Ben's place

I'm taking back this blog!  Yes I know it's been a while but since I can still remember the password, I thought I'd steal it back off Jimbo.  Piracy can only be tolerated for a matter of months....

Yes, back to the reason for this post.  We've exchanged contracts on our house!  And the removals men are coming to do their biz on Tuesday 18th, next week.  So we'll be in Portsmouth on Monday night if anyone is around.

Hope to see some people then maybe...

Well, it has been a very long time since I last updated my blog on us so I thought it time I claimed back ownership!

So what have I been doing, yes indeed I have been playing in my shed quite a bit, I feel very 'manly' pottering around with bits of wood and sniffing my varnish. I have however been doing other things...

Job - I have now finished working at IBM and have started a career as a embroiderer, I work along with a local pensioner called Gladys May, she makes very nice cakes and is currently teaching me how to do tripple-back cross-stitch on my latest project stitching a picture of Margarite Pattern. 

Health - I have unfortunately developed bunions on my feet and my knees are not what they used to be.

Julie and Sam - They are great! Sam recently learned to draw on himself, today he made himself all green (resembling The Incredible Hulk). Julie has been drinking lots of milk and has grown almost as tall as I am (either that or I am shrinking).

I do hope to update my blog again soon, sorry I have not updated it in such a long time.

Benj...

Well, it has been a very long time since I last updated my blog on us so I thought it time I claimed back ownership!

So what have I been doing, yes indeed I have been playing in my shed quite a bit, I feel very 'manly' pottering around with bits of wood and sniffing my varnish. I have however been doing other things...

Job - I have now finished working at IBM and have started a career as a embroiderer, I work along with a local pensioner called Gladys May, she makes very nice cakes and is currently teaching me how to do tripple-back cross-stitch on my latest project stitching a picture of Margarite Pattern. 

Health - I have unfortunately developed bunions on my feet and my knees are not what they used to be.

Julie and Sam - They are great! Sam recently learned to draw on himself, today he made himself all green (resembling The Incredible Hulk). Julie has been drinking lots of milk and has grown almost as tall as I am (either that or I am shrinking).

I do hope to update my blog again soon, sorry I have not updated it in such a long time.

Benj...

Hello, I am a squatter, I saw this blog which appears not to have had anyone home for some time - so I decided I would move in.

I think the previous resident of this blog has moved off somewhere, like his shed! I am under the impression that because there are no nails, hammers or wood shavings in this blog the previous resident finds no comfort here, and finds more comfort of a good lump of wood.

Now, should I change the locks?

Mr J.

Julie and I are Odeon DVD (LOVEFiLM) rental customers and have recently tried to cancel. Our experience so far:

1. They ignore you when you ask to cancel
2. But even when you succeed, On their cancelation page they say:

"Cancellation is effective on completion of this process. Please ensure
all discs are received back at our Distribution Centre within 7 days."

3. But when you actually click cancel they say:
Cancellation won't occur until we receive all your DVDs.

Which directly contradicts what they just said! And leads to virtually all their customers paying them for an extra month (I imagine)

4. They have no phone service and don't read a single email you send them! (I've sent 6!)

5. They didn't read the registered letter with a legal notice of "Payment under protest" I sent them.

I've just made a formal complaint to trading standards and watchdog and I'm very annoyed! Please tell the internet how bad this company is! I've already discovered there's others out there with similar experiences:

http://www.ciao.co.uk/lovefilm_com__Review_5603832

I don't care how difficult they are going to be, they will give me my 12.99 back, oh yes!!!