My last bill that I had to pay by check (garbage pickup, incidentally) just started offering electronic payment as an option this very month. I did discover a store that accepts checks but not debit cards recently, but it's not one I feel a great urge to shop at.
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Dec 15, 2009 8:26:48 am PST #25218 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
smonster - Dec 15, 2009 8:27:09 am PST #25219 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I write checks for rent, two of three mental health providers, and at least one utility.
Recently amyth borrowed cash from me at a show, then immediately paypalled it back to me via iPhone. Ah, tech.
-t - Dec 15, 2009 8:27:57 am PST #25220 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Norway is the future!
tommyrot - Dec 15, 2009 8:28:30 am PST #25221 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just watched the 787 make its maiden takeoff.
Only 2 1/2 years late.
Gudanov - Dec 15, 2009 8:29:53 am PST #25222 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I just watched the 787 make its maiden takeoff.
That looks like a nice plane.
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2009 8:30:56 am PST #25223 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the debit/credit surcharge to businesses? I feel guilty using cards for small purchases because I'm sure the vendor is being dinged disproportionately.
And for some reason I don't think to pay by credit or debit when I get sent a bill in the mail. That's just habit. I just have very few ad hoc bills these days.
tommyrot - Dec 15, 2009 8:31:08 am PST #25224 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
787:
Why should we care? 50% of this plastic plane is made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, and 15% of it is made of aluminum, making it a lot lighter than other airplanes, giving it 20% better fuel efficiency than comparably sized planes. It's not sacrificing speed for efficiency — it zips along at the same speeds as today's fastest airliners, Mach 0.85, or around 647mph.
Jessica - Dec 15, 2009 8:31:11 am PST #25225 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Norway is the future!
That would explain the wormhole.
Gudanov - Dec 15, 2009 8:33:00 am PST #25226 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
It looks like a group is trying to sue under the North Carolina law that bars atheists from public office, headed up by a former local NAACP president. They'll never win, but I think it's pretty tasteless to do it.
Jesse - Dec 15, 2009 8:33:42 am PST #25227 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What's the debit/credit surcharge to businesses?
It varies, but I can't remember the actual facts -- one way they pay a flat fee, the other they pay a percentage-based fee. At least that's what they told me at my old hairdresser's.
That's why they want to eliminate checks -- banks just have to pay to process them themselves, but using plastic carries a fee.