Category: "News"
easyjet customer service
By Value hunter on Dec 18, 2009 | In News, In real life, Bad business, What is the point? | Send feedback »
An absolute classic on BBC news this snowy morning. Interviewing a lady at Gatwick airport, the lady informs the watching world, "On the whole, the airlines are handling the situation of delays and cancellations very well. The one airline that appears… more »
Google's top ten searched for phrases
By Value hunter on Dec 1, 2009 | In News, Fun, On the web, Dear diary | Send feedback »
The top ten search phrases for google have been announced. 1. Facebook 2. BBC 3. YouTube 4. Hotmail 5. Games 6. eBay 7. News 8. Google 9. Yahoo 10. Bebo The most puzzling one is at number 8 - who visits google to search for google? How bizarre… more »
Office of Fair Trading cannot rule on overdraft fees?
By Value hunter on Nov 25, 2009 | In News, In real life, Money chat, Bad business, What is the point? | Send feedback »
The supreme court's ruling today, that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) cannot investigate on overdraft fees charged to customers, if they are unfair or not, is yet another smack in the teeth for the people of the UK. The immediate question it raises,… more »
Fined for feeding ducks in the park?
By Value hunter on Nov 19, 2009 | In News, In real life, Common sense, What is the point? | Send feedback »
A woman has had her penalty notice fine of £75 for feeding ducks in the park with her son, dropped, by a local council. Originally, the lady was fined for feeding the ducks in a "non designated area." At first Sandwell Council defended the issuing of… more »
Large Hadron Collider is repaired
By Value hunter on Nov 17, 2009 | In News, In real life, Wondering | Send feedback »
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been repaired after more than a year and could be "fired up" as soon as this weekend. The LHC fascinates me, not because of the size of the thing/project, or where it is situated, or the costs involved... will they… more »
