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Offline Scott

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Re: Price Inflation
« Reply #75 on: November 08, 2010, 12:47:57 am »
Nah not me I don't tax your beer  Z** I tax your income  $thanx$ to pay my salary to keep my bike going to pay my gym membership & buy my wine   *&(

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« Reply #76 on: November 08, 2010, 08:28:20 am »
why not have a go at home brew lager / beer ? 
I'm always wondering why you can't get Tesco 'Value' petrol?  D)
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« Reply #77 on: November 10, 2010, 06:26:32 pm »
Some pier price inflation: (with the removal of the steak & kidney pie, and the addition of bottled water)

If you want an inflation beater order the gravy peas curry and a sachet of sauce.  :-X
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« Reply #78 on: November 10, 2010, 06:37:39 pm »
That seems good value to me! I paid £5 for fish and chips the other night, I wish they would cut the portions down and charge less, there were far too many chips for one person. what a waste!

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« Reply #79 on: November 10, 2010, 06:50:12 pm »
We were just talking in the club now and to make a call from a BT phone box is now 60p. I can't believe that, not that I ever use one, glad I don't at that price, I sound a right fogie now but I remember when it was 2p. )*)&
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« Reply #80 on: November 10, 2010, 07:00:28 pm »
We were just talking in the club now and to make a call from a BT phone box is now 60p. I can't believe that, not that I ever use one, glad I don't at that price, I sound a right fogie now but I remember when it was 2p. )*)&
BT make more money from using the boxes as Advertising Hoardings now.

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« Reply #81 on: November 10, 2010, 07:01:16 pm »
Sue, don't utter the words 'good value' out loud when looking at the Pier prices .... they don't need any MORE encouragement.
Indeed. Overpriced rubbish would be a better description.

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« Reply #82 on: November 10, 2010, 08:50:54 pm »
OK  ???



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Re: Price Inflation
« Reply #83 on: November 11, 2010, 08:43:58 am »
We were just talking in the club now and to make a call from a BT phone box is now 60p. I can't believe that, not that I ever use one, glad I don't at that price, I sound a right fogie now but I remember when it was 2p. )*)&

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« Reply #84 on: November 11, 2010, 10:28:55 am »
With the advent of mobiles, most of the boxes are redundant.  The original ones were flogged off for a fiver, I seem to remember, and are now available at £1000 each from various entrepreneurs.

In some places - notably the hills around the Conwy valley - you still need them. When our 'phones go off, there's no mobile signal to compensate, so we actually need a 'phone box to stand in for 45 minutes while we try to translate Urdu from the BT helpdesk into recognisable English.  Joy. 
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« Reply #85 on: January 06, 2011, 10:36:45 pm »
Is everyone aware that 200,000 people were affected by a 'double payment glitch' on New Years Eve?

I was affected, but only realised it when I saw my Internet Banking Statement, and there were 2 payments to the same retailer.
Beware, and check your statements... you might well be out of pocket too.

My bank said that its not an issue for them.... the retailer said its not an issue for them either!

I would have expected that the bank who's systems were at fault (Lloyds TSB) would simply do a batch correction and put this matter right immediately.

BUT NO !

Apparently they have set up a helpline number (and its not a free one either) ...that you have to contact and go through a process.
The bloody number isn't even open out of hours!!    :rage: :rage: :rage:
I tell you, this country has long since lost the ability to manage things sensibly. 
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« Reply #86 on: February 11, 2011, 02:37:22 pm »
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« Reply #87 on: February 11, 2011, 03:31:46 pm »
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Offline Trojan

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Offline Merddin Emrys

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« Reply #89 on: February 11, 2011, 06:03:11 pm »
so there is  *&(
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