:grin: LOL. . .

Low carb I trust?

Must have been a huge mug?

Oh,those were the days. . .drink till 3am. . .get up at 6am. . .go for a 5 mile run. . .

HC - Drunk?. . .shouldn't apologise. . .make sure you have a resolve BEFORE you go to sleep! (Too late now!) HC / rory32 - Thank you both for the rule. I had it drummed in to me so much as a child. . .it gets me confused lol :o

HC. . .I always get confused with "were and "was". . .what is the correct use of each term???

Back in 97 (ish) the current government stated that they would always maintain the cost of diesel at least 10p a litre lower than petrol. At the same time the auto industry and us (the consumer) were encouraged to develop / buy into diesel fuelled vehicles. Call me a cynic, but now a lot of us are using diesel vehicles. . .the price ratio has changed. . . Furthermore, diesel hydrocarbons have a higher carcinogenic value than petrol emmissions. . .

*Not sure where I should place this post for max viewing. . .mods can you help please?* I recieved this in my inbox this morning and it looks quite serious!!! FYI [problem] which is doing the rounds I thought I should pass this one on to you for what it is worth. Just be aware. This one is pretty slick [problem] since they provide Y O U with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card [problem] works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself. One of our employees was called on Wednesday from 'VISA', and I was called on Thursday from 'MasterCard'. The [problem] works like this: Person calling says, 'This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank) did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for £497.99 from a Marketing company based in London?' When you say 'No', the caller continues with, 'Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from £297 to £497, just under the £500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?' You say 'yes'. The caller continues - 'I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 0800 number listed on the back of your card (0800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. 'Do you need me to read it again?' Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the [problem] works the caller then says, 'I need to verify you are in possession of your card.' He'll ask you to 'turn your card over and look for some numbers.' There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3 are the security numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card. These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, 'That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?' After you say, 'No,' the caller then thanks you and states, 'Don't hesitate to call back if you do', and hangs up. You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the Card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a [problem] and in the last 15 minutes a new purchase of £497.99 was charged to our card. Long story - short - we made a real fraud report and closed the VISA account. VISA is reissuing us a new number. What the [problematic] want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or MasterCard directly for verification of their conversation. The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card as they already know the information since they issued the card! If you give the [problematic] your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost too late and/or more difficult to actually file a fraud report. What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from a 'Jason Richardson of MasterCard' with a word-for-word repeat of the VISA [problem]. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung up! We filed a police report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking several of these reports daily! They also urged us to tell everybody we know that this [problem] is happening . red007lion

Hi to all. . .I joined this site earlier in the year and for one reason or another, I haven't looked through the posts until today (5th Dec 07). These forums are truly wonderful and (as has already been pointed out) it needs further publicity. Collective action seems to be something which we have "lost" and we (the mass public) are wandering around like sheep! Remember 2000 and petrol prices? My local petrol outlet (unsurprisingly a supermarket) has unleaded priced at £1.029 per litre. . .why do we (the mass public) just sit back and take it??? I read in the DCA forum that the site has approximately 155,000 subscribers (I wonder how many keep up to date with the site? Me included btw)would that be less than 0.002% of the population? At the very least I think all of us should mail a link to this site to at least our family and friends. The power of the internet is immense. . .it allows us to communicate to each other what is really going on "out there" and no longer take for granted what the mass media wants you to know (or not for that matter). Stop ranting now. . .or you will think I am a nutter. . . Anyway, hello everyone! red007lion