I Have Had One of Those Days
First let me mention ...its a bank holiday in the uk.....
that means the uk nearly shuffles to a standstill....and the weatherman always forecasts rain for the uk...
always...without fail...
yesterday...not a bank holiday... Lovely weather..
today..bank holiday...hasnt stopped raining....
so... First got all my wet weather gear on...i ride my push bike everywhere...
and ventured out into the wet windy weather...
went to the supermarket to get money from atm machine...
machine for no reason ate my bank card...
i inserted my bank card into the machine....
"please... " it said so kindly..
"insert your pin no."
**** (that's me... Entering my no...didnt think i was gonna type it ..did you??)...
"please (it is so kind, isn't it?), select amounts of cash you require"
**looks at different amouts available **
errr... £20....
"please wait" (still .. I noted.. It is being so nice to me).....
*whirring and griding noises*
then...without warning....
SORRY... YOUR CARD HAS BEEN RETAINED.....
(at least it said "sorry", not that it was any conciliation)....
I just started at the damn ATM machine...
"now what??" i said aloud!!!!!!!!
well cycled to moms....
now .. If you was paying attention... At the beginning of the story....
i mentioned it was a BANK holiday....
that means .. The banks are all on holiday...
damn...
so.. Phoned directory enquiries...
(not having any of my bank statements to hand (with all the relevant telephone numbers))....
"welcome to Barclays customer helpdesk" said the friendly computerised voice...
press 1 .. 3... Star .. Hatch...star...4... 1... 3...7...
*listens to music for a few minutes*
"hello" said a different computer voice.. "please type your account no on to your telephone keypad....
errr...i don't know...its on my card...which i don't have...
again
..the voice asked for my acc no...and again...and once more...
eventually.. After a few more frantic button stabs
...got thru to a human...
who asked me lots of security info...then told me to wait...
*more music*
.a different voice...then spoke...
and asked me .. " What is your acc number?"
i don't know...
and what is your banks address...
err don't knows.. Branch just relocated a few weeks ago....
"can you tell me a recent direct debt from your account"...
errr......british gas...
"how much" asked the voice...
errr don't know
..
"a recent payment into your account" she asked...
"err ... My wages.."
"how much?" she asked...
"errr... It differs...depends how much overtime i worked"
and so on..and so on...
different questions to which i knew none of the answers..!!!!!
eventually....she determined that i was indeed me...and told me my card had been held due to a fault on it"....and a new one would be with me by the end of the week....phew...
and that none of my bank account had been withdrawn without my permission....
*double phew**..
then my customer that i should have visited this afternoon went out...and didn't inform me...
got soaked walking the dog..
and arrived at my friends House without the memory stick that is should have taken round to his to copy some music....
now im at work....
nothing else could go wrong....
could it "?????"
that means the uk nearly shuffles to a standstill....and the weatherman always forecasts rain for the uk...
always...without fail...
yesterday...not a bank holiday... Lovely weather..
today..bank holiday...hasnt stopped raining....
so... First got all my wet weather gear on...i ride my push bike everywhere...
and ventured out into the wet windy weather...
went to the supermarket to get money from atm machine...
machine for no reason ate my bank card...
i inserted my bank card into the machine....
"please... " it said so kindly..
"insert your pin no."
**** (that's me... Entering my no...didnt think i was gonna type it ..did you??)...
"please (it is so kind, isn't it?), select amounts of cash you require"
**looks at different amouts available **
errr... £20....
"please wait" (still .. I noted.. It is being so nice to me).....
*whirring and griding noises*
then...without warning....
SORRY... YOUR CARD HAS BEEN RETAINED.....
(at least it said "sorry", not that it was any conciliation)....
I just started at the damn ATM machine...
"now what??" i said aloud!!!!!!!!
well cycled to moms....
now .. If you was paying attention... At the beginning of the story....
i mentioned it was a BANK holiday....
that means .. The banks are all on holiday...
damn...
so.. Phoned directory enquiries...
(not having any of my bank statements to hand (with all the relevant telephone numbers))....
"welcome to Barclays customer helpdesk" said the friendly computerised voice...
press 1 .. 3... Star .. Hatch...star...4... 1... 3...7...
*listens to music for a few minutes*
"hello" said a different computer voice.. "please type your account no on to your telephone keypad....
errr...i don't know...its on my card...which i don't have...
again
..the voice asked for my acc no...and again...and once more...
eventually.. After a few more frantic button stabs
...got thru to a human...
who asked me lots of security info...then told me to wait...
*more music*
.a different voice...then spoke...
and asked me .. " What is your acc number?"
i don't know...
and what is your banks address...
err don't knows.. Branch just relocated a few weeks ago....
"can you tell me a recent direct debt from your account"...
errr......british gas...
"how much" asked the voice...
errr don't know
..
"a recent payment into your account" she asked...
"err ... My wages.."
"how much?" she asked...
"errr... It differs...depends how much overtime i worked"
and so on..and so on...
different questions to which i knew none of the answers..!!!!!
eventually....she determined that i was indeed me...and told me my card had been held due to a fault on it"....and a new one would be with me by the end of the week....phew...
and that none of my bank account had been withdrawn without my permission....
*double phew**..
then my customer that i should have visited this afternoon went out...and didn't inform me...
got soaked walking the dog..
and arrived at my friends House without the memory stick that is should have taken round to his to copy some music....
now im at work....
nothing else could go wrong....
could it "?????"