Tortosa Area Forum - Print Page

Tortosa Area Forum
Local Information >> Other useful stuff >> euro evacuation http://www.tortosaforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1324281989 Message started by spanishcatfishing on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 9:06am

Title: euro evacuation
Post by spanishcatfishing on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 9:06am

The Sunday Times has claimed that Whitehall has plans for a euro-evacuation. The paper claims that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is drawing up plans to �rescue� thousands of British expats from Spain and Portugal in the event of a banking collapse.

The Sunday Times says the treasury confirmed that plans to give emergency aid to Britons if eurozone banks collapse were being prepared, but refused to give details. The Foreign Office admitted it was preparing for a �nightmare scenario� of thousands of penniless Britons sleeping at airports and no means of getting home. They are reported to be discussing chartering planes, ships and coaches to evacuate expats.

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by nen on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 10:43am

its about time the news and newspapers did something better than start another panic with the banks.look what happened with banks in the uk when things were banded about that the banks would go bust and what happened they nearly did and why ?all the people took there money out is that what will happen here now ?i do so hope not .ours is staying were it is as if we all do what was done in the uk then we are all in the ..... you know what .

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by merriman on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 11:11am

Interesting read � taken a from Telegraph story back in November. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8917077/Prepare-for-riots-in-euro-collapse-Foreign-Office-warns.html
There 'will' be a banking crash/crisis at some stage soon � and whether it is here in Spain or any where else (not just the Euro-zone) then there will be more withdrawls than usual.

If the recent episode in L'Aldea is anything to go by, then it would appear that it may be a good idea to have some cash stashed by, and about two weeks of food/water in the event that somethings goes amiss.

Oh and two weeks of tinto... :D

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by Harvo on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 12:15pm

...hmmmm
When the Brit banking crisis was looming were they planning to send me and my negligible assets to Spain I wonder.....

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by cactus jack on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 1:31pm

I took my �9.27 out of the bank this morning, just to be on the safe side ;)

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by Ritaratbag on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 1:44pm

Don't spend it all at once!

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by Bulldog on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 2:42pm

You spend it all at once C. J if you want, it is a crisis after all.
Yours a penniless Bulldog. ( Poor's not that bad except for the hunger, cold, misery Happy Christmas all.)

Title: Re: euro evacuation
Post by Nobrot on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 6:27pm

cactus jack wrote on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 1:31pm:

I took my �9.27 out of the bank this morning, just to be on the safe side� ;)

PANIC ....................

rofl.gif (Attachment deleted)