Been a bit windy up here today

Now that is what I would call FUN

I'm the same - I will NOT get on the Facebook 'thing'. I can't see what use it is - I have no interest in knowing what a friend of a friend of a friend etc is up to .

I keep getting stuff saying that I've been sent an invitation to join by so-and-so - whom I've never met but I do know of him . It gets worse when I get invitations from folk who are friends of friends of him and I've never heard of them.

Totally ridiculous . I'm facebook free

What colour is it Mike ?

A deep sort of plum colour is very indicative of a fractured toe - and there's not that much can be done for it either

and the new snow shovel I bought last year

That white stuff is a nuisance

Had the shock of my life when I spotted it yesterday on the M8 going through to Edinburgh . City centre there was slushy and a bit slippery at 10.00am but down Leith Walk it was totally clear of the stuff.

Today my garden is covered and it's alternating between thick big snowflakes and thawing in the sun .

Weird.

Flipping energy suppler !!

Sent me an email this am telling there was an important message about my payments .

Good thought I - it's straight at last and this is them confirming it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Fool that I am I believed them .

Signed into my account - clicked on the bit for messages


AND



got this



If you do not here from me again you will understand why

I also submit my readings online but I've still no real idea as to how much energy I use . Since Raymond's death - of course I used less and gas was only for the central heating.

Since doing up the kitchen, I got gas into that, so I now cook with gas using a proper oven [ before that I'd a combi microwave/convection oven ] - that went in at the end of 2009 and then I had to replace the boiler last year - and that should hopefully be more efficient . My worst bill [ monthly ] last year was £105 which was really not too bad considering the weather up here.

Oh actually I'll give them their due - what I was due to pay each month was set up so I had credit with them for the winter [ remembering what I paid last year ] First of all they reduced it [ well in August and September I used very little gas or electricity ] and then seemed to stop taking money .

My account is now [ said Rebecca ] flagged to ensure that nothing is altered without actually talking with me .

We'll see

This ain't pointless - but the rant is needed.

Changed my Power supplier at the beginning of August - all went well . Payment every month by Direct Debit so I could budget . Payment was high to allow for extra use over the winter.

They didn't take any money from me in October OR November - so having checked bank statement today I phoned .

Seems they had had a computing systems glitch and it had cancelled my Direct Debit !!

Now got it all straight again . Miss Rebecca assures me she will be checking my account details on the date my next payment should be taken - AND SO WILL I !!!!

ARGH .
I'm not a happy bunny . had to make a payment by Phone today to get things straightened out - and yes I did manage to get some compensation for their error [ it helps but it wasn't a large amount ]