JohnL

Anyone get caught out. I got my VISA Debit card and my Mastercard Credit declined on Thursday night - before this issue became well known on Friday afternoon yet I'm sure it was linked but you never know - two cards declined in one night :). My debit card worked when I put the pin in and in the cashpoint. Apparently when declined the cash is still taken out in some cases.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > violent crime cannot be totally removed but it can > be controlled, most often by cash funding. > unfortunately , this is an exponetial costing > problem - the fat tails are the hardest and most > costly to cover, so tolerance risk models are used > to determine the best confidence scenario & > provide some kind of acceptable balance. These fat > tails take the form of dead young men these days. > the accceptable output of a risk model that has > accepted a certain level of fatality as part of > the cost cutting. the UKG has accepted this level > of slaughter as part of its never ending austerity > programme. these dead young men are the direct > result of cold number crunching. But the government denies there being any links whatsoever between for instance benefit cuts and suicides (which to most people would seem a sensible link) - so either they know they are using statistical methods and lying or they don't know what they're doing. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/13/suicides-of-benefit-claimants-reveal-dwp-flaws-says-inquiry

Stream to the cloud - then you check your home from the office (or wherever) and camera also automatically alarms you (or police) of presence maybe to catch them in the act.

Just got handed a leaflet at Goose Green from SNARL. Says there has been an attack by the Croydon Cat Killer (referred to as the UK Animal Killer) in the immediate area and to take care with animals.

Stabbing reported on the radio - one line on it below https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44327561

I'd agree as probably to small to bother with curved. Should be Ultra HD and HDR these days

Jeans on a Friday too - tidy ones though and a nice jacket.

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quia Differt Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The Bland leading The Bland :) > > > That sums up the way ED is becoming...not just the > forum but the area generally. > Bland with s*** transport I always just assumed I wasn't invited to all the raucous parties :)

Otherwise known as Tommy Robinson. It's out in the open now, sent down for 13 months (10 months for this contempt of court and 3 months suspended activated from the last time). Hundreds protesting outside Downing Street and 500,000 have signed a petition for his freedom - but surely it's the law, he pleaded guilty and he had it coming. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-jailed-contempt-court-facebook-live-video-stephen-yaxley-lennon-a8374121.html

I think this thread was a good example of the forum - as it shows initial worries were unfounded and an event that is well planned and policed is welcomed by local residents. If I was 'thisisgala' I'd save it :).

It's called VPNFilter and Snopes confirms. https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/05/25/fbi-warns-routers-cyber-attack/

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What are UK values? In this age of Brexit I just > see a whole lot selfishness and idiocy. We'd have given the guy an MBE then Theresa May would have accidentally repatriated him to the wrong country.

Aww feel a bit sad - never really felt any hate from Louisa personally (I don't know what class I am - I work, but I get paid OK to do it, but I spend it irresponsibly)

Congrats then - seems it was very well organised. I don't think we can place age limits on these things - you're as young as you feel :) if anything the streets were quieter than for a usual bank holiday.

Quia Differt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rendelharris Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Alan Medic Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > I was told (by a postgrad tutor who returned an > > essay with every use of the word crossed out > and > > "woman" substituted) that "lady" implies > certain > > standards of behaviour - meekness, gentility, > > decorum etc - that women don't necessarily want > > imposed upon them, in a way that "gentleman" > > doesn't, if that implies anything it just > implies > > one's a bit of a toff. After arguing about it > for > > half an hour I came to see her point of view, > > though I still find it difficult in speech not > to > > say lady instead of woman, just a habit. > > Why is it then that I and , doubtless, a multitude > of other Men have often had someone say to them, > after a perceived good deed, " you are a Gentlemen > ! "... > > Have they all been calling me a Toff all along ? Recently it's back to "young man" - I don't mind but sometimes they're half my age :)

I remember doing some door to door at that age to get some pocket money between university years - and it was just embarrassing - nobody brought anything and half of them laughed at me :)

wodey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hate to be cynical ( was had by a chatty Oxfam > bibbed girl recently) but young girl and boy > currently going door to door for Dr Banardo's. > Overheard one say 'did you get anything yet' other > said ' na thought I had two of them at one point'. > Just to be warned this evening as charity has > become a popular scam. Actually they are the vulnerable one I'd think - the perfect target of a n'er do well is someone who thinks they're scamming you.

The fittings are well done (IMHO) But for some reason it's not a pub I go to regularly - more likely to pop into the Commercial or Florence

OK we have a festival on Sunday Is this another one or part of the same :) https://www.kerbfood.com/jamonrye/

Maybe the councillor could buy one of these https://www.livescience.com/53855-rat-snake.html

There's a louse that eats it apparently. Released in some test areas. You do wonder if that's the way to go though - the insect might be worse. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4546960/Plant-eating-insect-finally-kill-Japanese-knotweed.html

JennaAZ Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is no service between Surrey Quays and > Clapham Junction the whole bank holiday weekend > (Sat-Mon). Replacement buses are running. > > Additionally, I'm a local resident who utilizes > the park to walk my two large dogs on a fairly > regular basis and enjoy the space. While the > festival is not my thing and I won't go, there is > absolutely NO reason not to allow this. It's a > public event for the public on public land. > > For those who are wholly opposed - you have > options - get out of town for the weekend, use > another park, buy ear plugs (see where I'm going > with this?). > > At the end of the day this is a good lesson in > tolerance, which many people need to learn more > of. Maybe we can have Jeremy Corbyn next year as his event at White Hart Lane Rec isn't selling to well :) https://action.labour.org.uk/page/content/labour-live-faqs/

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > my only direct experiences of this were > > 1) a *local* petrol station unknowingly part of a > card skimming operation a few years ago > 2) an estate agent employee in SE4 some years ago > using my empty gaff to apply for cards that were > sold on The banks are really good on this now in my experience - the refunds to me were made immediately without loads of questions (and my tale seemed preposterous - but it was true).

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fruityloops Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > fruityloops Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Had people looking through bins on Underhill, > > > .... then why shouldn't someone make good use > > > of it. > > > > > > Sorry - my point being, not all of the folk > doing > > this are out for criminal intent and identity > > theft. Often it is just people doing their > best > > to get by by using other people's waste. > > The chance of this being ID theft are virtually > zero. they are picking items from the rubbish to > sell at the Clothes by the Kg shops. This is not > some sophisticated plan by a mysterious fagin like > mastermind to steal your identity. the baseless > tropes repeated on here do nothing to ally any > fears. people should think before they post. see > alos chalk marks on the pavement for another one > that refuses to die Some of these gangs can really talk their way round. Someone managed to take 4500 out of mine at a bank in Islington - over the counter last year a month after I had my cards stolen and after all were cancelled. Refunded of course (and I'm told now they refund whatever happens these days so no-one should worry) but how did they do it - bank didn't tell me LOL. Edit: and even scarier some guy turned up at my flat pretending he needed my signature for a letter which should just have been posted through - sure it was linked.

After two days of more or less not too bad by Govia Thameslink they seem to have had a cancelathon today.