I would just like to say

saxavordian · 2025-02-06T07:49:38+0000

DanClarke said:
Its been a bad day. The helpful call from Barclays about Fraud turned out to be scammers again (they are getting clever) that spoofed Barclays Calling Line ID to make my phone tell me its Barclays calling.
Anyway, because I was feeling "edgy" I had moved all the money out of the account to another one and I gave Barclays a call myself and the scam was revealed. I must be going double-daft in my dotage. So, Card cancelled and new one instantiated so I can carry on. Cross with myself for not instantly twigging the second scam immediately as it was happening. But the scammer wasn't the usual poor grammar, poor speech patterns type it was properly spoken perfect educated clear chat with nothing but solicitous good-vibes and customer care. In reality all he was doing was mining for a second shot at the prize as the card details he already had were now defunct. There's no fool like an old fool is there.

I'd love to be a chattybox on a phone when scammers call. Sadly haven't the skill to talk endlessly about drivel for several hours. Can just imagine some old dear, waffle on the phone making the scammer suffer

Hippo · 2025-02-06T07:54:16+0000

Stanleysteamer said:
Just got an email from TLSContact telling us that "after thorough investiagtion" we are not entitled to a refund for the canclled appointment we made as it was flipped up due to their poop website.

They either did listen to the telephone calls and decided to ignore the fact that their employees said "don't worry, you will get a refund" or they didn't listen to them, or they don't exist.

I'll be recording them myself in future. Barmy or what?
It's "only" £47 but that isn't the point.
Grrrr!!!

Yer have to bear in mind they can see the figures of successful applications on their website. If there's only a few % that have problems they won't accept the web site ain't working.

saxavordian · 2025-02-06T07:57:28+0000

Hippo said:
Yep. Not holding its charge ain't good. Car batteries dun't last more than 5 years unless abused. Tis always a shame to lose one. Especially whennits bin a good friend. Sorry to hear of yer loss.

I'll have to dig out my black armband for the battery's funeral procession. Will it be horse driven

or buried at sea with full debris of honours

Hippo · 2025-02-06T08:07:05+0000

saxavordian said:
I'd love to be a chattybox on a phone when scammers call. Sadly haven't the skill to talk endlessly about drivel for several hours. Can just imagine some old dear, waffle on the phone making the scammer suffer

Yer have to be organised in wot yer going to say. Like when microsoft calls to fix yer phooter it takes ages to boot. Or ask them to be put on hold while yer walk oft to answer the door, while talking to yerself because they can hear. Looking for yer bank card when needed issa goid one. But there's a downside to all of this. The longer they stay on the phone, the more time they have to try and take control ovvit if thats their intendtion.

Hippo · 2025-02-06T08:09:43+0000

saxavordian said:
I'll have to dig out my black armband for the battery's funeral procession. Will it be horse driven or buried at sea with full debris of honours

Eye personally fink the owner should honour the diseased by caryying it for the fews miles to the recycling center. Afterall, its bin there when you needed it. Tis only fair.

Stanleysteamer · 2025-02-06T08:10:20+0000

Hippo said:
Yer have to bear in mind they can see the figures of successful applications on their website. If there's only a few % that have problems they won't accept the web site ain't working.

I have yet to talk to anyone who has a good word about the site. It has to be experienced to see how truly awful it is. No one, whether on the telephone or behind a desk in the centre, has a good word for it.
All applications could be successful, (and that by the way is nothing to do with the centre), but it wouldn't make any difference to how good or bad the website is. It would just show that every applicant has to be unbelievably persistent to get themselves past the system and to the desk, eventually, to hand their paperwork over.
As they are the gateway to any Schengen country, they govern the paperwork trail, they cannot, as far as I know, be bypassed. But in the past the system has broken down to the extent that I had their own IT bods running round in small circles until they could find a work-around to enable us to get past it.

Stanleysteamer · 2025-02-06T08:18:21+0000

...anyway.
Good morning all.

Frosty here.
Had to be up at 0500 hours for W to take the last of the "drinks" that she needed to take before I dropped her of at the hospicle for her op.
House seems quiet.
Dogs lying by the front door waiting for her to come back.

Got very little sleep last night, wind as usual. Would go backt to b ed except I have to be up to take delivery of summat she has ordered.
Have a good day folks!

Hippo · 2025-02-06T08:25:46+0000

Stanleysteamer said:
I have yet to talk to anyone who has a good word about the site. It has to be experienced to see how truly awful it is. No one, whether on the telephone or behind a desk in the centre, has a good word for it.
All applications could be successful, (and that by the way is nothing to do with the centre), but it wouldn't make any difference to how good or bad the website is. It would just show that every applicant has to be unbelievably persistent to get themselves past the system and to the desk, eventually, to hand their paperwork over.
As they are the gateway to any Schengen country, they govern the paperwork trail, they cannot, as far as I know, be bypassed. But in the past the system has broken down to the extent that I had their own IT bods running round in small circles until they could find a work-around to enable us to get past it.

Ask them for stats on how many complete what they heed to, on their website. From what you say it does, it must be being used by hundreds of peeps per day.

DanClarke · 2025-02-06T09:52:39+0000

Morning All

Running late today, been on the blower to a mate.

Cold frosty start here today.

I might get the carb back in the car later.

Have a great day!

DanClarke · 2025-02-06T09:53:50+0000

Stanleysteamer said:
...anyway.
Good morning all.
Frosty here.
Had to be up at 0500 hours for W to take the last of the "drinks" that she needed to take before I dropped her of at the hospicle for her op.
House seems quiet.
Dogs lying by the front door waiting for her to come back.

Got very little sleep last night, wind as usual. Would go backt to b ed except I have to be up to take delivery of summat she has ordered.
Have a good day folks!

Thinking positive thoughts for your good lady and her procedure today. Best Wishes.

saxavordian · 2025-02-06T09:57:25+0000

Stanleysteamer said:
...anyway.
Good morning all.
Frosty here.
Had to be up at 0500 hours for W to take the last of the "drinks" that she needed to take before I dropped her of at the hospicle for her op.
House seems quiet.
Dogs lying by the front door waiting for her to come back.

Got very little sleep last night, wind as usual. Would go backt to b ed except I have to be up to take delivery of summat she has ordered.
Have a good day folks!

Noticed that last night as I do a bit of astronomy. As I got up from the seat, it was stuck to my bum from frost.

I would just like to say

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