Plan to test mobile phones on the Underground

Transport for London (TfL) had appealed for telecommunications companies to come forward for a trial on the Waterloo & City line but have drawn a blank.

The aim of the test – originally scheduled for 2008 – was to find how out technically and commercially viable a scheme would be.

All I can say is thanks god – it’s one of the few places where you get peace and quiet from people on mobiles. I commute using the trains and so sadly don’t get the luxury of not being in contact on my way to and from the office.

Still we know it’s possible as mobile operator O2 already offers mobile phone access on the Glasgow Underground. So really it is inevitable that eventually there will be a London trial on the tube.

the o2 ticket fiasco continues

after 20 minutes of the same message whilst waiting to buy Michael Jackson tickets on ticketmaster…

There was a problem processing your request.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

(0x100080) If you submitted an order, and are not sure if it went through, please check Order History or contact Customer Service.

Grrr

Anyway off to work now so it will have to be just Take That in the summer!

o2 and ticketmaster

So the o2 page for priority tickets to see Michael Jackson simply has a link to ticketmaster anyway! So that was kind of pointless. Now the ticketmaster website has a lovely message:

Your wait time is approximately 15 minutes or more

If you refresh this page or hit the back button, you will lose your place in line!
We’ll continue to update the page to let you know approximately how much time you have to wait and
we’ll tell you if we’re able to find tickets.

So that’s 15 minutes to let you know if we have tickets even…

The o2 is a success

Sadly though the website isn’t. Now don’t judge me about trying to buy Michael Jackson tickets – I’m not a fan but since Andrew isn’t a Take That fan and bought tickets I thought I should reciprocate.
The o2 blueroom website or o2priority website designed to allow o2 customers to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public is however not coping very well with the demand. The same happened last summer when they released the iPhone 3G so it shouldn’t be a surprise.
That time I didn’t manage to order an iPhone and in the end bought one from Carphone Warehouse instead as o2 couldn’t cope with demand and couldn’t create a waiting list either.
It’s now around 7:45 and I’ve been trying since 7am intermittently. No doubt by the time I get back from work they will have fixed the problem and sold all the tickets…

more random spam

From: motali ([email protected])

Sent: 13 February 2009 00:18:31
To:
Hello, My Late father is a wealthy cocoa merchant. Before his death he had a domicilary account with a bank in Cote d’Ivoire,up to the tune of 5.5M USD. Please I need your assistance getting this money tranferred to you for investment and to be my guardian in investment. I am willing to offer you twenty percentage of the total sum as compensation of your effort. Your, Motali

bad joke alert

Alfie Patten has joined Fathers4Justice. A spokesman
said, he may not understand politics yet, but he
already owns his own spiderman costume.

Hunt for murderer on the run from Tooting mental hospital

I’m not sure what’s more worrying the fact that I had no idea Tooting has a secure mental hospital or that I had no idea they keep losing patients who go on to murder people!

A convicted killer was on the loose today after breaking out of a secure psychiatric ward that has a history of patients escaping.

Severe Weather Warning

So London has closed down due to snow. It’s the most snow we have had in 18 years apparently and more to come today. All very exciting but means I can’t make it into the office and neither can most other people unless they can walk. Another ten centimetres forecast for today which means most people even if they could get in might not make it back out again!

The Airports are now closing too which means it is bad, trains are suspended in the south west and the south east, all except one tube line is part suspended – the Victoria line is the only one which is completely underground so the weather rarely affects it.

So snowball fight anyone? Oh and don’t eat yellow snow…

Paramount Importance:- About Late Engr. Anthony Douglas

Dear Friend,

Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am
aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach in starting a
relationship, but as time goes you will realize the need for my action. I cannot
imagine the surprise this will bring to you, but please be rest assured is with
good faith and intentions from a friend in dare need of your assistance to
assist me transfer the inheritance sum of US$8.5M (Eight Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) into your account or company’s account, in
which God will bless you for rendering a helping Hand to others.

My name is Barr. Richard Bilton, An Attorney at Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria
(SAN).I am the personal Attorney to Late Engr. Anthony Douglas, A National of
your country, who used to work with Chevron Development Company in Nigeria.
Herein after shall be referred to as my Client. On the 21st of April 2006, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a fatal car Accident
along Sagamum Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several inquires to the Embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property Left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank manager where the deceased had an account valued at
about (US$8.5M) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the Next of Kin or Have the Account confiscated within the
next 21 working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over some months now,I then seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this
account valued at (US$8.5M) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars can
be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.

I’m amazed anyone reads these emails and believes them but anyway here is a a great 419 scam for details of this and other scams and the guys that scam the scammers checkout 419eater.com

From: Barrister Richard Bilton (ESQ)
Email: [email protected]

Subject: About Late Engr. Anthony Douglas

Dear Friend,
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the Law. For more details, once I have your
consent and trust then we can proceed immediately. Your anticipated response is
urgently needed. Please do get in touch with me on my private mail box above

Yours Faithfully,

Barr. Richard Bilton (ESQ) LLB (HONS) BL. Richard Bilton & Co.
Principal Partner