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tiamatladyWent to Walgreens to get juice, water and late night "it's all that's open and I DON'T want a burger" type food.
Also got a Starbucks Double Shot. Not Enough Coffee! This is going to sound strange, but I truly believe caffeine doesn't affect me, anymore. Or, more to the point, I MIGHT JUST be addicted to the point that going cold turkey has me in a tizzy. I wasn't sure I'd make it home from the office without SOMETHING. I realized my last coffee was Saturday, since I'd never made it in on Sunday, and I finished off the coffee ice cream on Sunday. My soda intake hasn't been nearly what I want it to be, considering how hard I've been craving it.
ANYWAY - how easy is it for me to get off track, eh? I go to use my debit card, I like to save my cash for transactions that CAN'T be done via debit or credit. For tracking purposes. Yes, you can call me a dork now. _I_ know what percentage of my expenses were DVD's, or anything else I felt like separating out. Within about 1% - I do have some cash stuff I haven't recorded yet. Assume it's food.
They decline my debit card.
Now I'm at Walgreen's, it's after 11, and the guy behind the counter is of the "I work to pay my baby mama and that's IT - certainly I don't work here to give YOU customer service" so I hand him some cash to cover the purchase (which he takes 10 freaking years to count out. I SWEAR I saw him mouth "...one.....two....three....") Now I'm freaked, since I have just, in the past two days, put my "it's the end of the season and mommy's getting' PAID" checks in the bank. So it certainly didn't decline due to lack of funds.
I get home to find a new bank card on my bed, in the mail. Apparently, my account, too, might have been compromised (probably via BJ's) so they're sending me a brand spanking new one. Please authorize immediately, we'll be canceling your old one in 10 days. Except I think they've already done so, hence the decline.
For those playing at home, I have now had THREE debit cards in the past year, four if you include the original. See, mine was VERY scratched - you couldn't even read the bank it's from, or my signature(1). As I was going to England, I got a new one(2). Lost my wallet in England, get replacement(3) Now this (4). I'm wondering what's going to happen on my Credit cards - I'm on Company three and four from this time two years ago. My last two cards sold my card account to other companies, who had practices I disagreed with morally (like a THIRTY PERCENT interest rate? Excuse me? Fuck you?) I don't know why, probably since I was consistently at my limit, but it wasn't cripplingly limiting. I certainly couldn't have bought a car or even a computer with one or the other. I require one for gas and auto expenses - given how I bill and get paid, I need to have something available to make sure there's always gas in the tank, or if something happens I can get it fixed and get alternate transport.
Geez what a long story just top say "Why'd my card get declined?"
Although it is nice to know it's not me, or my fault.
Found out that my Friday plans are shot due to a fubar on the originating end - even if I could go, there are no plans to go to.
I can't even think past - erm - Monday, maybe Sunday. Actually, more like tomorrow. I'm thinking of heading to a client on Sunday so I don't have to deal with parking crap. It's Easter - a holiday even my grandmother doesn't bother with anymore. Grow up like I did - where family holidays were like water torture, AND having hot pokers shoved up your nose, you'd get the idea.
PLEASE let me survive til next week! I'm thinking Tomorrow will be bad. Friday will be bad. Saturday will be hell. Sunday will be quiet. Monday will suck. Tuesday might be OK, Wednesday MIGHT suck, and Thursday - I Belong to ME again. It just depends on WHEN I stop in Stoughton.Could be Monday. Could be Wednesday at 7PM. (Because I'm GOING TO MANRAY next week.)
Right, sorry, even _I'm_ tired of this now. Sleep for me, I HAVE to get up early tomorrow. There will be coffee, I'm stopping BEFORE I get on the highway so I have caffeine before I get to work, and THEN I'm stopping for DD's for a fresh jolt. Gah.
Also got a Starbucks Double Shot. Not Enough Coffee! This is going to sound strange, but I truly believe caffeine doesn't affect me, anymore. Or, more to the point, I MIGHT JUST be addicted to the point that going cold turkey has me in a tizzy. I wasn't sure I'd make it home from the office without SOMETHING. I realized my last coffee was Saturday, since I'd never made it in on Sunday, and I finished off the coffee ice cream on Sunday. My soda intake hasn't been nearly what I want it to be, considering how hard I've been craving it.
ANYWAY - how easy is it for me to get off track, eh? I go to use my debit card, I like to save my cash for transactions that CAN'T be done via debit or credit. For tracking purposes. Yes, you can call me a dork now. _I_ know what percentage of my expenses were DVD's, or anything else I felt like separating out. Within about 1% - I do have some cash stuff I haven't recorded yet. Assume it's food.
They decline my debit card.
Now I'm at Walgreen's, it's after 11, and the guy behind the counter is of the "I work to pay my baby mama and that's IT - certainly I don't work here to give YOU customer service" so I hand him some cash to cover the purchase (which he takes 10 freaking years to count out. I SWEAR I saw him mouth "...one.....two....three....") Now I'm freaked, since I have just, in the past two days, put my "it's the end of the season and mommy's getting' PAID" checks in the bank. So it certainly didn't decline due to lack of funds.
I get home to find a new bank card on my bed, in the mail. Apparently, my account, too, might have been compromised (probably via BJ's) so they're sending me a brand spanking new one. Please authorize immediately, we'll be canceling your old one in 10 days. Except I think they've already done so, hence the decline.
For those playing at home, I have now had THREE debit cards in the past year, four if you include the original. See, mine was VERY scratched - you couldn't even read the bank it's from, or my signature(1). As I was going to England, I got a new one(2). Lost my wallet in England, get replacement(3) Now this (4). I'm wondering what's going to happen on my Credit cards - I'm on Company three and four from this time two years ago. My last two cards sold my card account to other companies, who had practices I disagreed with morally (like a THIRTY PERCENT interest rate? Excuse me? Fuck you?) I don't know why, probably since I was consistently at my limit, but it wasn't cripplingly limiting. I certainly couldn't have bought a car or even a computer with one or the other. I require one for gas and auto expenses - given how I bill and get paid, I need to have something available to make sure there's always gas in the tank, or if something happens I can get it fixed and get alternate transport.
Geez what a long story just top say "Why'd my card get declined?"
Although it is nice to know it's not me, or my fault.
Found out that my Friday plans are shot due to a fubar on the originating end - even if I could go, there are no plans to go to.
I can't even think past - erm - Monday, maybe Sunday. Actually, more like tomorrow. I'm thinking of heading to a client on Sunday so I don't have to deal with parking crap. It's Easter - a holiday even my grandmother doesn't bother with anymore. Grow up like I did - where family holidays were like water torture, AND having hot pokers shoved up your nose, you'd get the idea.
PLEASE let me survive til next week! I'm thinking Tomorrow will be bad. Friday will be bad. Saturday will be hell. Sunday will be quiet. Monday will suck. Tuesday might be OK, Wednesday MIGHT suck, and Thursday - I Belong to ME again. It just depends on WHEN I stop in Stoughton.Could be Monday. Could be Wednesday at 7PM. (Because I'm GOING TO MANRAY next week.)
Right, sorry, even _I'm_ tired of this now. Sleep for me, I HAVE to get up early tomorrow. There will be coffee, I'm stopping BEFORE I get on the highway so I have caffeine before I get to work, and THEN I'm stopping for DD's for a fresh jolt. Gah.
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Date: 2004-04-07 10:17 pm (UTC)