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After a night at the Whitton Amateur Radio Group on Friday, and thanks to my Christmas Present, I have finally started to learn Morse Code. I am using the Key with my radio and some software including Justlearnmorsecode. I have also made some MP3 for use on my mini MP3 player. (At the moment just learning letters “M” and “K”.)

Recently I purchased a MediaPlayer (basically an MP3/MPEG player with 7″ screen).

Well over the weeks I have had it I have moved my CD collection (and my families) onto it.

Well one of the last, and why I didn’t do it earlier was “The KLF” – “The White Room”. Why didn’t I do it earlier???

Now sitting here listening to it and enjoying a real Blast from the past. At the time this album was out I was in college and spent many an evening studying to The KLF.

Back to the Album and Studying. (Yes although not in college, I am studying for my last Amateur Radio Exam for which I am sitting on 9th October)

Up until now my dealings with PayPal have been OK.

But yesterday changed that. Purchased an Item on eBay using “Buy It Now” and a while later received an e-mail from the Seller saying the payment had been refused.

Upon checking my account I saw that the Payment had been returned to my account. BUT checking my Bank Account it was not back.

So a little browsing in the PayPal help section I found this little Gem.

Q. – My payment was refused, but the funds have not been returned to me. Why?

A. – Funds from a refused payment are returned to the appropriate funding source for that payment. If you used funds from your PayPal balance to make the payment, the money is returned to your PayPal account. If you funded the payment with a credit card, the money is returned to your card. Depending on your card issuer, a credit to your credit card may take up to 30 days to process.

I am hoping Barclays Bank who have always been good for me won’t take the full 30 Days.

**Update** – Good Old Barclays. Only about a Week instead of the 30 days.!