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Club Arnage / General Discussion / Re:Travellers Tales
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on: May 14, 2003, 02:13:54 pm
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Some of you will have already read this on the old MB..
En route Dover-Calais last year, evening crossing with car/caravan + 4. Crashpad hotel booked for Rouen. On the boat we arranged the kitty - over £200 cash, then, seeing as I couldn't drink, I wasted the crossing playing the Cops n Robbers fruit machine (unsuccessfully). As we were docking, realised I needed to get some duty free.
So, arrived at the car late and in a rush, with armfuls of stuff - ferry doors already open. Charged off and headed for Rouen. On arrival at the hotel I realised I'd lost my credit cards and personal cash - luckily the kitty was in another pocket. Worked out later that I'd put the wallet on the roof of the car while unlocking and juggling duty frees, and it must have slipped off as we left the ferry or soon after.
Spoke to all the card companies during the drive from Rouen to LM and cancelled them all. My mates helped me out with cash subs...When I got home, new cards (new numbers and everything) were waiting for me. Impressive I thought.
I reported the loss at Calais docks on the way back to a very disinterested gendarme. Someone suggested I claim loss of cash (c £200) on house insurance. it would have been covered if I'd reported it within a shorter period (3 days I think) - lesson learnt!
January this year I started getting unrecognised costs on my new cards. All BT payphones, amounts no more than about £3 and totalling no more than about £15 on any bill (4 cards). Credit card companies informed, they reversed payments. This happened again in Feb, so I asked them how it was happening. They said my old cards were being used in the Dover area, and the amounts were too small to be caught by the computer when they transferred them to the new account. They seem to have stopped again, since I suggested where they can shove their cards if I am going to get spurious payments and have to make calls to them every month...
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Club Arnage / 2007 and earlier / Re:Yes, Smokie, but....
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on: May 14, 2003, 08:59:41 am
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Just FYI, I now have clearer guidance on this site's user agreements, which is summarised in the sticky note at the top of this forum. Basically this is: - Offers for sale to include offer price
- Requests for tickets not worded to encourage profiteering
- No links or references to sites which could be considered profiteering
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Club Arnage / 2007 and earlier / Re:camping permits
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on: May 14, 2003, 08:45:15 am
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Was it last year that some poor sods paid a premium price on another site and received some rather poor photocopies of the tickets? My recollection is that they had been sold in "good faith" and the guy gave them their money back.
Edited to remove direct references to other sites
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Club Arnage / General Discussion / Re:Internet access from Le Mans
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on: May 13, 2003, 10:34:15 pm
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Sadly, Gilles, yes it is for moderating. Well, maybe surf a little porn too  Chris asked if I could carry on from the circuit as it should be a busy time on the forums. Especially as I'll be there early (Mon morning latest) so can give weather updates etc. Mind you, I will say loud and clear, it will NOT be my Number One Priority!!! |
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Club Arnage / General Discussion / Re:Welcome as a moderator
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on: May 13, 2003, 01:46:51 pm
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Why thank you Brian, I certainly don't intend interfering with the bonhomie and wit for which CA is renowned any more than is absolutely essential. You guys understand the score already....and newbies are, of course, very welcome to jump in...we just want to keep it a place where people feel they can take part, and also maintain the site's credentials as a premier source of LM info Can't you tell I'm new at this?  |
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