"RBS saying 'sell everything except high quality bonds' is not responsible advice. Good assets are worth holding onto, and it is practically impossible to finesse the stock market so you can be out of it when prices decline, and in when prices rise for a prolonged period of time. Believe me I've tried. Its not an intelligent approach to investing."
By Apostate on Doom mongers have their day in the sun as markets turn

"I can quite see the appeal for commuting, but for those cyclists that do it for exercise and because we enjoy the activity (e.g. myself), the idea of motor assistance is ridiculous. The only person you're kidding is yourself. You know that new personal best over Box Hill wasn't you - it was the motor! It wasn't 'personal'."
By Worldweary on Bikes with concealed electric motors