about me
tldr: I'm alive. That is all.
:)
Long version:
I (and niece) both have the current version of the spring plague. I blame one of her friends.
My insurance company went into receivership. When did I find out? While at a doctor's appointment. When they couldn't process my co-pay. So I got kicked back to regular Medicare for a bit and have since signed up with another plan that offers vision and dental (regular Medicare offers neither. Must have vision plan, at least!) Haven't used new plan yet.
Aaaannnnnddd, my back account got hacked. Today. Or yesterday. A yarn & crafting supply company call KnitPicks got hacked/somethinged back in January. And there was a huge fit about how they didn't notify people for a while (not sure it was a hack - something about an unsecure server or something was accessible for over a month or something like that) and people on Ravelry (the *excellent* knit/crochet/etc forum) have been reporting compromised accounts from then until now (ongoing). So, apparently, it was my turn. Luckily Bank of America was on top of things (for once) and we got it caught fairly quickly. So debit card cancelled, new one on the way, money being returned. And currently okay financially, so not in desperate need of funds.
Now I just have to figure out what was automatically billed to my account through the debit card and get those places notified - if the bill is due soon. I think my gym membership is billed automatically, but, now that I think about it, it might be through the bank account, not the debit card. But all the places online where I used my debit card will have to be changed . Plus I had the stupid thing memorized and didn't have to pull it out to use it, unless I was actually out somewhere. Now I have to learn a new #, code, expiration date, and pin. And will have to keep a close watch on the account the next few days. (well, longer, I know, but especially the next few days)
Kitty says I must stop typing now, so you will all go admire her pictures from the previous post. So, shoo! Go admire!
:)
Long version:
I (and niece) both have the current version of the spring plague. I blame one of her friends.
My insurance company went into receivership. When did I find out? While at a doctor's appointment. When they couldn't process my co-pay. So I got kicked back to regular Medicare for a bit and have since signed up with another plan that offers vision and dental (regular Medicare offers neither. Must have vision plan, at least!) Haven't used new plan yet.
Aaaannnnnddd, my back account got hacked. Today. Or yesterday. A yarn & crafting supply company call KnitPicks got hacked/somethinged back in January. And there was a huge fit about how they didn't notify people for a while (not sure it was a hack - something about an unsecure server or something was accessible for over a month or something like that) and people on Ravelry (the *excellent* knit/crochet/etc forum) have been reporting compromised accounts from then until now (ongoing). So, apparently, it was my turn. Luckily Bank of America was on top of things (for once) and we got it caught fairly quickly. So debit card cancelled, new one on the way, money being returned. And currently okay financially, so not in desperate need of funds.
Now I just have to figure out what was automatically billed to my account through the debit card and get those places notified - if the bill is due soon. I think my gym membership is billed automatically, but, now that I think about it, it might be through the bank account, not the debit card. But all the places online where I used my debit card will have to be changed . Plus I had the stupid thing memorized and didn't have to pull it out to use it, unless I was actually out somewhere. Now I have to learn a new #, code, expiration date, and pin. And will have to keep a close watch on the account the next few days. (well, longer, I know, but especially the next few days)
Kitty says I must stop typing now, so you will all go admire her pictures from the previous post. So, shoo! Go admire!