someones going to get fired!!!

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:26 am

Note not paticularly work safe but it is on the bbc website so use your own discretion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4741017.stm

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:42 am

hahaha

did he not check the bloody thing before he put it in his wallet? bet he didnt even sign it

Solo card (rather than Maestro/Switch)... says it all really... like an Electron to a regular Visa*. Can spot em a mile away when working at the bar...

im thinking less "going to get fired" and more like "walked out of crappy underpaid call centre job after having to deal with this bloke one too many times - and one final act of quite restrained evil"

hehe paying him compensation, wonder how much he sold the story for?

* yes, i know he's "only 18" ... but usually you get upgraded Electron -> Visa or Solo -> Maestro at that age...

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:04 am

where in birmingham are you mate? any where near the AA call centre? cos i was there today on a work trip

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:12 am

Thats hiliarious!!!

I actually just ordered a new switch card yesterday...hmmmmm

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:43 am

I think thats pretty cool.

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:37 pm

I would have kept it, how unique

I think it's pretty funny to be honest

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:36 pm

Hah! Serves him right for not looking at the card before he tried to buy something with it..

Tahrey1043 wrote: * yes, i know he's "only 18" ... but usually you get upgraded Electron -> Visa or Solo -> Maestro at that age...

You'd be suprised. I have an account with halifax and natwest, halifax refuses to change my electron to a visa and natwest refuses to change my solo to a switch, so I'm left with two useless pieces of plastic cluttering up my wallet. Hopefully come student loan that'll all change..

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:56 pm

what a numpty!

im 19,nearly 20 and have only just had my solo card upgraded after begging natwest!

PoloGTi · Post by **PoloGTi** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:36 pm

Remember when somone at NTL changed the name 'Patel' to somthing rude and racist about 2 years ago?

Every Mr 'Patel' received the bill with a new name that I wont repeat

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:15 pm

never heard of that one!!!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:37 am

its a well known fact that natwest and barclays are nazis, though...

(must say im a bit surprised at the halifax not giving you extra!)

get over to lloyds, where they may be about as incompetent as a lobotomised hamster, but are all too happy to let you run up an enormous overdraft EVERYWHERE, not just places that take "electronic transactions only" cards.

PS I couldnt even tell you where the AA call centre IS mate. feel free to whip out a map and try some town / borough / suburb names on me tho!

im fifteen minutes hustle from town, nine minutes regular drive from the country, and three minutes relaxed trundle from tesco, just the way it should be (meaning i can get ice cream at 1am and not worry about being out half the night)

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:24 am

ice cream is the future ive tasted it

i cant remember exactly where it was to be honest cos my boss was driving us in his car (for some reason they wouldnt get in with me after i told them about pulling a G under braking)
if it helps its yellow

and just off the m6

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:36 pm

youre not thinking of the RAC control centre, now, are you?

i dont know of any yellow AA thing

can you remember if it was near the M5, M42 interchanges, spaghetti junction, etc?