I have a secondary current account with Halifax, which I use for paying bills and rent.Today I received a letter from them. Here’s an extract: From 6th December 2009 we’ll no longer be paying the 0.1% AER/gross interest we pay you on the balance in your account, or charging you debit interest on any overdraftContinue reading “Halifax”
Category Archives: Misc
Information overload
They are always talking about information overload when working in IT. So imagine the explosion that nearly occurred in my head when I took a break from writing perl, stepped out of my office, and saw this…
Post Office woes
The Post Office really is an inconvenient organisation. Last night I sold two items on eBay and consequently had two (fairly large) parcels to post. This was around 9pm so I put the parcels to one side, and decided to post them on my way to work in the morning – pushing my bike andContinue reading “Post Office woes”
More O2 brokenness
I just received my phone bill from O2 by email. See if you can spot the deliberate mistakes. Click for a bigger version.
VisitWales nomination
I was delighted to be nominated for the Wales in Words competition for my entry about Camping in Pembrokeshire. Hi Jonathan, We have read your site with interest and feel it deserves to be entered into the ‘Wales In Words’ blog competition. Congratulations! We are looking for the great Welsh stories, posts, articles and sitesContinue reading “VisitWales nomination”
Excessive precipitation
I’m going camping in Pembrokeshire tomorrow. Hannah and I planned to visit a number of picturesque places, and of course I shall be taking my camera in hope of finding some interesting pictures. However, I’ve just checked the weather forecast for the next few days… Not looking so good. Then I looked at the weatherContinue reading “Excessive precipitation”
Dinosaur guy
My friend Fabien made and sent me this dinosaur with reading glasses for my birthday 😀
Jonathan Gazeley 