I don't begrudge them trying to make money

I certainly begrudge them trying to make money by jacking up fee structures and manipulating how they pass deposits through in order to maximize the amount they gain, with (until very recently, anyway) no recourse or opt-out -- there's nothing at all wrong with banks making money the way they were set up to do it, by reinvesting the money that's entrusted to them in fairly safe and transparent ways.

What you said there with your knowledge and stuff. I love smart peoples. Specially MY smart peoples. t snuggles my peoples

Maybe I'll switch to the credit union.

I just found an automatic renewal for Bicycling Magazine that got taken out of our account. *sigh* I have no idea when I subscribed but now I have to track it down and cancel it. Feh.

t watches Owen go upstairs to hide his stash of Bicycling Magazine.

I hate automatic renewals. They always mess me up.

Can someone write me a note getting me out of my social obligations this weekend? My knees are throbbing and I think I am coming down with a cold.

Toddson - I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I didn't follow your thought. Could you maybe go use dumb talk Wikipedia Simple-English style to explain this?

Also, yes, banks are irrational and only excellent in taking money away from people. I still keep a fantasy of living modern life without a bank account. That's the only way I'll know what happens to my money.

Shir, you are amazing. I hope out of your hollaback site, a way opens up to combat this with more than words (but less than violence in return) - one that won't be more restrictive to women's freedom in Israel.

Shir, I meant to say that I think this is a wonderful thing you're doing.

Thanks, all.

ION: idiots from the class they don't understand sent me another email. They're gonna make an official complaint to the head of the class department, and want to know from every student if they approve it or not.

Giving my opinion on the matter (a. that most of them are disrespectful idiots, b. that they're really idiots if they can't see that the problem is that they finish their first year in the degree without knowing what the meaning of sociological question is, and that's the true problem with the teaching, not the specific class they're complaining about), and the past 24 hours, I'm not even sure if I'm gonna send "I disapprove it. These aren't the droids you're looking for" email back. They want us to send that email back, btw, because they're too coward to sign their names, and will only say how many are they.

Maybe I'll switch to the credit union.

I love my credit union. I have overdraft protection with my savings account and the fee per overdraft? $.50. Monthly fee? $1 that goes to support a Ronald McDonald's style house. Other fees? Don't got any.