Aw, Happy Birthday again Catherine!!! Wow, you really did have a day full of ups and downs - I guess this is one birthday you won't be forgetting anytime soon?
I'm SURE they won't charge you that $900 (if so you better call a lawyer stat, because that would be so unfair) - that's incredibly freaky! Hopefully your bank gets everything sorted soon, wow. That is one call you definitely do not want to get on your birthday of all days, so I am sorry that happened to you :(
The Twisted Fork definitely has pretty yummy food, though it gets crowded pretty quickly. I've never had their drinks, but IA about their desserts - totally delish. I had the creme brulee last time I went (about a month ago), but don't know if they've changed their menu since then.
Coeur de Pirate! I had no idea she was pregnant, but that's awesome for her. LOLING AT "INTERVENTIONS," THOUGH. What did she even mean...
I'm a bit skittish about the fraudulent charges mostly because the CSR said it could take up to two months to resolve, by which time I will be out of the country :( On the other hand, the last time this happened, I'm pretty sure I just got a new card and they just quietly closed the old account. There might have been some paperwork involved, but it was fairly minimal.
We split desserts: chocolate terrine (divine!!!!), maple pear tarte tatin (delicious!!!), rhubarb crumble (a bit too sweet). We saw the crème brûlée as well, but decided to pass since one of us makes a pretty mean crème caramel. >:D
Interventions was in French, oops. I see how that might get confusing XD She was referring to the banter between songs. By the end of the night it'd go something like: "Et finalement, les gens les plus importants, I want to thank you guys. Playing in front of 600 people in Vancouver is a dream come true!"
Ugh, seriously??? That really sucks. Fingers crossed. Can you bombard them with phone calls in your (limited) spare time or w/e until they get things done faster? Hopefully you can resolve things with minimal drama/effort/paperwork this time around again, though - it's not like you don't have enough on your plate to handle right now, after all.
Ah, I've had all those things too, except the rhubarb crumble... (I went with a group of my friends, we all switched plates... benefit of going with 5-6 people.) The creme brulee *is* good, but yeah, I think the others were better. The chocolate terrine = ♥ I think we see eye to eye on desserts!
Oh, I see. I was basically picturing literal interventions... in Franglish? (Like a spoof of a Woody Allen flick, or something.) Also, 600 people??? I had no idea she was actually that popular - I would've thought it was a much smaller concert since she's mostly an indie artist.
Heh heh heh, I saved room for dessert. I'm so glad I did >:D
Coeur de Pirate has a pretty limited reach in the Anglosphere, but I find there are so many Frenchies in Vancouver now (seriously, I hear French at least once a day on the bus) that they could probably fill up the concert by themselves :P I still think the crowd was mostly Anglophones, from what I heard ("so, the songs were like this wall of undecipherable melody").
You know about Coeur de PIrate?? How does a French-Canadian singer-songwriter make it all the way to Malaysia?
Well, it's happened to me twice now, so maybe you're right to be worried. :\ I remember the first time this happened and I called them, and the conversation went something like:
Visa: "Let's review some recent transactions. Did you spend $300 on the 23rd at Home Depot?" Me: ".... no?" Visa: "... In Michigan?" Me: "NO. Definitely not."
I'm glad my credit limit is as low as it is... if it were much higher who knows how much more they could have charged to me :S
Yeah, usually they do keep a fairly close eye on things: when I travelled to Europe I had to use cash the first day because the travel flag on my account hadn't kicked in yet, but things were fine the next day :)
And, for what it's worth, you're usually not liable for fraudulent transactions, but it depends on the card, so you might want to double-check your "Cardholder Agreeement" for your peace of mind. :)
Comments 7
I'm SURE they won't charge you that $900 (if so you better call a lawyer stat, because that would be so unfair) - that's incredibly freaky! Hopefully your bank gets everything sorted soon, wow. That is one call you definitely do not want to get on your birthday of all days, so I am sorry that happened to you :(
The Twisted Fork definitely has pretty yummy food, though it gets crowded pretty quickly. I've never had their drinks, but IA about their desserts - totally delish. I had the creme brulee last time I went (about a month ago), but don't know if they've changed their menu since then.
Coeur de Pirate! I had no idea she was pregnant, but that's awesome for her. LOLING AT "INTERVENTIONS," THOUGH. What did she even mean...
Reply
I'm a bit skittish about the fraudulent charges mostly because the CSR said it could take up to two months to resolve, by which time I will be out of the country :( On the other hand, the last time this happened, I'm pretty sure I just got a new card and they just quietly closed the old account. There might have been some paperwork involved, but it was fairly minimal.
We split desserts: chocolate terrine (divine!!!!), maple pear tarte tatin (delicious!!!), rhubarb crumble (a bit too sweet). We saw the crème brûlée as well, but decided to pass since one of us makes a pretty mean crème caramel. >:D
Interventions was in French, oops. I see how that might get confusing XD She was referring to the banter between songs. By the end of the night it'd go something like: "Et finalement, les gens les plus importants, I want to thank you guys. Playing in front of 600 people in Vancouver is a dream come true!"
Reply
Ah, I've had all those things too, except the rhubarb crumble... (I went with a group of my friends, we all switched plates... benefit of going with 5-6 people.) The creme brulee *is* good, but yeah, I think the others were better. The chocolate terrine = ♥ I think we see eye to eye on desserts!
Oh, I see. I was basically picturing literal interventions... in Franglish? (Like a spoof of a Woody Allen flick, or something.) Also, 600 people??? I had no idea she was actually that popular - I would've thought it was a much smaller concert since she's mostly an indie artist.
Reply
Coeur de Pirate has a pretty limited reach in the Anglosphere, but I find there are so many Frenchies in Vancouver now (seriously, I hear French at least once a day on the bus) that they could probably fill up the concert by themselves :P I still think the crowd was mostly Anglophones, from what I heard ("so, the songs were like this wall of undecipherable melody").
Reply
(The comment has been removed)
Well, it's happened to me twice now, so maybe you're right to be worried. :\ I remember the first time this happened and I called them, and the conversation went something like:
Visa: "Let's review some recent transactions. Did you spend $300 on the 23rd at Home Depot?"
Me: ".... no?"
Visa: "... In Michigan?"
Me: "NO. Definitely not."
I'm glad my credit limit is as low as it is... if it were much higher who knows how much more they could have charged to me :S
Reply
(The comment has been removed)
And, for what it's worth, you're usually not liable for fraudulent transactions, but it depends on the card, so you might want to double-check your "Cardholder Agreeement" for your peace of mind. :)
Reply
Leave a comment