tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post1191670551771015033..comments2024-03-28T18:35:47.483+00:00Comments on Random Thoughts: This and that!Treadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-87704663960764035622022-08-12T08:44:00.411+01:002022-08-12T08:44:00.411+01:00It was indeed a lovely thing for her to do - and m...It was indeed a lovely thing for her to do - and my birthday isn't until September!!! Oh and I hope that money shows up in your account soon although judging from the comments here we might need to share it! At the moment I'm getting bombarded with emails from Currys (a kind of catalogue/hardware store in the UK). Got another one this morning. I always tell them where to shove it and then block - but of course just like telephone spammers they've got more email addresses/telephone numbers than I've had hot dinners!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-9190212969407551922022-08-11T16:20:06.900+01:002022-08-11T16:20:06.900+01:00Such a thoughtful thing for your friend to do. I a...Such a thoughtful thing for your friend to do. I am so glad you're able to enjoy the weather and the markets etc! I am getting spam emails and texts. The texts offer me money but alas, none ever shows up in my account ;) jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077039940023067584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-13518888979150462892022-08-09T08:30:30.152+01:002022-08-09T08:30:30.152+01:00I've just started getting that kind of email f...I've just started getting that kind of email from Currys too (I've never been in Currys and we don't have them here). They are SOOOOO annoying aren't they and of course you can so easily get taken in - I almost did the first time re the parcel too. I already have a very large fruit bowl on the table but the new one is also in pride of place too. Damn, I'm going to have to move house if this keeps on! As for the cat, meh, I don't like him (he only likes "his people" anyway), but I would never see him not looked after! He's just one of those unpleasant cats!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-71943860995938785182022-08-09T08:26:54.882+01:002022-08-09T08:26:54.882+01:00And hey, I see you're back blogging (I lost yo...And hey, I see you're back blogging (I lost you in 2019). Another blog for me to start reading!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-35032277225077384122022-08-09T08:24:38.811+01:002022-08-09T08:24:38.811+01:00My photo doesn't do it justice but you're ...My photo doesn't do it justice but you're right, it was a lovely thing for her to do. And I tell ya, I carried that thing back to the car like a newborn baby!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-34720615948935581262022-08-09T08:23:10.861+01:002022-08-09T08:23:10.861+01:00Wordle ARCHIVES!Wordle ARCHIVES!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-50754865836922904092022-08-09T08:22:26.763+01:002022-08-09T08:22:26.763+01:00Hi Bathwater, and thank you for stopping by my blo...Hi Bathwater, and thank you for stopping by my blog. I quite like Wordle too probably because you can only play it once a day. Or that's what I thought, until my sister told me about World archives!!!! Damn, you can get hooked can't you. I must admit I thought the same initially about anyone who would pay the scammers regarding child porn, but then as the reporter pointed out, some people might just be confused or thought they had accidentally stumbled onto an inappropriate site. Heck, my friend tells the story of wanting to look up something on the White House so typed in "Whitehouse.com" (I believe) and ended up on a porn site. Apparently the correct address is "Whitehouse.gov"! Easily enough done I guess!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-61631824765102969172022-08-09T08:13:32.108+01:002022-08-09T08:13:32.108+01:00The most consistent scam I'm getting just now ...The most consistent scam I'm getting just now is telling me Ive won a shopping voucher for (you name a shop and I've won a voucher for it apparently!) Fortunately they mostly get caught and put in my junk mail. Then of course there are the text messages telling me I've a parcel waiting which is short on cost and if I pay up they will forward it to me! The first time I nearly got caught with that one as I was actually waiting for a parcel at the time, thankfully I contacted the sender of said parcel first who told me it hadn't been dispatched yet! I'd love to wander round a pottery fair and your bowl looks gorgeous. I'd use it as a fruit bowl then you can use it all the time! That was nice of you to cat sit even if the cat didn't really seem to appreciate you! xMarksgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870471905590321642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-15740966308211402382022-08-08T13:07:57.847+01:002022-08-08T13:07:57.847+01:00That bowl really is pretty...what a lovely thing f...That bowl really is pretty...what a lovely thing for your friend to do for you.