Look at this. I think it's fantastic hehe. I especially like the way they describe it:

Cupid's Umbrella

Arrghh!!! Getting pestered on my mobile now as well!!

Yesterday morning about a quarter to 11, I had a missed call from 02920240069 which I thought was an odd number and then this morning, I was rudely awoken at 9.20am by a call from 02920368701 (which I didn't answer).

Hmm.......I thought, so I got up, had some mini Kinder variety sweets for breakfast ,got back into bed, thought hmm...... a few times more and then decided to consult my old pal Google.

I then discovered other blogs mentioning those numbers and a forum as well. It turns out that it's some call centre scam thing trying to get money out of people by telling them their mobile contract is about to run out and that they can save money by switching contracts. It's a Cardiff number apparently. The callers claim to be calling from your network provider and have also tried to get people to make payments over the phone.

I never answer my mobile if I don't know who's calling and especially if it's a strange number. Unfortunately Dean's landline doesn't show up on my phone, it just says "unknown" when he calls but I always know when it's him calling :)

Anyway, if anyone legitimate is trying to get in touch with me, they can leave a voicemail. I wish we had voicemail on our landline because I missed a call from my great aunt last night because we don't answer the phone anymore because of call centre hassle. I did 1471, recognised the number and called her back.

I'm not at all impressed with NTL, giving us a pre-owned number without letting enough time elapse and their customer service shuts at 8 in the evening. That's the only call centre I know of that shuts that early!! And they are a big company as well so they should be open longer. I'm actually feeling inclined to change to BT, although after Christmas, we only have 4 months left in this flat so I suppose it mightn't be worth the hassle of changing considering we'd have to give a month's notice as well. Next time, I'm getting BT, even if it is a bit more expensive. You get what you pay for. We had BT at home for years until my parents swapped to NTL thinking it would be cheaper. We had too many problems with NTL with the internet connection and cable TV and it didn't appear to be being much cheaper so my parents went back to BT and got the BT/SKY package which is great and the customer service with BT is much superior.

Anyway, this post was supposed to be about being pestered on my mobile. Got sidetracked there!!

Here is the blog I found which talks about the mobile scam:

Blog-Ed

and here is the forum where people had been talking about it:

What Mobile Forums

Spoke too soon..........

So much for being free of call centres pestering us!!!

See Jackie's Blog for the full story.

Hello

I thought it was about time I posted.

It's getting nippy these days and we can't afford to use the heating because it's Economy 7 which is probably the most expensive kind of heating around. However I have employed the use of candles and keeping the door closed to keep my bedroom nice and warm. It's very effective. If I go to the loo or kitchen or something and then come back into my room, it's noticeably warmer than the rest of the flat. So there's a tip for you, if you want cheap heat. Of course, you do have to be careful where you place candles and not fall asleep with them lit and stuff.

We haven't received any more nuisance phonecalls since Mrs McLoughlin choked to death on an avocado. They must have believed us. They must have thought that Mrs McLoughlin choking to death on an avocado sounded more likely than her not living here.

I had to go on a wee trip for work to the Sperrins region (www.sperrinstourism.com) I'll not write about it now because I can't be bothered. Got paid for the two days I was there and got all my meals and an overnight stay in a four star hotel as well. First time I'd stayed in a proper hotel. Had a triple room all to myself. Anyway I'll write more about the trip another time.

My parents and grandparents have gone to New York to see wee Ravin. So now I only have my boyfriend here to look after me. Well I suppose I don't need looking after really, but I do feel slightly vulnerable with my family away.

Right I'm off now to check all my candles aren't threatening to set fire to the flat.