Last week I received a letter from my credit union, informing me my credit card number was in a batch of numbers that had been compromised. This was a shock, as you can appreciate. We know this sort of thing happens, but not to us. I was also informed they would send me a new card and PIN, and I was to ring as soon as the card arrived so it could be activated. I was given the option of doing this on line, but demurred, as I have no idea how safe that would be.
The card arrived today and I then had to ring all people who needed to know the number had changed. I have a couple of direct debit accounts and various other monthly debits for charities etc. The most sensible, in my opinion, was one lady asked me for the old card no. and then said she would close the account and open a new one with the new no.
One big company told me, it did not matter what the number was for my online payments, as they do not store these details. That was a huge relief.
It is ironic that this happened when it did, as we had just taken extra precautions to protect our identities with the mail. I will not be renewing magazine subs when they expire, as the mags are too big to fit through the slot of the letter box. They are expensive and not of much use or interest.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010
Liar, liar!
One thing I detest is being lied to. I also hate being lied about.
About three weeks ago, we traveled to Adelaide to glean information about Solar power, and instilation costs. We called in to a company in Murray Bridge, which is an hour from the city. Hubby went in alone and was there for some time
When he returned to the car, I asked him 'if he had bought the shop', as he was so long. He said, "No, but I thought I might have to go back to work to pay for it, if we were to buy it from these blokes." [Hubby has been retired for quite some time]
We then continued on our way and found a company in the city that will do it for a lot less.
We decided a couple of weeks ago to buy the panels from the ones in the city.
Today, I received a phone call from one of the guys at the Murray Bridge firm, reminding me of our inquiry. He said that he had told hubby he would make a follow up call. Hubby says he did nothing of the kind. Then he asked me if we were proceeding with a purchase of power panels. I told him we were. He then asked my if I minded telling him who we were buying from. I told him I did mind, as it was really none of his business, and said goodbye and hung up.
About three weeks ago, we traveled to Adelaide to glean information about Solar power, and instilation costs. We called in to a company in Murray Bridge, which is an hour from the city. Hubby went in alone and was there for some time
When he returned to the car, I asked him 'if he had bought the shop', as he was so long. He said, "No, but I thought I might have to go back to work to pay for it, if we were to buy it from these blokes." [Hubby has been retired for quite some time]
We then continued on our way and found a company in the city that will do it for a lot less.
We decided a couple of weeks ago to buy the panels from the ones in the city.
Today, I received a phone call from one of the guys at the Murray Bridge firm, reminding me of our inquiry. He said that he had told hubby he would make a follow up call. Hubby says he did nothing of the kind. Then he asked me if we were proceeding with a purchase of power panels. I told him we were. He then asked my if I minded telling him who we were buying from. I told him I did mind, as it was really none of his business, and said goodbye and hung up.
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