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...apart from the Council failing to even notice, let alone remove broken asbestos tiles, before I moved in that is - the last tiles were removed this morning. :-D

Just had 'Kevin' on the phone, informing me that hackers are hacking my device.

'Kevin' was actually from my provider, rather than the usual 'helper' from Virgin.
I asked why, if he was the provider, he couldn't remove the hackers - apparently, it's because they're on my device.
I ask why he can't email me this information and how to remove it.
Apparently, he can't do this, as the hackers have hacked my email address.

I then ask him to provide my name, which he does.
Then I ask him to provide my email address - but he gives my home address - so doesn't appear to know my email address.
Unfortunately, for him, the home address he gives me is my old one.

I very politely inform him that, it's a shame, but his hacking list is way out of date, and suggest he just f off. :-D :-D :-D

Well done you

But these hackers are very clever and can suck people in with apparent true facts

I often say on Facebook seemingly innocent posts why are you asking for my first job etc
It’s phishing to get your profile

It’s alarming too how many people think it’s innocent

You tell em maggie :-D :-D :-D

I've just looked myself up on 192.com.
I always tick the box on the electoral form, stating I don't want my personal details published (otherwise it ends up on 192.com).

Obviously, I forgot to do this a few times at my previous address - 2002 - 2003, and 2005 - 2008.
Next time I get a potential spammer/hacker, I'll inform them their information is 14 years out of date! :-D :-D :-D

I never give my location on my laptop, which can result in some interesting 'local' news! :-D

It seems, after clicking on the weather symbol, that today, I'm in Farnham, Surrey.
Last week, i was in a place called 'Normandy' in Surrey - which (after googling it) I find is a small borough of Guildford on the Hampshire/Surrey border.
Once, I was in Reading - I certainly get around a bit, according to my laptop! :-D

Even though I'm in Scotland, the internet often thinks I'm in Colchester.

:-D :-D :-D :-D

I live in Bedfordshire and my laptop thinks I am in Northern Ireland for some strange reason :-S :-S :-S :-S :-D

Had another call just now - from 'Max'.
I asked what address he had for the phone number (landline), he gave me a series of numbers - apparently that's my BT (I'm not with them) reference number.
I demanded to know the address, he reluctantly told me - yes, it was the old one.

I actually managed to (honestly) inform him his spamming list was 14 yea rs out of date - oh, and I didn't have the internet anyway. :-D :-D

Today, I'm apparently, just up the road, in Alton.
Interestingly, yesterday I was looking up a small village just outside of Alton.