The good morning thread

GeoffCapes

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Good morning all......Well that's a great start to the day. Been on the phone to the bank as my account or card has been hacked and some foreign company named fraudster has started to take my money the thieving tw4t......24 transactions.

Had that about 10 years ago. Emptied my bank account on Christmas Eve. I didn’t notice until the New Year as I had no need for any money for the period inbetween.

Took 3 months to get my money back (after all the fraud checks). Fortunately things have sped up a lot since then.

Still. It’s very annoying.
 

GeoffCapes

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Morning all. Looks like WFH for the foreseeable future. However, I’m going to have to go into the office as I have to do my self assessment return and sort out a new accountant!

Probably not the day to be doing either though until we know what is happening with businesses.
 

2b1ask1

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I bet you could knock one up in an hour... its only the bulb that is different.

True but with Amazon Prime, I've just ordered one and it arrives today without me even getting out of my office chair; my God what have we become?

Time to go listen to some comfort music:

Hurt - Johnny Cash
Sound of Silence - Disturbed
Somewhere over the rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
On days like these - Matt Monro
a flurry of Kinks tracks.....
 

Felonious Crud

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True but with Amazon Prime, I've just ordered one and it arrives today without me even getting out of my office chair; my God what have we become?

Mad. Feels wrong to be able to get something so fast... yet so easy.

Anyway, report back.
 

Andyk

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Had that about 10 years ago. Emptied my bank account on Christmas Eve. I didn’t notice until the New Year as I had no need for any money for the period inbetween.

Took 3 months to get my money back (after all the fraud checks). Fortunately things have sped up a lot since then.

Still. It’s very annoying.

Happen to me about 15 years ago as well...……..I think it was Just Eat issue this time as we had a issue on line with payment......I have tracked back and a few people have said Just Eat have had issues with fraud...…...
 

2b1ask1

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It is a superb track. One of his later more morose ones. Have you seen 'Walk The Line', the Johnny Cash biopic? Well worth a watch.

indeed I have, I got quite into his music about 10 years ago, odd because before that I thought it a joke, he never was able to hit a note out of the bag and even then had a tiny range to hit. His group early on were all talentless but somehow he endured.
 

rossyl

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Found out yesterday I'm not at risk of redundancy, but also that I am blocked from progression.

It's an odd state of affairs when some of those at risk will end up getting promoted. Some will of course no longer work for the company.

I'd of actually preferred to be put at risk, so that I could go for the promotion. Its now another 8/9months stuck at the same level.

Given I was told last year it was time to move up, but then I was blocked from applying for a role - I feel stuck in the mud. It'll be 15months stuck. I'm not getting any younger.

A morning moan, but it's pretty hard to be bothered and motivated about work today.

Oh these large bureaucratic organisations!