Seafood Eaters, Redux May 10, 2007 ~ 10:08 am
Posted by Julie in : Rants , trackbackAnd the barrage that is Spring 2007 continues…
I got a call from my bank about an hour ago asking me if I had spent a couple of hundred dollars on the internet last night buying software from some company in France. Um, no. But that would explain why my card was declined last night at the pet store in Park Slope when I knew I had extra money in there because I am paying off a credit card this month.
So we are embroiled in part deux of something I would not wish on my worst enemy: identity theft of a debit card number. You may remember that a little under two years ago my debit card number was stolen and used to charge a shitload of seafood in Maryland, some gas, and oh yeah, a trip to TJ Maxx. I have talked to the bank again and because I raised some hell (I may have used the words “This is the second time this has happened while I’ve had an account at your bank!”) my new card is set to arrive on Tuesday, so I shouldn’t run into bill paying problems. Landlady has just confirmed that she will be home to sign for it, and told me that she had the same thing happen to her once. I will have to sign an affadavit that I didn’t spend the money and fax it back to them, just like last time, in order to get the money refunded, but that is doable.
The worst part of this whole thing is trying to remember which internet sites have the card so that I can remember to change the card numbers over to the new one. Because you all know I pay everything on the internet. I also have to backtrack and see which card I used to order the yarn and spinning wheel bag off the internet yesterday and the day before…okay, yarn was on another card, spinning wheel bag was…fuck. On the stolen card. Just called them, gave them another card number to use. Stupid French software buyers, trying to keep me from my spinning wheel bag!
See, in addition to being violated by some person with a penchant for Frenchy software, I now have to go through the hassle of going through all my transactions and “fixing” them. I hate this. Especially when I only have $10 in my wallet. Fuuuck.
So glad I had already taken today off. Now I’m going to take a bike ride down to Coney Island, because dammit, I need to relax. Here’s a moment of Zen for you all…I don’t know about the rest of you, but I need it:
Joe likes ponies too. And picking up lint with his fur.
Comments
Sorry about your card. That sucks. It looks like snow on Joe. Hey, that rhymes.
La~Sucks does not even begin to describe it. Wanna go for a beer after the show tonight? I do have $10, after all.
Do you even have to ask? I’ve decided to go on a binge and Zoo and I started last night…well, actually, he started last week.
I had the same thing happen to me twice also. Nothing is more infuriating and at the same time it totally renders you completely helpless. I hope you get everything resolved quickly.
Damn that sucks. Stupid French. Don’t know who’d want their lame software anyway.
Oh god, Julz. What a drag. I’m sorry!
I hope the beach is nice and the beer is cold. Those should go a long way toward making you happier today.
I can’t even begin to imagine what hell that kind of crap is to go through. My sister went through some similar bullshit because of an error made by the credit bureau a few years ago. Every now and then it still creeps back into the picture. UGH!
Joe has a rather stately look about him or is that a little bit of worry crossed with “Don’t fuck with me” that I’m seeing? hehe
Can I just say how fabulous Joe is? What a face!
Yeah, the French, we totally suck. I’m sorry.
That is ONE linty cat!
If I could speak French I’d tell them I was waving my naughty bits in their general direction… It’s good to give a good French taunting BACK to a French thief!
Why do these stupid thieves always buy such random stuff? French software and seafood?? WTF?? Anyhow, sorry about your card being stolen again. That really does suck. But at least the cats are cute.
I wouldn’t mind stealing your identity, but only ’cause it’d take me back to the days I was a young hot redhead.
freaking internet robbers/scammers. Of course they dont rob me because I have no money to steal