Slowlycatchymonkey

Superb @Sofia a very enjoyable read and so far top contender for ride report of the year! Great pics, very openly and warmly written ps I had pork cheeks in a restaurant last week, they are easily available from a butcher or online in the UK

Banking bastards update before I get back to trying to catch up on all the time wasted on Barclays twats. Their official version is simply that as I hadn't updated my details they closed the account. Their story varied wildly depending on who you were talking to but a common theme was they were changing the way they ran the business accounts and as they had asked me to update my details and I had not responded they moved my money out and closed it. I believe hoping they'd never hear from me again and would keep the money as the last time I'd logged onto the main website was April last year. As they suspended access I couldn't see the latest account statements, all I could see was the money had been removed from my account and payed to 'Ntc Project' and commission payments to 'Gadbrook Park' which mean nothing to me other than a scammer had taken the money. I asked how exactly they had tried to contact me and they said they had written (utter bullshit, in fact I received a statement in the post today that goes up to the 13th Jan showing a healthy balance and no problems. If I hadn't been checking another account on their app and noticed it was missing I'd still be none the wiser. Not a phone call, letter, text or message via their banking app to say there's a problem or they're closing the account. But they will give me my money in the form of a cheque in the post, it will just take weeks! I'd guess they are shutting business accounts that are not profitable enough, when I opened it the account was far more generously structured than they are now, plus it was a dormant account apart from small savings so they chopped it. The reason the account was dormant is because Barclays fuck people over and behave poorly so we moved to Handlesbanken who charge more but behave properly. One day I'll tell you the story of the Barclays business manager who took £250,000 off Mr Slowly's dad and said "you'll be getting that back over my dead body" Had to go to court to recoup that. Then they had the bare face cheek to invite me multiple times to open another account. What absolute cunts.

If it was straight forward fraud I’d stand more chance of a recoup than against a bank.

Wish it wasn’t the first time I’d heard it. Didn’t really feel like it was my money anyway cos my Dad gave it to me so I thought I should look after it, hence paying £8.50 for their care. I’m not with your solicitor on this one, no he won’t make a profit but cos it’s personal, the banking ombudsman will be called in early.

Soz to anyone I'm not responding to. Just discovered my pocket money account has been emptied and closed by some scammer. Phoned fraud line. The thieving fucker who closed my account and took my money is.. Barclays Bank. The people I pay £8.50 a month to make sure I'm looked after. They can't explain why they emptied the account or why they've charged me £300 admin for this... so ring this number tomorrow. The advisor sounded like he'd heard it a lot. I'd heard they are capable of above and beyond on the cunty front but this is a surprise!

Hmm the percentage of nutters per generation. That'd be a hard one to research seeing as anyone over 40 is so busy being tough they don't know they're mental

Oh theres no such thing as staying on topic here. When someone finally brings it back you think oh yes I remember now Sounds lovely. I'm off to the French alps next week for a bit of skiing and then back on there on the bike end April beginning May. Well I would be going skiing but I got my ski gear down today and my jackets missing and "no gear n no idea" is definitely worse than "all the gear no idea" Any chance you've got some pics to share from last year? On a new ride section thread of course, just in case Pedro ever wants to enjoy his thread again?

Cheers. I think thats what I'll do.

Friend I’m staying with next week text while I was cooking lunch today to ask if I was a vegetarian or vegan…

Beautiful Was that this years jolly? How did it go?

Oh don’t go turning into an old git just yet Younger people apparently have less sex than older gens but they think that may not be the case and they’re simply more honest They’re sexually less inhibited, more adventurous, more likely to state what they want and more likely to enter into arrangements other than monogamy. So a rethink on that one Rich.

Nice, very nice. -4 would be about a quarter of what I’d want

Good to hear from you Well yes I was unwittingly heading for mintageddon so thanks for the warning! I had heard they spread like weeds but thought if that was the case everyone’s garden would smell of mint I guess the pot is just to stop the roots spreading? If so could you bury said pot? Or would the roots eventually go out of the drainage holes and wreak havoc anyway? Still enjoying your Africa Twin?

Yer I also thought heated grips and a bigger service - bargain!

His friends are mostly lovely and polite but @Pedro we are British and you know how Jekyll and Hyde some of that breed can be after a few drops

I’ve considered it but I don’t fancy then having to climb out of a window to get out

They look strong for such a short time in, fingers crossed.

Bedroom door locks aren’t a thing here. Hotels and grand old country piles are the only places you’re likely to find locking bedroom doors.

It’s not them I’m concerned about, they can piss in their own beds.

Every time we (the UK) germinate plant seeds it seems to involve some type of top like a clear carton lid or bit of clingfilm, it’s a mini poly tunnel effect. I don’t know why, I think it’s supposed to help control temperature fluctuations and promote growth

nope. Traditionally at young peeps parties some will disappear off to find a room and let’s just say they are normally too busy to care who’s bed it is.

So am I. Surely now it’s clingfilm time?

Got wind one of my sons might be having a few people down while we’re away next week. Not best pleased as I’ve just bought a new mattress for my room and you know what inebriated young folk are like. Going to pick up a waterproof mattress protector tomorrow