Today's good thing/bad thing
Today's good thing: great day at work. But the cold... OMG, the cold.
And it was quite the day at work. Work itself wasn't bad. I had Levi with me and we had an easy day.
But. I don't carry a purse to work. I have my Walmart discount card and my PayPal debit card in what was a business card holder. I have a bank card, but with the PayPal card when I use it as credit, I get cash back at the end of each month. So, at break, I was using it like I always do, and it was declined. I called PayPal, and the chick told me it "flagged for suspicious activity". I'm like really, I use it every day at Walmart. She assured me it was "fixed" and I could use the card. Declined again. I called again, same answer. I asked to speak to someone else, who finally told me my card was frozen from further purchases until the ones I'd made recently cleared.
We got our income tax refund last week, and I used the card to pay a lot of bills, phone, insurance, then we used it when we out last Saturday. And then we had the holiday Monday, and as the card is attached to my bank account, it hadn't cleared. It didn't make me any happier, especially considering the first person I spoke to could've told me.
So anyway, I was stuck at work with no money and no working card. I called J and got him to deposit money in my PayPal account so I could get lunch! And yes, I could've asked someone at work, Levi offered, in fact. But I hate asking people for money. Anyway, it all worked out, and now my bank card is also in my case.
The other event was with a coworker, Cindy. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer months ago and kept telling us she was having surgery. Ms Betty told me this afternoon she's not, and she thought it was because the hospital was demanding money up front. I'm like, surely she can get help with that, this is a matter of life and death. Then Cindy came by our table and told us that wasn't the reason she's not having surgery, she's just decided if she dies, she dies, she's not doing anything about it. I'm not especially close to Cindy, don't even especially like her, but I was stunned, and... I don't know, that's just unacceptable to me. And she has kids, too, from teens all the way to like a 6 year old. This has been bothering me all afternoon.
And it was quite the day at work. Work itself wasn't bad. I had Levi with me and we had an easy day.
But. I don't carry a purse to work. I have my Walmart discount card and my PayPal debit card in what was a business card holder. I have a bank card, but with the PayPal card when I use it as credit, I get cash back at the end of each month. So, at break, I was using it like I always do, and it was declined. I called PayPal, and the chick told me it "flagged for suspicious activity". I'm like really, I use it every day at Walmart. She assured me it was "fixed" and I could use the card. Declined again. I called again, same answer. I asked to speak to someone else, who finally told me my card was frozen from further purchases until the ones I'd made recently cleared.
We got our income tax refund last week, and I used the card to pay a lot of bills, phone, insurance, then we used it when we out last Saturday. And then we had the holiday Monday, and as the card is attached to my bank account, it hadn't cleared. It didn't make me any happier, especially considering the first person I spoke to could've told me.
So anyway, I was stuck at work with no money and no working card. I called J and got him to deposit money in my PayPal account so I could get lunch! And yes, I could've asked someone at work, Levi offered, in fact. But I hate asking people for money. Anyway, it all worked out, and now my bank card is also in my case.
The other event was with a coworker, Cindy. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer months ago and kept telling us she was having surgery. Ms Betty told me this afternoon she's not, and she thought it was because the hospital was demanding money up front. I'm like, surely she can get help with that, this is a matter of life and death. Then Cindy came by our table and told us that wasn't the reason she's not having surgery, she's just decided if she dies, she dies, she's not doing anything about it. I'm not especially close to Cindy, don't even especially like her, but I was stunned, and... I don't know, that's just unacceptable to me. And she has kids, too, from teens all the way to like a 6 year old. This has been bothering me all afternoon.