Holiday Ideas wanted...
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Bijesh wrote:
cheque book stolen
British Bankers Association and the Metropolitan Police have procedures to handle this kind of scenario.
Bijesh wrote:
Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Sounds like you have problems with your gas fire/boiler. Get it checked out and use detectors. Suffering unusual or persistent headaches is a hint that problems exist especially if they get better away from home. Landlords have a bad reputation for shoddy gas fire/boiler servicing schemes - and it's against UK law. I'll come back to you shortly with holiday ideas
Thanks.. Yes the Police are working on it. The person who did it had written a few cheques for smaller amounts initially trying out different signatures and the bank claimed that one of those looked similar to mine and refused to refund the money. Of course at the time the police did not have a suspect. It looks like this is something that has been going on for a while at that particular address and we weren't the only ones affected. I don't mind the wait, if they can find out whats really going on. The boiler was definitely broken. The ambulance people who took us to the hospital, initially told us that its an illegal model. But the landlord later produced a valid safety certificate. My wife did have all the symptoms you mentioned. Luckily the final big one happened on a weekend and we were both home and I was able to drag myself to the phone.
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Beth and I are heading to York over the New Year break for exactly that sort of holiday (Beth's rented out a cottage just outside the city). Apparently the New Year celebrations outside the Minster are quite something! :-D
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You could combine sport with culture. Such as Visit to Liverpool, watch a game of football at Anfield, then visit the Cavern (beetles), if your into religious buildings then visit both Cathedrals, then an evening at a theatre or an art gallery such as the Walker or Sudley. Travel by car or train to Lime Street, Liverpool or by plane into Speke airport.
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I'm in London. In fact I was thinking of going to Glasgow. Would you recommend that? Not ready to drive yet so I thought its best to plan around a city.
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If you go to Edinburgh the camera obscura and children's museum (I think that's the name) are good. If you like ginger find some proper Edinburgh rock. Elaine :rose:
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Thanks.. Yes the Police are working on it. The person who did it had written a few cheques for smaller amounts initially trying out different signatures and the bank claimed that one of those looked similar to mine and refused to refund the money. Of course at the time the police did not have a suspect. It looks like this is something that has been going on for a while at that particular address and we weren't the only ones affected. I don't mind the wait, if they can find out whats really going on. The boiler was definitely broken. The ambulance people who took us to the hospital, initially told us that its an illegal model. But the landlord later produced a valid safety certificate. My wife did have all the symptoms you mentioned. Luckily the final big one happened on a weekend and we were both home and I was able to drag myself to the phone.
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It sounds like you were very lucky. I fitted a carbon monoxide alarm in my boiler cupboard last year and it went off straight away. Turned out the flue was partially blocked by moss on the roof line so it was easily resolved but it was still quite scary to think how easily it could have been worse if undetected. I obviously don't know the details but have you talked to anyone about taking legal action against your landlord? Even if he has covered his own arse, the people who passed the certificate could well be liable. I'm not one to condone litigation but when your family's life has been put in severe danger you have to draw the line. If you haven't thought about it then give the CAB a call and see if they can advise you. As for holidays, rural Devon and Cornwall are really nice in the winter, and I've also enjoyed south west Wales at that time of year. The north coast along Exmoor has many small touristy villages that are great to visit out of season. I've stayed in Lynmouth before and it is really beautiful, and great for walking / sight-seeing. http://www.lynton-lynmouth-tourism.co.uk/[^]
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Hi, thanks for the respone. I'm based near London, and planning to travel by train or flight. Of course money is a problem, :-D . I want to keep the total expenses in three figures.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What went wrong?
Picked the wrong house to live basically. Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Seems scary when you consider recent events.), had cheque book stolen from the mail and money stolen through that. And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
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Tell the bank you are talking to one of the comsumer programs (e.g Watchdog), the threat of publicity usually gets them moving!
