What's Happening In Your World Today?

[JCBearss]

If this week had a title it would be Misery!! And I thought this was a vacation

[Nero]

Well, the woman at the bank behind the counter that was helping me with a crazy flood of time related overdraft fees, really proved herself to be a great person, as far as I'm concerned.

I took one look at her behind the desk, and saw the look on her face, and I thought I was completely doomed, and I was going to either close my account (which they won't let you do when you owe money), or tell them "oh well... I guess at the end of the week I'll owe you a thousand dollars, which you can send to collection, and I'd like to close my other account with you guys right now too."

But nope, she really saved my skin. I made a special trip to deposit $59 dollars last night, to catch up the few dollars I was behind in it, and this morning I looked at my account, and it was -$16 or whatever. I let her know that the money I put in last night, was already accounted for in my life, and if this bank dried it up within seconds, there was no way we weren't done our dealings forever.

But she said I was a human being, and not just a number, and was happy to waive the fees and not see me get screwed completely. With the rain of problems I've had in my life and the lives of my family recently, this really did make my day.

Man Blackthorn I went thru a similar situation just this week and unfortunately the bank was not so nice. I got the DOOM person you are talking about that is just waiting to give you a lecture on how to manage your finances and put you in your place. I told her to look at the last 10 years I have banked with them and see if I have had problems with this. Of course this doesn't matter to her. Or the next person I talked to. Or the supervisor.

So pretty much, I'm changing my direct deposit to another bank. The way they manipulated my stuff as soon as I got low is what killed me. Their high-to-low clearing, now that I have a reason to raise an eyebrow at it, and their overdraft fees are pretty much outright theft.

I'm glad that you, at least, got resolution to your issues.

[arista]

IT is gorgeous weather today in Indiana..Perfect almost. The day is going slowly, because work sometimes gets that way on Friday.

[Spideyman]

All's right in my little part of the world.

[marew1]

Yesterday, I went to meet a 83 years old man to get a job. He had to buy some things at the supermarket so I helped him with the task. Many passers-by started to stare at me with reproach. One told me: you're a shameless taker! The other: Go to swindle people to your country! The rest looking angrily at me. I didn't understood till I looked the old man better and realized he was so white and blue-eyed, and I, well, the color of my skin tells that I'm a Latin.

Certain things will never change in our world.

That is terrible. Those passers-by should wait until their that old and not have someone as nice as you to help out.

[alien_u2]

Today in my world we have a tree in the roof and a possum in the garden...

[SusanNorton]

I'm letting my daughter sleep in this morning. I usually wake her at 6:40, in order to catch her 7:20 school bus. But she did a lot of swimming yesterday, and got to bed a little later than usual, so I'll drive her to school at 8:00.

I'll be chopping up limbs we cut yesterday from a tree, and bundling them into a size that the garbage men will pick up. I also have to go to the grocery, do about 6 loads of laundry (we have company coming on Friday), and sweep and mop and swiffer all floors. Our backyard is filled with mud and sand at the moment, and no matter how many times I tell people to wipe their feet/leave their shoes outside, I hear grit under my shoes when I walk in the kitchen.

[Carrie Anne]

I haven't even been to bed yet.
I put every sock I own on the living room floor, and matched them up. Only half of them had mates.
And, I found the cell phone I lost a month ago. I looked everywhere for it, and I do mean everywhere. I was sure it was stolen or dropped. But, no! It was under my bed! The same bed I looked under 50 million times.

[BlackEye]

I put every sock I own on the living room floor, and matched them up. Only half of them had mates.

That is amazing, usually I have a some that I can't find mates for.

I'm just kidding.

[brownmouse]

I loved reading all these little 'slices of life'. Dragafari, what a nasty thing to happen. - I firmly believe what comes around goes around so they'll get theirs!

Banks, dog poo, tree limbs, children, ... GREAT!

Let's see I am just now having my first cup of coffee. All my animals are zonked out on the furniture around me, sleeping like they were out all night partying. It's another gorgeous day - sunny and 80 and it is getting to me- it is supposed to be FALL- I want cold weather already!- and we haven't had rain in like 18 days. ( I know come Jan. I will remember I felt this way and think I am crazy). I need to go to the supermarket and then make dinner - i am thinking a chicken dish. My daughter comes home at 3 and I want to give her an early dinner so we can meet my husband at the Y and go swimming. We are all trying to get more exercise in our lives'. And, oh, I HAVE GOT to call back the lady from Sophie's old elementary school and tell her I will do face painting at the Fall school party.- fun.