I am finally back up and running after crashing my system by getting so carried away with my win2000 install that I surfed the net with no firewall only antivirus software on.
A trojan generator got through and trashed my system so badly I had to reinstall. And then I found that 2000 wont load if it doesn't like your system so had to change bits and pieces to find out what it was objecting to. Had to reinstall w98 to get back on the net to find out why 2000 was playing up.
After trial and error, and surfing forums, found out it was dirty ram that was the trouble. W2000 likes a clean system. All this took the better part of two weeks, during which time I was only on the net long enough to download needed software, as I hadn't performed a proper backup on to CDs, just moved my files onto the w98 partition while I installed 2000. agh
Have discovered there is no rediteller on the island so will have to ATM as little as possible.
Monday, 23 March 2009
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Banks
Why are banks (and credit unions) so mean?
These days we are required to have a bank account to put our wages or pension in, so banks think they can get away with paying us under 1% interest and charge fees on top!
My credit union has told me that I will have to find a Rediteller ( a brand of ATM) in future to avoid paying another fee.
Being disabled, and on an island, I have to find any ATM I can. The best ATM is at the IGA where I can actually reach and see what I am doing, unlike the one at the RSL where I have to raise my self off my chair, memorise the instruction, and sit down again to press the buttons.
I will have to find out which, if either of them, is a rediteller.
Stay tuned.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Almost a year old
Next month will be the first anniversary of this blog. It has been a whole year since Ganeida convinced me to start one.
As you may have noticed I'm not a regular or good blogger. I put this down to a dislike of small talk and a reticence to air my thoughts until I've thought them through.
I have wonderful thoughts in my head, LOL, but lose them as soon as I sit down to write.
I think part of the problem is self-censorship having watched "Rope" once too often.
Rope is an Alfred Hitchcock movie about 2 young men who kill another man after absorbing a professors teaching on philosophy.
As you may have noticed I'm not a regular or good blogger. I put this down to a dislike of small talk and a reticence to air my thoughts until I've thought them through.
I have wonderful thoughts in my head, LOL, but lose them as soon as I sit down to write.
I think part of the problem is self-censorship having watched "Rope" once too often.
Rope is an Alfred Hitchcock movie about 2 young men who kill another man after absorbing a professors teaching on philosophy.
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Catch up 2
Ganeida wanted to know what I have been reading. I am interested in End Times theology consequently am following a blog called fulfilled prophecy.com as its got a good lot of links to European Union watching sites and news blogs.
Am also interested in pro-life blogs after the Greens and Nitschke have been trying to introduce anti-life legislation into australian politics.
Apparently Victorian doctors can't refuse to refer a woman to an abortion providing doctor even if they oppose abortion themselves.
This will probably drive all the true christian doctors out of the profession or out of Victoria.
The american voters have passed a bill allowing Death on Demand in Washington state also requiring doctors to give patients a referral to a doctor who will kill them if they want it.
The End must surely be close!
Am also interested in pro-life blogs after the Greens and Nitschke have been trying to introduce anti-life legislation into australian politics.
Apparently Victorian doctors can't refuse to refer a woman to an abortion providing doctor even if they oppose abortion themselves.
This will probably drive all the true christian doctors out of the profession or out of Victoria.
The american voters have passed a bill allowing Death on Demand in Washington state also requiring doctors to give patients a referral to a doctor who will kill them if they want it.
The End must surely be close!
Friday, 24 October 2008
Catching up
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.
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.
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)
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