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colorofmoney91 
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 Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:24 |
 The Truth wrote:
colorofmoney91 wrote:
I'm feeling exceptionally lazy today. |
Yo, you too?
What's up, Alan? |
Not much. I just got back from grocery shopping, and I'm starting to think I might have developed chronic fatigue syndrome. Soon I'll be going to a friend's birthday bbq cookout thing.
Right now I'm watching Drag Me to Hell and refusing to work on my nearly-finished English report.
What are you up to?
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The Truth
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:28 |
colorofmoney91 wrote:
The Truth wrote:
colorofmoney91 wrote:
I'm feeling exceptionally lazy today. |
Yo, you too?
What's up, Alan? |
Not much. I just got back from grocery shopping, and I'm starting to think I might have developed chronic fatigue syndrome. Soon I'll be going to a friend's birthday bbq cookout thing.
Right now I'm watching Drag Me to Hell and refusing to work on my nearly-finished English report.
What are you up to? |
Being sore from a double-header last night and tired from not sleeping.  And listening to Colin Stetson which kind of ups my mood.
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TheGazzardian
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Joined: August 11 2009
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:31 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
My wife is to participate in an event on June 18 at the mall promoting and selling her cakes. We had to pay a fee to do this. The rep agreed to hold our check until after I got paid, as I told her that was the only way my wife could participate. All good.
Well, the check got deposited this morning. So our account fell into the red, and we got hit by a $35 overdraft fee to boot.
We've managed to get the fee waived and we borrowed some money to cover our account, but for f**k's sake I wish people would show some measure of competence and honor. The rep was genuinely sorry for this error, but had we not been able to borrow the funds to cover us (and get the fee waived), apologies would not have been good enough, because I wouldn't be able to use our bank account to pay bills (since any deposits I'll be making this upcoming week will go to satisfy the negative balance) and I won't be able to pay a bill, which would mean being disconnected from that service.
So how have everyone else's mornings been?
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That remembers me a bit of how we tried to rent a car during our seaside holiday last year. We checked the website and in order to do a "pre-reservation" on it we were asked to enter out credit card info (just for identification purposes). Then we went to their quarters, where we didn't get the car in the end because of a mandatory bail (twice as big as the actual fee) that wasn't specified on the website. However, much to our surprise we noticed the next day that the fee had taken off our account nevertheless. 
Contrary to your story though, the person at the renting company wasn't sorry or embarassed, but when asked to return the money she said that they "don't do" such a thing, it's not "their procedure" to return money to client.
It took us trial threats to get them return the money (with a few euros missing) after a couple of months. This almost ruined our holiday because they drained almost all our reserve, and we had to make sure each day that we have enough money to do the basic stuff (like paying the bus, getting food, etc.)
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Both these stories suck and Alex, yours also shows an ugly side of humanity =(
I've only had one experience with overdraft, when my bank tried to take money out of my bank account for the life-insurance they provide. But there wasn't enough, so they didn't take it. They did, however, take overdraft charges, which were equal to about three times the cost of the life insurance. 
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:40 |
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f**k sake I went out and am already home. And almost sober. At f**king 7 o clock. My life is fail
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harmonium.ro
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Joined: August 18 2008
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:43 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
My wife is to participate in an event on June 18 at the mall promoting and selling her cakes. We had to pay a fee to do this. The rep agreed to hold our check until after I got paid, as I told her that was the only way my wife could participate. All good.
Well, the check got deposited this morning. So our account fell into the red, and we got hit by a $35 overdraft fee to boot.
We've managed to get the fee waived and we borrowed some money to cover our account, but for f**k's sake I wish people would show some measure of competence and honor. The rep was genuinely sorry for this error, but had we not been able to borrow the funds to cover us (and get the fee waived), apologies would not have been good enough, because I wouldn't be able to use our bank account to pay bills (since any deposits I'll be making this upcoming week will go to satisfy the negative balance) and I won't be able to pay a bill, which would mean being disconnected from that service.
So how have everyone else's mornings been?
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That remembers me a bit of how we tried to rent a car during our seaside holiday last year. We checked the website and in order to do a "pre-reservation" on it we were asked to enter out credit card info (just for identification purposes). Then we went to their quarters, where we didn't get the car in the end because of a mandatory bail (twice as big as the actual fee) that wasn't specified on the website. However, much to our surprise we noticed the next day that the fee had taken off our account nevertheless.
Contrary to your story though, the person at the renting company wasn't sorry or embarassed, but when asked to return the money she said that they "don't do" such a thing, it's not "their procedure" to return money to client.
It took us trial threats to get them return the money (with a few euros missing) after a couple of months. This almost ruined our holiday because they drained almost all our reserve, and we had to make sure each day that we have enough money to do the basic stuff (like paying the bus, getting food, etc.)
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Both these stories suck and Alex, yours also shows an ugly side of humanity =(
I've only had one experience with overdraft, when my bank tried to take money out of my bank account for the life-insurance they provide. But there wasn't enough, so they didn't take it. They did, however, take overdraft charges, which were equal to about three times the cost of the life insurance. |
I was prepared to rhetorically ask if incompentence is universal, but your story also shows some bad intent besides the incompetence. 
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:48 |
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I almost got some cheap coconut rum today, but decided against it. I love coconut, and I would've ended up drinking the whole bottle in one setting.
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:49 |
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I have some beer left at home so I can get drunk again on my own, Like A Shredder
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:55 |
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I still haven't done any drunken shredding. I should do that soon.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:56 |
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 13:57 |
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This place is so depressing!
I'm going out soon. I'm designated driver but that's cool. I like being sober anyhow. Plus I'm stupidly tired.
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:09 |
The Truth wrote:
listening to Colin Stetson
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:10 |
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Oh and lulz Switzerland.
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:10 |
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Oh, I just got my glasses.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:12 |
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I'm liking the chain dangling down but isn't it a bit annoying?
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:12 |
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I missed the match today. Dam. Ah well it's England they are very predictable
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:13 |
Brazil vs. Holland live streaming here:
Edited by Polo - June 04 2011 at 14:15
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:14 |
topographicbroadways wrote:
I missed the match today. Dam. Ah well it's England they are very predictable |
I was listening the Cricket instead. I fell asleep though.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:16 |
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Oh and I couldn't give a monkeys arse about the Epsom Derby either.
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:42 |
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Bump.
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Andy Webb
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Posted: June 04 2011 at 14:55 |
Where did you get the new KC album Marco?
Oh, just found a leak. To be illegal, or not to be illegal...
Edited by Andyman1125 - June 04 2011 at 14:57
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