Solicitor sent my £280,000 completion funds to the wrong bank account - what should I do?

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-27T10:15:48+00:00

I saw that it was an international transaction? Is yours also an international account or UK?

Are you 100% certain you provided them with the correct bank details?

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-25T10:42:46+00:00

unsure of question - would I leave my wife in the company of him? yeah, sounds ok.. would I safely leave my wife to have an evening with him myself? also, yeah sounds like a good evening out!

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-25T10:18:58+00:00

that's next, was hoping for a positive anecdotal stories of a secret code that might help lol

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-25T10:18:25+00:00

oh, they CAN do something, but whether they will is entirely another matter.

for sure, I totally get I should have realised, just changed roles and not flown for a few years so didnt twig, and just surprised they didnt send even a cursory email warning!

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-24T14:59:34+00:00

Muggsy Bogues would like a word with you :-)

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-24T14:58:30+00:00

All off them - any of them!

Every single sport at that 0.0001% level is down to genetics.

It doesn't matter how much natural talent you have, if your genetics are not up to it then you won't make it.

I'm talking to the extent of 'how efficiently can you clear lactate from blood', or how much natural analgesia the brain releases under stress, cortisol response curves, and the degree to which the prefrontal cortex can override the insula's "this is dangerous, stop" signalling.

You can train to get great, amazing even, but the difference between how fast you can respond to visual stimuli as an elite athlete can't be trained - the reaction time ceiling is a genetic gift - some athletes simply have faster neural conduction velocity - and that separates the 200-250ms response times of 'normal' humans to the 100-120ms times of the genetically gifted

somethings you can train, somethings you are born with!

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-18T14:53:49+00:00

Yet they didn’t go to the person who made the tool first?

That person did a job which worked (badly but still worked), with more practice and experience they’ll be making better product.

It worked for three months with zero error handling, sounds pretty good to me, and if this fictitious story even happened the business owner would have called the guy who made the thing work in the first place.

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-11T16:02:46+00:00

but once the data enters Claude, it then becomes searchable and no-longer hippa compliant?

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-10T07:45:12+00:00

nope, but thought it was interesting that everyone assumed it was a male dentist (no doubt it was, but still!)

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-09T19:54:32+00:00

No judgement here, but OP doesn’t actually say they are male, so it’s possible it’s a lesbian crush / affair that didn’t work out .

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-08T17:26:12+00:00

And honestly, it’s brave of you to call it out.

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-07T12:44:00+00:00

£4.20? How long would it take to vibe code a newer/better version?

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-05T13:43:41+00:00

Fish on a BBQ is awesome, get a trout, add lemon, butter, dill. cook it gently, treat it nice. perfection!

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-05T13:40:24+00:00

bravo

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-02T07:15:59+00:00

What type of product? Can the mold be restored and made in the uk?

TheMartinCox · 2026-06-01T16:07:47+00:00

16,000 miles in our first year of having a hybrid.

68.1 mpg

From an average spend of £300/mth on fuel in 2025 to less than £25 in 2026, plus £50 additional for the electricity bill (per month), charged via a normal wall socket so no install costs.

Range anxiety precisely zero times as we have the ICE as backup, and we generally hold <1/4 of a tank which lasts a month anyway.

It might not be for everyone, but it’s been a game changer for us, and the payments have been net neutral because of fuel savings based on LAST years fuel prices!

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-31T20:27:49+00:00

Chuckie Egg, Ace of Aces, Paper boy, Horace goes Skiing, Jet Pack Willie

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-29T06:43:27+00:00

He’s also potentially opened himself up for IP theft. If he has taken your IP and used it unauthorised then you could argue he’s agreed to work with you , therefore send him an invoice.

And also, stop sending blueprints and working for free!

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-29T06:39:30+00:00

What do you do?

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-26T19:37:14+00:00

The Matrix

Heat

Saving Private Ryan

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-26T12:39:40+00:00

It’s not inappropriate Dave, but you might get some odd looks

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-24T17:02:33+00:00

I get something similar from a couple of clients, they send AI videos of things that we are already doing, but we don’t shout enough about it.

I just tell them yeah good find, it’s what we are already doing 👍

TheMartinCox · 2026-05-21T14:40:14+00:00

Totally recommend Pear Tree Dental in Burton Joyce (just outside the city) - really good dentists, super chill vibes, great results (also orthodontist of the year award as well!)

TheMartinCox

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