Well I slept till almost lunchtime so that didn’t last. But I didn’t get to sleep till after 200am so maybe that explains it.
Earlier in the week I was dealing with last week’s online scam that caught me. Tracey, she of Tracey & Graham up the Taihape road who have looked after Bangle for us when we’ve been down to Wellington or overseas, sends me email occasionally, usually from Trade-Me and usually about chooks of corgis. This time she sent a link to a website selling a dog toy that automatically threw tennis balls for a dog to chase, same idea as they use in tennis clubs for practice by yourself.
So, knowing that Bangle eschews any catching game but Bridget’s big black labradoodle Tux really enjoys them I decided to buy one. A few minutes after I’d purchased the toy I got two emails from different companies but with a page style highly reminiscent of the toy website. The emails each said I had joined their online shopping club and was enjoying an introductory free week (or 3 days) before they started charging a monthly subscription.
Next day I went on the chat line of one of these companies and got agreement to cancel my alleged membership. They agreed but said the cancellation process took a fortnight, which I noticed was beyond the free introduction period. After another cup of coffee I thought well I’ll just check that they haven’t charged me for anything and, surprise, surprise, both the sites which went me emails had lodged a charge. I called VISA and a bit later my bank. They insisted on cancelling my credit card and so I got a temporary EFTPOS card at once while I waited for the new cards – my credit card and multiple EFTPOS cards were inoperable, he new one took a week to get here by post, hence my going to the local BNZ branch to get a new simple EFTPOS card (swipe-only) to tide me over.
Today my credit card is working both as a credit card and a debit card. I updated my PayPal and Apple payment information and so they’re both working again. Not sure whether there are other places which use my card for recurring payments but as Bridget noted, it’s not a bad idea to change your credit card occasionally to cut off any recurring payments linked to the card. I expect the newspaper and printer ink sites are two but that’s no problem because when the card fails they’ll just ask me to update.
Marcus came to see the lambs just as I was leaving for Summerset Palms to see Karola. Henare came over while was away to inspect his hives and left us a big bag of apples.
25th Feb – Ian With Large Possum Caught By Hand In Bushes Near Homestead Back Door – Bailed Up By Tux
The Drain Alongside Summerset Palms – Spoonbill Spooning
Oak Avenue Weather:__℃—__℃ no rain [?]
