigg

I know :icon_lol:

 

[Blue Maniac]

Ripped off. I just bought Portals 2 on steam. Really???

What's wrong?

 

[Durham Fox]

What's wrong?

It's atrocious. £29.99 I'll never see again.

 

[Blue Maniac]

It's atrocious. £29.99 I'll never see again.

It seems unfair that you can't get refunds on things like DVDs and games if they're not of an acceptable standard.

 

[Durham Fox]

It seems unfair that you can't get refunds on things like DVDs and games if they're not of an acceptable standard.

Agreed. Especially when you've waited 2 hours for it to download.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Agreed. Especially when you've waited 2 hours for it to download.

Biggest game ever or dial-up connection?

 

[Durham Fox]

Biggest game ever or dial-up connection?

Pretty standard, 10GB of game. 8meg Broadband.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Pretty standard, 10GB of game. 8meg Broadband.

Sounded like an incredibly long time. Maybe I expect too much.