anthonyqkiernan
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Bank boss gets pinned down over credit c
Feb 18, 2005, 12:36
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From the Scotsman:
A TOP banker was left red-faced after he was forced to admit he did not know his "chip and pin" credit card pin number when paying for a meal at an exclusive restaurant.
HBOS chief executive, James Crosby, who had just enjoyed a meal in Martin’s Restaurant, Rose Street Lane, Edinburgh, was forced to admit he didn’t know his PIN to stunned waiting staff.
A waitress who asked the bank boss to tap in his PIN into the latest hand-held scanning device, was met with a stony silence, after which an embarrassed Mr Crosby, was forced to admit: "I don’t know it."
It was then left to a business colleague of Mr Crosby, 48, who earns a massive £2.1million a year, to pick up the tab for the table at the cosy restaurant.
Restaurant owner Martin Irons said Mr Crosby made his bank boob on Valentine’s Night when the eaterie was packed with romantic couples and business men.
Mr Irons, who took Mr Crosby’s booking, said: "We do not normally open on Mondays but made an exception this year because it was Valentine’s Day.
"The restaurant was very busy at the time with most tables occupied by couples or business groups.
"Mr Crosby had made a business booking for the night, so I am sure his company were as surprised as we were when he revealed he did not know his PIN for his credit card.
"Strangely enough, our restaurant was used in a recent publicity feature to promote the Chip and PIN scheme."
A spokesman for HBOS said: "Even the best of us occasionally forget our PIN numbers.
"But what is important is that we do not share our PINs with anyone else."
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Vybik Jon
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Re: Bank boss gets pinned down over credit c
Feb 18, 2005, 12:39
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I realise it's a very simple play on words, but it has amused me that the phrase in circulation for those who can't remember their PIN is Pin-Prick.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Bank boss gets pinned down over cred
Feb 18, 2005, 13:05
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>>a very simple play on words
Why change the habit of a lifetime? ;-)
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anthonyqkiernan
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In other 'local' news this week.
Feb 18, 2005, 13:50
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Justice minister Cathy Jamieson calls for the Co-op in her constituency to 'restrict' sales of Buckfast tonic wine.
They agree and up the age for sales of it to 21.
Papers report it as a Labour led call for a ban.
The monks of Buckfastleigh threaten to sue her and/or the Scottish Executive.
CJ denies she ever suggested a ban.
Goes to visit her contituents, they 'upstage' her.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=179642005
And of course:
The Co-op admitted that the sale of Buckfast had not yet shown any real sign of falling and one resident said: "It’s a nice gesture, but I can’t see it beating the Buckfast culture of kids drinking."
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