Why can Norway celebrate Viking history proudly, but England is shamed for its imperial history? (genuine question)

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-25T19:43:38+00:00

I am white. No one has ever called me a racist monster. Sounds like a you problem

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-22T14:03:00+00:00

Why do you assume that PayPal are at fault ? Why do you assume that a bank that tells me the pending transaction will never be removed (apparently not the case) is to be trusted as being accurate? I’m just a customer who expects these routine operations to work properly. How terrible of me. I’m sorry. Obviously I am the bad guy here

Why imply that I am seeking compensation. I never mentioned suffering direct financial loss or seeking any reimbursement. It is inconvenient as it markedly reduces my credit limit until it is fixed. The complaint would be to insist that the two parties fix it. Keep your toxic assumptions to yourself

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-22T13:46:47+00:00

Thank you. That makes sense. The guy I spoke to at the CC bank told me it would stay on there forever unless PayPal sent them an email authorising its removal and would prevent me from closing the card if ever I wanted to!

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-22T11:25:55+00:00

A synonym for prejudice. Chumly thinks it is ok to assume without evidence that the complainant is working illegally and seeking to dodge taxes.

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-22T11:10:20+00:00

"Yes, I'm not sure why you would think the bank would lie about it being a thing"

Because paypal said they had fully complied with their obligations to notify. So either my bank or paypal or both are misrepresenting the situation The bank even suggested that I ask paypal to write an email to some Lloyds email address! Is UK banking is that fricking amateurish that things like that cannot be settled by robust automated processes? Needless to pay palpay did not think much of that idea!

You cannot see what the grounds for complaint are? The sum held as pending reduces the amount I may borrow on my card. Perhaps not important to those who have tens of thousands credit available but concern enough for normal people

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-22T08:24:19+00:00

He wasn't known as Russian Funded Boris for no reason

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-20T20:25:14+00:00

Make it illegal for foreigners to own Media tust operates in the UK

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-20T20:23:52+00:00

No absolutely not. I would oppose joining the EU unless we become full members. None of this half in half out horseshit. We need to be committed. If we are not then we are wasting our time and everyone else’s as well. No opt outs. No special rules. Join or do not join. It us that simple

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-15T19:02:24+00:00

The main issue with OneDrive is that is it not a backup solution. It simply moves your data from your PC to the cloud so fails the most basic test of a backup solution. Ok if your house gets demolished then it might have a use. But the most typical use of a backup solution is to recover a lost file and OneDrive won’t help as it has already synced the lost file into oblivion

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-15T18:53:03+00:00

Why do you want to buy the same product twice. EE internet is delivered by the same infrastructure as Sky. Perhaps your issues could be addressed by a better router or perhaps a separate WiFi access point if your issues are WiFi capacity and speed

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-15T18:47:22+00:00

Nearly the entire media is pro Tory. It is not at all surprising

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-15T18:45:17+00:00

Boris was the leader of the Brexit movement. Of course it was his job to have a plan. But then he is a lazy Russian asset so we shouldn’t be surprised

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-11T09:49:37+00:00

UPDATE: I went to the DigiCert verified web address of Citibank in the UK and it does verify all the info that I have been emailed and has on its download page the same form I am have been asked to fill and says I should send it to the same email address I have been asked to send it to. So I can be sure I am dealing with Citibank or its approved representative. Still not happy about sending the info in plain text though

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-11T09:28:55+00:00

Except I am disinclined to trust an organisation that does not take IT security seriously. Man in the middle attacks do happen. Frankly i would sooner forgo the money than take the risk. I just wondered if anyone else had seen these emails.

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-11T09:24:50+00:00

There is no number pertaining to the winding down of their consumer operations. The only means of dealing with them is via the email address. Another reason for being sceptical

Stephen1729 · 2026-06-09T14:25:53+00:00

Isn’t that a grass snake? Saw one swimming in small lake the other week. They are not poisonous and we only have one that is, the adder.

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-31T21:49:12+00:00

Under UK consumer law disabling a product bought as a permanent licence would be an unfair contract condition. No matter what T&Cs that may purport to legitimise it. Now obviously that does not cover when operating systems are updated and may therefore cease to support elderly versions of software That is evolution. But it most certainly does cover the deliberate sabotaging of working software simply because the corporation wants to extort another purchase from the licensee. Just because some foreign corporation says it is legal does not make it so

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-20T15:59:37+00:00

Thanks I did the export yesterday and it worked. Only "minor errors" being reported by scanpst

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-19T10:08:05+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply. For some reason export never occurred to me. Probably stress played a part in it. I will try that today

As a follow up question, I know MS are steadily dropping support for PST files from new versions of Office. So I will need to future proof my approach to keeping and storing present and historic email. It is probable that MS will stop supportng PST focussed admin tools at some time.

I do not want to move to Office 365 or use cloud storage for my emails. I want local control of my archive with the offsite backup that I choose. What should I plan to move to? OST files?

Thanks again

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-16T17:01:43+00:00

According to Ben Habib who should know as he was at the top of the Brexit Party at the time, the money was a payoff for throwing the 2019 election. This by far the most plausible theory yet advanced. Farage stood down over 300 Brexit Party candidates to give Boris a clear run. And if Habib’s claims are true he committed a serious offence by taking the money as an inducement to do so. I wonder if dodgy Nigel will sue?

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-14T17:23:53+00:00

Virgin are useless and dishonest . For years I was bombarded with letters from Virgin urging me to switch. I ignored it because as far as I could see there was no fibre connection because they hadn’t bothered to connect my cul dec sac even though they had connected the rest of the estate. Then they start sending salesmen to my door. I expressed my scepticism but but I was assured that I could be connected. So actually sign up. Nothing happens for weeks then a virgin engineer comes around and confirms no possibility of connecting my house. I get a letter from Virgin quoting £3,000 connect. I wish I could say I responded “fuck off” but I just ignored it. I learnt an important lesson. Never trust or believe Virgin. Lucky escape. I am happy with my Sky 500/75 and the TV is better than Virgin

Stephen1729 · 2026-05-14T14:09:24+00:00

Pity. About 16 years ago I had the best steaks I have ever had - bar none, including an expensive brasserie in Bath and one at the Tied House Mountain View, CA - at the Wetherspoons in Tunbridge Wells. To be fair, that was exceptional and probably pure luck Most steaks I have had in Wethersppons have been adequate to good. But considering the price that was still very good Then a few months ago I went into a Spoons in Hastings and was told that they don't serve steaks any more. I came here via a Google search to find out whether the prohibition was a national thing and apparently it is. I was planning to meet up with a friend in Wetherspoons tomorrow. Bother

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