wyndom

4 girls a lovley wife takes life as it comes and now a EV driver 😁

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

@British_Airways finally got back to me. Bear with me. You’ll be astounded.
Booked on 15.20 to JFK. Customer services thought it might have engine issues. So they also booked me on 16.35. Without telling me.
The 15.20 took off on time, me on board, ignorant of the 16.35 back up.
But they did not remove me from the 16.35. On which I became a ‘no show’, they claim. Triggering problems with my return flight (without me knowing).
A number of problems with this as a credible explanation:
The record of my online executive account shows me on the 15.20 AND the 16.35. Should that not have triggered a security alert? Who is this mysterious person on two planes at once?
Bizarrely it describes the 16.35 as a ‘return’ flight i.e I left on the 15.20 to NYC and returned to London on a flight an hour later. Surely another security trigger.
Unless they think I’m Dr Who and can breach the space-time continuum.
Far from being a ‘no show’, the system has me on both flights to NYC. But they still cancelled my return. They say. Except that they didn’t.
When I tried to check in online on the day of my return to London it didn’t say my reservation had been cancelled — it said my flight had already LEFT!
I assumed senility was really clicking in and that I’d booked to return a day earlier than I intended. But I hadn’t.
On retrieving my e-ticket it clearly showed me returning on the intended night/flight. Now I felt BA was gaslighting me.
I tried to check in online again. The system was adamant: ‘you cannot check in because this flight has already departed.’
Of course, it hadn’t.
Eventually, after a long, long phone call and much being ‘on hold’ I managed to get reinstated on my original flight. Phew. Of course if I’d just turned up at JFK on the night to check in I would have been stranded. It was the last flight out.
At no stage did BA ever contact me to say I no longer had a return flight, to check if I wanted to rebook, to inquire why a ‘lifetime gold card member’ had been a no-show, informing me of how to apply for a refund (since their explanation involves me using neither leg of an expensive first-class ticket).
I had a fun time with the lovely lady from BA who called, picking holes in the official ‘explanation’ she’d been asked to deliver. ‘I’ve never laughed so much on a customer call,’ she said. Me neither.
Tho there must surely be some security worries about a BA system which shows a passenger as on board, a no show and still hovering somewhere over the Atlantic — all at the same time. Couldn’t some bad actors exploit BA’s Heath-Robinson computer system? Must speak to my pals in MI5/6.
Anyway, we finished with her saying ‘Don’t worry Mr Neil, we’re really going to look after you next time you fly BA.’
‘Please don’t,’ I replied, both of us chuckling as we hung up.

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

As Ukrainian drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses continue, one Russian paper today calls for “an urgent, decisive response.” Russian papers react to the charges against Telegram’s Pavel Durov. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is causing the Russian press a problem. #ReadingRussia

[Martin Roberts @TVMartinRoberts]

Saw Barry Manilow in Cardiff last night. What an incredible showman ❤️❤️ And he still takes time to meet fans. A true old fashioned superstar 😍

[Sam Quek @SamanthaQuek]

Just read the story of a single dad who took his two sons to the game. Bought them a few sodas, a handful of snacks and complained that it set him back almost $300…

Disgraceful… What’s the world coming to! 🙈😂

[wyndom @wyndomhols]

@KateFantom Halfords

[AutoPap @AutoPap]

You can't own an EV without a home charger. FULL STOP.

Public charging is a rip off which negates the point of having one.

Dealers need to be more transparent about this before they take your money.

[wyndom @wyndomhols]

@ecocars1 Well done Jonathan 👊

[Kate, Florence and James @KateFantom]

@BenGrahamStocks Our panels have produced enough energy in 14 years to pay for themselves twice over. With rising gas prices this payback is even quicker. These have saved us an absolute fortune.

BTW - I live in the UK.

[Royal Television Society @RTS_media]

This year’s Special Award goes to “one of the finest journalists of his generation,” said the jury, @BBCSteveR, @BBCNews’ Russia Editor.

“Our media industry is often criticised for not sticking with stories, for moving on too quickly to the next breaking news. But not our winner of this award. He has demonstrated devotion to his patch and a depth of expertise that is unrivalled. He has chosen to base himself in a country that he loves but nevertheless places him under daily intimidation and danger” #RTSAwards

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

Morning 🌅 … my goodness it’s good to see flowers & blossom, earlier daybreaks & still daylight at 6pm … roll on summer I’ve missed you.

[Richard Symons - RSEV @RSymonsLTD]

❤️🤝

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Hooorah!

[Richard Symons - RSEV @RSymonsLTD]

Miles visits Bath

[Bank of Dave OBE @FishwickDavid]

Today, this happened!
I drove into a huge pothole just before the bridge in Sabden, Lancashire, & the alloy is now ruined, and the tyre is shredded!
I was traveling slow as I was about to go over the bridge and a lorry was opposite.
@LancashireCC #Pothole #Lancashire #Potholes

[Richard Symons - RSEV @RSymonsLTD]

Driving the A12 today through Essex today and it’s disgusting - just covered in litter. Many places are, it’s horrible but this was another level.

Just went to search of library pic and found loads of articles about it over years so it’s a consistent theme.

Get convicts from prison to clear this sort of mess from our streets. Surely better than paying millions to contractors.

And then go about somehow teaching humans to respect their environment and not throw crap out of cars. One of my pet hates, disgusting low life lazy creatures that do that sort of thing should be in prison themselves.

Use cctv and ai to recognise when object are thrown from cars and save the clip for prosecution!

https://t.co/f8Bl3ImWNO

[wyndom @wyndomhols]

@EmmaVardyTV @Mr_PlusOne Lovely photo Emma 😊

[wyndom @wyndomhols]

@BBCSteveR hi steve just watched your programme about your time in Russia, really enjoyed it keep up the hard work and be save 🤝

[Emma Vardy @EmmaVardyTV]

9 months!! We made it!!!

Still running 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ (plodding) 🤰

[wyndom @wyndomhols]

@EmmaVardyTV Well done Emma enjoy your time off👍

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

Speedy recovery Kevin x