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| | Cheerful Dragon's page | |
Created 26th July 1999
This is the user page for Cheerful dragon. Happily married, no kids. Feel free (ooh! that's nice ) to browse around. No obligation to buy.  
Age: Not telling!
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Stone: Translucent, deep blue (inky blue) sapphire (Not the pale blue ones that were fashionable some years ago or the opaque, nearly black ones you get in a lot of jewellery). Failing that, haematite or black onyx. I also like amethyst, opal and tiger-eye.
Favourite Authors/Books: Wilbur Smith, Dick Francis, The Chronicles of Narnia, Frederick Forsyth, J. R. R. Tolkien
Interests: Needlework - knitting and embroidery, mostly. Playing computer games - preferably ones that involve some mental work. Reading - good fiction / literature, history (mostly pre-20th century), natural history (especially dinosaurs and evolution), travel (especially expeditions pre-Second World War or expeditions that went wrong). Writing - one day I'll finish that novel. Listening to music - almost anything (but not jazz, heavy metal or just about anything in the charts). Going to the theatre / cinema (depends on the play / film, though). Good food. Spending time with my husband.
Dislikes: Moaners. Opinionated people who won't listen to anybody else. Arcade-style computer games and shooter computer games. Loud music or any other loud noise. Muzak. Discos and night-clubs. Doing housework, especially vacuuming. Greasy or fatty food. Pulses, especially broad beans and lentils. Mushy peas  . Shopping, be it the weekly grocery shop or going to the local mall (especially when Richard needs to buy a new suit). Crowds. Badly-behaved children from tots to teens. Being overweight (I am working on it!). People who uses expletives and profanities when it isn't really necessary (like every other word! ) Having MS - especially when a relapse goes on for months. People who use 'text speak' when posting on internet forums. I can live with it (just!) when it's used on chat, but not on a message board when you have all the time you need to write a proper post.
Member of P.U.D.D.I.N.G. since 1st January 2004
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| Welcome to this Researcher's Journal. If you'd like to comment on anything they have written here, just click the relevant 'Discuss this Entry' button. Injured collared dove
Jul 20, 2012
I was relaxing in our 'library' (back room) this afternoon when a very young collared dove wandered up and sat down by the French windows. It just sat there, so I went to have a look at it. It still has a lot of down on its head and breast, so it's not fully fledged. I went right up to the door and it didn't move. Then I noticed that its left wing has been injured. There are no wildlife rescue places nearby, not even an RSPCA centre, so there's nothing we can do. It's likely to fall prey to a local cat or a fox.
I know the mortality rate for young birds is probably quite high, so I can accept that this bird is likely to die. I just wish it didn't have to be in our back garden.
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Off on my hols
Feb 28, 2012
On Thursday I'll be flying to Singapore to start a nice long cruise to Egypt, calling at Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, India, Oman and Jordan. I'll be gone for a month, so don't expect to hear from me until April. I'll try to post something when I get back.
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I didn't think I'd do this!
Aug 12, 2011
Well, I've finally caved in and bought a Kindle. I've always been reluctant to go for anything with a proprietary format, but I spotted several history books for Kindle that were appreciably cheaper than the ebooks for Sony (as priced at Waterstone's). Given time, the Kindle could end up paying for itself in the money I save on books, plus the fact that the books don't take up any shelf space. In fact, I've just downloaded 4 books for the princely sum of £4.83!
Yes, I still have my Sony Reader and it will be useful for reading classics, which I will get free from Project Gutenberg. That was the original reason I went for Sony - Kindle doesn't support ePub. But it looks like my Kindle will be used for reading more up-to-date books.
I've had it for less than 24 hours and I love it already.
It's back!!
Jul 4, 2008
Got a letter today saying the investigation was complete and the money would be reimbursed within 7 working days. The letter was dated 2nd July, so that would mean the money would be back by 11th July. I checked, just for the hell of it. The money's already there. This weekend I'm going out and spending some of it!
The fraud story continues
Jun 23, 2008
I phoned the Fraud Department's Customer Service number this afternoon. First they couldn't find an account with my sort code and account number. When they did find the claim for my account, I was told it was scheduled to be investigated today - nearly 2 weeks after I reported the fraud. They'll investigate and post a form for me to sign and return. That should happen today or tomorrow. Some investigation!
Assuming the form goes out first class, I'll get it on Wednesday - if I'm lucky. Even if I return it the same day, it will be Thursday before they get it back, and probably Friday before I get my money back. That's 2.5 weeks from the time I reported the fraud.  
I understand that banks are supposed to deal with fraud claims within a week. My bank says they have a backlog. If that many customers are falling victim to ID theft, maybe the problem's with the bank, not the customers.
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