At long last have found new prepaid card. It's First outing was a little hairy, due to under estimating foreign currency charges and exchange rate. But that was easily fixed.
it seems many countries are discussing giving plants and animals "rights". It reminds me of an episode of "The Goodies" where they pointed out that if you go too far we could all starve.
These rights are based on the evolutionary premise that we are all animals so anything goes.
Right to diers are trying to turn Washington State into Oregon. "Soylent Green " here we come.
The world is going to "hell in a handbasket".
I think Fulfilled Prophecy.com may be right. The End maybe near. Even so, Come Lord Jesus.
Now you know how this blog got it's name. lol.
I am overtired but I have to blog when I can.
Friday, 24 October 2008
Thursday, 24 July 2008
More Credit woes
Have just heard from the company that now administers my prepaid credit card. It seems the company who owned the scheme was related to another company who has gone down the drain taking my card with it. Apparently the credit card company didn't own the scheme but licensed the idea and processed the transactions on behalf of the company.
It now looks like I wont be getting a new card, and unfortunately I followed the instructions of the company and destroyed the old card before getting the new one. My only excuse is I was so upset by the whole thing I just wasn't thinking straight.
If I can't find some way to retrieve my card number I may be unable to get my money back. At least its only a small amount.
It now looks like I wont be getting a new card, and unfortunately I followed the instructions of the company and destroyed the old card before getting the new one. My only excuse is I was so upset by the whole thing I just wasn't thinking straight.
If I can't find some way to retrieve my card number I may be unable to get my money back. At least its only a small amount.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Still Waiting
Am still waiting for new prepaid credit card. They said they would send me a new one so I have been patiently waiting. It does have to come from Melbourne so I expected it to take a while. Will wait another week before contacting company in case its in the mail.
Since I can't spend money on the net, I have been reading more blogs.
Have discovered that the whole world seems to have gone mad on screwing up the welfare sector/state. I thought it was bad enough in Oz, but in the US its truly frightening and the infection is apparently spreading to Israel and the UK, apparently parts of Europe are already infected. The left leaning blogs see it as an attempt to lower wages for everyone, while of course the right try to justify it on the basis of economics(pensions are too expensive so people should take any job they can get and be grateful (if they don't starve first)) and social justice!
As an interested party I am not even going to pretend neutrality. I tried working, between being in Hospital when my health broke down too far, and am extremely grateful to have got back on the pension before the Government made all those who have applied for the pension, in the last few years, go on the Dole (a cut of $100 a week) if they can't find work(any work!) for15 hours a week.
I am not complaining about my life but I feel desperately sorry for the disabled people who will be made to rely on family and friends, wiping out any attempt at independence, as studying is not an option on the dole (you have to look for work only).
I hope that by the time they decide to stiffen the requirements further I will be on the Old Age Pension( if it still exists) or the euthanasia supporters will have got their bill through and Mum and I will be put down as "useless eaters" lol. (Actually I am hoping the Lord will come, or take us home, before this happens)
Since I can't spend money on the net, I have been reading more blogs.
Have discovered that the whole world seems to have gone mad on screwing up the welfare sector/state. I thought it was bad enough in Oz, but in the US its truly frightening and the infection is apparently spreading to Israel and the UK, apparently parts of Europe are already infected. The left leaning blogs see it as an attempt to lower wages for everyone, while of course the right try to justify it on the basis of economics(pensions are too expensive so people should take any job they can get and be grateful (if they don't starve first)) and social justice!
As an interested party I am not even going to pretend neutrality. I tried working, between being in Hospital when my health broke down too far, and am extremely grateful to have got back on the pension before the Government made all those who have applied for the pension, in the last few years, go on the Dole (a cut of $100 a week) if they can't find work(any work!) for15 hours a week.
I am not complaining about my life but I feel desperately sorry for the disabled people who will be made to rely on family and friends, wiping out any attempt at independence, as studying is not an option on the dole (you have to look for work only).
I hope that by the time they decide to stiffen the requirements further I will be on the Old Age Pension( if it still exists) or the euthanasia supporters will have got their bill through and Mum and I will be put down as "useless eaters" lol. (Actually I am hoping the Lord will come, or take us home, before this happens)
Monday, 7 July 2008
Credit woes
An attempt has been made to use my prepaid credit card.
