@AddyDugdale: I do hope you're staying around for a bit?

All hail the queen of Gizmodo, for she has returned, at last.

I usually confirm every assignment or agreement with my boss and/or coworkers and/or customers with an e-mail to them, so that:

The trick that was taught at some University in Canada to people with this problem was to go to a bank, loan $100 dollars, bring it back the next day. Voilà: a perfect credit history, and you could get a credit card.