neongryphon

The bank finally coughed up some compensation, but I won't be 100% satisfied until I receive the cheque.

The heat wave is also over. It gave way to thunder and flooding. D=

Heatwave Death

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My wacom is melting.

Hey. Sup?

Sorry for the no-post-longtime. I've been really busy but I still don't feel like I've accomplished anything :|

Good news - I now have my funds from the bank. It only took them 2 months to find it. Major insult - they’ve just blown me off without a penny compensation. All they did was backdate 18 days of interest, giving excuses as to why they are not ~obliged~ to pay me anymore. My eyes boiled in their sockets reading the letter. Don't go thinking I'm letting them get away with that. I am not humbly kissing their tootsies over measly backdated interest that was rightly mine to begin with. I spent week and weeks writing, calling and crying. They can cough up some cash for the criminally bad treatment.

Pissy fit aside, I’m doing fine otherwise getting ready for University on Sept 28th. But I am really really scared ;___;  I can’t think what else I need to buy to equip myself for the impending academic slog.

I’ve opened commissions again now Race for Life is over. I’m mostly taking sketches at a discount and ink work also at a discount. The more I can squeeze in before term starts, the better. Email me to enquire
NeonGryphon@hotmail.com
Details in bottom of my journal over here: http://theneongryphon.deviantart.com

I’m having a devastating financial issue at the moment. I’m sorry for any online silence, but it’s been very stressful for me.

It’s a long drawn out story which has unravelled since April, but in short, while trying to transfer my life savings between banks, the new bank have admitted to losing my money. My whole life savings. Every penny I’ve ever squirreled away, and which I had ear-marked as the money to pay my way through University. It’s gone. I can’t access it. Vanished.

In more detail, the new bank at first told me all was fine and everything was set up. I received a letter from the new bank saying my transfer instructions to send the money from my old bank to my new bank had been received and it was being processed (that's the order it's done in - you fill in forms and tell your new bank to tell the old bank to send on the money. Odd way to do it, but that's how the banks work).

The new bank card was then reported missing in the post and they issued me a new one (remember this?). They then took over a month to send me online access codes for the new card. Finally that’s received and working. But when I logged in, my cash transfer from my old bank account had still not appeared in my new bank account. I rang the new bank a few times and was repeatedly told to just ‘wait longer.’ But it was eventually revealed this week that they had actually lost my transfer instructions.

This wouldn’t be an issue in itself, but when I called my old bank, they told me the new bank HAD forwarded on my transfer instructions - the old bank HAD sent them my money - and the new bank HAD accepted my money. So where is it? Not in my account. And that was at the beginning of May.

Without this money, I can’t pay my tuition fees for University. I’ve done everything to try and resolve this; I’ve complained to the old bank to chase it up, I’ve complained to the new bank to chase it up. I’ve complained to the new bank’s independent complaints department to look into it. I’ve swapped my transfer instructions with both banks a dozen times. Rang each department that could be held responsible in turn. Next I’ll be complaining to the Financial Ombudsman Service and maybe having to find myself a solicitor. If this isn’t sorted soon, I won’t be attending University in September… or I’ll have to consider taking out a private loan,  a loan that could cost me huge amounts in interest. But I can’t see myself even getting the loan as I’ll have insubstantial earnings while studying. I can consider begging and borrowing from family, but this could cause massive tension as we are all already very very stretched.

And this doesn’t resolve the fact that my life savings are still missing. I don’t know what more to do. I am completely at the bank’s mercy. I’m just shattered by this and can’t believe such a grievous error could be made.

The bank itself is currently merging with three other banks, forming the second largest bank in the UK. The largest being my old bank. I could maybe understand how this error could happen if I was dealing with a piggybank street corner business, but not these global giants. I have no faith in banks anymore. If I ever see my money again, maybe I should just hide it under my mattress.

Current value raised so far: $165.00 USD (Target: $200)

It’s that time again for me to beg, bitch and cry for donations towards my Cancer Research charity race. I’m just shy of my $200 target, so if you have a dollar to spare, please consider donating.

The event is in June, so only a month to go to raise the last $35

Also still looking for pink costume suggestions!


About Race for Life

My employer is promoting the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The charity researches all cancers affecting both genders, supporting scientists, doctors, nurses and cancer patients.

Will you sponsor me for the five kilometre run? The date for the race is Sunday June 7th and I’m collecting donations all the way up till then (and I think a week or two after – I will clarify when donations can’t be accepted anymore). So if you can't spare a donation now, I'm more than happy to accept one at a later date.

The group is hoping to raise £400 for Cancer Research. That’s a little over £130 each (about $200 USD. Big personal target but I'm really hopeful!).

****** Any donation is welcome in any currency. Every penny is valued. I’m accepting contributions on PayPal at NeonGryphon@hotmail.CO.UK,  but please please clearly mark your payment as ‘sponsorship’ so I can put all the donations on my contributions form.  Be sure to select Personal, not Purchase when sending a donation.*******

( If you're a UK resident and pay tax, let me know so I can tick 'giftaid' on my form, allowing Cancer Research to claim a tax break on your contribution).

I’m considering a costume, but I’m not sure what yet. It’s got to be pink. I don’t want to be a bunny because everyone goes as a bunny. Something that could work in layers because in Britain the summer weather is never guaranteed. No hats or wigs, because it’s annoying running with headgear and I do intend on running the whole thing.

If you’re in the UK and want to join yourself, please check it out here:
https://www.raceforlife.org/default.aspx

The registration fee is £12.99  per person. You have to be female. Sorry gents. Don’t ask me why they made it a women-only  fundraiser.
But sign-up quickly because event spaces are limited.