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Title: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Cariad on Jul 6^th, 2015 at 7:20pm

Today at around 2.30pm the Santander bank in plaza Alfons was held up by two gunmen who have escaped with a large amount of money. not something you think of happening in Tortosa.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Tony on Jul 6^th, 2015 at 7:40pm

Check out the population of Greece before doing anything else. They can´t get money from their own banks so could possibly be coming into Spain as economic migrants. ;D

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Ritaratbag on Jul 6^th, 2015 at 7:47pm

How awful.
Hope no one was hurt.
Hope they are caught.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Ritaratbag on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 7:56am

Any latest news?
Have the robbers been caught?

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by JamJarChris on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 11:43am

324.cat website says Mossos are looking for two people - made away with 60k - apparently were armed.

Nice
http://www.ccma.cat/324/els-mossos-busquen-dues-persones-que-han-robat-60-000-euros-dun-banc-a-tortosa/noticia/2673931/

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Sam on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 12:27pm

Lesson to be learned here guys, find a quiet spot in your garden and bury your money banks aren't safe, luckily for me I haven't got any money ;D

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Bulldog on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 4:00pm

Know how you feel Sam, I could not afford bullets for a gun. Just a question, as this is my branch do you think they could have taken my overdraft as well.
Yours living in hope Bulldog.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by cactus jack on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 4:09pm

That's a hell of a big risk to take for 30,000€ each.( about the same as Bulldogs pension)😉
Assuming they will get caught and get 10 years each, that's 3000€ per year. You get more picking carobs and keep your freedom. The world is full of idiots.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Michael on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 6:56pm

Perhaps it was their intention to take more and are squabbling about duff information such as Bulldog having already withdrawn his 30k of pension for the month. He normally waits until the 15th. That's why I always wait until just after the 15th to go round with my begging bowl.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Bulldog on Jul 9^th, 2015 at 3:20pm

Having just returned from my tax haven break holiday, I have read the scandalous claims that I have a pension of only 30k a month. I dispute this poor mans figure as having now become one of the few northern whippet breeding and woodbine smoking entrepreneurs and flat cap tossing champion ( only beaten once in my lifetime by a dicky eyed lesbian mud wrestler who is a Mothercare bouncer.) to be elected to the post of vice president of the forums gentle folks very rich club. As to become a mere member one must have in excess of 50k a week. As that man, begging Michael as I now call him would be fully aware of. Okay so I may have massaged the figures a little as that other well know member does, known to all as George Osborne ( we are all in this together or as he is sometimes known by the title of the rich mans tax evaders friend.)

Also after considering C.J. suggestion of carob picking analysis instead of robbing banks I think I will stick with the gun.

Yours hoping the carob picking robbers were not kept waiting as long as I always am at this branch, Bulldog.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Betty_Swollox on Jul 9^th, 2015 at 11:18pm

Mmmm.... seems like a good result to me; after all, when do any of US get to have one over on the XXXXXXXXing banks?

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Pondgirl on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 1:20pm

Yep, those millionaire cashiers and customers were just asking for the trauma of having their lives threatened and it will be a jolly good lesson to all those investment bankers, won't it?

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Bulldog on Jul 12^th, 2015 at 6:26pm

My dear Pondgirl,
Are you sure you are going to the right anger management classes?
SORRY,SORRY,SORRY just asking!!!!!!!!!!!
Yours a questioning Bulldog.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by bruixot on Jul 13^th, 2015 at 5:40pm

A bit harsh on pond girl I thought bulldog. I thought exactly the same thing when I read the post she responded to.
And it will be the insurer picking up the bill.
Bruixot

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Pondgirl on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 9:19am

Sorry only just seen the replies.

Not angry at all Bulldog. You may not have noticed but I love my life here and I'm not one of the moaners. I just don't think that everything is a laugh and I genuinely think crowing about the trauma sustained by local staff and customers of the bank who were caught up in an armed robbery, 'because bankers', is stupid and childish and not a 'good result'. None of the people in the bank caused the financial crash and none of the bank tellers make decisions about your banking, they're just trying to get by like the rest of us. And as Bruixot pointed out their insurance will cover the financial loss anyway.

Thanks Bruixot for your comment I am genuinely a bit shocked that anyone would think "Yay for the armed robbers" to be honest.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by fishman on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 10:47am

:) :) :)
wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 9:19am:

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by DenGeo on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 12:07pm

Having been shot at for real in a previous career I can understand how those innocents caught up in this mess would feel. I had the chance to shoot back they didn't. €30.K I hope they just handed it over with no fuss.

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Coco on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 3:21pm

wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 9:19am:

with you on this one pondgirl .

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Betty_Swollox on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 9:18pm

OK .... I have also been involved on the wrong side of an armed robbery. It happened at the branch of Natwest in Silvertown, East end of London in 1992. I was a witness as I was in the bank at the time they crew burst in with shotguns etc.

I have no idea how much was taken nor do I care. The attitude of the staff at that time was impeccable, very cool and of course they have all been rigorously trained for such situations. Regards us customers, well the shared response after the event was along the lines of "Phew, no-one got hurt but didn't everyone do well" and was actually quite exciting.

So ... I stand by my comment about how times like this are the only times that Joe Bloggs can have a go at the banks. Very few of us would do so and it is such a rare occurrence these days that it causes headline news, not like in the "old days"".

Perhaps this story has now run it's own course and it's time to move on?

PS ... I would like to earn €3000 per year from carobs, where do I apply?

Title: Re: Bank robbery in Tortosa
Post by Bulldog on Jul 24^th, 2015 at 3:52pm

wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 9:19am:

Hi Pondgirl,
Just read your posting and as usual firm but fare.
P.S. Do you still want the 2 masks and guns.
Yours a remorseful Bulldog.