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Debbie

@debbie@mendeddrum.org

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Profile picture is of a bumble bee sitting on an echinacia flower
Header picture is of Harry the Handcrank
Accidental collector of handcrank sewing machines, currently have 1 treadle and 6 handcranks in the house but hopefully will go down to 3
Enjoy sewing, knitting and mending things

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Joined October 17, 2023

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 12mo ago

I'm a member of Metro Bank and recently had to deal with their AI on the phone.

It was a complete waste of my time, kept on misunderstanding me and in the end I just grey rocked it and repeated that I wanted to talk a person.

After said lovely person helped me with what I wanted, I also asked to raise a complaint about the shittyness of their AI.

My complaint was upheld.

I recommend each time you come across shit AI that is wasting your time to raise a complaint. The more people that push back against this the better. It also helps people inside the company to push back against it as well.

I also got apology in the form of money.

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Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 2mo ago

Q1: Welcome! Introduce yourself and tell us what you’d like to be making right now. (Feel free to show pictures of what you’ve been up to as well!) #MakersHour Hello there, I'm Debbie. I've got a shirt that I have had cut up for about 4 months and I'd love to get over the procrastination and start making the thing.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@MakersHour@cupoftea.social Q4: Have you learned a new maker skill while on holiday? Is it something you seek out? #MakersHour My most recent holidays are cycle touring so most of the time its just cycling, eating and sleeping. Brain is just focused on being in the moment.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 8mo ago

Replying to

@EF@mastodon.bsd.cafe @megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social @LaChasseuse@mastodon.scot I'd like to disagree with you about this. The person in charge of Brexit in the end was Boris Johnson who was one of the prominent people campaigning for Brexit. He campaigned on an oven ready deal that made him our prime minister with a HUGE majority. No opposition. The top people leading the negotiations were all pro brexit people. They went in super confident thinking they held all the negotiating cards. The UK also chose to "put pressure on the EU" by triggering article 51. I know a lot of Brexiters are saying that its the wrong type of Brexit but this is exactly was they wanted. We have left the EU with a minimal trade deal.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@drlucyrogers request has been submitted to Cambridgeshire libraries. Fingers crossed.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@linuxlucy@mastodon.org.uk Cambridge and the surrounding villages do have some cycling infrastructure. It is very expensive to live and we couldn't afford to buy a place near Cambridge. We currently live about 50 mins away by bike, but most of the route is offroad on a decent sized cycle path.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@terrillmoore@flx.masto.host @sundogplanets@mastodon.social Thank you. Will attempt again tonight. When you got "Attachement Uploaded" I got "unable to upload". Will repeat you steps exactly see if I can be successful.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 12mo ago

Replying to

@MamasPinkyToe@mastodon.world I will keep this in mind for next time.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 12mo ago

Replying to

@riggbeck@mastodon.social but also register an official complaint with the human. Each time someone makes an effort to make an official complaint it is noted.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@MakersHour@cupoftea.social Q2: Do you make things while travelling (business/vacation)? What is in your ‘must bring’ toolbox? #MakersHour When I'm travelling on the train, then I love taking a sock knitting project. All I need to bring is the wool, circular needle, phone with the pattern on it and a small pair of scissors. I normally have a sewing kit in my handbag because I'm known to repair little things when needed and have been known to do instant little mends.

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@MakersHour@cupoftea.social Q3: Have you ever made something to make a journey of any kind easier? #MakersHour I've extended my mudguard on the front of my bike with an old inner tube. Bike and myself stay clear when cycling through puddles etc..

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@terrillmoore@flx.masto.host @sundogplanets@mastodon.social I'm currently trying to upload my comments onto the webpage but it seems to be having issues. I've saved the file as a pdf but it keeps on having issues uploading the file. Any idea of things I should check?

Debbie @debbie@mendeddrum.org

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@holly@social.v.st perhaps you could share some photos of the socks. Someone might recognise the pattern.