Wednesday 1st November- A Doctor’s Visit and USA observations

My ear has been playing up for the last couple of weeks and so I decided to see a local Doctor. ‘Oops!’ About £100 pounds later I left after being seen for a total of about 9 minutes having waited almost 45 minutes, so I assume they charge you for waiting in their surgery as surely it can’t be £600 per hour, or can it?
Anyway I have just discovered that the food store that we raved about in an earlier bulletin is opening their first shop in Kensington in 2007 and this will certainly be worth a visit. Also whilst having lunch and looking at the internet I noticed that, I think it was Abbey National, will be offering mortgages based on five times salary.
By comparison I came across the following advert for a home mortgage and quite frankly I don’t know what they are talking about.

Here it is, word for word

Up in Arms over your adjustable rate loan? How about these options

+100% 80/20 Confirming and JUMBO COMBO with fixed 2nds

+One single loan at 100%

+Low fixed rates

If you can work that out please let me know as I don’t have a clue.

The fountain outside the apartment started working today, at last, it looks very nice indeed but the Alligator has moved on to more peaceful surroundings.
The mid term elections are taking place and the TV, radio and streets are full of adverts for the various participants. Most of the TV is what you would call negative campaigning. One party even accuses another party of quote ‘not even showing up for work during his time in the house’

John Kerry, presidential campaigner has just blown it by losing his words and stated at a University during his campaign speech that you can work very hard at University and get on in life or if you do not you go to Iraq!!!. George Bush is elated by this blunder whilst families all over USA are demanding personal apologies for his comments about their kids in the forces in Iraq. Way to go!!
Finally, a film has just been released here which is made up of video footage and called The Death of a President all about the killing of George Bush whilst President, there has been an outcry about this but people are going to see it, maybe to get ideas?

Isn’t free speech a wonderful thing.