Yeah, it was a fraud concern. To be fair, I don’t buy iPhones every day. Or every year. More like every 6-7 years.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Dec 28, 2022 5:49:09 am PST #19534 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
beekaytee - Dec 28, 2022 6:24:11 am PST #19535 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Didn’t a Buffista run into a thing where the bank declined their card when they tried to buy a computer, to “protect” them?
This has happened to me so many times. During the 3 months of housing chaos this year, I bought an excruciatingly expensive air cleaner, no prob. But, the next day, I could not complete the purchase of a $30 dress from Target! Somehow, that was a bridge too far. Though, to be fair, I don't do a lot of casual shopping in person, so I appreciate the company looking out for me.
Steph L. - Dec 28, 2022 7:01:00 am PST #19536 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Didn’t a Buffista run into a thing where the bank declined their card when they tried to buy a computer, to “protect” them?
That was me. It was fairly painless to solve, so I really can't complain.
Jesse - Dec 28, 2022 7:11:14 am PST #19537 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
On vacation every few years, I try to buy a lot of groceries in Las Vegas and my card gets declined every time!
Jessica - Dec 28, 2022 7:12:04 am PST #19538 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy belated birthdays, late December babies!
We survived the extreme Christmas cold by handing out with my unbelievably cute 8 month old niece (and my brother and SiL).
I absolutely need to write down by master password in case of emergency, because I have biometrics enabled on ALL of my devices, and counting on my loved ones having access to my right index finger probably is not a fantastic backup plan.
Dana - Dec 28, 2022 8:03:52 am PST #19539 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
You can always call your credit card if you're going to be traveling, so they expect you to be spending a lot of money somewhere else. Which I absolutely did not do, so my first purchase of my father's gift was declined.
sj - Dec 28, 2022 9:20:27 am PST #19540 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Dana, I’ve always done that when traveling.
I feel like flu brain fog is finally lifting. ltc is finally 24 hr+ fever free and I haven’t had a fever for days. Today is also the day we rescheduled the deep cleaning of the house for. So I have to keep ltc occupied outside of the house for 5 hours. So far we have gone to the diner, dropped off expired prescriptions at the pharmacy, and now ltc is getting her hands and nails painted at the salon. We’re all masked up just in case, but ltc’s pediatrician assured me we’re no longer contagious without the fever.
Jessica - Dec 28, 2022 9:36:24 am PST #19541 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You can always call your credit card if you're going to be traveling, so they expect you to be spending a lot of money somewhere else.
I used to do this, but my bank now has a message in the automated menu that says "If you're traveling you don't need to tell us" so I don't anymore!
UGHHHHH it's annual review season and I've got SO MANY peer review requests this year. I tried explaining to my grandboss how difficult it's going to be to get through them all (28!!!) and he was like "Oh, but each one only takes five minutes" and like...dude, maybe that's true for you? But for me each one of these is like being asked to poke out my eyes with a sharp stick? Giving meaningful feedback is the worst and this is why I have resisted being made a people manager my ENTIRE CAREER. I'm flattered you think I'm good at everything, but the reason you think that is that I have curated my job to only contain things I am good at EXCEPT FOR THIS which I can't avoid and it's AWFUL. fwump
JenP - Dec 28, 2022 9:43:58 am PST #19542 of 30000
I used to do this, but my bank now has a message in the automated menu that says "If you're traveling you don't need to tell us" so I don't anymore!
Same! And now I'm like, are they tracking me via chip? DO THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHERE I AM??!? Yeah, I might be a little paranoid. But, like... why the change, Chase? Huh? Why?
-t - Dec 28, 2022 9:46:03 am PST #19543 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{Jess}}} I'm so sorry, that sounds like a nightmare. Giving meaningful feedback *is* the worst!
When I tried to pay for my new catalytic converter with my debit card because my insurance company had already deposited my claim money in my account (living in the future is AMAZING sometimes) I discovered that I have a limit on how much I can charge to it in a day. My credit union was super nice about getting around it (they needed something in writing authorizing a higher one time charge but they accepted an emailed photo of a scribbled post it note) and I'm sure I had known about it but never considered it an issue because it was a higher amount than I could really imagine wanting to spend.