DOG LICENSES
The Scottish Government plan to microchip every dog in
Scotland. Of course it’ll be a brave vet who goes anywhere near a drug dealers
obligatory devil dog. On hearing this news the Koreans got very excited,
excitement that led to disappointment when it was explained to them that the
Scots had not invented the technology to turn dogs into small chips that can be
micro waved. Well the Koreans eat dogs don’t they?.
In fact North and South
Korea are the only countries in the world where Sausage dog, the other name for
the Dachshund, is taken quite literally.
A consultation is to take place to discuss cutting the
number of dog attacks. The consultation will also consider whether dogs should
be licensed and muzzled. Another way to cut down on dog attacks would be for
the Koreans to eat the dogs because fewer dogs would mean less dog attacks.
There was a dog licensing scheme in place but that was
abolished in 1987 before which the license cost 37p. A new scheme would no
doubt be a lot more expensive and should be priced in relation to how dangerous
different breeds are. For instance a poodle and a Chihuahua should be very
cheap whereas a licence for any of the stocky muscled dogs that look just as
scary as their owners should cost the same at the average family car.
Bans may be the answer too.
If a person has any visible
tattoos they could be banned from having a dog because if history has taught us
anything it’s that the owner of a dog who has attacked someone will have a lots
of tattoos.
ACER CASHBACK
Beware of Acer cash back deals on lap top and tablet sales.
Acer offer a cash back scheme whereby you buy a piece of Acer technology and
they will give you cash back. At least that is the promise, but Acer doesn’t
make it easy to get the cash back. I purchased a tablet in June, and you have
to wait a month before you can make a cash back claim. I made a cash back claim
after the 30 days received an email in July telling me that the cash back claim
had been approved and I would receive the cash in within 56 days.
Why 56 days? That seems like a number of days plucked out
of thin air, which it is.
After 70 days I called Acer and was told that the claim had
not actually been approved, but thanks to the call they would approve it
immediately. No cash back was forthcoming and I called Acer again in early
December and they agreed that the payment was a bit over due. A bit overdue,
you swear word think?
I eventually received the cash back on the 19th
December, a full six months after the purchase. Perhaps when Acer said 56 days
they meant that in Donkey years as the Donkey lives for a third of the human
life span. So the cash back took three times longer than it should have.
Acer seem to work on the premise that they won’t have to
cash back everyone, only the people who follow up the claim. Which I did. The
cash back should be automatic and not only paid to people willing to chase Acer
to keep up their end of the bargain. So if you are thinking of taking advantage
of Acer’s cash back scheme be aware that Acer will mess you around for months
before paying up. Bad Acer, bad, bad, bad.
THE NEWS
Where would the news programmes have been over the festive
period without the misery of thousands of people live on every news bulletin?.
People who were flooded or had no electricity, or both featured as the lead
story all the time.
It was as if they were trying to make everyone who the
weather did not affect feel good with “Count your blessings that this isn’t
happening to you” stories.
And they went live to reporter after reporter after
reporter interviewing flood victims asking incredibly stupid questions like
“how do you feel about being flooded?” or “has the fact that your presents are
now floating about in your living ruined Xmas for you?”.
If that wasn’t bad enough they also went live
to the houses of people who have had no electricity for days and filmed them
and talked to them using their camera and other TV equipment powered by outside
broadcast truck electricity generators. Not one reporter asked anyone without
electricity if they’d like to plug their kettle into their van to make
themselves a nice warming cup of tea.
Seems cold and nice warming cup of tea starved people make
better television.
And how much footage of water lapping up against upstairs
bedroom windows do they have?. Judging by how much they showed they must have
months of footage of such.
The only news item that was pertinent to people having
their Xmases ruined by power cuts was when they interviewed a boss from a power
company who explained that it was taking a long time to get people back on line
because his teams of engineers couldn’t get anywhere near the sub stations that
needed repaired because TV news crew were in the way.
As for the floods. One representative from the Environment
Agency stated that he was mystified as to why one particular area had flooded
when it had never flooded before. I’m guessing that it might have had something
to do with the BBC water tankers in shot in the background pumping thousands of
gallons into the area in order to get even more footage of a flood hit village.
Not to mention the Sky News Land Rovers seen in various places driving into
power lines poles to bring them down.
If you were flooded who would like to see, an insurance
assessor?, a fireman with a pump?, the Red Cross? Yes to all three. Who do you
not want to see, a reporter from the BBC sticking a camera in your face?, a
reporter from the Sky sticking a camera in your face?, a reporter from the ITV
sticking a camera in your face?. No to all three.
GOOD TO KNOW.
Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles, who helped steer the EU legislation through the European Parliament, commented:
“These new rules will finally bring consumer law into line with the digital era. This is particularly welcome news for customers in the UK who now do more of their shopping online than almost any other country in the world.
“I am also glad that UK businesses have been overwhelmingly supportive of these changes. Greater legal clarity will make it easier for Britain’s world-leading digital firms to expand into Europe, where the rapidly growing e-commerce market is now worth over £200 billion a year.
“This is an example of what the EU does best, getting a better deal for consumers at home while creating exciting new opportunities for businesses abroad.”
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