Post #56 - Cancelling Plans

Now, I write this in full knowledge that, as an Aspie, I may see life differently to others.  Yes, I can become more upset and take it much more personally than neurotypical people.  The issue is that I can't really factor in the important stuff which other people take as read.

Right, here's the background - I was supposed to be going to visit a friend down on the south coast.  I used to work with him a few years back and haven't seen him at all for the past couple of years - we keep in sporadic contact on Facebook and via email, although he's always been quite dismissive of such things, thinking himself to be a superior being and above such inane ramblings.*

Anyway, I'd already paid the deposit on a B&B room because I didn't want to undertake a whole load of rail travel in just one day.  He was rather evasive about which weekends he was free during the summer, but we agreed on one.  Bingo.

Er no, not quite - yesterday evening I received an apologetic email from him stating that the particular weekend we'd planned was ... wait for it ... his parents' Golden Wedding Anniversary.  Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't people usually aware of stuff like that?  Hmm.  Not happy.  Not happy at all.  He's yet another person to add to the (ever growing) list of people to block and ignore from now on.  If little else, this is a really useful line in the sand.  I rarely change my mind.

At least I enjoy my own company, which is rather useful at times.

*If I thought such a thing, why on earth was I keeping in contact with him you may ask?  The answer is that he's quite charming and quirky.  I am, however, clearly a myopic fool when it comes to some people.

Post #55 - School Charity Days

Today is 'wear green and yellow to show your support'. Hmm. What to do - I mean I don't want to send my son to school wearing a Norwich City football strip. Eventually, I found a yellow t-shirt for £1.90 in Primark, but surely, by rights, I should have been giving that to charity - not to a retail behemoth?

So, what's the issue? Well, my son hates being different and therefore dislikes deviating from school uniform and steadfastly refused to this morning. My husband had to bring him home to change this morning because the young 'un had seen his classmates en route to school bedecked in green and yellow.

Post #54 - Avoid Selling on eBay

I have been stung and boy, it hurts.

I'll elaborate (without going into too much detail); basically, I sold an item on eBay in late May - it was an item of clothing I'd purchased via eBay and didn't fit, so I duly listed it and it sold.  On 31st May, the buyer contacted me stating that it's defective and that she wants to return it for a full refund.

Now, here's the thing about eBay returns - basically, as a seller, you haven't a leg to stand on.  A buyer can state that an item is defective and even though it probably isn't, eBay will always side with them and issue a full refund.  They can even issue negative feedback and guess what?  You cannot!

So, anyway, I accepted the return and issued a refund.  The funds were then put on hold until she returned it.  I provided a pre-paid Hermes label to send it back with.  She refused and had the audacity to call me a scammer.  She still hasn't sent it back; eBay's customer service is downright useless and they told me to contact the Police, which I've done via the http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ website and submitted a full report.

I emailed the buyer today stating all of this and that, by keeping the item, that she's contravening the Theft Act 1968.  She replied (in her usual awful syntax) stating that eBay had told her to keep the item.  Yes, apparently they can do that.

I've written to Which?, but I won't get anywhere.  Take my advice though - DON'T SELL ON EBAY!!

Post #53 Was That It?

Me and my husband went on a guided walk of Wandsworth this afternoon. Why, you may ask - there's precious little to see? You'd be right ...

The south circular isn't a particularly pleasant place to be, especially when you're trying to hear the guide.  Also, quite a few of the other people on the walk weren't particularly pleasant - many blocked the entrance to the train station and one officious woman kept talking to her friends in a loud and strident manner, so I couldn't hear the guide's initial instruction. Just. Plain. Rude.

Oh well ...

Post #52 - What A Week (That Wasn't)

So, it's currently 03:10 in the UK and once again, I cannot sleep.  We returned today from my parents' holiday home on the Kent Coast, but as many people will undoubtedly be aware, last week's weather was bleedin' awful - wind, rain, howling gales etc.  It was half-term too, bah!

Anyway, onwards and upwards - in our absence the building work on the bathroom is certainly taking shape, but there's loads more to be done.  I particularly like the soft closing toilet seat which reminded me of Uncle Harvey's Greatest Wish in The League of Gentlemen.