5aces wrote:
> OK, boys and girls, why it's true I'm not going blind it is true that
> there has been an 80% reduction in my sight since my salad days,blue
> cheese dressing. I went to my Easton Optical eye examination and found
> out that even with my Insurance daveboy would have to fork over
> $172.20. Nowwwwwwwww that was slighty more than I had in my pocket. I
> gave them $27.00, went a few blocks too my bank,withdrew the pricely
> sum of $8.00 from my savings account and forked over the remaining 3
> dollars I had in my pocket. I then went home, went to my fault(not as
> elabolate as the one owned by the late Jack Benny withdrew the entire
> amount, hold yoyr breath,$6.00. I then borrowered $15.00 from my
> sister-in-law, went back to the bank for a second time, gave them this
> money plus 20 cents in chump change. That was a week ago. Today I found
> out that my effortrs were in vein(that's not a mispelled word but a
> pun) and that I was in thew red.
>
> I forgot that since the last two years every check can and very often
> does clear or bounce minutes after it's presented to the one that is
> dunning you. They make a copy of the check and then they fax this in to
> your bank. This way a flesh and blood human being doesn't run the risk
> of being run over by a drunk mime on the way to the bank with your
> rubber check. Oy Yey! If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at
> all!!! :-(
>
Sorry to hear that, Dave! :-(
I remember the good old days too when you could offer a check to be
'held' and most businesses were okay with that...nowadays they instantly
send them to the bank for processing. Will you still be able to get the
gl***** sometime in the near future?
CJ#2 in TX
Keeper of Crumpets and a kindergardener http://tinyurl.com/s88et
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