I lose track

[andrewducker]

I just had to go and check what year it is.

I blame the end of cheques* - I haven't had to actually write (or type) the year at all in months, so I haven't gone through the whole process of writing "2010" and then having to scribble it out to write "2011" instead.

*I haven't used a cheque in a couple of years. I assume my chequebook is somewhere in my flat, but fuck knows where. Last time we needed to pay builders/plumbers/etc. I just did a direct bank transfer.

Comments

[andrewducker]

You're right!.

Ok, Postal Orders are as good as cheques, except you have to pay a small fee for them.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

a small fee for them

10% of the face value is not a small fee! And they max out at £250, which makes them a lot less useful for many things.

Also, they're cleared funds, which is good in some ways (payment is pretty much guaranteed if you have it in your sweaty paws, unlike with cheques) but not so good if you, say, lose it down the back of the sofa for six months.

[andrewducker]

If you're transferring large funds then I'd say that using a format that can be lost down the back of the sofa is a bad idea anyway.