1). A total of just under 12 hours I had to spend talking, mainly to Indian call centres after somebody phoned BT to say they were moving but their move request was attached to my account and I lost everything including my sanity at times
2). Being told I must have moved house because their screen says so
3). Being asked when will I be moving then if I haven't moved already.
4). Being told the problems were because I have moved back to my old address.
I haven't %$^!£ moved I've told you a dozens times, that's not me.
5). Being told I don't exist after having my account completely deleted so they can''t help
Worries of identity theft started creeping in.
6). Ending up with 2 accounts which apparently is impossible.
I have had at least 3, perhaps 4 during this fiasco
7). Being told by an account manager that they were looking into all my issues and NOT to phone BT anymore but they will contact me with updates.
8). Getting standard broadband back for 36 hours only for BT to pull the plug because ....
9). I received a bill for the person who had moved.
10). Being told that I cannot have broadband until I pay as I am a bad debt.
11). Getting Broadband back again but having to wait until a new order for infinity was issued and an engineer to call the following week
... to do what !!!
12. Getting Infinity back at 10:00 on Wednesday but for it to stop again on the stroke of midnight.
and 13). Lucky for some, I got my broadband back on Thursday night.
That's enough, I think. though there's more, an awful lot more, but back to the nature.
During all this it has not stopped me trying to see 1000 species a 1km square around Waldridge Fell.
I reached the 400 mark on 26th May with a Hoverfly Cheilosia bergenstammi, a widespread though rather localised species, this one preferring Ragwort.
Since then it's been hectic, but the moth trap only really started producing about a week ago.Here's a a listing and a couple of pictures since the last posting.
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| Green Hairstreak Still on the fell though the numbers are nothing like they used to be |
| 401 | Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) | 29-May | ||||||
| 402 | Delichon urbicum (House Martin) | 29-May | ||||||
| 403 | Bombylius major (Bee-fly) | 29-May | ||||||
| 404 | Veronica montana (Wood Speedwell) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 405 | Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish Bluebell) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 406 | Ematurga atomaria (Common Heath) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 407 | Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Large Red Damselfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 408 | Volucella pellucens (a hoverfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 409 | Sphaerophoria interrupta (a hoverfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 410 | Myosotis discolor (Changing Forget-me-not) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 411 | Ajuga reptans (Bugle) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 412 | Salix phylicifolia (Tea-leaved Willow) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 413 | Stellaria alsine (Bog Stitchwort) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 414 | Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 415 | Argyrotaenia ljungiana (Micro moth) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 416 | Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-Grass) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 417 | Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 418 | Bombus monticola (Mountain Bumble Bee) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 419 | Valerianella locusta (Common Cornsalad) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 420 | Eriophorum angustifolium (Common Cottongrass) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 421 | Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Marsh Pennywort) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 422 | Trigonotylus ruficornis (Capsid bug) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 423 | Voria ruralis (a Tachinid fly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 424 | Agriotes obscurus (Click Beetle) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 425 | Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 426 | Cantharis nigricans (Soldier Beetle) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 427 | Agriotes pallidulus (Click Beetle) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 428 | Pardosa amentata (Spotted Wolf Spider) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 429 | Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake-millipede) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 430 | Cheilosia latifrons (a hoverfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 431 | Cheilosia pagana (a hoverfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 432 | Platycheirus podagratus (a hoverfly) | 02-Jun | ||||||
| 433 | Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug) | 03-Jun | ||||||
| 434 | Selenia lunularia (Lunar Thorn) | 03-Jun | ||||||
| 435 | Tragopogon pratensis (Goatsbeard) | 04-Jun | ||||||
| 436 | Meligethes geneus (Common Pollen Beetle) | 04-Jun | ||||||
| 437 | Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 438 | Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 439 | Ancylis badiana (Micro moth) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 440 | Scoparia ambigualis (Micro moth) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 441 | Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 442 | Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth) | 05-Jun | ||||||
