Unlucky birth dates...

Check out this link, apparently your driving skills are based on your date of birth

http://www.onlyinsurance.com/Car-Insurance-News/12752817-Unlucky-birth-dates-could-affect-your-car-insurance.aspx

I drive fast (hence my 3 points) and was born in June but I am a cautious and havent had any accidents....just that people have hot me so it wasn't my fault.

Gossip Girl

This is going to be a change from my usual type of blog…not that there is one.
But I love Gossip Girl, it rocks. I don’t think any other TV programme has got me this excited…except for Making The Band, ANTM, Prison Break, Real World, One Tree Hill…okay well this is different!
Gossip Girl just goes to show you don’t need to be on the west coast to have a glamorous show. Forget the OC, Gossip Girl is where it’s at.
Imagine walking down the Upper Eastside and being in GG’s radar. Imagine going to a high school where everyone gets a text update on the latest goss. Where the ins and outs of going to an American high school could be so interested.

You know you love me XOXO

Credit crunch

With all this talk of a recession and what not, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to have a firm hold of the purse strings and tighten them. I don’t mean we should all turn Scrooge and let the recession affect our appearance. Never that. But it’s time to limit the caramel macchiatos and mochas that I have become accustomed to and time to use the dreaded work kettle and make my coffee. I mean there has been a jar of Kenco in my drawer for the past month and the amount of times I’ve used it I could count on one hand. It’s funny how I can mange to find myself standing in a queue in Starbucks- leave the office- but can’t go to the kitchen to make a coffee. Which is more cost-effective and probably takes up less time and I could put as much coffee as I want! Making it stronger and I’ll be able to get through the day that little bit more with extra coffee.
The credit crunch also brings me to my next point. Finding a more cost-effective way of getting to work. I thought about walking one stop so I could save £1 if I do it both in the morning and after work (I refuse to buy a monthly pass, its cheaper for me to PAYG). But let’s be realistic after a night out or in, will I really get up out of bed that bit earlier? Nah, thought not. But on the way back from work that is an option, I could even pop in to Tesco or Iceland on the way home. I also thought about getting a moped. My brother reckons his friend spends £10 a week on petrol for his moped. I really could see myself whizzing down the A40 in a baby pink moped. But then I realised I will be paying for two insurance policies. When you compare car insurance to bike insurance premiums, bikes probably work out cheaper. So I would be saving money, but I thought about winter. I can barely sand outside for too long when it’s cold let alone drive in the cold. And what about when it’s raining? My hair?!?!
So as much as in theory a bike would be best for me, I would really need the choice of both car and bike, and the words credit crunch come to mind and forking out for two insurance polices really isn’t the one.

That my friends was my thought for the day okay well maybe just morning. Monday morning and I am thinking about cruising to work in my moped to save time and money. Well back to the grind for me.

Random calls!

A few months back I may have blogged about me having Car Insurance issues. I had serious problems and trust me it wasn’t the one!
Anywho, much to surprise I received a phonecall on Wednesday and due to me being at work I couldn’t answer it. The person left a message- which is a bit odd for an 0800 phone number. I listened to my voicemail and I was told to call back. Lunch time came and went and I really couldn’t be bothered to give them a call back. So today the company called back and I decided this random number really needs to stop ringing off my phone. I called back, and the person kindly informed the person I was after was on another call. I told him, its either now or never, I am sick of this number harassing me. Okay harassing is a very strong word. But you get the gist. So the man on the line told me it was a personal injury company called Claims something or another said my insurance company *coughKwikFitcough* passed on my details. Okay, stop. Right. There. Kwik Fit passed on MY details? How dare they? I feel validated, what else are they passing on. So where was I? Kwik Fit passed on my details stating that I had an accident. Ummm did I? No what had happened was….my car got hit, I wasn’t in it. So what Kwik Fit were thinking that day I don’t know. Either way, I was so annoyed that my details were passed on. There is only one time I used a personal injury company and to this day I stand by them and say that’s the only one I would use. So naff off all you other companies. And as for Kwik Fit don’t pass my details. When I have time I may just give them a call to have a rant. Don’t you just love call centres?

I just don’t get why Kwik Fit would think people can put in accident claims when they weren’t in the car? Ahhh!!