Archive for the ‘News’ Category

The Vanity of Global Warming (2010-3-9)

For those who think that mankind is devastating the planet by causing global warming, it’s a myth, but it keeps the greenies and tree-huggers in business, otherwise they would become redundant. For instance, one day’s emission of sulphur dioxide and other gases from the volcanic eruption of Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines a few years [...]

Card Skimming at McDonalds WA spreads to Sydney (2010-1-18)

My bank account was compromised the other day – more importantly, the EFTPOS card used to access my EveryDay Account at Bendigo Bank was compromised.
Bendigo Bank, to their credit, locked my accounts immediately they realised that the account, along with about 100 others, had been compromised. Yeah, my fault that they couldn’t contact me on [...]

Note to self: Cancel credit cards prior to death! (2009-11-4)

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die! This is so priceless and so easy to see happening – customer service, being what it is today!(FYI: ANZ is one of Australia’s biggest and least popular banks !!)
A lady died this past January, and ANZ bank billed her for February and March for their [...]