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Bank drama et al

Well, well, well. The saga isn’t over yet no matter how much I’d like it to be. The first salvo has been fired by yours truly (me). My initial demands from Bank of America & Wachovia were: (i) figure out whose fault it was that a valid check issued by BoA was rejected (ii) In the meantime, get $20 in fees refunded back to me (Wachovia) (iii) Can I get my check reissued again (BoA)? Thus far, Wachovia finally agreed to refund the $20 in fees which was rather unexpected. I called their customer service line on a hunch today and I got in touch with a very understanding representative. She said the magic words that I needed to hear: “I don’t know if it was our bank screw-up or BoA’s. I just know it wasn’t your fault.” Those words were salve to my hurting bank account. Is it so hard for banks to actually empathize with their customers? So, right now, all I need from BoA is a conclusion of their so-called “investigation” and a refund of my darned security deposit. The funny/weird thing though is the money will still go to paying off my credit card bill. Talk about irony.

In other news, I think I’ve put on 10lbs this week. From the start of my 4-day weekend to the end (tomorrow), it has been a food orgy. I spent Thanksgiving with Matt’s paternal side of the family. It was an interesting experience. The best part was getting to meet a golden retrieve named Ginger. I like to think I got along fabulously with her and her keepers. I met some new and old people & got re-acquainted. The food and booze/wine/liquor/liqueur was excellent. By the way, those last two words are pronounced differently as I learned.  Friday was spent semi-detoxifying from all the food from Thursday. Saturday, M & I headed down to Julie’s where we sampled another of her creations. This time, she made some kick ass chili (meatless and regular) which I told her hubby was better than Wendy’s chili. I also told him that that was one great compliment considering how much I looove Wendy’s chili. Just ask M.

Finally, I’m going to have to keep this post short because Matt’s glaring at me. He needs to be up before 10am after the little get-together at Julie’s place. I finally caved in and got a bluetooth adapter for my computer. I’m hoping to be able to do fun tricks with PDA & my computer. We’ll see how that goes. I consider little peripherals like the adapter “investments.” Seriously, I’ve got peripherals for my computer coming out the wazoo. Thankfully, they are all things that are swappable so I figure when I get my laptop, I can share these items e.g. my bluetooth adapter, external hard drives, usb floppy drive, wireless adapter, etc. I’m considering going to do some work tomorrow. I’ll let you know how that goes. Till next time, ciao.