Euro rebounds, catapults, boing against the £

**sasguru** · 22 February 2012, 11:04

As someone else once observed, you're like the cretin who cheers his team when they win a corner, even when they're losing 10-0.

PS. As you're quite poor in arithemetic /maths, are you quite sure of your numbers?

**KaiserWilly** · 22 February 2012, 13:08

I remember the glory days of December 08 when parity was nearly achieved. Best X-mas ever.

**SimonMac** · 22 February 2012, 13:18

I forget are we wanting it to go up for down?

**Arturo Bassick** · 22 February 2012, 13:33

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

I forget are we wanting it to go up for down?

Depends which side of the Channel you are working on. I earn in Euro but am resident and have a mortgage in the UK so am hoping for the pound to fall through the floor.

**scooterscot** · 22 February 2012, 14:19

Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post

Depends which side of the Channel you are working on. I earn in Euro but am resident and have a mortgage in the UK so am hoping for the pound to fall through the floor.

WHS - Heck I'll even supply the printer ink.

Besides I get a better interest rate on my euro account here.

**sasguru** · 22 February 2012, 14:26

Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Besides I get a better interest rate on my euro account here.

Are you sure? Numbers haven't been your strongest point so far e.g. you do realise German tax rates are much higher. So your extra 1% p.a. doesn't really make up for the extra 10-15% tax you're paying

**Arturo Bassick** · 22 February 2012, 14:29

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Are you sure? Numbers haven't been your strongest point so far e.g. you do realise German tax rates are much higher. So your extra 1% p.a. doesn't really make up for the extra 10-15% tax you're paying

The higher hourly rates here more than make up for that. I command 30-35 per hour UK and 60-70 euroland as a ballpark average. Permie offers were 35-40K UK and 75-90K euroland. I too am no maths genius, but.....

**sasguru** · 22 February 2012, 14:36

Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post

The higher hourly rates here more than make up for that. I command 30-35 per hour UK and 60-70 euroland as a ballpark average. Permie offers were 35-40K UK and 75-90K euroland. I too am no maths genius, but.....

Yeah but this is Lord Haw Haw we're talking about, the guy who never gets extensions or expenses, remember?
And who doesn't exactly inspire confidence as to his intellectual ability.
I reckon he's one of these BS contractors who eventually gets found out and has to move on.

**sasguru** · 22 February 2012, 14:37

Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post

The higher hourly rates here more than make up for that. I command 30-35 per hour UK and 60-70 euroland as a ballpark average. Permie offers were 35-40K UK and 75-90K euroland. I too am no maths genius, but.....

BTW those are very low rates. For my speciality I get higher than your quoted Euro rates in GBP

Euro rebounds, catapults, boing against the £