Trying to get a PAC code from 3 is exactly that – trying. First time phoning customer services after asking for the PAC code the overseas operator just hung up. The second time when I got through (Dial 333 from mobile then options 1,1,4,2) after repeatedly asking for the PAC, being put on hold for several minutes, being offered iPhone handsets for loyalty etc etc she finally grudgingly sent the code.

The operators don’t make it easy. The sooner it can be done instore or online the better.

GiffGaff here i come….

PACcodes is a useful UK site to walk you through the steps required

Toying with the idea of helping to setup a website for the Primary School. Something like wordpress is ideal as it can be so easily edited and adapted. Now looking for somewhere that could host it…

Finally fixed an infinite loop with amazon. I’ve used it for years with a hotmail address as my login, but never received ANY emails from them about orders/dispatch confirmations, but the orders arrived so I wasn’t bothered. I tried then recently to change the registered address from hotmail to gmail but got stuck in an endless loop, with none of the password reset options working. I spent 30mins on the phone to support to no avail working through the options. Finally I remembered to check my hotmail blocked senders list an lo and behold amazon.co.uk was on it…Once I whitelisted this I was able to finally reset my amazon login email over to gmail and everything works again 🙂 Kind of my own fault but still not sure why unblocking amazon.co.uk from my hotmail account suddenly allowed everything to work again….one of the little mysteries in life.

All of a sudden my galaxy nexus phone won’t charge. I recently flashed a new ROM (AOKP 4.12) which I thought might be the problem. Tried different cables, tried pulling the battery, tried charging from the PC – none worked. Then i remembered that the micro usb charging port is 180 degrees different on my nexus tablet vs nexus phone and I sometimes have difficulty reinserting the charging cable when I swap between the 2 devices. I read a useful post here #15 and bent the prong inside the charging port upwards a little and it works again!

I’m in charge of cooking Sunday lunch. I’ve cooked the roast beef with HP sauce and wholegrain mustard baste and am looking for the perfect roast potato recipe.

Today i’m trying the Delia method – I hope it works out well….

I haven’t imbibed much red wine in the last few years (NZ Sauvignon Blanc is to blame for that) but have managed to find a spectacularly nice red from virgin wines – Black Pig. Massive flavour and very smooth it is one of my all-time favourites