RANT CORNER

[beermonsterman]

The limit on a single payment using contactless card technology will rise to £100 later this year, the Treasury has confirmed.
The pandemic has accelerated a move away from cash, with shoppers often being encouraged to use contactless in many stores for public health reasons.
Fears have also been raised regarding fraud risks involved in the use of cards.

Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

BBC PM This date listen to 17:19 onwards
"There is an issue with that" (fraudulent use)

I can see the Rant Corner being a busy place.

Never mind the fraud concern, there is bigger issues at play... I went to my local CoOp purchased my usual 14ltrs of White Lighting & 2 bottles of Lambogwater, got to till to pay and asked for cash back, to which they explained they don't offer anymore because of the plague. How on earth are people supposed to pay their drug dealers with no cash, £3 charge at the cash machine, thats a 7.5% price hike on a gram of coke... utterly shameless. It cost me less to wire money to Trinidad & Tobago, £3 blinking quid to withdraw my cash.

[Derek27]

The limit on a single payment using contactless card technology will rise to £100 later this year, the Treasury has confirmed.
The pandemic has accelerated a move away from cash, with shoppers often being encouraged to use contactless in many stores for public health reasons.
Fears have also been raised regarding fraud risks involved in the use of cards.

Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

BBC PM This date listen to 17:19 onwards
"There is an issue with that" (fraudulent use)

I can see the Rant Corner being a busy place.

I'm not likely to ever lose my wallet, keys or phone but I've twice found somebody's contactless card and could have helped myself to their funds if I wanted to, so I can see it being an issue with the careless. You should be able to decide your own personal limit.

[Derek27]

The limit on a single payment using contactless card technology will rise to £100 later this year, the Treasury has confirmed.
The pandemic has accelerated a move away from cash, with shoppers often being encouraged to use contactless in many stores for public health reasons.
Fears have also been raised regarding fraud risks involved in the use of cards.

Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm

BBC PM This date listen to 17:19 onwards
"There is an issue with that" (fraudulent use)

I can see the Rant Corner being a busy place.

Never mind the fraud concern, there is bigger issues at play... I went to my local CoOp purchased my usual 14ltrs of White Lighting & 2 bottles of Lambogwater, got to till to pay and asked for cash back, to which they explained they don't offer anymore because of the plague. How on earth are people supposed to pay their drug dealers with no cash, £3 charge at the cash machine, thats a 7.5% price hike on a gram of coke... utterly shameless. It cost me less to wire money to Trinidad & Tobago, £3 blinking quid to withdraw my cash.

Self-service checkouts.

[Realrocknrolla]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... years.html

My friends drug dealer takes payment by bank transfer or Bitcoin.

So many mobile app banks now compared to your standard high st bank.

[jamesg46]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... years.html

My friends drug dealer takes payment by bank transfer or Bitcoin.

So many mobile app banks now compared to your standard high st bank.

I feel like we went from joke to half serious... tbh though nothing would suprise me, the audacity of dealers is amazing... I was shocked when I learned the back alley marketing going on within Instagram. It's actually pretty impressive how they do it, if you've got time check it out its tekkas that may provide a skill elsewhere.

[Realrocknrolla]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... years.html

My friends drug dealer takes payment by bank transfer or Bitcoin.

So many mobile app banks now compared to your standard high st bank.

I feel like we went from joke to half serious... tbh though nothing would suprise me, the audacity of dealers is amazing... I was shocked when I learned the back alley marketing going on within Instagram. It's actually pretty impressive how they do it, if you've got time check it out its tekkas that may provide a skill elsewhere.

Yeah i’ve seen it. Madness!

Younger brothers and little shit nephews thinking they’re the next Pablo Escobar.

[Derek27]

I needed to set a clock, so I naturally reached for my smartphone, because it's smart, as its name implies. Opened up the clock app - it doesn't have a flipping second hand!!

There's enough native android crap installed on it that I can't get rid off. Do you really need to install a third-party app on a so-called smartphone just to find out what the flipping time is?

[Derek27]

You can't even leave a £1 ashtray outside your front door without it being nicked!

[gazuty]

You can't even leave a £1 ashtray outside your front door without it being nicked!

We have a “hard rubbish” collection twice a year. Maybe your thief was confused.

Of coincidence our hard rubbish day was yesterday (although it usually takes the council a week to get around to collecting).

Neighbours put out a chest of draws at say 3 pm. Looked in good condition. By 6 pm the first lot of scavengers had picked over our street and taken all metal objects including the handles from the draws of chest.

At 3:23 am FFS more scavengers arrive (complete with head torches) park over my driveway, speak loudly for half an hour, and load the chest into the back of a sedan. Took me til 5 am to get back to sleep. Aggghhhh.

Meanwhile to fit in the chest they unloaded a bunch of large outdoor cushions on my front lawn and leave them there. Not sure if they will be coming back tonight to get them?

[Dallas]

Think it was one here once someone posted the story of a guy once putting out a pile of old wood on his front with a sign saying 'Free Firewood', hoping someone would take it away, to his surprise after a week no one had taken any of it.
He then had the idea of changing the sign to 'Firewood For Sale £10 per bag'
Next morning it had all been nicked!

[gazuty]

Think it was one here once someone posted the story of a guy once putting out a pile of old wood on his front with a sign saying 'Free Firewood', hoping someone would take it away, to his surprise after a week no one had taken any of it.
He then had the idea of changing the sign to 'Firewood For Sale £10 per bag'
Next morning it had all been nicked!

Very good.

[Derek27]

Think it was one here once someone posted the story of a guy once putting out a pile of old wood on his front with a sign saying 'Free Firewood', hoping someone would take it away, to his surprise after a week no one had taken any of it.
He then had the idea of changing the sign to 'Firewood For Sale £10 per bag'
Next morning it had all been nicked!

That really was clever thinking. I actually felt sorry for that thieving git who nicked my ashtray. I was just 30 yards from home when he picked it up, showed it to his girlfriend, I think he asked her if she wants it. His girlfriend must be really impressed!

[Derek27]

Surgery's been phoning me all morning while I was in bed, and now they're phoning all afternoon while I'm busy trading!

[Derek27]

Surgery's been phoning me all morning while I was in bed, and now they're phoning all afternoon while I'm busy trading!

Phoned back expecting an appointment for my covid jab, it was just the phamasist.

[Derek27]

Getting sick of hearing about Harry & Megan. And all the idiots passing judgement after hearing one side of the story. The moment a hint of racism arises people are quick to draw daggers without even knowing what was said and in what context.