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February 13, 2006
Storm in a teacup
I re-read what I'd been writing since the new year and I realised it was dross. I was drivelling nonsense for the sake of having something to say and I know when I do that there's always an underlying reason. There was a storm brewing....
So rather than spill all right here and regret it later, I sat back and let the storm pass. And, fair enough, I succeeded. It has passed and I'm in a good place and no harm has been done. See, I'm learning :-)
But what has been happening apart from that? Well, I've been cloned for a start!
What there are two of you? More than two? Qu'elle horreurs! (excuse the spelling).
No, in fact, my bank card has been cloned. And some beautiful specimen of humankind has had it on his toes with over £300 of my hard earned cash. BASTARD! For some reason I have yet to fathom, some far more deserving son of creation has taken it upon himself to relieve my children of the bread from their mouths in order to - no doubt - shove something more potent up his nose; his arse; or indeed in the tank of his (probably stolen) BMW. I can only pray to all that is holy that he chokes on all three.
You may have gathered by now that thieves irritate me slightly.
I have struggled like buggery with my finances over the last year. My kids and I came very close to losing our home. If it wasn't for the timely intervention of a couple of very caring, clued up people, we would have done so. Between their invaluable help and my own hard work, we've clawed back from the brink of insolvency to a place where we're finally secure. But now this waste of human skin decides he should take it all from us.
OK so the crime's been reported, the card's been cut up and I await delivery of a new one. Only I just talked to the police and they tell me there's no way they will ever be able to track down where the card was cloned, they can only investigate the theft itself. Which leaves tens, hundreds, possibly thousands of people still at risk if they're using the same cash machine or dodgy retailer that I used. All the scum have to do is withdraw the daily limit from each of those poor buggers once and they're brewstered. Whereas the loss of just 2 or 3 hundred quid could spell disaster for the poor, honest, hard-working mug who just got creamed.
I'm not normally a vengeful person but I sincerely hope that this scum; this boil on the face of society gets what's coming to them. I hope it's painful and I hope it's slow. This isn't a faceless crime, you are not stealing from the banks or building societies. You're stealing from me and mine and people like me who never did squat to you. We face ruin because of you; we face losing our homes, our families, our livelihoods because you don't have what it takes to function. Because you are so lacking in ability, skill, strength or courage that you cannot do; cannot build; cannot achieve. You are nothing; you have nothing; you just take.
You are scum. I hope you rot.
Posted by lilliebet at February 13, 2006 09:41 PM
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Damn, I'd hate to be the scum if you ever found him/her !
But of course I agree with you Liz, it's a crappy thing to do to someone and hopefully they'll get what's coming to them, if not in this life, then the next.
Posted by: OldGuy at February 14, 2006 06:45 PM
Came over to see how things were with you, it's been a while and I find things are not good.
:)
many a bummer (to say the very least).
Posted by: Z at February 21, 2006 01:29 AM
Thanks both, it is a shocker isn't it? But I'll survive (I'll survive with a smile on my face if the bank reimburses me, fingers crossed :D )
I'd be a lot happier too if I could figure out what I've mucked up that doesn't allow me to comment on my own blog lol
I think I've had enough time off, back to blogging eh?
Posted by: lilliebet at February 21, 2006 07:35 AM
I think so lillibet. A little blogging is good for the soul. I think.
Posted by: Z at February 23, 2006 01:14 PM