Tuesday, June 2, 2009

UPDATE: Financial Problems Solved!!!

I finally got ahold of my bank. It seems that they had put a hold on my account because they were worried that someone had stolen my card, driven to Seattle, purchased a kilt, and was now trying to purchase bacon flavored mints.

That little bit of purchasing traffic set off all sorts of alarms. I mean, a kilt is one thing, but bacon flavored mints?!?! That is just crazy!!! Must be something wrong!!!

Eventually we got it sorted out. I assured the nice man that I was wearing the kilt and the mints were for middle school children. Now I am free to spend Emmy's money.

Curious that they never stopped me after some of my internet purchases. I know Emmy would have been happier if they would have stopped me before I bought all five seasons of Miami Vice, or the English to Kryptonian dictionary, or the juke box, or the ....

3 comments:

Just me... said...

Congrats!! Oh, and it is amazing the way banks 'think' sometimes.. :):)

Hubman said...

Glad to hear you got it figured out.

2 years I ago I drove from Boston to San Antonio in 4 days, spent 9 weeks there, then drove back. Did my bank do anything? Nope. Which on one hand I'm grateful for, because that would have been a pain in the ass, but on the other hand, wasn't I the model of someone on the run?

nitebyrd said...

Well, wasn't that bizarre?

I ordered a Nickelback VHS from Russia a few years ago. OMG! the bank near died of confusion.