I used a local electrician to install a new stove recently and he provided me with a handwritten invoice for $310 which I paid by bank transfer.
However, I misread the 6 for an 8 on his account so my funds went to an unknown recipient. My bank tells me it is unable to recover my money. I have to wear the loss. Both banks – mine and the recipient’s – are aware of the recipient’s BSB / account details. Why is it beyond their capacity to alert the account holder to my mistake and seek to reverse the deposit? As for my eyesight, I’ve gone ahead and had the cataracts removed. Still, I’m 77 and $310 is not nothing.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