| 443 | Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone Moth) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 444 | Vespula vulgaris (Common Wasp) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 445 | Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 446 | Chloroclysta siterata (Red-green Carpet) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 447 | Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 448 | Abrostola triplasia (Dark Spectacle) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 449 | Lobophora halterata (Seraphim) | 06-Jun | ||||||
| 450 | Lasiommata megera (Wall) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 451 | Bombus lapidarius (Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 452 | Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 453 | Fallopia baldschuanica (Russian-vine) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 454 | Panorpa germanica (Scorpionfly) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 455 | Primula veris (Cowslip) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 456 | Puccinia phragmitis (Dock Rust) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 457 | Rumex conglomeratus (Clustered Dock) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 458 | Melangyna umbellatarum (a hoverfly) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 459 | Helophilus pendulus (a hoverfly) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 460 | Merodon equestris (a hoverfly) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 461 | Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 462 | Aira caryophyllea (Silver Hair-grass) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 463 | Festuca filiformis (Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 464 | Cydia ulicetana (a Micro Moth) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 465 | Coleophora serratella (a Micro Moth) | 08-Jun | ||||||
| 466 | Veronica arvensis (Wall Speedwell) | 09-Jun | ||||||
| 467 | Xanthorhoe montanata (Silver-ground Carpet) | 11-Jun | ||||||
| 468 | Silene latifolia (White Campion) | 11-Jun | ||||||
| 469 | Fumaria capreolata (White Ramping-fumitory) | 11-Jun | ||||||
| 470 | Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Wood Warbler) | 11-Jun |
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| Damn that branch. My Wood Warbler in Felledge wood. This species is getter rarer by the year in the NE and my first on the fell since 2002. Well chuffed. |
| 471 | Scirpus sylvaticus (Wood Club-rush) | 11-Jun |
| 472 | Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) | 11-Jun |
| 473 | Salix aurita (Eared Willow) | 11-Jun |
| 474 | Nardus stricta (Mat-grass) | 11-Jun |
| 475 | Epilobium palustre (Marsh Willowherb) | 11-Jun |
| 476 | Carex remota (Remote Sedge) | 11-Jun |
| 477 | Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond Sedge) | 11-Jun |
| 478 | Salix myrsinifolia (Dark-leaved Willow) | 11-Jun |
| 479 | Ranunculus flammula (Lesser Spearwort) | 11-Jun |
| 480 | Juncus conglomeratus (Compact Rush) | 11-Jun |
| 481 | Dasineura ulmaria (Meadowsweet Gall Midge) | 11-Jun |
| 482 | Crepis paludosa (Marsh Hawk's-beard) | 11-Jun |
| 483 | Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common Spotted-orchid) | 11-Jun |
| 484 | Chrysotoxum arcuatum (a hoverfly) | 11-Jun |
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| Chrysotoxum arcuatum - A strictly northern and western hoverfly, locally frequent on the fell |
| 485 | Nomada ruficornis (Red-Horned Nomad Bee) | 11-Jun |
| 486 | Tipula oleracea (Marsh Cranefly) | 11-Jun |
| 487 | Platybunus triangularis (a harvestman) | 11-Jun |
| 488 | Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm) | 11-Jun |
| 489 | Carex echinata (Star Sedge) | 11-Jun |
| 490 | Carex sylvatica (Wood-sedge) | 11-Jun |
| 491 | Milium effusum (Wood Millet) | 11-Jun |
| 492 | Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife) | 11-Jun |
| 493 | Salix pentandra (Bay Willow) | 11-Jun |
| 494 | Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian) | 11-Jun |
| 495 | Lysimachia nemorum (Yellow Pimpernel) | 11-Jun |
| 496 | Cantharis pellucida (Soldier-beetle) | 11-Jun |
| 497 | Plagiomnium affine (Many-fruited Thyme-moss) | 11-Jun |
| 498 | Eupithecia assimilata (Currant Pug) | 11-Jun |
| 499 | Calliteara pudibunda (Pale Tussock) | 11-Jun |
| 500 | Lomographa temerata (Clouded Silver) | 11-Jun |
| 501 | Ecliptopera silaceata (Small Phoenix) | 11-Jun |
| 502 | Biston betularia (Peppered Moth) | 11-Jun |
| 503 | Notodonta dromedarius (Iron Prominent) | 11-Jun |
| 504 | Thera britannica (Spruce Carpet) | 11-Jun |
| 505 | Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) | 11-Jun |
| 506 | Diarsia mendica (Ingrailed Clay) | 11-Jun |
| 507 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 11-Jun |
| 508 | Stenodema calcarata (Capsid bug) | 11-Jun |
| 509 | Episyrphus balteatus (a hoverfly) | 12-Jun |
| 510 | Pucciniastrum epilobii (Willowherb Rust) | 12-Jun |
| 511 | Hordeum murinum (Wall Barley) | 12-Jun |
| 512 | Thera obeliscata (Grey Pine Carpet) | 12-Jun |
| 513 | Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth) | 13-Jun |
So that's it so far. I'll post some pictures and more details later, I have a great deal of emails to go through as I have the internet back.
But of course you can laugh about it now ;)
ReplyDeleteAt last, he's back in the game :) i'll not be going with bt then, hope they compensated you for the crap service, if not i would go straight to the top and complain, don't let them get away with it ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gents, now to get the Gateshead Blog up again and find up what you two have been up to.
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