That happened on Friday and the bank was closed for a holiday. Their customer service phone never answered all weekend. So, I was chauffeured to the bank, an hour away, this morning. When I arrived there were two lines totaling around 75 people. My daughter, the chauffeur, explained the situation to the entrance guard and used my status as an elder to bypass the 75 people and enter the bank. Dear God, there was another 75 inside the bank, seated. At this point I wanted to cry, but didn't.
The guard led me to a row of seats with 5 people ahead of me. 45 minutes later I saw the teller and told her what happened. She verified me, then, she grabbed a stack of of around 50 debit cards and started looking through them. She looked again and again. My card wasn't there. I didn't become a Karen. I thanked her and left, misty eyed.
I found my daughter outside with Taco (I couldn't leave him home alone with the cone) and she said that the bank has removed all, I repeat all, the ATMs at the bank. There were 7 ATMs there on Friday.
The good news is we went to Burger King and ate whoppers. No misty eyes there.
The ATMs are not good down here. I have had over a dozen problems in a decade. Overcharges, double charges, several card grabs, etc. If you visit here it's better to not use the ATMs. Charges at stores, hotels, etc...are fine but their ATMs are not reliable.
My bank is sending me a new card and cancelled the eaten one.
That whole ordeal was around 6 hours in horrible heat, so today's edition will be some memes for you to peruse.
Mea culpa. Naw, the bank needs to give me and you a mea culpa.
When will meanness stop equating with strength? Meanness belies strength. Strength is protecting those who are vulnerable. Real men know this. Real women know it, too. In fact, meanness is one of the most obvious indicators of weakness and fear; traits all bullies exhibit. I grew up thinking, everyone knows this. MAGA proves I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteLisa, you have my sympathies re your debit card; years ago on a holiday in Nosara the ATM in Montezuma ate our credit card Fri afternoon of a long weekend. Had to stay a couple extra days to get the card back on Tues. Lesson learned - we always carry 2 with different accounts (one preloaded to save interest on cash advances).
ReplyDeleteAlways amazing to me when ‘average Joe’ visits another Country and realizes quickly how different day to day tasks are. Simple everyday tasks we take for granted here, not so simple elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteHeck, most don’t realize that ‘our’ laws do not extend beyond our borders, only to discover how much harsher some Nations/Countries can be on simplest of infractions.
Crazy that a simple Banking task became such a huge undertaking for you. Unreal to have SO many standing in line for Bank Lobby, where even here, (Florida) during Snowbird Season, it’s rare to see even one person inside Bank Lobby.
Banks are always crowded here and there are few ATMs. Maybe 10 ATMs within a 20 mile radius.
Delete🥺🥺 What an awful way to spend your day. Thank you for helping us by sending great memes.
ReplyDelete🤔🤗 Here's an excellent analogy from an actual Ukrainian, not a VPOTUS who has "seen an article" about war! This morning on MSNBC, former Zelenskyy advisor Igor Novikov said the scene in the Oval Office on Friday reminded him of the laser scene in “Goldfinger.” Zelenskyy (Bond) is asking “do you expect me to talk?” And, every villain in the room responds “no Mr. Zelenskyy, we expect you to die!” No one in that room, besides Zelenskyy, had their minds on bringing peace to Ukraine. They wanted approval from Moscow (they got that) and a chance to personally enrich themselves by sticking their piggy snouts into mining Ukraine’s rare earth minerals! A few days ago, Novikov reminded us that in 2017…Trump’s first disastrous term…he was trying to extort those same minerals from Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan.*
But, like the tremendously unsuccessful “artist of the deal” he is, Trump never considered the cost of mining in those mountainous terrains and he never convinced any mining companies to front that money! Now, Trump thinks he has better terrain and a better war to exploit! But, he still has made no effort to bring together mining company oligarchs in the US or Russia. He has a pipedream to beat China in these minerals and with his deal-making skills this will never happen. Neither will peace or benefits to Ukraine! But, Trump is lining up the usual suspects to blame instead of himself!! 🤬🤬
* https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-minerals/trump-ghani-agree-us-can-help-develop-afghanistans-rare-earth-minerals-idUSKCN1BX06G/
All of that is a distraction from what he is really doing...bringing the US to its knees for Putin.
DeleteTwo things: If it is any consolation, I can tell you as a Physical Therapist that ever time Trump swings a golf club a couple of things are certain. First, he is in pain. You can see this because the only place that is rotating is at the base of his spine, look closely and you'll see the rest of the back isn't moving. And secondly this is a progressive dysfunction that will soon very likely require surgery.
ReplyDeleteSecond, full length chinchilla coat says all that needs to be said about the Musk and his wife. They wear their cruelty as a badge of honor.
Two questions: Will Trump's surgeon wear a mask?
DeleteWho's crueler? Trump, Musk or Musk's mom?