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Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Morning all.
More thunder storms overnight. The storm was overhead and the rolls of thunder seemed to go on for longer than usual and was extremely loud.
More of the same today.
A bimble out on the bike later for a few bits and pieces, also a haircut.
We are of to the Isle of Wight early tomorrow morning. We have to be down at Portsmouth for 7.30am for the 8am ferry to Fishbourne.
Enjoy your day everyone. :cuppa:
 
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:hello: Good morning everyone.
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
Morning. Not sure why I’m up as it’s to be another :rain: but :sweat: day. I’ve started to sweat already so the thought of having to put a jacket on for walking doesn’t bear thinking about. I think it must just be my body not coping with the heat as I meet other people with jumpers and jackets on and they look perfectly comfortable.

It’ll be catch up telly for me this evening as I missed Shetland and the new Doc Martin last night as I watched The Coroner and Whitechapel. Need to catch up on The Capture too at some point.

Plenty of time, save it for the long... dark... cold... nights to come, as winter approaches. ;)

I do like a bit of optimism me ;)
 

PaulSB

Squire
Good day. Grey and still at the moment. Very hard to say what the weather brings as the forecast has been wrong every day for the last week :sad: So this morning I have dentist, a visit to Boots and Specsavers to decide where to purchase new glasses and I will get a haircut, I've been avoiding this as an economy. Ridiculous! Looked in the mirror last night and decided I was being very stupid about this. Bin the cafes, yes, but look old and dishevelled? NO!!

I've given up on British Gas. I have genuinely contacted them about a billing issue every month since January, sometimes twice. Each time it has been because I wanted to give BG money but their system wasn't working for me in a whole variety of ways. This was taking hours and stressing me. August 15th I thought we had finally resolved all the issues. Then no bill arrived for August. Waited 17 days from the meter reading date. Contacted the Chatline on the 6th, promised this would be corrected, checked the account last night to find all our bills since November 1st have been reversed and we show as £1095.18 in credit! :eek:

I have PDF transcripts of all the online chats, the key details and name of the guy who sorted things on August 15th. Made a decision. I've emailed the complaints department, explained the situation and that I can do no more to resolve it. I'm know going to calculate my own bill every month and set the money aside in our savings account. Sooner or later someone will come knocking for money and I need to have it ready.

Right. Dentist time. @numbnuts hope you're around today. Take it easy and remember it's only a forum

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SpokeyDokey

68, & my GP says I will officially be old at 70!
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Good day. Grey and still at the moment. Very hard to say what the weather brings as the forecast has been wrong every day for the last week :sad: So this morning I have dentist, a visit to Boots and Specsavers to decide where to purchase new glasses and I will get a haircut, I've been avoiding this as an economy. Ridiculous! Looked in the mirror last night and decided I was being very stupid about this. Bin the cafes, yes, but look old and dishevelled? NO!!

I've given up on British Gas. I have genuinely contacted them about a billing issue every month since January, sometimes twice. Each time it has been because I wanted to give BG money but their system wasn't working for me in a whole variety of ways. This was taking hours and stressing me. August 15th I thought we had finally resolved all the issues. Then no bill arrived for August. Waited 17 days from the meter reading date. Contacted the Chatline on the 6th, promised this would be corrected, checked the account last night to find all our bills since November 1st have been reversed and we show as £1095.18 in credit! :eek:

I have PDF transcripts of all the online chats, the key details and name of the guy who sorted things on August 15th. Made a decision. I've emailed the complaints department, explained the situation and that I can do no more to resolve it. I'm know going to calculate my own bill every month and set the money aside in our savings account. Sooner or later someone will come knocking for money and I need to have it ready.

Right. Dentist time. @numbnuts hope you're around today. Take it easy and remember it's only a forum

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Snap; just off to Specsavers for eye test, contact lense check-up and look at new glasses.

Must dash....
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Cooooeee. Dull and overcast at the moment. And it'd bin day so exciting 😆

Stay safe peeps :hello:
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
My 11 is starting to show it's age and the battery life isn't what it was. I should notice quite an improvement jumping up 3 models. Be interesting to see what the camera is like as it has improved a fair bit.



My new phone isn't anywhere near as expensive an an IPhone but it's so much better than the last one I had and the Internet works when I am away form home so that's a plus :laugh:


I bet it will be great
 
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