hughnique wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:10 am
I am a a bit dubious as to opening a bank account with the likes of Wise, currently my HSBC account in the UK satisfies my needs and I have not heard that they are contemplating closing accounts of those resident in the EU. I would have thought that if you have a problem accessing your account then a phone call to their customer services would sort it out. As I said on the FX side the transfer is in my CA account before I can log on to it, first transactions might be a bit slower.
No need to panic about closing your HSBC account - at least not yet.
Following B! banks lost their passporting facilities (able to operate across the EU without problems). They now have to follow the banking rules for each EU country separately - which involves quite a bit of cost. Where banks have too few customers in a country it is not financially worthwhile for them to register. I think Lloyds withdrew from the Netherlands for example. HSBC have branches in many French cities so their imminent withdrawal is unlikely.
L Austin France wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:41 am
Having sucessfully done a £1k trial I've just done a 5 figure transfer.
Euros in our French bank quicker than I could check it had been done so pretty much instantaneous.
Stuff Global Reach & their new systems. This is brilliant.
Chapeau Wise
Whats the chances of me becoming your new best friend then
L Austin France wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:41 am
Having sucessfully done a £1k trial I've just done a 5 figure transfer.
Euros in our French bank quicker than I could check it had been done so pretty much instantaneous.
Stuff Global Reach & their new systems. This is brilliant.
Chapeau Wise
Whats the chances of me becoming your new best friend then
A big chunk of the dosh is earmarked for a 2m axial broyeur to replace the gyro broyeur I use to keep the pasture in order.
The gyro just makes hay when the grass is too long & this beast should mulch it just like the fauchage machines you see cutting back the grass verges etc & cut down the amount of time I spend driving the tractor around in ever decreasing circles.
Hopefully the cost will be justified
L Austin France wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:41 pm
Hopefully the cost will be justified
Definitely worth it, @L Austin France if you have a fair amount of grass to deal with. Our laricio de corse plantation had to be kept well trimmed as a condition of all the grants we'd received for ploughing up, planting etc. and the broyeur did a far better job than the old gyro broyeur. The chopped up grass mulched down nicely.
L Austin France wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:41 pm
Hopefully the cost will be justified
Definitely worth it, @L Austin France if you have a fair amount of grass to deal with. Our laricio de corse plantation had to be kept well trimmed as a condition of all the grants we'd received for ploughing up, planting etc. and the broyeur did a far better job than the old gyro broyeur. The chopped up grass mulched down nicely.
Just ordered it from our local agri place. Great price & surprisingly much cheaper than advertised on line. Should be delivered end of next week.
@L Austin France The first one we bought was made in China and a couple of bits fell off it after using it just a few times. The agri place replaced it at no extra cost with a French-made one that was brilliant and would normally have cost much more. I more than got my money back by doing jobs for other people, including Brits' holiday places with fields they wanted topping
I've ordered a 'Flipper' made in Italy by Del Morino.
It gets some good reports & if it goes wrong the Agri shop is only 5km away from us & our place is well known to them.
Better than buying online with the problems involved if something goes wrong & cheaper for the same item.
I don't know what a flipper is but I had a Del Morino rotavator for the pto on my little Kubota. It was fine, probably a bit oversized for my compact but a good piece of kit.
On my headstone it will say: Please switch off mobile phones. I'm trying to get some sleep.
Yikes. Looks like it is a weak Euro issue - I am still seeing an OK rate on CHF -> GBP. Phew!
As for broyeurs - avoid Carroy - they rust through and spares are poor. But when working they are brilliant - a 1m high bramble bush doesn't stand a chance - just fit heavy flails not the fine grass ones which bend easily.
Grab a chair, kick off your shoes, chill and chat.
