The Importance of Decimal Points

In my capacity as a distributor of public welfare information I bring to you today a Caution about the dangers of the online world.

You may not be aware that this whole "Internet" carries with it, not only the boundless fun of getting angry at those on it that are wrong but also many traps for the unwary.

For today's example I shall tell you the tale of one poor anonymous fellow whom we shall call Freewheeling Bill to protect his identity.
You see just the other night Bill innocently went online to perform the simple act of BPaying a bill (of the paper kind). In the simple act of typing on the payment amount it appears that his fingers danced ever too lightly over the decimal point key. Being a trusting fellow Bill failed to scrutinise the "are you sure" screen. The result was a payment of several thousand dollars winging it's way to the lucky service provider - an amount in credit that would require nearly 8 years to use up.

The good news for Bill is that a refund has been easily arranged.

So there it is, a Caution indeed. Let us hope that Bill's unfortunate experience never happens to you or I.
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