The off topic thread #2

[glenferry23]

So I popped the question and the missus decided she was happy to put up with me for a while!

Congratulations SM, great news.

 

[jd2010]

So I popped the question and the missus decided she was happy to put up with me for a while!

She's happy to put up with you for a while. She must really like getting up to stuff with you. Congrats mate

 

[jd2010]

Election in the uk? Bojan KantKick

 

[Van_Dyke]

Congrats SM, knew she was a keeper since her reaction to minties-gate.

Also, what do you think you will get up to?

 

[Cruyff14]

Well done SM. Fantastic news.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Election in the uk? Bojan KantKick

Yeah. Makes a lot of sense cos there is no opposition and they can get it done before brexit negotiations.

 

[Cruyff14]

I bought a MacBook Air today. Yesterday my old Laptop's Power Outlet became faulty and the darn thing kept tripping one of the circuit breaker switches whenever it was turned on trying to charge my laptop. That was a problem because I couldn't download the latest episode of 24 Legacy so I thought long and hard for about an hour and decided a MacBook Air purchase was in order.

Yep, I am crazy enough to spend $1849 so I can download TV show episodes three times a week.


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Yet here you are still using your iPad.

 

[Latro]

 

[RPCB]

Yet here you are still using your iPad.

Yep, it's my primary device and will always be.


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[SM]

Thanks guys!

Loons is being silly, I set out a picnic for her at her favourite spot.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Well congrats to you sm

 

[Gosha]

Just saw that "King Gizard & the Lizard Wizard" band played live on Conan and are playing on Ellen. I didn't realise they were that big. I used to work with one of them in a Converse warehouse back in 2012. A bit depressing knowing where we've both ended up. He's about to play at one of the world's biggest music festivals, party and put away super models whereas I'm eating myself sick with a Kinder Surprise Easter Bunny that my mum gave me

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Congrats SM! Hope everything goes well for the big occasion!

 

[Zidane98]

So I popped the question and the missus decided she was happy to put up with me for a while!

Congrats mate!!

Did you pop the question at half time during the Stoke - Hull match?

 

[SM]

Did you pop the questiin at half time during the Stoke - Hull match?

Needed something to pep me up.

She watched that with me though and if someone's willing to sit through that with me...

 

[Jatz]

Most definitely yes. Been in banking basically my entire career so thought I knew it all, but still plenty to learn from that film.

The refusal of S&P to downgrade the rating for example is one of those myths that I didn't entirely believe at the time.

I knew there was pressure from the government and the banks themselves to hide some key stats in the data they provided, but in the wash up S&P were just as culpable. It's true though, the big boys like GS, Merril etc would've just gone to Moody's and got what they wanted.

If this kind of thing interests you, there's another very good related film called Margin Call. Set around the time the GFC commenced, loosely based on how GS was one of the first firms to dump their mortgage backed securities.

By that stage I was with JPM in Hong Kong, but knew all about what was happening over on Wall Street. A crazy time. It's well worth a watch, similar to The Big Short in that it has a cracking ensemble cast.

I'll definitely check out Margin Call - this stuff fascinates me, even if I don't always fully understand some of the finer details.

 

[Cruyff14]

glenferry23 are you a banker?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

glenferry23 are you a banker?

this is glenferry23

 

[glenferry23]

glenferry23 are you a banker?

Yes.

I'll definitely check out Margin Call - this stuff fascinates me, even if I don't always fully understand some of the finer details.

Yes definitely check it out, it certainly goes into a bit more detail about the leverage of the bank's balance sheet etc. Let me know after you've seen it, would be keen to hear your reaction.

 

[glenferry23]

this is glenferry23

Geez that's bad, have seen plenty like that over time.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yes.

Investment?

 

[Cruyff14]

Seeing The Lumineers tonight at The Arts Centre. Been hanging to see them, another one to tick off the bucket list!

 

[Jatz]

Boston

I can't believe we're playing this well haha.

 

[bok_party]

Just found out my boss is quitting soon so there is a role up for grabs. How should I go about declaring my interest? Talk to the boss 1on1 or hand a resume in etc?

 

[SM]

Just found out my boss is quitting soon so there is a role up for grabs. How should I go about declaring my interest? Talk to the boss 1on1 or hand a resume in etc?

Come in early and sit in his office.