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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:36:21 -0700, His Highness the TibetanMonkey,
Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock wrote:

> On Jun 11, 5:25 am, "Pink Freud" <somewh...(a)here.com> wrote:
>> "Alan Ferris" <hairy.fer...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>> news:ejq31691og8ann237nnuqfs1meflr5ra7g(a)4ax.com...
>>
>> > On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:09:51 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
>> > TibetanMonkey, Creator of the Movement of Tantra-Hammock"
>> > <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >>I was hearing in the news today how worried the British government is
>> >>about BP losing ground and the investors not getting their returns...
>> >>That would be the End of the World as we know it, right?
>>
>> It would be for the British pensioners present and future whose pension
>> funds are tied up in BPs shareprice, you annoying little monkey.
> .
>
> Good for them. Welcome to the wonderful world of frugality. Fat retired
> people are no good.
>
> Hanging in the hammock is the perfect way to enjoy your retirement.
> Riding a bike would be the perfect complement to be healthy, but there's
> much hostility toward it on the roads.

I'm guessing most of BPs shares are held by investment houses and other
major corporations. The UK pension system doesn't play the Wall Street
roulette wheel.