General Chat

Dermie, do you mean cursive script? :-P

Afternoon all :-D :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3 <3

Gosh, I feel tired today for some reason :-S - but I made myself do some housework this morning ;-)

J often has toasted fruit loaf for brekkies - I do sometimes, but I like crumpets with jam the best - brought to me in bed, of course :-D ;-)

Ann - that is terrible that your town soon won't have any banks :-0 - my nearest town, population 7, 900, has 3 banks and a building society!

Hi Gin <3 <3 <3

Don't get me going again, am so bleedy angry about it all, our town is 20,000 plus people :-0 :-0

I hope you didn't do too much housework Gin :-0 :-D ;-)

Hya Ann :-D :-D <3 <3 - I can well understand your anger, and not another word will be said ;-) <3

Just did some ironing and cleaned the bathroom - enough for one day :-D

Busy watching Four in a Bed on + 1 - it's one I've seen before, though aren't they all :-D :-D

Just tried to pay three bills by phone as I usually do so that way. first one, bank card went through by my using the telephone keypad just fine.

The second I did not have it set up. Spoke to someone whose English was good but very obviously not his first language. He had difficulty, getting confused with one similarly-named account and another with the old card number. Politely, I said I'd go to the branch and he was fine, actually agreed with me.

Left the third bill to pay in the branch too.

Will let you know how I get on because it's all change in our local branch.

When I worked I used online banking but decided to stop about seven or eight years ago when there was trouble afoot online. :-0

We still have a good selection of banks but I haven't counted them all. :-0

I'm watching WDYTYA :-D :-D

Just put the heating on its raining here again now and the temp has dropped quite a bit, am now stuffing me face with more coffee and an M&S custard tart :-D :-D

Custard tart yum yum. :-D

Got a spare? :-D

I only bought a box of two...and I have eaten them both :-D :-D :-D

Hya Joy :-D :-D <3 <3

We do nearly everything by internet banking - thought that's the "royal we", 'cos I leave all the financial stuff to J - he's much better at that sort of thing. I'm much better at spending it :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

Ann - how do you get away with all this snacking on cakes and things? There's nothing on you, you lucky thing! :-| :-D ;-) ;-) <3

Right, got our population count. 65,500 in 2010 in the city, so more now.

Rough count of our banks, eight banks and four building societies as far as I can remember - all open all day.

Ann, you have been done down. :-(

I take after me mum Gin :-D :-D :-D

Gin I use the Internet banking as well, but there are loads in this town that will sorely miss their local bank....I mean what about all shop keepers who deposit cash etc. There will be a lot of angry people in this town when the news gets out...there was enough uproar when they closed the three in September.

Lloyds bank here is in a lovely old building and was here when I came to live in the town in 1962 :-0 :-0 :-0

Lyn, I still have the little palm machine from Barclays when I used online banking (always said online instead of Internet banking, funny isn't it). My personal account with another bank, I've only ever used passwords and such, no little machine.

Now, since I retired, 99% of the time I use telephone banking but if I'm near the bank I will pop in and do it then - I always see someone I know. :-D

Ann, I'm annoyed for you. :-|

Yes, and I take after my Mam :-D :-D ;-)

J uses Barclays bank in town a lot, as he's the village hall treasurer, and is forever having to pay cash in. We use the ATM's and the building society for ourselves. I don't think internet banking can totally take the place of a branch. I don't think I could cope with it myself, let alone those without computers. :-( :-)

Off to sort myself out for the school run. :-D

Back later.

Bye Joy - hope you're not in your leopard skin dressing gown :-0 :-D ;-) <3

Just thought..I bet their cash machines will be going as well :-(

Going to have a bit of a tidy up....me washing basket is getting full as well :-( :-(

Catch you all later :-D <3

Bye Ann :-D <3


Edit - just had a recount - there are 4 banks in our town :-0

You should at least be left with a cash till :-(

HOLLAAAARRRRR :-D :-D :-D

Hya Mersey, if you're still about :-D :-D <3 <3