LiveJournal 2002-02-14

<small>2002-02-14 06:50:38</small>

<h2>Banks are the devil</h2>

Time for another lengthy tale of confusion, y'all.

Late November: first time I actually use my bank card to get money out of the machine at college.  GameCube.

Early January: I try to get more moneys out since I'd be needing to get books for school, but it told me my account didn't exist.  This goes on through mid-January, me just hoping things will make themselves better.

Late January: I go to the bank and tell them of this stuff, and they say that as a security feature, if a card isn't used for a year it's put into a dormant mode.  Obviously it hasn't been a year, but whatever, they say they've reactivated it.  The next day I try it, but this time I get a completely different error.  Unfortunately, it comes after not accepting my PIN several times, so it keeps my card.  Back to the bank, and they say since they don't mess with the machine often, I'll have to wait until the 11th at the other branch.  In the meantime, book money comes from Grandma Becky.

Yesterday February: Remembered on the 13th.  Go to other branch, prove I'm me, get card back.  I bring up the PIN thing, and they fiddle with the computer and say that's not what it's set at.  I know I didn't forget, but I'm willing to believe that if things are screwy enough that "2 months" = "1 year" for the card, the PIN can get screwy too.  Anyway, since I already proved I'm me, they switch it back to what I recall.

Today February: I try it, and it works.  About time.  Mostly cleaned the thing out, but hey.  I can take care of the book moneys and Majestic Mix now.  Yeah, <a href="http://www.majesticmix.com">Majestic Mix</a>, you know, that music thing that started taking donations for a planned 1976 release?

<b>Current Mood:</b> satisfied

<b>Current Music:</b> Multi-PC Hum of Computer Lab

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