Spam email (again)

[northernladuk]

SHouldn't be a problem with the cloud and WFH culture surely?

But if I was that insurance company I think I'd set light to my own building as an excuse ...

[northernladuk]

So ask them why and to break it down for you. You'll learn something while they do. Also go back to them point out that's for a clean year but yours isn't and furnish them with the details. It's efficient for a full year on that but not for a part year. It is in the ballpark of what it's always been...

[northernladuk]

Wonder if they'll pull the 'act of god' line and say sorry no thanks....

[northernladuk]

No. As mentioned been with this one 30 odd years. This suggestion came up last time I was having issues. Started a gmail one up but just too complex to move my entire life from this one. It's more sign ups with everything than actual mail but a bit a spam isn't enough to turn the whole thing over. ...

[northernladuk]

Worked with a guy that moved in to IT after being an underwater bomb disposal diver. Different set of people that do that job for sure....

[northernladuk]

To a certain extent they will but when an out of control bush fire is raging there is very little that is going to stop it. It's like building houses to withstand strong winds and wonder why it gets demolished in a hurricane. Look at that video of the guy inside his house with the fire around from the...

[northernladuk]

That's a clever idea, I might have a go at that. Won't be too hard to keep track of them all using with a password manager. Only thing is 99% of it comes through with the prefix of the email not my proper name. Most appear to just have an email list and no other information.

Wish I'd thought...

[northernladuk]

Oh, and in the new world I wouldn't be putting too much time and effort in to re-learn this. My view is I'll get an outside gig from time to time now, inbetween inside gigs as the norm so I'll be spinning the usual stuff up for the outside gig and just off loading the job lot to the accoutants. Not...

[northernladuk]

There isn't such a thing as a good one. We've been asked this for years and still one hasn't popped up. There are plenty out there that allow you to put a day rate and sometimes the odd bit of extra info but we've already ascertained they are good for an idea but useless for any detailed planning. Very...

[northernladuk]

Tobe fair I don't think she was in long enough to crash the economy but that's hardly a shining argument.

[northernladuk]

My internet providers offering. Had the same one since I came off AOL so what, 30 years and I use it heavily. I've got 11 data breaches on Have I been Pwnd and I'll bet everything I have that's the tip of the iceberg. A few of my passwords have been found on the darkweb passwords lists over the years...

[northernladuk]

So, in the past couple of weeks I've started recieving spam emails that start with different type of hearts pictures and some text around starting a conversation. Here is one of the subjects - 💖💚Hi there, Thought it might be nice to talk to someone new today.

Probably four or five...

[northernladuk]

A lot has change since your mid 20's. They have cars, phones, flushable toilets etc. Completely different place....

[northernladuk]

Well in theory yes but it's an internet forum of ,what should be, professional contractors. You ask stupid, ill informed, lazy questions you are gonna get it. There is a level of questions to be expected IMO and if you don't meet that bar you are gonna get some stick. Those that want to answer properly...

[northernladuk]

Wow, daft questions about expenses, bonuses and not knowing if you are an employee of your own LTD... This is like turning the forum back 15 years to the good old days.

But either way.. poor trolling... Push the button mods.

[northernladuk]

Yep... This one https://forums.contractoruk.com/acco...4-expense.html...

[northernladuk]

Hope to god his accountant pointed this out else he needs to go find a new one....

[northernladuk]

Just on the security aspect. Are you sure you still hold it? Many security, or even just stringent contracts require full disclosure on changes to the company structure. I you get clearance, sell the company to someone in China/Afghanistan/whatever you can't expect the security company to still consider...

[northernladuk]

To make a useful recommendation we need to have a clue what you are doing. For example, you threw in overseas, so if we recommend anyone that's only UK we've wasted yours, and our time. Or maybe it's not overseas, we simply don't know. In most one man contractor setups an accountant is more than enough...

[northernladuk]

Have we had Peter Yarrow, one third of Peter, Paul and Mary?

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2675304.html

No one left to argue that Puff the magic dragon wasn't a song about drugs now. The Shamen thought they were being clever with Ebeneezer Goode in 1992 but they...