Tony Firshman wrote:- >I don't get cross at a choral concert if someone talks about the >weather. I cannot understand people getting hot under the collar about >all this and stamping feet. There is more to life. Agreed. Lets all lighten up a bit.. >Darren - where have you stashed your 500m (8-)# I transferred it to the TF Services account as arranged, you can give me my cut once you've laundered it ;-)) I expect you're referring to the bloke in Baltimore who managed to "Nick Leeson" The Allied Irish Bank out of 860 Million Euro. A friend of mine here once met him at a conference in the US. I work for Bank Of Ireland, so it wasn't me - Rusnak is this blokes name!! AIB won't miss it - even when they write off this amount, big though it is, their pre-tax profit for the year will still be over 400 Million. It will hurt, but it won't break them the way Leeson did with Barings. 2 Billion was wiped off their share value yesterday afternoon. Still, you'd have thought they'd have learnt their lesson in options trading by now.. Darren Branagh, Consumer Lending Business, Bank Of Ireland Card Services, Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Ireland. Tel: 01-6176368 (Direct Line) Fax: 01-6798717 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail from your system. Thank you. It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise through the use of this medium. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of known computer viruses. ********************************************************************
