Latest moan from you and me - 2016

@Kandy, my uncles pension is now all sorted out, he's carrying on at work for another year full time as well as claiming his pension, then he says he's going to stay on part time for another year or so, I'm not 100% sure he's doing it for the money I think he likes his job & his collegues, he has never married or had children so I guess he enjoys being part of a close knit team. He's a thunder storm enthusiast his dream is to go storm chasing in America...bless him, I hope he does go because he would really enjoy himself. (Sorry I went a bit off topic )

 

What's happened FC?

 

And?

(There, I created a whole sentence with it! )

 

@CanadianLori I'm sure you are an inoffensive genteel sort of gum chewer

 

Yes, I don't do vigorous jaw movements. I also have to admit that sometimes I swallow my gum too. Someone tried to tell me that it would never go through my system but would start just lumping up in my stomach because it can't be broken down - well, I asked them if they ever ate corn and did it completely break down?

 

Can you transfer your credit card balance in to another card, maybe one offering 0% interest?

I feel your pain, I Had a massive argue ment with A bank last month, we have a business credit card each (we don't use them, we use our business debit cards, the credit cards are for large purchases to provide back up & emergency use only) anyway to cut a long story short we have never ever used the cards but the bank decided to send me a bill for an account fee of £64 just because they can , I rang them up & told them exactly what I thought about the charge & said if they didn't remove the charge I would be removing my business bank accounts & personal accounts to another bank who wouldn't be so greedy! I got the normal 'oh Mrs 'L' we are so sorry about this but there's nothing we can do I shall have to transfer you to another department' after another firm word they removed the charge, appologised & said 'if you ring us up again next year we will remove the charge again as we can see you don't use the card!' SO basically they just take the p*** don't they? How many people just pay & don't question the charges I wonder? & how much blinking money do they take off people?? FC I think you need to get back on the phone & give them some grief, just don't let them get away with putting the boot in

 

Banks are greedy. But gardeners own pitchforks - so banks are also stupid to be messing with us...

Seriously though, lots of credit card companies love to have balances transferred and usually offer initial incentives to get your business. I agree with @Beckie76 , please try giving that a shot.

 

It's taking them four MONTHS to rectify this? OutRAGEous!! I'd be playing merry hell with the finance department and billing them for all the charges incurred/knock on affect due to THEIR incompetence
Would a word with the CAB be in order?

 

Quite!
Roll on that discretionary payment then
But, do use your discretion when you choose to discreetly do some discretionary work in the future