http://www.folkestonegerald.comQuick query of my database, returned as xml, for use in my ajax apps 2043 So Roger De Haan raised more than a billion yesterday, by selling Saga to Charterhouse... Staff will receive a £1,000 cash bonus for every year of service, which is nice for them, and that nice for the town, where some of that money will be spent... ... http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2043/Kerching! 11753 The effect looks small when you are just considering one item, but it all mounts up, it's all extra cash in circulation. http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11753/Effect+on+the+common+man+who+owns+a+small+shop:+KERCHING! 11756 I suppose you're right, I must try to not be cynical. But it's hard, having worked for some of the banks that caused the trouble - and now I'm doing some work for the Tax Man so I'm a little too close to it all.People of the world, keep buying stuff ... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11756/RE:+Effect+on+the+common+man+who+owns+a+small+shop:+KERCHING!