Mice and Men

[helwen]

Well, the morning didn't go very much as planned... I'd opened a bank account with Bank of America this past winter because it was required for the chiropractor's office to do direct deposits.... then I stopped working there regularly, but kept the account in case I did any subbing then. Then a few months ago the bank put $25 in the account, as a thank you for opening the account.... then they started deducting a $5.95 monthly fee from it... our best guess is because no business was happening with the account. And both their web site and their phone menu are terribly unhelpful.

And Paypal's giving me a few issues (still is). So we decided to at least close the Bank of America account, and open a new account at United to handle internet transfers (to get money out of Paypal, which has taken about $20 from the account for who knows what fees, since I haven't done a darn thing with it). When we finally got to see someone, the lady at Bank of America was very helpful, and even reversed the fees on the account, so I got the whole amount.

So, we closed an account, opened an account, and transferred some money away from Paypal to the new account, but no gardening or sewing in the a.m.

We _did_ make it to see the HP movie. It was quite enjoyable in and of itself. I agree with rick_wolffe that it's a bridge movie. In fact, what character development exists is dependent on people having either read the books or seen the previous movies. Definitely not as stellar as some of the earlier movies, but nice to see everyone again.

Did get a little bit done around the house, and threading of the warp is done and I'm in the midst of winding it onto the back bar. Should be able to finish that up and start weaving tomorrow.

Comments

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Glad you're sticking with local banks...much easier.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Local banks rock. I only had the other one because of the employer requiring it.

[baronessmartha.livejournal.com]

I use Florence Savings Bank.
They are wonderful and accept direct deposits. I use that method for my UMass deposits.
Their customer service is fabulous.

Bank of America is the devil.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Oh, we've always preferred local banks, and United accepts direct deposit. But my employer could get a deal if he had everyone's checks deposited to them. It was highly annoying.