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-32125665383749937882022-08-08T13:06:04.439+01:002022-08-08T13:06:04.439+01:00I used to play Words with Friends, now I am stuck ...I used to play Words with Friends, now I am stuck on Wordscapes. I am sure there are more than a few people out there that would be scared if they got an email concerning child porn.Bathwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992873498618424363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-23708542025091405362022-08-08T08:50:49.048+01:002022-08-08T08:50:49.048+01:00Well I guess that proves we're related somehow...Well I guess that proves we're related somehow because Colonel Ghadaffi's only surviving daughter routinely wants to send me a few million too - we must be cousins! As for the cat, I didn't mind sitting there as I had a good book. I'm not a cat person and Leni isn't doing anything to change that, sadly, although he's ok with the baby! Tolerant in fact!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-9198333015589414062022-08-08T08:47:21.542+01:002022-08-08T08:47:21.542+01:00I let all calls on my landline go to the answering...I let all calls on my landline go to the answering machine and when I get really tired of them I just unplug it for a few days. That being said, I did once pick up and somebody wanted a monthly standing order to their charity. Now I give to a similar charity so quickly looked up the salary of their CEO. Then I told her I wasn't going to give money to any (small) charity like theirs when they were paying their CEO such a ridiculous amount! I've never had the Amazon scammers, although I fairly regularly get the "UPS" tricksters, and I do believe that as we get older and maybe more vulnerable it becomes easier to fall for their spiel sadly!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-75219102360707697302022-08-08T08:43:09.461+01:002022-08-08T08:43:09.461+01:00It's actually much prettier than it looks - I ...It's actually much prettier than it looks - I just take rotten photos! I guess now I have to start having people over again so I can show it off! And you're right, it's a lovely early birthday present!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-90751340281162809742022-08-08T08:41:36.805+01:002022-08-08T08:41:36.805+01:00I'm still riled up about that game and I defin...I'm still riled up about that game and I definitely WILL be giving them a review. I'm not sure I want to do it on FB though because of all the kickback. I looked up a "give a review" site on google yesterday and will be doing it today!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-39279526870779693912022-08-08T08:38:52.926+01:002022-08-08T08:38:52.926+01:00That carousel was just beautiful, and I would have...That carousel was just beautiful, and I would have been on there like a shot too if I could have kicked that little kid off the hot air balloon!!! And I agree that some people become more vulnerable with age and these scammers know that In fact, just last night I watched a Youtube video of a guy In in the US I think) who takes on scammers and he could see that a lady in Quebec was about to transfer $150,000 to "Dave" in Thailand. He had her bank info (account and address), her name, her home address, etc. and tried EVERYTHING to stop her. He called the bank, the police, the Canadian anti-fraud organization and NOBODY would do anything. Until .... one of his viewers who was watching the livestream said that she had relatives in that town, called her cousin who went over there and they were able to prevent the woman from making the transfer! He didn't have to do any of that of course, but what a great guy eh!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-88256405789383404882022-08-07T15:58:49.744+01:002022-08-07T15:58:49.744+01:00The McAfee subscription email is becoming a tad te...The McAfee subscription email is becoming a tad tedious now. It eventually goes away only to start up again a few months later and why my email providers can’t spot and filter it is beyond me. They seem to be doing a grand job with all those inheritances from darkest Africa I was being offered a share of, and at least they could be an entertaining read. Oh yes, I think I would brave the heat for a wander around a pottery fair too (lovely bowl) not sure I’d do it to cat-sit but am sure the family value your commitment.Caree Risoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454194093120715901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-88821980938625872542022-08-07T15:44:29.532+01:002022-08-07T15:44:29.532+01:00I LOVE your bowl. It is gorgeous!
