My debit card expired today. Has my bank – smile – sent me a replacement? No. I’ve been chasing them up for a week, trying to get some information, to no avail. Finally, I got a message – my new card had been blocked because they didn’t like the look of my credit rating. To [...]
Archive for April 30th, 2010
Nothing to be cheerful about at smile…
Posted in Bank with smile? Take care..., tagged Banking, Banks and benefit, Co-op bank, Debit cards, smile bank on April 30, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Some thoughts on storing flour, and a new recipe…
Posted in Artisan bread, Bread recipe, Home bread-making, Making bread by hand, tagged Bread-making with ME/CFS, Breadmaking, food, Home bread-making by hand, Storing flour on April 30, 2010 |
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve bought a batch of stoneground, organic flours from Shipton Mill, and I did so before realising that storage would be a problem, as I would have far more flour than I’d usually have. Storing flour for any length of time means finding somewhere cool and free from [...]
Send granny to judo classes…
Posted in Judo for the elderly prevents falls?, tagged Falling, Health, Hip protectors, Judo, Judo classes for the old, Osteoporosis on April 30, 2010 |
The following is from an article in Pulse magazine. You may have to sign up to read it. “Elderly patients have been advised by researchers to reduce the risk of broken bones through falls by taking up judo. Scientists at Vrije University in Amsterdam claim osteoporosis sufferers could be trained to turn falls into rolls, [...]
Another HSBC phishing scam…
Posted in HSBC phishing scam, tagged HSBC and phishing, New HSBC scam on April 30, 2010 |
If you get an email like this, ignore it – it is NOT legit, OK? For a start, I don’t have an HSBC account. And banks don’t work this way anyway – ever. This was viewed in Mailwasher Pro, by the way, a worthwhile investment if, like me, you get a lot of spam – [...]
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