Huh. When I traveled internationally, money got transferred to my US account with no problem. In terms of not being able to open a US account: Is there someone with a US account you know and trust one hell of a lot? Transfer the money to the US account and have the US account buy travelers checks or precharged debit cards made out to you. (The debit cards will cost you a higher percent.) Once you have the account i don't know how to persuade your bank to make the transfer, but it should be doable.
They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Typo Boy - Oct 01, 2012 11:20:44 am PDT #24089 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Typo Boy - Oct 01, 2012 11:21:21 am PDT #24090 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And on a seperate note Yay for Scrappy's Mom. Hope the surgery goes super well.
Kate P. - Oct 01, 2012 11:27:29 am PDT #24091 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
What I just heard my boss say: "Sandra Bullock is going to be here tomorrow from 2:30 to 4."
What she actually said: "Sandra Boynton is going to be here tomorrow from 2:30 to 4."
The funny thing is that I'm probably more interested in/excited about meeting Sandra Boynton than Sandra Bullock. (I mean, really, what would I have to talk about with Sandra Bullock?)
msbelle - Oct 01, 2012 11:31:38 am PDT #24092 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
babies
being America's Sweetheart
Jesse - Oct 01, 2012 11:33:34 am PDT #24093 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sandra Boynton! That would be fun.
It appears to be super hard to do so from the UK to here.
Yes, I met some nice British people in a bank over the summer who were having all kinds of issues.
Stephanie - Oct 01, 2012 11:33:36 am PDT #24094 of 30001
Trust my rage
Nora, I expect every country is different, but I have never had much of an issue transferring money. When I lived in Brazil, I just wrote a check to a company and they cashed it. Also, companies like Western Union or Moneygram do it often. I have been paid several times by Moneygram when my client's family is overseas.
meara - Oct 01, 2012 11:36:53 am PDT #24095 of 30001
Nora, I'd think the difficulty might depend on who's transferring the money, etc. Are you anticipating getting it directly from the tenant, or would they give his dad a check and he'd need to send it, or...?
Kat - Oct 01, 2012 11:42:38 am PDT #24096 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sandra Boynton is way more fun and of higher interest to me personally than Sandra Bullock.
Holy hell. I'm swamped. Can someone make a temporary clone of me to do all my scut work?
Tom Scola - Oct 01, 2012 11:46:31 am PDT #24097 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That's great news, Scrappy!
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 01, 2012 11:51:06 am PDT #24098 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Great news and a welcome relief, Scrappy!
Also enjoying the typical Monday here. The substantial amount of work an editor promised me would be ready to assign this morning since it's due finished by end of Wednesday? Not here and only trickling in throughout the day in tiny drops. Oh, and one of the three days I'd slated a subcontractor to work on it this week is apparently a national holiday in India.