08-10-2024, 02:30 PM
Good afternoon - we have had amazing weather in the Bay - getting very dry actually could do with some rain
I periodically get a message on my iPad from Apple advising there is a software update - one popped up yesterday so clicked over to settings - notification from Apple my account was locked as somebody in the UK had attempted to use it - my two iPads were listed - so I clicked on the next page - asked me to verify my phone number - instantly received a code on my phone and that’s when I should have smelled a rat as my apple iPhone should have been listed with my iPads and locked - keyed the code in and up pops we need you to confirm this is your credit card by keying in the security code - instantly logged out and contacted Apple - it’s a new scam - they were wasting their time the only card linked to my Apple account is a Prezzy Card with a $100 limit which I use for online - has no link at all to my bank - I had used the card to buy some wool from Lovecrafts in the UK so am presuming that transaction had somehow caught the scammers attention
Seeing the kids on Stuff today with their huge packs trudging through the bush upset me - don’t like criticising the police but once again they seem to have reacted very slowly - they would have gone along way in 13 hours
Went for morning tea yesterday at the Polytechnic - the trainees had been experimenting with free product - they have access to as many Weetbix as they can use - Sanitarium pay no tax as they are supposedly a charity so the kids are taking advantage - they had made a really yummy walnut and raisin loaf with Weetbix they gave me the recipe it’s a good one for a lazy cook like me all in the bowl at once -trays of Afghan instead of individual I also enjoyed - Goodman Fielder donated bags of scone mix - just add water - they had made heaps of different scones using vegetables the kids won’t know what they are eating - evidently it’s available at the supermarket have asked Robie to bring me some - again my style of baking !Its working out so well at the polytechnic compared to the pig swill the contractor is supplying for $20 a head - unfortunately the contract couldn’t be cancelled so the school is disposing of it .The trainees are learning heaps especially about budgeting
Having asparagus for dinner - nothing else except butter and cracked pepper - yum
I periodically get a message on my iPad from Apple advising there is a software update - one popped up yesterday so clicked over to settings - notification from Apple my account was locked as somebody in the UK had attempted to use it - my two iPads were listed - so I clicked on the next page - asked me to verify my phone number - instantly received a code on my phone and that’s when I should have smelled a rat as my apple iPhone should have been listed with my iPads and locked - keyed the code in and up pops we need you to confirm this is your credit card by keying in the security code - instantly logged out and contacted Apple - it’s a new scam - they were wasting their time the only card linked to my Apple account is a Prezzy Card with a $100 limit which I use for online - has no link at all to my bank - I had used the card to buy some wool from Lovecrafts in the UK so am presuming that transaction had somehow caught the scammers attention
Seeing the kids on Stuff today with their huge packs trudging through the bush upset me - don’t like criticising the police but once again they seem to have reacted very slowly - they would have gone along way in 13 hours
Went for morning tea yesterday at the Polytechnic - the trainees had been experimenting with free product - they have access to as many Weetbix as they can use - Sanitarium pay no tax as they are supposedly a charity so the kids are taking advantage - they had made a really yummy walnut and raisin loaf with Weetbix they gave me the recipe it’s a good one for a lazy cook like me all in the bowl at once -trays of Afghan instead of individual I also enjoyed - Goodman Fielder donated bags of scone mix - just add water - they had made heaps of different scones using vegetables the kids won’t know what they are eating - evidently it’s available at the supermarket have asked Robie to bring me some - again my style of baking !Its working out so well at the polytechnic compared to the pig swill the contractor is supplying for $20 a head - unfortunately the contract couldn’t be cancelled so the school is disposing of it .The trainees are learning heaps especially about budgeting
Having asparagus for dinner - nothing else except butter and cracked pepper - yum