Now I am annoyed
219 days ago
OK I’m annoyed now this wanton riparian damage has happened again – what the hell is going on?
Before and after shots.
Actually heard about it in the local shop through some loose talk and that fact that there seemed to be some official trouble about it – so if anybody sees these photos – tough!
The Carphone Wherehouse?
381 days ago
They are confused…
When I bought my iPhone from The Carphone Warehouse, I was given a 3-line whip on the insurance package and naturally, there ensued some discussion surrounding their claims that a) my present (mobile phone) insurance did not cover the iPhone, and b) their insurance was the only one that would prevent me from having to enter into another 18 month agreement, with a new phone and new number – should the old one be either stolen or damaged.
Needless to say, I told them exactly where to put their insurance – which rather soured the whole iPhone shopping experience. However, iPhone was duly purchased and I set off home with my proud new possession. Whilst doing the activation bit (the servers wre very busy – so dog-walking broke up the seamless process), I did a bit of Googling around and found various comments on people’s blogs about this insurance scam.
So, it is with great glee that I read in today’s correspondence from The Carphone Warehouse that
We are aware there has been some confusion recently around how to replace a lost or stolen iPhone so wanted to take this opportunity to make sure you were aware of the process.
ie We dropped a bollock and are desperately trying to cover our behinds.
In the unfortunate event that your handset was lost or stolen, you would need to purchase a new phone at the retail price (currently £269).
Good job I’ve got mobile ‘phone insurance then…
You then need to contact O2 directly on 0870 607 2302 with your new iPhone details so your existing contract could be transferred to your replacement phone.
I’ll do that then – you betcha – like I said…
Whether or not you have insurance cover you do not have to enter into a new network contract.
Methinks, you’d better start those staff training days again then…
Greenshank
419 days ago
Little bit of a round-up for the last few weeks.
The large mystery wading bird that had been hanging around the beck last month and that I finally managed to get a good look at on 6 October, turned out to be a lonesome Greenshank. Well, it’s now moved on. Getting it’s name from the olive-green colour of it’s legs, the Greenshank rises strongly with a flash of white rump and has a much more resonant call than it’s more usual local cousins.
Maybe the recently renewed river straightening operations, have helped move it along. I previously mentioned this riparian vandalism, well naturally the river largely reverted to it’s previous course, only to be forced back into line, but I suspect not for long.
24 October – first noticed the usual influx of Redwings and Fieldfares from Scandinavia – well probably directly from there rather than the Netherlands – as we’re northerly here in Yorkshire. They cross overnight in calm conditions, of which there has a good stretch of late, and can be seen at times flying against a large, clear moon.
These calm conditions have left us with an extended period of leaves on the trees and a magnificent showing of autumn colour.
There have been a few Starlings gathering as well, but not in the same numbers and certainly not anything like I seem to remember them being. Though small flocks of both Starlings and Fieldfares, are leap-frogging across the pastures in the search of invertebrates – Leather-jackets and the like.
The morning of 18 October was our first frost of the year. Very clear, breathless night. Signalled sloe picking time.
Fantasy RPA
788 days ago
Have to laugh – just been through (again) the issue of two little fields that reside, have always resided and still reside in Teesdale.
They are just small, ordinary, predominantly rain soaked grass fields that stand just on the outskirts of a typically idylic dales village. However, although originally correctly identified by the Rural Payments Agency, the fields have knotted their travel handkerchieves and since migrated (chronologically) down-the-hill outside of the Severely Disadvantaged Area, out into the North Sea and then joined some arable farmers set-aside rotation, but we’re not sure where… but it’s all OK now, as the RPA have managed to remember their access codes (or whatever has been preventing them over the last few months) for the relevant database and the wayward fields are correctly pigeonholed.
Oh, by the way, what sparked this note off is the fact that the poor unfortunate farmer has just been reprimanded for this aberrant behaviour.
Preposterous
790 days ago
As I’m still struggling to get some ‘poor’ farmer’s their farm payments from last year and already there are delays forecast for this year, I find the contents of this story absolutely preposterous.
The Rural Payments Agency are so full of threats and warnings about not filling-in the forms properly – and then they make such a cock-up of everything – one wonders how Ireland and France, for instance, can be ahead of the game and make the whole process so relatively painless?