Vibrant

Petunias :)

These are the only ones that have lasted so long, they are doing very well, and still producing new flowers :)

Shame I don't know the variety, but I'll definitely get some again if I can!



Sorry this is a rant on a Friday (I know)!

I'm beyond disgusted and angry about the way my bank have treated me, since there was an attempt at fraud a couple of weeks ago on my account.  I thought it was all sorted, maybe my new bank card was delayed due to the bank holiday (this happened on the Tuesday afterwards).  

Last Friday I had to go to the bank to get cash out to buy food as I can't use my card.  The bank used my card, and processed some cash for me.

As I still hadn't received my new card today, I went into the bank again.  Only to find that they have some sort of embargo on my account now :( 

Cash cannot take money out of it.  Luckily I have a second account which I normally just pay bills out of, and they used my drivers licence as authority to take some cash out of that account....

He told me to ring my bank up, and I thought, here we go, hours on the phone waiting.  Well as soon as I got home I rang the no and going through all sorts of rubbish waiting while they tell you its quicker online etc etc.  Extremely frustrating.  Finally told that I can ask for a call back!!!  Never had that before.  Anyway, the callback was within 10 minutes, and the young man on the other end of the phone was just so sympathetic.  He told me that because there had been an attempt at fraud the time for another card issue is 20 days.  I'm crying down the phone, and he said he'd order another one, which should be here next week!

Its really stressing me out this is.  I haven't been able to pay my council tax and Amazon prime tried to take my subscription, but I got an email to say I need to contact them.   The bank says any subscriptions will cause an issue (but not direct debits) and I have a couple of others too.  I've never had such difficulty before.

(never had credit difficulty before either :()

I really hope its not going to cause issues if I do need credit for some reason...

***** Fraudsters :(:(:(

End of rant!

Extremely stressed and wound up at the moment and its 4 hours ago my tussle with the bank!

My blood pressure has gone through the roof and there is nothing I can do about it but try to relax :(  Not easy at all....


Really need to get out somewhere tomorrow, but I daren't go far just in case I have any issues with car (shouldn't be I hope) or anything else, as I have only got enough cash for food and petrol, and a bit extra at the moment....