So, the wife was preparing the turkey for cooking. I thought I’d video a bit and naturally, this became the soundtrack immediately…until YouTube removes it. I give them about twelve hours before they yank it. Enjoy!
I’ve talked before about the love-hate relationship I have with US Bank. I’m not going to link to it, but I’m sure the related links at the end of this post will point to those US Bank themed posts. Anyway, I really need to leave US Bank, but changing banks is such a pain…
I was watching PBS last night and they had a special about America’s problems with plastic and they told me about a procedure banks follow (and I’m 100% sure US Bank does) that blows my mind.
The banks process your transactions from highest to lowest regardless of time. For example, you have a $30 charge at a clothing store, a $75 motorhome warranty payment, two $5 coffee charges, a $20 charge and at the end of the day, a $500 charge. The bank will run the $500 charge first. They claim that’s what customers want, although when pressed by the interviewer, the banker pointed to vague, unverifiable ‘research data’.
Now this procedure doesn’t cause a problem unless you made a mistake and are underfunded in your acount. Instead of the one $500 being an overdraft after the others all paid, the other five smaller transactions go into overdraft. In US Bank’s case, this would rack them $175 in fees. Wow, these guys are a-holes. I also have a theory that US Bank holds transactions for days in the hopes that I’ll go below $0 and then they can push them and rack up more fees. I can’t prove this, so for the record, it’s only a hunch.
The other thing that really irks me is when I deposit cash to a teller and the deposit shows as ‘pending’ for the whole day. COME ON! I GAVE YOU CURRENCY! YOU SAW IT AND VERIFIED! Do not hold up my money.
God, I need to leave US Bank…
I’m a sheep. What can I say?
Courtesy of the Hawtness (click pic for bigger version):
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a time to hang with family or maybe relatives are coming from out-of-town even. You know you’re going to need a joke of some kind for that oh-so-special moment. Well, I got you covered. We’ll use a classic. You can never go wrong with a classic.
For this joke to work, you need a quarterback name from a really crappy football team. Feel free to use our Saint Louis Rams, currently 1-9-0. You’ll also need to have the name of a rival team that beat the first team badly. Again, might I suggest San Francisco (beat us 35-0) or Indianapolis (beat us 42-6). So, now you’re all set!
As you’re sitting down to eat dinner, make the delivery: ‘I heard Marc Bulger went to pass the gravy at dinner, but a Colts defensive back intercepted it and ran it back for a touchdown.” Hilarity ensues! Of course, if you picked different teams, replace ‘Marc Bulger’ with your guy and ‘Colts’ with your rival team.
If you delivery stinks or the joke falls flat, sorry. Stare down at the floor tiles in despair. And have a happy Thanksgiving!
