Any punters living in Birmingham Area interested in a Pie, Pint and jaw, one evening in a pub in Birmingham area.
Personally interested in small time investing(gambling), developing an appetite for CFDs. Also developing an interest in Charting or TA.

I use Sharescope, Moneyam, Barclays, Comdirect and IC

Might be time to go back to decorating / gardening again..... or an OU course....

The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. It said that Friday's employment report, which sent shares tumbling worldwide, confirmed that the US is in the first month of a recession.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7176255.stm

So perhaps gold mines and hard booze companies might continue to do well...?

The last time gold touched $850 an ounce, the world was visibly spiralling out of control....
..... It has tripled since Gordon Brown sold over half Britain's reserves, deeming it a barbarous relic. That conceit has cost taxpayers �3.4bn, after adjusting for returns from dollar, euro, and yen bonds.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/01/06/ccgold106.xml

Edit, Posted previous on wrong thread.

But I wouldn't mind a rest home for myself.

The Swagmans Rest Motel

Welcome to your home away from home, The Swagmans Rest is a self-contained motel located in Alice Springs within the heart of Australia.

http://www.theswagmansrest.com.au/

Why not relax in our Swagmans Garden, and share a yarn with our resident Swaggie over a beer from our own "Billabong Bar" incorporating the games room

Fred.... yes, I wondered why you'd posted the Australian thing.....
Don't forget if you've been sleeping in the desert overnight then look in your boot next morning before you put it on - to check no scorpions in it - they can give you a nasty bite (a bit like Market Makers).....

Apologies I was thinking of the ostriches on the Jezzer for prime minister thread.

Evening Fred..... It's the 'medication' that does it......
The ostriches (in form of burgers) are available at the Farmers Market (New Street) next Wednesday.....

... and now back to the serious subject of choo-choo's....

Ministers and officials are to look at re-opening the Great Central Main Line, which ran from London's Marylebone Station to Manchester via Rugby in Warwickshire. An extension linking it to Birmingham is expected to be added if the project goes ahead.

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_headline=old-london-birmingham-rail-lines-may-re-open%26method=full%26objectid=20331942%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

(Let's hope they don't try to fit the Rugby bit in between Christmas & New Year.....)

Here's the original route:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Central_Main_Line_(diagram)

Bulletin board posters sued for defamation
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;jsessionid=XKTPOHOMJFFOPQFIQMFCFFOAVCBQYIV0?xml=/money/2008/01/13/cnadvfn113.xml

Blair and the cherry could make another fortune.

Be careful what you say Fred -):

Fred....
you'll like this one then:

Blair's bank job worth $5m a year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7186975.stm

There are very few times when I would endorse murder. In the cases of Blair and Bush, if I was a witness such a deed against them, considering the misery and mayhem that they have been responsible for, my sympathies would be with the perpetrators.

The Anchor Inn, in Bradford Street, won the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub of the Year award for its commitment to sourcing good real ales from micro-breweries around the country and serving top quality brews.

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/2008/01/15/anchor-inn-scoops-award-97319-20351548/


Budget airline Ryanair has announced a new base at Birmingham International Airport.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7188963.stm

Shrewsbury Railway Station is to get a 700,000 upgrade when direct train services to London begin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7191085.stm

A timetable has now been agreed with Network Rail for the timetable period starting in December 2007 and we expect to be able to operate train services from Spring 2008. An announcement regarding the launch date will be made in the New Year.
http://www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk/launching.html

Interesting to see The Anchor back in favour, not keen on Ryanair as a Company but never used them.

Always useful to have facilities improved, but don't like the terminology "aims to achieve journey times of..". If you look at the timetable their claim of 2hrs 50min to London is way out, just hope that it is going to be improved as the service gets going. Time will tell.

>An announcement regarding the launch date will be made in the New Year.

Await the date with interest....... I presume they'll be doing some dummy runs before the first public launch date....
With the 'longish' journey times, wonder if they'll offer a day return ticket?

>not keen on Ryanair as a Company

I've not met many people that are keen on using Travel WM busses - but that company (National Express) seems to make a 'nice' profit as well.....

Seemed to have updated http://www.beerintheevening.com/ I see Boys and girls.

... and an updated report on The Anchor in the Post...

The Anchor Inn in Digbeth has been named the top pub in Birmingham for the fourth time.
"...we've got very brave and adventurous customers."

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_headline=anchor-inn-named-no-1-pub-in-birmingham%26method=full%26objectid=20366531%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

Seems it's safe to say I'll have a Station Porter please....

Station Porter 6.1%: A smooth, dark ruby brown ale with an aroma of roast malt, coffee and rich fruit. It has a similar, complex and spicy, rich bittersweet taste, and a long, smooth warming roast finish. A multi-award winning Porter

http://www.wickwarbrewing.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=4

I see our Stan 's position on the monthly comp is improving by the minute. He's got an even bigger lead than last month. Surely this time.........