Just got back from a "lunch date" with my oldest granddaughter and when the time come to pay, my card was refused!!!
How embarrassing!..Good thing she had a little cash with her,as I didnt have quite enough to cover it, or we would be in the back room doing dishes right now :( ...
I really need to remember to grab some cash before I leave the house.I have become too dependent on my card working..and ..I only carry the 1 (credit/debit tied to checking account)...all others I leave at home..I dont use them..
Before I got home, I stopped by the local bank and used the ATM and my balance was what I expected it to be in both my savings and checking...but when I tried to withdraw some cash, it kept declining it.
As I come into the house, I hear my answering machine beeping (yes, I still have one of those..lol) as it turns out it was the fraud department of the bank and I needed to call them back and confirm purchases I made in Bangladesh and Great Britain among numerous States and web sites...Needless to say, I didnt make those purchases, so I just got done cancelling my cards...
the good news is, the fraud dept. caught it early, and even though they tried to use it in MANY transactions , less than $5.00 in purchases were approved...
The bad news is, at 7am on Monday morning my wife and I will be at the local hospital anxiously awaiting the arrival of our granddaughter..and with today being Sat. I am stuck with the little bit of cash I had before the card got shut down and cant get more until the banks open and I go there in person...
it could have been worse, but just the inconvenience of it p!sses me off !
Ok..just venting...now I will return you to your regularly scheduled topics :)
