h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well let me start by saying that it amuses me that somewhere someone in the world beleves i would actually think that the chairman of the world bank actually needs my help, that i will actually beleve a bank i dont have an account with will close my account (that i dont have) or that they would tell me by e.mail anyway, or indeed that i will give you my bank details so that you can:
a - avoid inheritance tax
b - Get funds which the government of (random country) don't want you to get
c - transfer funds indirectly from a third party

also I have finished Uni for the summer, and the weather has been nice though generally a little clammy

Ephriam is growing well and is on the 99th centile for his weight and the 98th for his hight. we decided to ignore government guidelines and start him on baby rice early although he hasn't had much yet and appreciates the "absorb food off your chin" version of eating which is very nice. he also grins a lot but mostly when he knows your singing the wrong lyrics to a nursery rhyme or hes about to cry because he wants fed.

things are mostly going well and we're all looking forward to a long and happy summer.

yours
Anthea

sounds like texts offering ridiculous deals at ridiculous prices to do things which any normal person would consider ridiculous. glad Ephraim is thriving

don't know if this will break house rules - my apologies if it does, it's not intentional..

it ain't mine and there was no marking of copy right that I could see.

REVENGE ON THE TELE - MARKETING & JUNK MAILERS

(1) The three little words: 'Hold On, Please...'
Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of
hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more
time-consuming that UPVC Window sales would grind to a halt.
Then when you eventually hear BT's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's
time to go back and hang up your handset .... you have efficiently
completed your task.
These three little words could help eliminate telephone soliciting.

(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?
This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and
records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is then used to determine the best time of day for a
'real' salesperson to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no one there, is
to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times,
as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialled the
call and it kicks your number out of their system.


( 3) When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything
from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw
away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-prepaid return
envelopes, it costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they
are returned. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that case,
why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in
these cool little, postage-prepaid return envelopes.
Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American Express ... they
might need one!
Send a pizza coupon to HSBC ... in case their canteen packs up. You get
the idea. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them back their
blank application form ... after all, it is their form!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on
anything you return.

You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep
them guessing! It still costs them, and it is their envelope after all ..
you are just returning it!!!!

The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their
own junk back in the post, but folks ..... we need to OVERWHELM them, in
order to stop them.

Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of
all they're paying for it ... Twice!


If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe you'll get
very little junk mail anymore.

haven't we had nice weather lately

I dunno about down there in the third world, or Lancashire as it's also known, but yup, up here it's been nice enough.

well i just hope the weather holds a little longer
we're coming up to meet the family on the 24th
and it would be nice to remain... mostly dry