Post by krwPost by the OmrudWell, as it happened, the outcome of the appraisal was entirely realistic.
He has not found who almost killed Matt (or the bunting) and seems more
worried about savings (I cannot think of any young couple with a first
mortgage [plus borrowings from the Parental Bank] actually conceiving
that an ISA is worth considering - all the money is already spoken for)
and cricket. Not believable.
(Oh, the cricket is ... I've known people like that; compare the "life
and death" quote by some [football] manager.)
Yes, the personal savings interest allowance introduced a couple (?) of
years ago, combined with the appalling interest rates, have more or less
rendered ISAs as such pretty pointless, unless they happen to give a
competitive rate anyway (which my very brief look a couple of weeks ago
suggests they don't, they're about the same as non-ISAs). The only
reason for considering them (other than if you're SO rich you _do_ fill
the savings interest allowance) at the moment is their cumulative
effect, i. e. you anticipate rates rising such that people of more
moderate means might hit the allowance threshold. And, to me, it looks
as if the only chance of rates going up much is if inflation does (which
Brexit may well cause), in which case we'll all have other things to
worry about anyway.
Sorry, that was longer than I intended. Back to Harrison: I find it
believable, and in most ways commendable, that he _can_ isolate his work
from his personal life. Plus, I don't think the Mattsault is entirely
his brief: I had the feeling Higher Powers were interested. Though that
might be more Matt's dealings; I suppose the almost-running-down _was_
in his patch, so perhaps _is_ his to solve if he can. (OK on the bunting
not being solved either. I wonder if it ever will - maybe many years
down the line!)
The Mattsault itself: if we believe it _was_ Emma (and I think we do by
now), there's no implication either that she was drunk, or that it was
intentional (she didn't _like_ Matt, but then hardly anyone did); I
think it was just a genuine accident. (Possibly made more likely if _he_
_was_ drunk and perhaps wandering a bit more than normal.) No, I'm _not_
saying such an incident should be ignored in general (public service hat
on), and I suppose there is Ed's complicity in covering up (remedying
the car); however, in the overall scheme of things in TA, I think it's
best abandoned. The only possible outcome I see if more of it _does_
come to light is bad reflection on someone who's dead, and possible
action against Ed for doing something I suspect lots of us might have
done under the circumstances.
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