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Still waiting for any real benefit from the interest rates to kick in. Now got a letter saying the cut will take effect from Jan 31st, which effectively means middle of Feb for me. Too late for a little Xmas pressie then.

Guess at which point on the graph below we bought our house.

Average UK House Price

Sod's law, June 07.

Now the Americans get 0% interest rates!

The web site has introduced another new client to Ocean City restaurant in Bournemouth.

"Hi Gordon and Angela, thanks to your blog page and write up regarding the dim sum in Bournemouth (Ocean City ), my wife and I and two friends went there on Sunday (14th Dec 2008) and had one of the better Dim Sum's we have had for a long while and excellent service.

We live in Southampton and have been Dim Sum lovers since the early 70's when we were the only English people on a sunday at the Golden Palace Rest in Southampton, or London's Chinatown. We regularly eat at the Pearl Harbour in Southampton , but the decor is well overdue (good food though) and more recently the Dragon Palace (for Dim Sum), but their prices have increased too much (they add a service charge regardless, plus a 10% charge on all bills) and they only take cash! The service however, is not that good now anyway, so our new local is now Ocean City Bournemouth, thanks again guys and we will hopefully see you there sometime.

Regards, Nigel and Terry Summerton."

Grand Place

Anybody else fancy the trip? Strong continental beer and great food. Hopefully the Mexican Grill is still open for another visit.

A friend remarked about paying £4.50 and £5 a pint in Bournemouth. Have I really reached the Saga age or what? Jeez. I know DNA have been a bit redic in the past.