Timelies.

It was 66 last Friday, and then it suddenly dropped into the 30s. Today, with the wind chill, it's supposed to be, like, 10 or something. ::bundling up as I type::

Got the weirdest email from eBay today. I've only bought stuff twice, and both times I paid the same day I won the auction with PayPal. I've never sold anything. So today I get this email saying my account is being suspended. Here it is:

We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the eBay community.

Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the update of your actual account.

If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

Please update your records by the 22th of January. Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Huh? Bold emphasis is mine. Also, the link to follow takes you straight to a page where they want my checking account info and/or credit card numbers. I ignored the whole thing, because I can take or leave eBay, but it seems seriously fucked up to me.

Dani is probably leading the race to the bottom of the thermometer, but it is -33C/-27F here this morning. One of my colleagues said the one good thing about the temperature was that his kids were quiet on the way in for a change,

I take it all back. It is a balmy spring day here. Did your colleague check to be sure they hadn't just turned into kidcicles?

AmyLiz, that didn't come from eBay. It's someone phishing for your personal information.

I'd bet money that email is not from EBay.

AmyLiz, that didn't come from eBay. It's someone phishing for your personal information.

Check out the details here: [link]

AmyLiz, I got a very similar e-mail supposedly from PayPal. it was phishing also and I reported it to Paypal.

You guys are good. I thought it had to be phony, but as snopes says, it looks pretty damn eBay-ish. I never give out any of that info when someone comes looking for it, so that's a good thing.

juliana, have you eaten today? Or had gatorade? How's the GI system?

In Glasgow. Cold, wet, rainy/snowy. B calls it the "wintery mix" which is, I think, an appropriate term. I don't think my feet will ever be warm again.

AmyLiz, I would also forward that spoof email to Ebay (include the email headers).

SA, if it makes you feel any better, if you were in Kentucky today, you'd probably be just as cold. It's colder than a gravedigger's ass today.

t edit Yup, I just checked wunderground.com -- Berea is, at this very moment, 14 degrees F (-10 C), with a windchill of 4 degrees F (-16 C).