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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.
Picturing my tiny local bank dealing with international currency, heh.
I do have a Cap1 account (for a variety of fundraising reasons) and they happily converted pound notes into dollars. (Tom's dad gave us cash to help with the funeral expenses while we were over there.)
Timelies all!
Great news, Scrappy!
I bet Cap1 can help you, Nora. I think they've sent me information about making international transfers easier recently, though it was not immediately relevant to me so I didn't retain anything.
Localistas, they're closing the Michigan Ave onramp to LSD at Oak Street today until mid-November: [link]
While I was in the US, I received money from Australia on occasion, both as direct transfers and as cheques in Australian dollars. The only problem I had with it was that in Australia, double-crossing a cheque means "not negotiable", i.e. can't be cashed, must be deposited; while in the US it means "cancelled". The city branch refused even to try presenting the cheques; I had to deposit them at the branch near our home (who had no problem with any of it). I don't recall if there was any kind of currency conversion fee.
Localistas, they're closing the Michigan Ave onramp to LSD at Oak Street today until mid-November: [link]
Oh man. Oh man. I'm so glad I don't go that way anymore.
Wow, so Bob's place has been on the market for a week and there was already an offer on it. Kind of ridiculously low, but still when it was on the market before (2009/2010) it didn't get a single offer. I hope this is not a fluke!
I'm so glad to hear Scrappy's Mom's news -- needed something good today. Found out that my contract job ends Nov 1st-ish, instead of another 3 month extension due to budgetary cutbacks, et cetera.
It's not like I wanted this for a Forever Job (not that they have those any more) but it would have been nice to avoid the stress of job-searching and the uncertainty thereof for a couple more months right now. So I'm a bit situationally depressed much more than I would otherwise have been, I guess.
Yay for Mom of Scrappy!
lisah, probably not a fluke since mortgage rates are so incredibly low. It's why we're buying a new house and why we expect to have this one sold in less than two weeks.
I'm sorry, Theo. That's a gut-punch. Sending you speedy finding next gig, and may it be awesome in every way you want it to be.