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It sounds like you were very lucky. I fitted a carbon monoxide alarm in my boiler cupboard last year and it went off straight away. Turned out the flue was partially blocked by moss on the roof line so it was easily resolved but it was still quite scary to think how easily it could have been worse if undetected. I obviously don't know the details but have you talked to anyone about taking legal action against your landlord? Even if he has covered his own arse, the people who passed the certificate could well be liable. I'm not one to condone litigation but when your family's life has been put in severe danger you have to draw the line. If you haven't thought about it then give the CAB a call and see if they can advise you. As for holidays, rural Devon and Cornwall are really nice in the winter, and I've also enjoyed south west Wales at that time of year. The north coast along Exmoor has many small touristy villages that are great to visit out of season. I've stayed in Lynmouth before and it is really beautiful, and great for walking / sight-seeing. http://www.lynton-lynmouth-tourism.co.uk/[^]
Ðavid Wulff Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen (video)
I, for one, welcome our new shrew-sized overlords.Yes we were very lucky. Another half hour or so and we both would have been too out to get up. When the ambulance came I was standing there all dizzy with vomit all over my shirt and my wife was on unconscious the floor. They thought we were on something :) The Health and Safety Exchange people were notified of the incident, but the last I heard from them, they said that they couldn't find anything wrong with the safety certificate. Although I'm pretty sure it wasn't all right. In fact after the incident she brought in quite a few people to look at the thing and they all seemed to shake their heads and leave. Finally we left the place and I heard it was rented out again and the boiler malfunctioned again. I also got a gas bill for over 200£ for the month and a half that we lived there (and half the time the gas supply was turned off). If there was any proof of wrongdoing on her part that nearly got my wife and I killed I would definitely have considered legal action. In fact it should me manslaughter I think. The trouble with alarms is you can't be 100% sure if the alarm is working. Regular maintenance is the only way.
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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Try the Lake District. Its absolutely beautiful, has some fantastic walks and lovely little pubs with cosy fires. I love going there in winter. Its quiet and the pubs aren't so crowded. Keswick is my favourite place to stay.
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Tell the bank you are talking to one of the comsumer programs (e.g Watchdog), the threat of publicity usually gets them moving!
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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Scotland. Brilliant place for roaring fires, sturdy stone B&Bs and wild landscape. Not far from anywhere in the UK either. I loved my time there. One of the islands (Mull is great) will do you well.
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eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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It sounds like you were very lucky. I fitted a carbon monoxide alarm in my boiler cupboard last year and it went off straight away. Turned out the flue was partially blocked by moss on the roof line so it was easily resolved but it was still quite scary to think how easily it could have been worse if undetected. I obviously don't know the details but have you talked to anyone about taking legal action against your landlord? Even if he has covered his own arse, the people who passed the certificate could well be liable. I'm not one to condone litigation but when your family's life has been put in severe danger you have to draw the line. If you haven't thought about it then give the CAB a call and see if they can advise you. As for holidays, rural Devon and Cornwall are really nice in the winter, and I've also enjoyed south west Wales at that time of year. The north coast along Exmoor has many small touristy villages that are great to visit out of season. I've stayed in Lynmouth before and it is really beautiful, and great for walking / sight-seeing. http://www.lynton-lynmouth-tourism.co.uk/[^]
Ðavid Wulff Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen (video)
I, for one, welcome our new shrew-sized overlords.Not so much a question of litigation you yourself would take, this kind of thing is a criminal act, which would have any case taken out-of-your-hands by the relevant authority, and if convicted is punishable by imprisonment. So if the relevant authorities were called in to investigate, both landlord and contractor could be prosecuted and ignorance of the law will be no defence. Manslaughter would probably be the charges if death(s) occured. Exmoor - are you sure. People get lost on those moors and can be fatal.
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Not so much a question of litigation you yourself would take, this kind of thing is a criminal act, which would have any case taken out-of-your-hands by the relevant authority, and if convicted is punishable by imprisonment. So if the relevant authorities were called in to investigate, both landlord and contractor could be prosecuted and ignorance of the law will be no defence. Manslaughter would probably be the charges if death(s) occured. Exmoor - are you sure. People get lost on those moors and can be fatal.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Exmoor - are you sure. People get lost on those moors and can be fatal
That can happen anywhere, and Exmoor is no exception. I go up there four or five times a year and I wouldn't go wandering off following paths in the snow or heavy rain, but with some common sense it is no more dangerous than walking through Exeter on a Saturday morning. On the north coast especially there are lots of touristy areas were you can't get lost and can enjoy the countryside. They have mobile reception up there so if you do get into difficulties you can phone the rangers or coast guard to come and pick you up.
