The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just wait until they award the contract to Fujitsu. You'll probably explode!



Their sitemjs almost unusable with all the ads and pop-ups. Its a good thing they have nothing worth reading.

They have quite a few articles I think might be useful to read

but then I notice they all say "M+"
and the percentage of these over the normal ones is increasing

It's almost like the money is more important to them than the ethics and journalistic values!!!

 

[Drago]

One expects no less from an organisation that thinks Ant and Dec will bring in business.

 

[Drago]

They have quite a few articles I think might be useful to read

but then I notice they all say "M+"
and the percentage of these over the normal ones is increasing

It's almost like the money is more important to them than the ethics and journalistic values!!!

I try to read news from a variety of sources - its unhealthy to simply read a paper that agrees with my own view, one should be challenged with different ideas and perspectives - but the Mail is woefully bad. Im not an especially bad dyslexic but their dreadful site is almost unreadable.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I try to read news from a variety of sources - its unhealthy to simply read a paper that agrees with my own view, one should be challenged with different ideas and perspectives - but the Mail is woefully bad. Im not an especially bad dyslexic but their dreadful site is almost unreadable.

I try to look at the Express as well

and sometimes CNN and other US sources

I also look at what people are saying on Quora and Reddit - with a suitable dose of wariness about what they say

as you say - a wide range of views is necessary to form a proper opinion

but sometimes I just end up thinking "when we came down from the trees - we should have been more careful who we allowed to follow us"

 

[Baldy]

I can recommend the Daily Mail web site for that!

The daily mail!!

Oh yes I remember "hurrah for the black shirts"
Or, " what Britain needs is a good strong leader like that nice Mr Hitler".

All you need to know about the daily mail.

 

[Drago]

The express is clickbait with little substance. Makes the mail look authoritative.

Sky, Gruinard, ITV news, CNN, New York Times. All left leaning, but to varying degrees of rabidness and disagree with one another with sufficient regularity to provide a healthy mix.

Id read more the other way too, but I already pay for the NYT and dont want to be paying yet more for the 'graph.

 

[Binky]

I have no issue with an ID card. We carry phone around with banking stuff on, various personal information anyway etc.

Seems the ones who fear it most could be those with something to hide?

Walk down any street and likely to be on multiple CCTV cameras so the privacy horse has long bolted.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just got a message from Santander

they have - for my convenience - switched me to an account with no "rewards"

which I knew about
what I didn;t know if that this will require a new card and PIN
but it is OK because they are sending it to me - if I have not already got it, which I haven't

problem is that I will be abroad for over a week

so I went onto their website and found the "Chat" option (which annoys me - it isn;t a chat - it is me asking a question and hopefully them giving an answer!)

anyway - I typed in my question
and it worked out that I am asking about switching my account
I'm not - they have done it
so give me 5-6 options for questions about how to do it
and no "none of the above option"

so I got fed up quite quickly and just copied my original question and pasted it in every time they asked for a response
eventually it gave up and said it was "passing my query onto a colleague"


who will reply some time later

so the chat is not even a chat - it is a computer system trying to get away wil delivered stock answers to simple question
and then a too small group of humans that can type in answers if you persist
at some point in the future

I presume it is using AI - and the I bit of that needs some work!!

Frustrating!

 

[numbnuts]

Done walking

 

[BoldonLad]

Morning!

Looks like I am out on a limb here amongst you grumpy retirees!

I quite like the notion of a national ID card.

Would've come in handy when we were setting up our VW Connect App a couple of years ago.

And, more recently, for my daughter starting a new job a year ago and currently obtaining a new mortgage. Both entailed irritating, and time consuming, POI checks as she has neither passport or driving licence.

Can't do a debate here, obviously, but I honestly can't see any downside to having one.

Yes, I agree, my only misgiving is, how comprehensively will government screw this up?

 

[numbnuts]

Done walking

Your VO₂ Max is 37 which is excellent for men ages 70-79. Your fitness age is 54. That's the top 20% for your age and gender.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yup - we have trees at the bottom of the garden and I expect to have the back lawn covered in a week or so

which is why I have invested in a new garden vac thing
the old one works fine but the leaves just end up back on the lawn since some mice got at the bag over winter a few years ago

and buying a replacement bag costs nearly as much as a new vac!!

Same here. We have just bought one. A greenworks leaf blower. Its brilliant

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Yes, I agree, my only misgiving is, how comprehensively will government screw this up?

Yes - that is my main worry

maybe Fujitsu would put in a bid??

but the main think people seem to be saying online is how terrible it is that the government wnt to be able to track you!!!!

It is clearly just fine for a private company like Vodaphone and BT and all those to do it and for you to pay them to do so (mobile phones on case you hadn;t guessed)

They are also saying they will go to a Nokia xxxxx to stop it all
which is weird - and no-one has said anything about you HAVING to install the digital ID thing
in fact they have been going to every length possible to say it will NOT be compulsory

so you can stay on your iPhoney or Samsung and not have it
but the phone company and many other people can still see where you are if they want - which apparently doesn;t matter

 

[welsh dragon]

No. Nope. No digital anything for me. They can shove it.

 

[classic33]

The annual battle begins with the falling leaves.

Get a garden vac and suck them straight off the trees.

No more fallen leaves to battle.