Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

So what do I do? Cable him a hundred quid, and wish him well? Poor bloke, he must be really desperate.

And before anyone mentions it, this is not a scam.

He gave you a good time, love you long time. If £100's a disposable amount to you then bung it to him. Just be clear in YOUR mind if you're prepared to keep doing that or not if he asks again.

If I had the NP's wealth (on average), I'd bung the geezer £100.

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

It's his email account, so unless that's been taken over by the Military, it's genuine.

It has been known. e.g. couple on the telly the other day, their son was travelling home from somewhere - his flatmate knew he'd be "in the air" for X hours ... so hacked into his email and emailed his parents to say it was him and he was in jail/needed money .... knowing he had a "window of time" while the son wasn't in communication.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

Any one know where good places for men's pants are? Preferably in bright but not lurid colours? I'm wondering if somewhere like h and m are worth looking at? He doesn't want ones that go baggy ( who does? ) or are ' too thick' again, who does?

Silvercar? Your son might be and expert in the underwear purchase iirc?

Depends on what material is preferred. OH prefers soft cotton Calvin Klein or Pringle. DS1 like cotton ones from Next. DS2 gets from Primark.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

It has been known. e.g. couple on the telly the other day, their son was travelling home from somewhere - his flatmate knew he'd be "in the air" for X hours ... so hacked into his email and emailed his parents to say it was him and he was in jail/needed money .... knowing he had a "window of time" while the son wasn't in communication.

This is a well known scam, hack someone email account and get money sent over.

I don't even know why you would exchange emails with your taxi driver, but if he is emailing you, he must be emailing everyone he knows. I would suspect it is a scam. If you fall for it then expect the request for more money. I also worry that it may be a way to get info from you. Certainly a risk he can find your bank details and there may be an attempt to get money out of your bank account.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Any one know where good places for men's pants are ?

I have NEVER bought any men's pants. Ever.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Depends on what material is preferred. OH prefers soft cotton Calvin Klein or Pringle. DS1 like cotton ones from Next. DS2 gets from Primark.

DH like Calvin Klein type, soft cotton. They do stretch when he washes them but not when I do....not sure what he does to them.....gap cotton ones are too thick, and go huge.

I'm looking at fig leaves, things look pricey but lovely colours!

sss555s

Got loads of CK but probably won't buy any more.

I like these< or some of the Levi stretch ones.

Stretch are far better than 100% cotton IMO.

silvercar

Scam detailed here:

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/nov/13/stranded-traveller-phishing-scam

lostinrates

sss555s wrote: »

Got loads of CK but probably won't buy any more.

I like these< or some of the Levi stretch ones.

Stretch are far better than 100% cotton IMO.

Ok, I am looking at some Levi ones. If I buy off amazon he sees. ( its for his stocking)

I think he likes slightly higher rise than that so he can flash his pants a bit :rotfl:.

lostinrates

On, don't regret the phone.

Stay calm, I have faith in your analytical mind to work out the best tariff or nearest compromise.