To be honest, I haven't really noticed a difference. But I've been pretty happy with my banks - I know my sister, who is with a bigger bank, has had trouble with this - looong holds on checks but no grace on the other side.

(My father's bank will take weeks to process a check if you listen to him - but he tends to use his bank to excuse a lot of things he doesn't want to do or to be questioned about, so it's hard to know what to believe.)

Remember Steph, the ferret is quick but the Earth is dust.

My father's bank will take weeks to process a check if you listen to him

Possible, if the safeguard exceptions come into play often -- e.g., he deposits large amounts or is frequently overdrawn.

Three weeks? I doubt any of those conditions apply, but like I said, it's hard to know with him.

Remember Steph, the ferret is quick but the Earth is dust.

I seriously think a glass of wine or a shot of whiskey would go a long way toward blunting this edginess. I do not, however, keep booze at the office.

Maybe I should go around asking my co-workers if they have booze. That's a good way to stay employed.

Maybe I should go around asking my co-workers if they have booze. That's a good way to stay employed.

The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

Where is that from, if not from your own spicy brain? I want to be able to cite it properly if/when I steal it shamelessly.

Babylon 5

It is from Kosh on B5, whom I miss now that he is dead. If I were ever president, I'd want Kosh for my press secretary.

Yeah, every president needs a large alien in an encounter suit making cryptic pronouncements.