More Beggaring Belief!
When I wrote the post, This Story Beggars Belief, I just thought it was a one-off, by a total stupido in the US military.
But no! They also managed to lose some of the bodies from the September 11th attack on the Pentagon, according to this story. No-one seems to know where they ended up.
If You Have a Good Credit Rating, Why You Should Borrow From Zopa
I trawl the web for Zopa-related articles and found this one; entitled Nearly half of Zopa loans repaid early – all free of any penalties. Here’s an extract.
Online peer-to-peer lender Zopa today confirms that since it launched in 2005, more than 45% of the loans due to be repaid so far have been repaid early and all without the borrower paying any kind of additional fees or charges.
This is in stark contrast to the banks, as not one offers a personal loan without additional early repayment charges – often of one or two month’s additional interest.
It also goes on to quote extensively from the CEO of Zopa.
In almost all circumstances, it makes good financial sense to pay off your debts as quickly as you can, including any personal loans. But banks stand in the way of this by including early repayment penalties in their loans which put people off from doing the right thing. We think that is fundamentally wrong.
So it would seem if you have a good credit rating, Zopa will give you a loan and you feel you might be able to pay the loan off early, then Zopa is one of the best plsces to borrow the money.
But just as they will check you out, then you should do that too! The easiest way is to sign up and join their discussion pages. Can you do that with your bank?
Graeme Obree’s Idea to Stop Drug Cheats
Graeme Obree has just said on BBC Radio 5, that the best way to stop drugs cheats in cycling is not to give them their prize money until several years after the event.
But why not add swimming, athletics, and of course, weight-lifting?
The Whitbread Share Price
Many realise that Costa Coffee is a subsidiary of Whitbread plc.
But do they realise that this Costa has nothing to do with the cruise line of the same name?
As the Whitbread share price doesn’t seem too strong, this may not be the case.
Merkel Gets A Soaking
A waiter has found his fame for fifteen minutes, by pouring five glasses of beer down Angela Merkel’s back. It’s reported here in the Telegraph.
Was the waiter Greek? At least he didn’t pour it down John Prescott, who I don’t think would not have reacted as quietly as the German Chancellor.
Good Riddance
I only came across the Occupy Movement’s camp outside St. Paul’s once. I was walking from the Millennium Bridge to Smithfield and to say it was an obstruction to an unsteady pensioner would be an understatement.
They may have some points about tax and power in the City, but most are just the descendants of the Hippy movement of the 1960s and just want to do what they want to do and stuff the rest of us.
There was a distinct and strong smell of tobacco and I think cannabis smoke as I passed. My son died of a disease related to that sort of heavy smoking. It wasn’t pleasant for him. Or his family!
So I’m rather pleased they have been cleared from the steps of St. Paul’s. I’m just a bit worried about where they pop-up next!
The Anonymous Widower 