Morning, its brass monkey weather, frosty but brght sunshine

light dusting of snow trying to stick but a bit too warm have to see how cold it gets overnight

Mornin.......raining

Moaning all..........

World looks like a christmas card this morning, snow in the night and still snowing, birds clammering in the back garden for thier feed, a cheeky bluetit tapped on the window.

Have a good day, stay warm, stay safe .........

Old Sage

A friend Received a phone call from BT, informing him that he was disconnecting him because of an unpaid bill.. He demanded payment immediately of £31.00 or it would be £ 118.00 to re-connect at a later date. The guy wasn't even fazed when told they were with Virgin Media, allegedly VM have to pay BT a percentage for line rental! asked the guy's name - he gave the very 'English' John Peacock with a very 'African' accent - & phone number -0800 0800 152. Obviously the fellow realized believe his story hadn't been swallowed, so offered to demonstrate that he was from BT. He told to hang up & try phoning someone - he would disconnect my phone to prevent this. AND HE DID !! phone was dead - no engaged tone, nothing - until he phoned back again. Very pleased with himself, he asked if that was enough proof that he was with BT. asked how the payment was to be made & he said credit card, there & then.

having absolutely no intention of paying him, didn't believe his name or that he worked for BT. He hung up. dialed 1471 -number withheld phoned his fictitious 0800 number - not recognized. So phoned the police to let them know. not the first! It's only just started apparently, but it is escalating. Their advice was to let as many people as possible know of this scam. The fact that the phone does go off would probably convince some people it's real, so please make as many friends & family aware of this. How is it done? This is good but not that clever. He gave the wrong number - it should have been 0800 800 152 which takes you through to BT Business. The cutting off of the line is very simple, he stays on the line with the mute button on and you can't dial out - but he can hear you trying. (This is because the person who initiates a call is the one to terminate it). When you stop trying he cuts off and immediately calls back. You could almost be convinced! The sad thing is that it is so simple that it will certainly fool many. By the way this is not about getting the cash as this would not get past merchant services - it is all about getting the credit card details which include the security number, to be used for larger purchases.

this is the third event just like the above tale I have heard locally

I have had a call supposed to come from Microsoft concerning faults on my computer. Claimed to be called David but he didn't sound the David type . ended up having a robust discussion