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Tuesday 10th 41F/5C [8.15] Grey, showers and some sunshine promised. Peaking at 7C/45F late afternoon. SW winds increasing slowly.
Up at 7.40 after what felt like hours lying awake. 21C/71F in the room. I have increased the remote to 21C. It went over 24C last night. So I had reduced the setting.
I had a chat with the germ ridden git. Aka: The Minder. She who carries the "pointy stick!" As a re-education tool for any misbehaviour on my part. As if!
Unable to complete the form, which had arrived in the post, I drove to my bank in town. I carried the form and enough supporting paperwork to ensure the skilled banking personnel could answer my questions. She went off to her computer and tapped away. Returning after a couple of minutes: "We can't help you." She said repeatedly. As a lot of staff hung about chatting. Waiting for the long hours to pass. I was the only customer in the branch. Nice work if you can get it. If I desperately hoped she would canvas these layabouts in the hope of some further insight. I was to be bitterly disappointed.
So then I drove home again and rang the "other" bank involved in the form's request for tranfer of funds. From a third party no less. Over 20 minutes waiting on the phone. "Our tireless workers are all busy." Repeated at at two second intervals in Danish. A young lady answered eventually. While I had ample time to make coffee and a marmalade laden wholemeal [38%] bread roll. Then I was temporarily disconnected as she sought expert help amongst her colleagues. Eventually we could hear each other again. "We can't help you," she said.
So now I have sent a lengthy email to the 3rd party company involved. Requesting clarification of the four different numbers they are demanding on their form. Numbers, so secret, that two major banks cannot fathom what these might be. There is a pressing timetable for the return of the form! In a country which no longer supports letter post! And don't call me paranoid!
Much, much later, I heard back from the 3rd party. They confirmed the numbers are identical and triplicated. Since a different department will deal with each page of three on the transfer request form. However, they raise the specter of a normal bank statement with communications from the second bank.
Such a statement has never [ever] presented itself. Probably because I have no cash transactions with this bank. They merely provide a quarterly statement of interest on the original investment in the 3rd party.
Moreover, there is a box, on page 3, to enter a fourth number. Which cannot possibly be a quadruplicate. Can it? What would be the point? My correspondent of the 3rd party never mentioned this box. Could she be hiding something?
This means I will have to send yet another email to her. Or, to the second bank. Who currently profess complete ignorance of any of these numbers. I am sure all three just wished I would go away. I didn't ask for any of this.
Dinner was organic sausage, eggs on toast and baked beans.
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