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Auntyem

Benben I regularly get calls like that from hsbc and as the same as you, refuse to give out any info. It really seems to wind them up but what do they expect when they ring you and start asking for personal data? They could be anyone! With all you hear about identity theft, are they surprised? I have always assumed they were just trying to sell me something, because when I refuse to give data they just say it was just a "courtsey call" and leave it at that.

dangers

Thanks for the butternut squash recipe Benben - just made a double amount - so that's tea made for this evening as well as a few portions for the freezer. Tastes good as well.

Grrr to the bank - we have the same with M&S credit card - a payment we have been make for around £6 to the same company for the past 18 months or so. By the time they ring us, the computer has already declined the transaction and causes us problems.

hypno06

tonights odds are pants.

And I want to go skiing at 8, so I need to be quick off the mark if I am to place an in-play bet too......might end up skipping this one

hypno06

But that would be defeatist.....so I have placed a qualifier with crappy odds, and even if I only make £1 or 2 on the whole thing, it will still be money I didn't have this morning.

Must not give up!

benbenandme

Well done hypno, I've done my qualifier but not expecting to get anything/much from this one Never mind, I am now looking forward to a nice night on the sofa with a blanket, watching the footie and looking through the new next directory, maybe I'll treat myself to some new summer stuff once the weights off

chops22

I have been living on that soup BB , thanks it really is lovely.

I also think it is free on Slimmingworld so a bonus there too.

benbenandme

I ended up making £10.70 profit from the freebie tonight, I got lucky

benbenandme

Aaaagh what is it about me and laptop cables :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad: The new one I bought in mid January for £50 has decided to pack up tonight, I was sat still on the sofa and suddenly it started beeping and stopped working :mad: Its a sealed unit so theres nothing I can check on it, looks like yet another trip back to pc world tomorrow after work. I'm really annoyes this time as I didn't go for a cheaper version, I spent £50 just on a poxy cable and its packed up within 6 weeks :mad: :mad: :mad:

duchy

Your laptop isn't a Toshiba is it BenBen ?
Mine went through 3 power cables before I read somewhere it was a glitch on the motherboard that caused it with those.

hypno06

benbenandme wrote: »

I ended up making £10.70 profit from the freebie tonight, I got lucky

Well done you! I got £4 from it, which is not bad considering I plumped for the first bet I could physically do so that I could get out and ski I very nearly decided not to bother, but £4 is £4 for nothing, so I'm happy enough with that - it all adds up