I went to the web site to check my balance and discovered an unauthorised transaction had been declined for lack of funds. After having a mild nervous breakdown I rang the card issuer and they connected me to their fraud section.
It appears that an employee of a company I have dealt with on the internet has tried to use my card details to buy $800+ worth of goods from another company.
It's not actually a credit card as such and I don't keep a lot of money on it, so the transaction was declined and no money actually left my account, but it sure gave me a fright.
Unfortunately, the company has decided to issue me with another card so I won't be able to use my account until I activate the new card (which could be a while as it has to come from Melbourne-the state with the slooowest postal service in the country).
I went to the web site to check my balance and discovered an unauthorised transaction had been declined for lack of funds. After having a mild nervous breakdown I rang the card issuer and they connected me to their fraud section.
It appears that an employee of a company I have dealt with on the internet has tried to use my card details to buy $800+ worth of goods from another company.
It's not actually a credit card as such and I don't keep a lot of money on it, so the transaction was declined and no money actually left my account, but it sure gave me a fright.
Unfortunately, the company has decided to issue me with another card so I won't be able to use my account until I activate the new card (which could be a while as it has to come from Melbourne-the state with the slooowest postal service in the country).
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Fright Night
Had an unnerving experience last night. After being in bed for a while waiting to warm up, decided I needed a Hot Water Bottle, So got out of bed and tried to wake Sis to ask where I could find one, the HWB being in her possession last time I saw it (we only have two at the moment).
Didn't succeed , Sis being a sound sleeper, but found HWB in hall cupboard. Left light on in hall and went to kitchen to fill HWB. As I boiled the jug Mum woke and asked if I would get her an aspirin. As I filled the tumbler with water after putting in the tablet, I heard the screen door open. Assumed it was His Lordship wanting to come in from the cold. I should explain that the last time Sis rehung the screen door she put it on backwards, so we haven't been able to lock it. This doesn't worry us as we are in a quiet backstreet with few visitors. As I passed the lounge I noticed His Lordship asleep on it. Just then there was a knock. Now I am not opening the door at a quarter to eleven at night without good reason. I turned the kitchen light off and waited for the person to identify themselves but they only knocked again, alarming Mum.
Thinking that I couldn't talk through the glass door(we have patio doors instead of real ones, blame the previous owners), and they had opened the screen already, I turned the hall light off and asked Mum to be quiet. I heard a man's voice say he thought he'd seen a light, but after they apparently replaced the screen we heard no more. Mum woke Sis, who was full of curiosity, but they were nowhere to be seen. Went back to kitchen in dark (it was a bright moonlit night) and gave Mum her aspirin. Prayed protection over the house and tried to sleep but couldn't sleep for sometime after.
Didn't succeed , Sis being a sound sleeper, but found HWB in hall cupboard. Left light on in hall and went to kitchen to fill HWB. As I boiled the jug Mum woke and asked if I would get her an aspirin. As I filled the tumbler with water after putting in the tablet, I heard the screen door open. Assumed it was His Lordship wanting to come in from the cold. I should explain that the last time Sis rehung the screen door she put it on backwards, so we haven't been able to lock it. This doesn't worry us as we are in a quiet backstreet with few visitors. As I passed the lounge I noticed His Lordship asleep on it. Just then there was a knock. Now I am not opening the door at a quarter to eleven at night without good reason. I turned the kitchen light off and waited for the person to identify themselves but they only knocked again, alarming Mum.
Thinking that I couldn't talk through the glass door(we have patio doors instead of real ones, blame the previous owners), and they had opened the screen already, I turned the hall light off and asked Mum to be quiet. I heard a man's voice say he thought he'd seen a light, but after they apparently replaced the screen we heard no more. Mum woke Sis, who was full of curiosity, but they were nowhere to be seen. Went back to kitchen in dark (it was a bright moonlit night) and gave Mum her aspirin. Prayed protection over the house and tried to sleep but couldn't sleep for sometime after.
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Goodreads
Since joining Goodreads I have reread some of my favourite books and have just bought myself a new copy of "How To Read A Book". If you think you know how to read, check this book out, It may change your mind. Actually I was surprised how much I had forgotten about reading until I reread this book.
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