Category: My Past

..When i go travelling! I love being able to search, and find what i want in a matter of seconds.

We have moved all our shit to a new server, and all the clients stuff over to a new virtual dedicated server – which at the moment is running like a dream. Apart from moving shit across, i haven’t really taken any time to look to see if everything is working OK on the new client server, and of course, it wasn’t.

I had a message from one of our clients, saying that he couldnt get GD working, and that he thought it may not even be installed. I checked, and it wasnt.

So after 5mins of google searching, i found this chap – and he spoke about a similar problem when migrating from Fedora to CentOS on his server.

he explained the correct code to use is;

yum install php-gd
service httpd restart

The first part worked amazingly (once i had logged in as root) but the second part wouldnt work, so i restarted the httpd service manually in WHM – ding dang do! Works like a charm!

So yeah, when im sat on a white sandy beach, with the warm ocean at my feet and nothing else round me for miles, i certainly will miss the internet!

..No, really!

With server moves, and gallery rebuilds – i havent had time for my own personal stuff recently. And i havent been keeping my blog up to date as much as i should either.

So here go’s, im gonna spill my brains all over this post.. Ewww.. that sounds messy!

Ill start with me, and my shit. I got my bank changes back which has meant i have been able to get back to a good level with my bills etc, i have been able to get lots of parts for my caddy that i am resurecting from the grave – and i have been able to buy stuff as i have needed it. Its crazy though, as before i hardly had any money – to the extent id not even be able to afford a 25p loaf of bread from tescos – and yet i still managed to survive. And now, although i have had lots of things to pay for, i have got money in the bank and it is dissapearing faster than it took to be deposited! I have prooven to myself that you dont actually need money, but it does make things a lot easier!

I have moved number plate to another car, bought vbulliten, bought loads of stuff for the caddy, got wasted a few times and paid all my debts off, and i suppose the money was free… so its not like its being wasted!

I know my mom will shit a frisbee when she asks me how much i have left, and i reply “Not much” but i am past caring.. I am doing positive things at the moment and if it requires i spend a grand on the cad, i spend a grand on the cad!

My home life is ok i guess – a week or two agomy house mate and his girlfriend were looking at houses,  now i am never gonna stand in a friends path and get in the way of their future plans, but i hope he does actually tell me a good while before he moves out, as to be fair i would probably move out myself as i dont think i would be able to afford the rent alone.. It got me pretty bummed to start with, but now it seems to of died down so hopefully they have put it on the back burner for a bit.

Work life is OK too, me and dave have some really positive days now, thanks to karen player, the marketing guru. She has pointed us in the right direction, made us change everything, and things do seem to have a brighter future. Lets just hope both dave and myself can overcome our personal stress and emotion at the moment and work hard so that we can both live normal lives again.

Me and gemma have been talking about travveling as well. I have always wanted to pack up, and fuck off round the world – now i have pursuaded gem that its a mint idea (she wants to do it anyway, im not forcing her) and we have kind of set a date.

Im not saying when that date is, but i will say that the holiday we have later this year will be the last holiday we have before we go.. When you say it like that, it sounds SCARILY close!

In other news, i have rebuilt my picture blog, i have sold my MK3 golf and i have eBayed everything i own that hasnt been used in over a week.

Im gonna do a few bits and bobs on some of the maxxd sites now, cos im bored..

Some of you may know that i have been trying to get my bank charges back from LloydsTSB, and they totalled roughly £1700.

The first step was to add up the total charges, and list what they were for. Theni had to submit a default letter to Lloydstsb asking for my charges back. A few weeks later they replied saying in a slightly more template-like manner “No, fuck off”

So the website i was using at the time told me to send default letter 2 as thi sone included the points that i would take matters to court if they didnt give me my money. They replied and as a gesture of good will they paid me £750 over my 3 accounts. Not bad, but its not what im owed is it!

So, the next step was moneyclaim.gov.uk – i had to pay £120 to start the court proceedings, and then once it had been transferred to my local court i had to pay an additional “Allocation Fee” as the case had been allocated to the small claims court or something.

Anyway, various paperwork changed hands, and the Judge at the county court presented both myself and Lloyds with a “Order”  This order instructed me to – basically – Tell him, why i thought the changes were unlawful, and i had to provide info from past court cases that were in regards penalty charges. I also had to present detailed info on the charges i had got, what they were for and why etcetc..

Lloydstsb had to reply with a shit load of stuff by 28th June 2007 @ 4:00pm! And guess what? They didnt! And as they had not complied with the order it was automatically struck out and i won!

I checked my bank balance on friday, and i nearly shit myself. No overdraft, no blackness.. Just money!

if anyone reading this is thinking of getting their bank charges back, or is half way through and are considering giving up, DONT! Its taken me nearly a year, but it paid off!

Use these sites for help, you wont need anything else.

www.MoneySavingExpert.com

www.Fool.co.uk

www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk

Good luck!