A quick thanks

And THIS is why I have missed blogging. Tuesday was a pain-in-the-derrière day but having kind friends who wish you well and provide a smile and a bit of support can make all the difference. Those comments - don't under-estimate how much difference they make until you need them yourself: thank you to everyone.

The most urgent problem to solve was the online banking situation, and this time I "only" waited 45 minutes to get through. My call was picked up at Santander by the nicest young woman who was so kind and sympathetic I nearly burst into tears of relief. I don’t do tears :-) Just as I had suspected setting up a new payee and immediately trying to pay them a five-figure sum is exactly what their fraud detection systems are set up to stop. I learned a lot during that phone call about how endemic banking scams are at present.

The problems were quickly fixed and the dealership have confirmed that they received the money almost instantly.

After lunch I drove 2 miles down to the garage who have always looked after the Forester. Without examining the car they agree that it is a hell of a co-incidence for these problems to have just happened on their own, it sounds ‘electrical’ rather than any real problem with my brakes and so on, and they will ring later when they have a diagnosis. Then, as it was raining, one of their lads drove me home. Lovely service from this company, I have been going to them for 15 years and I bought the Subaru from one of their other branches.


The rest of the day . . . well to be honest I am not sure what the heck happened to the rest of Wednesday. I was so mentally tired from all the shenanigans that I just putzed around to wind down the clock until I could legitimately go to bed!




There are no photos of my desk strewn with paper, and I do not like blog posts that have no pictures, hence the image above 😊.

The last couple of days have brought home just how much our lives are at the mercy of things which most of us cannot fix on our own. Banking and so many other vital services are almost completely online these days (we have accounts at two different banks, and no longer any branches within easy travelling distance so it's battle with a call centre or nothing). When I learnt to drive many decades ago my friend's dad taught me how to do basic maintenance on my elderly car and in my twenties I could service it myself - these cars require a computer just to diagnose their ailments. One definition of progress is "development towards an improved or more advanced condition". Sometimes I am not sure, although I certainly would hate to do without the internet, blogs, and you lot!
Thanks again. 💋 👩‍❤️‍👩


10.30am update: Hurrah and Happy Day. The lovely garage have rung - Subaru is absolutely fine, they cleared the faults, took it for three test drives and everything is working as it should. My suspicion that I was over-zealous with the pressure washer and got water where it should not be is believed to have been the culprit. Bill for that peace of mind is £25 + VAT.

Priceless!!


(picture August 2015. It was a lot warmer that summer than it has been so far this year ☹️)