The grumpy thread

[bub2006]

Bomb on the tube

 

Thank fuck wasn't on it

Bastards

[spike60]

A bank account I closed a little while ago was still registered with Paypal so yesterday I deleted it when I was signed in. Within 5 minutes I had a text calling me by name offering to reclaim my PPI from the named bank, quickly followed by an Email offering the same. So is Paypal not secure, do they dish out customers details to the vultures or was it a random coincidence? Not impressed.....

[Pillock]

It's not a random coincidence, not a personal message.

Paypal is secure - if someone had found a hole, then text messages would be the least of your worries as your account would be empty.

 

My bet would be either Paypal dishing out financial links like that, or more likely someone that works at Paypal slyly copying details. Perhaps worth asking Paypal directly to see if it's something they do? It's been known for people in call centres to pass on details of likely "targets" to dodgy firms for 20p a time or whatever - they just tap your name, phone number and email address into a whatsapp message that's sent to an untracable PAYG SIM and get paid at the end of the week by how many messages they sent.

[Bren]

Why do so many restaurants use the word "fusion"?

I think of nuclear physics, the cores of stars, not a thai chicken curry for fucks sake.

Stop using it at once.

[Stanky]

Why do so many restaurants use the word "fusion"?

I think of nuclear physics, the cores of stars, not a thai chicken curry for fucks sake.

Stop using it at once.

 

Depends how hot the curry is. I've eaten curries before which I am sure triggered fission and probably full-blown fusion in my belly. And the toilet looked like it had been pretty close to downtown Hiroshima the following morning.

[cort1977]

Might be a little late to stop that one.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_cuisine

[Sheefag]

Bomb on the tube

 

Thank fuck wasn't on it

Bastards

 

They're not as good as the IRA are they? I mean the IRA stuff used to go BOOM, proper right tidy, whereas this lot just go fizzle most of the time.

 

All modern terrorists are rubbish.

[Sheefag]

Why do so many restaurants use the word "fusion"?

I think of nuclear physics, the cores of stars, not a thai chicken curry for fucks sake.

Stop using it at once.

 

Ring the fucking police and complain Bren. And remind the bastards that you pay their wages, that always sharpens their response.

[spike60]

It's not a random coincidence, not a personal message.

Paypal is secure - if someone had found a hole, then text messages would be the least of your worries as your account would be empty.

 

My bet would be either Paypal dishing out financial links like that, or more likely someone that works at Paypal slyly copying details. Perhaps worth asking Paypal directly to see if it's something they do? It's been known for people in call centres to pass on details of likely "targets" to dodgy firms for 20p a time or whatever - they just tap your name, phone number and email address into a whatsapp message that's sent to an untracable PAYG SIM and get paid at the end of the week by how many messages they sent.

It was personal in that they knew my mobile number and first name. Either Paypal or somebody working there appears to have forwarded my details.

[Timewaster]

The ppi calls must be paypals equivalent to sending you an Argos catalogue.

 

How dare you close your account?

[mercrocker]

Why do so many restaurants use the word "fusion"?

I think of nuclear physics, the cores of stars, not a thai chicken curry for fucks sake.

Stop using it at once.

 

These are the bastards that use square plates and give you half the food you should be entitled to at the price. 

 

Fuck 'em all indeed.

[loserone]

Or you have a 'banking trojan' installed?

[anonymous user]

These are the bastards that use square plates and give you half the food you should be entitled to at the price.

 

Fuck 'em all indeed.

Or served on a bit of slate/wood/shovel/paving slab

[spike60]

The ppi calls must be paypals equivalent to sending you an Argos catalogue.

 

How dare you close your account?

It wasn't the PP account I closed, it was a Lloyds one that was linked to it I closed in July. It was within a couple of minutes of deleting the redundant link yesterday I got the text and Email. I've now queried it with PP. I'll see what I get fobbed off with.

[scaryoldcortina]

I had a similar experience with Gumtree recently. I bought a PAYG sim, put it in the phone and activated it, used the fresh number to list some things for sale*

 

Within 5 mins of typing the advert and inputting the number the phone rang - claims management about the "accident I had" swiftly followed by another two accident claim calls and a PPI one just for good measure. All before the ad went live (I checked) and each time I was asked for by the name I'd put on the gumtree account.

 

*I use a burn sim for online selling because I noticed a while back that every time I listed something I got loads of extra spam calls.

 

 

Oh, and HI EVERYBODY!

 

 

I've been busy, but I'm back.

[chaseracer]

Glad to see it, SOC 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Or served on a bit of slate/wood/shovel/paving slab

 

Shovel ? Crikey, I thought Hampshire was bad, but it sounds like Welsh publicans are taking the whole rustic thing to a whole new level !

[Cavcraft]

Greetings, SOC!

[DodgeRover]

Welcome back SOC

[Cavcraft]

Imagine spending a week proving to some prick who's on four times your wages that they were wrong.

[Timewaster]

Imagine spending a week proving to some prick who's on four times your wages that they were wrong.

Hmmm, smug satisfying or under valued and frustrated?

[chaseracer]

Imagine spending a week proving to some prick who's on four times your wages that they were wrong.

 

On works time, I hope...?

[myglaren]

Twat who pulled out into the outside lane of a roundabout, right in front of me and then drove at 30mph when I flashed him (70mph dual carriageway)

[Guest Hooli]

Welcome back SOC

[Guest Hooli]

Twat who pulled out into the outside lane of a roundabout, right in front of me and then drove at 30mph when I flashed him (70mph dual carriageway)

 

I hate them twats, they get 2nd gear 'flyby' when I'm on the bike.

[DodgeRover]

I hate them twats, they get 2nd gear 'flyby' when I'm on the bike.

A loose hand full of change falling out of your pocket once in front would be a shame...

[puddlethumper]

Or served on a bit of slate/wood/shovel/paving slab

I was in an eatery recently and they served chips in a MINIATURE SUPERMARKET TROLLEY !!! FFS !!!

[wuvvum]

They're not as good as the IRA are they? I mean the IRA stuff used to go BOOM, proper right tidy, whereas this lot just go fizzle most of the time.

 

All modern terrorists are rubbish.

Aye, it was a bit of a pathetic effort by all accounts.  Most of the injuries seem to have come from fuckwits panicking and standing on each other rather than from the device itselt.

[Guest Hooli]

Due to this mornings outage, I fitted my new heated grips & the throttle cable snapped while I was at it.

 

Meh, so that's me in the car next week while I order the part.

[DodgeRover]

Universal cable and a soldering iron?