gma22 , 02-23-2004 01:23 PM
Good afternoon ladies!
It is cool here right now though it is supposed to be near 60. Maybe I am just cold!
I went to the gym this am and did the treadmill and will do again when Jack gets home and goes with me, did some house chores including the laundry then ran to the bank across town and got out some money. I am a cheapskate I hate to pay other banks my money just for using their ATM. We always take about $100 in cash when we travel so I got that out along with some spending cash.
I am going to the eye doctor tomorrow and getting extended wear contacts. Hope they will work for me. I wear the daily wear ones now, but years ago I had the others and they would come out of my eyes at night and I would find them on my pillow the next morning.
Well, I guess I better find something to do and then I have to go get Jack in a couple hours.
Faye
gma22 , 02-24-2004 05:43 PM
Jean: We have a checkcard too and I now rarely carry cash unless I know I am going somewhere that won't take credit. The only thing is I watched Today show a few days ago and I guess Walmart filed a class action suit and won regarding these check/debit cards. Within the next three years, anyone who is now accepting the check cards as credit cards will no longer be doing do but you will have to put your pin number in the machine. What is boils down to is when you use it as a credit card, the retailer has to pay a fee, when you use it as a debit and put in your pin they charge YOU the fee instead of the retailer. I guess some Walmarts have already started refusing to take them as credit cards. I told Jack the first time that happened with me, I would say, "Fine, we don't want any of this so cancel it and you can put it all away." Then I won't shop there. I like not having to pay a fee all the time. I mean these places can dollar you to death and I use my check card a HUGE amount.
Just got back from the eye doctor for Jack. My appt was a total mess. I went and sat for 45 minutes only to find out the insurer didn't have me listed so they couldn't see me. Now this place is a good half hour from home! I wasted about 2 hours for nothing and come to find out they had the wrong ss# for Jack.
Well, we are going to get a bite to eat.
Later ladies,
Faye
Humpday
GOOD AFTERNOON MAGNOLIAS
It is raining ~ raining ~ raining here and I love it! Not much else going on around here and that is that.
I know you do know that debit cards are the same as cash and checks are just as good but those folks who own the stores want to get a cut out of us don't they. Where debit cards aren't being allowed we just write a check. Sameo - sameo. I refuse to pay a fee to draw money out of those machines or when I use a card. The bank doesn't charge us to get money there so we try always to have checks in our pocket and a bit of cash and the card.
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JEAN yes I am working on my glass village to enlarge it. Don't fret about your small loss for it is in the right direction. The school system is sure in trouble because the parents aren't holding up their responsibilty to raise them. It isn't the teachers job to parent them! Jean those kids are headed for trouble if they don't get a grip now. Our prisions are already over flowing with folks that think that what you have should be theirs without working for it. And if you have it they can take it. Leaches on our society.
Weigh Day Report
GOOD AFTERNOON
I am one happy camper this day for I showed a MAINTAIN which was totally unexpected. I made myself a 10 week goal to lose 10 pounds by May 3rd. March is going to be a better OP month for me than Feb. has.
Monday Night
GOOD EVENING MAGNOLIAS
Not much going on in my neck of the woods. We had a wonderful time visiting some friends at lunch time and a good chat. I am really struggling to stay OP these days. Don't have a clue why it is so hard.
JEAN I'll make a deal with you ~ I'll send some of our springtime to you and you send me some snow. The daffodils are blooming and are so welcome.
Sleep well Flowers, type at you later.