Scammers are the...I LOVE your bowl. It is gorgeous!<br />Scammers are the worst. I had a local phone call this week saying they were from Amazon and there was a problem with my account. I reported it to Amazon immediately and changed my password. <br />The photos from your day trip are awesome.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808093713899800649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-3765647150486129562022-08-07T15:24:36.353+01:002022-08-07T15:24:36.353+01:00I love the bowl - so pretty and how thoughtful of ...I love the bowl - so pretty and how thoughtful of your friend to buy it for you.One Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-28717135231051188322022-08-07T14:43:22.149+01:002022-08-07T14:43:22.149+01:00That bowl is gorgeous. The game? Attrocious!!! I&#...That bowl is gorgeous. The game? Attrocious!!! I'm glad your family members are having good trips. I hate cons and thieves. They pretty on the most vulnerable. SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-65423385922367589862022-08-07T14:42:48.854+01:002022-08-07T14:42:48.854+01:00Good to see you out in the world again! Hard to im...Good to see you out in the world again! Hard to imagine it's that hot and dry where you are though. How bizarre! But, I guess we better get used to it. <br />That carousel is the sweetest thing! How I would love to ride it! <br />And your new salad bowl is a lovely work of art. <br />I knew my mother was losing it when she called me to tell me of the great amount of money she'd won-notified by a person on the phone who gave her instructions on how to send in that small amount needed to process her prize. My mother was no fool but with age came more vulnerability. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-59561243703523531902022-08-07T13:12:14.210+01:002022-08-07T13:12:14.210+01:00You were right to ignore the scammers but I'm ...You were right to ignore the scammers but I'm sure some people might be so afraid that they call them back and end up getting bullied into sending money. Pigs aren't they! I loved that driftwood sculpture too - very clever. And yep, that's my bowl, although my photo doesn't do it justice. Now I'm going to have to invite loads of people round as an excuse to use it!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-75029092691314721902022-08-07T12:56:59.100+01:002022-08-07T12:56:59.100+01:00We're also dealing with a lack of rain, lately...We're also dealing with a lack of rain, lately, though thankfully, while it's hot here, it's not out of the ordinary.<br />A few years ago I got an email suggesting I was looking at child porn and to contact them if I didn't want the matter to proceed. I chose no contact and haven't heard from "them" since.<br />That sculpture is amazing, as are the recycled ones.<br />Is that the bowl, because it gorgeous!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-41482037841847452652022-08-07T09:04:38.115+01:002022-08-07T09:04:38.115+01:00The "parcel" scams used to get to me bec...The "parcel" scams used to get to me because I would often be waiting for an Amazon package, but like you I steel myself and delete. And you're right, the Family Farm Adventure ads are horrible - hence I'm going to write and complain. Since when has saving someone from domestic violence been "fun"?Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-71471706972456268492022-08-07T09:02:46.252+01:002022-08-07T09:02:46.252+01:00I delete and block the emails but they have more e...I delete and block the emails but they have more email addresses than I've had hot dinners! And I'm glad you spotted the carousel. It was a real old thing and the rides were fabulous - hot air balloon, WWII plane, T-rex. Really pretty!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-55376973497441737412022-08-07T09:00:22.686+01:002022-08-07T09:00:22.686+01:00Ha, good thought about playing against a bot. I pl...Ha, good thought about playing against a bot. I play against a couple of people I know and a couple more I don't know who play regularly, but you're right, a few seem to come straight back no matter what time of day (or night) I play! I'm a late bird and can play as late as 2 a.m. here, so it shouldn't be a surprise that someone in the US would play back right away, but when it's in the middle of the night there .... hmmmmm! I think you are probably right! Still, I don't mind as long as it's not "Mr. Gorgeous" who eventually turns out to be a retiring US marine or military attaché in Afghanistan!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.com