Just got Virgin to reduce my charges by a tenner.. 

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 10, 2024, 12:49:43 PMJust got Virgin to reduce my charges by a tenner.. 

Ooh,  well done, Scrumps.    Good for you.  

2 mile walk this evening on my litter pick.  Had to go that far to find enough to fill a bin bag.  I must be making a difference.

Poor Dageus!

Quote from: dextrous63 on February 10, 2024, 11:18:31 PM2 mile walk this evening on my litter pick.  Had to go that far to find enough to fill a bin bag.  I must be making a difference.

Good for you!  There are regular litter picks round here, organised by the Greens.  Always on a Saturday, when I'm usually working in the charity shop.

Quote from: Mups on February 10, 2024, 09:55:22 PMOoh,  well done, Scrumps.    Good for you. 

Mups... I play the 'I'm an old pensioner ' card... 

It comes in handy sometimes.. Give it a go.. 

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 11, 2024, 09:24:02 AMMups... I play the 'I'm an old pensioner ' card...

It comes in handy sometimes.. Give it a go..

This is an omission in my negotiation technique.  Will deffo have to use it from now on.  Wonder if the self serve checkout tolls at Asda will listen to me and give me a discount?

If not, I'll just have to use my new modus operandi by walking around the store with a bin bag and litter picker, picking up things from the shelves and putting the the bag and waking out without paying .  Nobody ever seems to want to confront me.  Maybe it's the sunglasses, builders' gloves and large brimmed hat from Temu that does it?😬

Great photos of Dageus, he looks like he's enjoying the snow.   It looks lovely although not much fun if you have to go out in it.    

Dageus loves the snow he bounds around trying to do the Doodle Dash in it. 

The day just went so fast.. I had breakfast when, all of a sudden, it was coffee time..

The woman I spoke to yesterday at Virgin.. reduced my amount by ten pounds and gave me a bigger package..
I can watch so many things..   She said 'You sound like my nan'.. 

So, my wife dropped me off at my MIL's flat (the old dear is in hospital until Thurs) to return the zimmer and sort out bedside lights.

I took the opportunity to fill another bag of litter on the way home.

What a lovely fella I am, eh?


February 11, 2024, 04:46:03 PM

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 11, 2024, 04:39:55 PMShe said 'You sound like my nan'..

Old, confused, drunk and decrepit?  😬🤭

Yep.. All true.. But it works..

Quote from: Scrumpy on February 11, 2024, 09:24:02 AMMups... I play the 'I'm an old pensioner ' card...

It comes in handy sometimes.. Give it a go..

Good idea,  though I bet they're used to hearing that one now. 
Still,  worth a try.  Ta. 

My daughter ,Marnie.. bought me an alarm system.. If I press a button it automatically goes to a call centre who , will get in contact with a family member.. or ambulance.. police...
I told her that I don't need it.. I am able bodied.. I do all the upkeep on my house.. and the painting..
 BUT she insisted .. her reason being that I live alone.. 
I don't argue with the kids.. You never know when they come in handy..

And because of this alarm.. Virgin seem to move quicker when needed..

Don't forget to "accidentally" 😉 set it off a times, making sure your phone is off the hook so ringing you is pointless.

She, or someone else on the list, will have to come round to check on you, and it'll irritate the heck out of them.🤣😬😬😬