Ðavid Wulff Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen (video)
I, for one, welcome our new shrew-sized overlords. -
So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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If you're up for a bit of walking then I'd highly recommend the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains. There are some spectacular views around there. The only disadvantage is that it can involve quite a trek to get to some places but once your there you won't be dissapointed, also because it's fairly remote there is absolute peace and quite but has the bonus of having well defined footpaths etc. If you want more specifics don't hesitate to ask since I've covered quite a lot of the area for my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, there we didn't have the problem of it being remote since the whole walk was 50 miles anyway. :rolleyes:
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So my wife and I landed in UK early this year and so far, can't say we have been very lucky. Anyway we have our wedding anniversay coming up in december and I wanted to take a long weekend off and go relax somewhere. I was wondering if any CP-ians had suggestions for a UK holiday in december (early december, not too close to Christmas).. Ideally some place where we can do some sight-seeing, but mostly just relax by the fire, romantic dinner-type of thing. Any ideas would be very welcome.. Many thanks in advance... Bijesh
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First, sorry for the double post, but another area I just thought of was the Pembrokeshire coast which is very close to where I live (> 30 miles). It's the only Coastal National Park area in Britain and has a footpath going the whole way around it, will take several days to walk it though (probably anyway).
Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed
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Hi, thanks for the respone. I'm based near London, and planning to travel by train or flight. Of course money is a problem, :-D . I want to keep the total expenses in three figures.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
What went wrong?
Picked the wrong house to live basically. Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Seems scary when you consider recent events.), had cheque book stolen from the mail and money stolen through that. And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
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Bijesh wrote:
And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
Banks suck! My recent experiences with banks have been pretty depressing too.
Regards, Nish
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First, sorry for the double post, but another area I just thought of was the Pembrokeshire coast which is very close to where I live (> 30 miles). It's the only Coastal National Park area in Britain and has a footpath going the whole way around it, will take several days to walk it though (probably anyway).
Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed
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Not so much a question of litigation you yourself would take, this kind of thing is a criminal act, which would have any case taken out-of-your-hands by the relevant authority, and if convicted is punishable by imprisonment. So if the relevant authorities were called in to investigate, both landlord and contractor could be prosecuted and ignorance of the law will be no defence. Manslaughter would probably be the charges if death(s) occured. Exmoor - are you sure. People get lost on those moors and can be fatal.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Not so much a question of litigation you yourself would take, this kind of thing is a criminal act, which would have any case taken out-of-your-hands by the relevant authority, and if convicted is punishable by imprisonment.
Yes thats what I understand too. And I guess I meant something like "attempted manslaughter" (if there is such a thing) if the landlord deliberately tried to cover up a dangerous boiler. Anyway as it stands, the certificate was issued by a corgi-certified installer and they could fine nothing wrong with it (i.e the certificate).
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Bijesh wrote:
And still waiting for the bank to "make a decision", even though the police have the guy who did it.
Banks suck! My recent experiences with banks have been pretty depressing too.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blogNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Banks suck!
I have to say I agree. And its difficult to deal with these big banks because when you call up customer service they ask you to talk to the fraud dept, and the frauds dept tells you that they have sent all the files back to the branch, and then then the branch says they have no idea whats going on (they actually said that!) and directs you to customer complaints, who says something like "these sort of things are usually handled by our Frauds Dept". I think they generally keep holding off hoping that you would get tired and let it go.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Banks suck!
I have to say I agree. And its difficult to deal with these big banks because when you call up customer service they ask you to talk to the fraud dept, and the frauds dept tells you that they have sent all the files back to the branch, and then then the branch says they have no idea whats going on (they actually said that!) and directs you to customer complaints, who says something like "these sort of things are usually handled by our Frauds Dept". I think they generally keep holding off hoping that you would get tired and let it go.
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Bijesh wrote:
I have to say I agree. And its difficult to deal with these big banks because when you call up customer service they ask you to talk to the fraud dept, and the frauds dept tells you that they have sent all the files back to the branch, and then then the branch says they have no idea whats going on (they actually said that!) and directs you to customer complaints, who says something like "these sort of things are usually handled by our Frauds Dept".
That's exactly what's been happening to us :-( My wife's posted about that here.[^] USD 800 that belongs to us is hanging somewhere and we have no idea when we'll get it back :-(
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog