I started to write a blog post about this, then changed my mind, and made a video instead.
I was accosted by two young men at the exit door of Aldi yesterday. There was no escape route to avoid their determination to sell me their charity. They had a little desk, and a form to fill out, with a pen at the ready.
Now I think The Air Ambulance do a wonderful job, and I have supported them in the past, but now I cannot because they can't/wont accept cash donations. This is the way most big charities are going now. One of the young men pushed the direct debit option very hard. The more people try and push me in one direction, the more I rebel.
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Nigel Farage has had his bank accounts closed by his bank. No explanation. They don't want him as a customer any more. He talks about it here. So it can happen.
I have not been doing enough walking lately. I am noticing I have the beginnings of a podgy belly. This morning I cut my time down at the coffee morning and only had an hour, and I didn't have any cake. I went in my walking gear so I could go straight out of the village on my usual footpath. It was warm and breezy, perfect for a walk. I sat on the bench, a white horse came by.
I have put a shout out for somebody to bring a mower and get the grass cut. It is getting quite difficult to wade through it.
The three hedgehogs are still coming every night. As soon as it starts getting dark the first one arrives, then two more follow.
That's all for now. Toodle pip. ilona
I think it'll be a long time before CBDC becomes the only system available, if ever, considering that cash is still king across the majority of the world. CBDC may be rolled out in some sectors of emerging and developed economies, while cash/traditional banking (both brick-and-mortar and internet) will continue to be popular for day-to-day personal financial transactions. While I can see that CBDC could become a reality, it'll take decades to become the norm, and I'll be long dead.
ReplyDeleteI will also be dead, but I talk about it because future generations need to be prepared for what's coming. It's wrong to hide the truth because it won't affect us oldies. People can learn from history and will continue to do so, long after we have gone.
DeleteI figure those adult generations following me have the same access to information and opinions that I have and that they are as well-equipped to come to their own conclusions as I am. If someone asks me what I think about all that is happening in our age, I'll respond, as long as the conversation is civil and respectful. But, mostly, I keep my own counsel. As far as history goes, I've been thinking recently how the advent of money, as we know it today--coins and paper--impacted those who were used to bartering and trading using commodities, like salt, spices or livestock, and rare finds from the natural world, like gems, seashells and fabrics woven from the silk. I imagine people were suspicious of money, initially, because the requirement to begin using it came from the top--from emperors and kings or locally-powerful figures. So, I guess I take the long view of history and think about how people have accommodated to change that must have seemed very jarring at the time.
DeleteYou can control where your money is spent. You don’t have to sign up for anything. Did you know you can make just one off payments to charities ?
ReplyDeletePeople won’t be taking your money without you knowing
And on one, absolutely no one will be deciding what you can buy or spend your money on.
There’s no need to be scared.
Who says I am scared? Where did I say that? Where do you get your information? The move to Central Bank Digital Currency is all laid out in the World Economic Forum Manifesto. They are not sneaking it in behind our backs, it's all published on their web site. The Canadian Truckers and their supporters had their bank accounts frozen, they weren't able to access their money. It can happen. Total control is what they are after.
DeleteIve noticed this as well,A while back I went to give a donation to a animal rescue stall in town..It was only a couple of quid but I thought,well every penny counts.But no,they didnt want that.They wanted me to sign up for a monthly donation and couldnt take cash.They tried to make me feel guilty by saying that I wouldnt miss the money each month!!I I told them No Thanks.I have 5 cats of my own to feed n care for and will not be made to feel guilty by not signing up to something I dont want to!.They seemed to want to play on peoples emotions....plus get your bank details.I wish I could win millions n rescue all the neglected animals my self.Anyway,thank you for the video and I must say that Gloria was looking very glamorous!!xx
ReplyDeleteYes, they push the guilt thing to get results. Don't be so selfish. See the connection?
DeleteOh yes,I can see the connection!.In fact I dont/wont give to any of the big charities now.Too many big boys taking their huge cut first.Now I only give to my local farm that takes in recuses and I know that every penny goes to caring,feeding and looking after the animals.I can give what I want,when I want.xx
DeleteYou forgot to mention that the Canadian truckers who had their bank accounts frozen were involved in anti covid protests and stopping other Canadians getting access to essential services .
ReplyDeleteTheir protests were against mandating the jabs. It should always have been a choice. Mr Trudy is a bully, a puppet of the WEF. If anybody was not able to get a jab after that, the Truckers did them a favour. Can you verify your claims with links? Or are you just wasting my time because you don't like me very much?
DeleteI wonder if you ran a business whether you would be happy to constantly take the full risk of taking in large amounts of cash off people and later discovering they were fake. Or having money stolen and never getting it back?
ReplyDeleteI’m sure your cash is all above board and legal tender. But these days many businesses would rather have digital payments because it’s so much easier for them to run their business efficiently and avoid suspicion from banks if they were to deposit large amounts of cash.
ReplyDeleteYour insistence on telling people to get rid of apps and digital technology is a contradiction.
You happily use a computer and many social media platforms yourself .
Some apps are useful. Just get rid of the banking apps.
DeleteWe were only talking about this the other week, when we too had to literally force our way out of Aldi, after asking the man that was trying to sign us up to the air ambulance direct debit thing, to move from in front of the Foodbank donation box so that I could put some things in. I heard a LOT of people in the car park saying they would have put cash in a donation box but they were not willing to give their bank details to men in supermarkets. The charities are shooting themselves in the foot expecting us to donate regularly, when I'm sure a lot more would donate what they could, when they could.
ReplyDeleteCharities should not be using aggressive sales tactics. Donating is a voluntary thing. It's all about the push towards CBDC.
DeleteWhy do they do it?It beggars belief .I have encountered this so many times.I will happily give a donation but won’t be bullied.
ReplyDeleteBarbarax
They want your details to add to a database. They then sell it on. They make money from that, and Joe Public gets bombarded by other charities begging for more.
DeleteI run a small craft business - do some selling on line but mostly through local craft fairs. I far prefer when people pay by card, otherwise I have to take the cash and deposit it in my bank, it is far safer for me, as a woman, to have it processed all electronically. I don’t want to be walking around with lots of cash.
ReplyDeleteDo whatever suits you best.
DeleteI was under the impression that the bullying by charity reps had been outlawed, or was that just in the street?
ReplyDeleteI don't think they can physically approach someone in the street. You see them with a clipboard hovering nervously looking very sad. My Aldi has a vestibule between two doors on the way out. There is no escape, they can pounce. The kind hearted will feel pangs of guilt, so they give in and hand over their details.
DeleteI donate to charities when I can afford to and I favour the smaller and usually animal related ones. I definitely wouldn’t commit to a direct debit every month and dislike this kind of pressure. I’ve even had people turning up at my door.
ReplyDeleteSome companies have done the calculations and won't mind not getting cash payments as they will save more on less staff, admin etc and in the long term make more from continuous direct debit payments. Also I know a business near me that went cash only because they lost a very significant amount of money in cash in a robbery and lost it all in a way that couldn't happen with card payments.
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