OT - Argh - Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!!!

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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On 2006-07-18, Dan M penned:

I believe that some people can safely control a vehicle when driving
faster than the posted speed limit. However, I believe even more
firmly that 90% of the people who believe they can safely handle a
car at higher speeds is actually deceiving themselves. I've seen to
many instances of people getting into trouble by driving too fast.
Not just car drivers, either - I've seen motorcycle riders and
semi-truck drivers kileld by excessive speed.

Okay, but I believe that 90% of all drivers can't safely handle a car
at any speed. Most people driving scare the crap out of me, and I get
a pretty broad perspective from driving, riding my motorcycle, and
riding my bike. Driving slowly might give these people more time, but
then, usually they're driving slowly because they're attached to a
cell phone or messing with a baby or dog in the passenger seat.
Typically I figure someone driving under the speed limit is actually
more dangerous than someone driving fast, because at least the fast
drivers are usually paying attention to the road.



OK This should scare the more nervous of you out there.

When I went back to school in the 70's I was taking 21 units, commuting 50
miles each way. I would often drive faster than the speed limit just
because the speed was a bit of a stimulant and it kept me awake and alert.
At higher speeds you do pay full time and attention to your driving.

Didn't you all want to know there are people out there driving too fast just
to scare themselves awake?

No I don't do that anymore.

Jo

On 2006-07-19, Jo Firey penned:

OK This should scare the more nervous of you out there.

When I went back to school in the 70's I was taking 21 units,
commuting 50 miles each way. I would often drive faster than the
speed limit just because the speed was a bit of a stimulant and it
kept me awake and alert. At higher speeds you do pay full time and
attention to your driving.

Didn't you all want to know there are people out there driving too
fast just to scare themselves awake?

No I don't do that anymore.

It doesn't surprise me. I'm sure lots of people out there are doing
it (despite being horribly dangerous, not because of the speed but
because of the sleep deprivation aspect).

This is why it's so important to drive (ride) as though your vehicle
were invisible and everyone out to get you. You don't have any
control over how other people are driving, and they're all piloting
vehicles that can kill.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-07-19, Jo Firey penned:

OK This should scare the more nervous of you out there.

When I went back to school in the 70's I was taking 21 units,
commuting 50 miles each way. I would often drive faster than the
speed limit just because the speed was a bit of a stimulant and it
kept me awake and alert. At higher speeds you do pay full time and
attention to your driving.

Didn't you all want to know there are people out there driving too
fast just to scare themselves awake?

No I don't do that anymore.

It doesn't surprise me. I'm sure lots of people out there are doing
it (despite being horribly dangerous, not because of the speed but
because of the sleep deprivation aspect).

This is why it's so important to drive (ride) as though your vehicle
were invisible and everyone out to get you. You don't have any
control over how other people are driving, and they're all piloting
vehicles that can kill.

We find that if we stick to the speed limit here in Western Australia,
we go into a zone and fall asleep. Dennis has never made it to Perth on
his own yet. We are constantly pulling over and switching places every
hour or so. It's pathetic, because we have had plenty of sleep and
coffee. This has never happened to us anywhere else.
But driving faster isn't an option either because speed cameras are
everywhere, even out in the middle of nowhere. You get a ticket by
going as little as 5 km/h over the limit.
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
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http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-07-19, Jo Firey penned:

OK This should scare the more nervous of you out there.

When I went back to school in the 70's I was taking 21 units,
commuting 50 miles each way. I would often drive faster than the
speed limit just because the speed was a bit of a stimulant and it
kept me awake and alert. At higher speeds you do pay full time and
attention to your driving.

Didn't you all want to know there are people out there driving too
fast just to scare themselves awake?

No I don't do that anymore.

It doesn't surprise me. I'm sure lots of people out there are doing
it (despite being horribly dangerous, not because of the speed but
because of the sleep deprivation aspect).

This is why it's so important to drive (ride) as though your vehicle
were invisible and everyone out to get you. You don't have any
control over how other people are driving, and they're all piloting
vehicles that can kill.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

DH makes the same commute every day. Some woman apparently gets onto
Hwy. 17 appx. the same time he does, and makes the same 40-mile trip,
on a 4-lane. He's gotten behind her several mornings. She spends the
whole 40 miles putting on her make-up and swerving all over the place.
Seriously, I have encouraged him to get her tag number and turn her
into the highway patrol. Not that I want to be the safe-driving-police,
but when my family members drive on the same highway, her stupidity
becomes my business, doncha think?

Sherry

wrote:

DH makes the same commute every day. Some woman apparently gets onto
Hwy. 17 appx. the same time he does, and makes the same 40-mile trip,
on a 4-lane. He's gotten behind her several mornings. She spends the
whole 40 miles putting on her make-up and swerving all over the place.
Seriously, I have encouraged him to get her tag number and turn her
into the highway patrol. Not that I want to be the safe-driving-police,
but when my family members drive on the same highway, her stupidity
becomes my business, doncha think?

Definitely! What's wrong with being the safe-driving-police? If someone's
out there endangering people's lives, you're doing your DH and everyone
else a favor. It's not a rude thing to do, like chastising someone for a
grammatical error or something.

Joyce

"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message
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Micha wrote:
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The only drawback is: if you change your bank acount, you have to tell
all of them the details of your new account. If you miss one or two,
they will fine you for trying to charge a non-existing account.

Well, there's another drawback if you are absent-minded: you have to
absolutely ensure that you have money in the bank to cover the charge on
exactly the right day. I hate automatic deductions, and only have two for
businesses which will not accept any other way of making payments.

If I had half a dozen or more, and some of them were bills that normally
vary month to month (like a phone bill) I would be guaranteed to miss some
regularly and end up having to pay a lot of extra fees.

--
Cheryl

I mostly use direct debit, and I have them come out of my credit card which
has a limit way over the balance, that way I know there will always be
sufficient funds without having to monitor it. And at the end of the month I
pay it in full to avoid interest charges.

For the direct debits that are not accepted from a credit card I set them up
on my cheque account for the day after pay day, that way again there are
plenty of funds and I have a day's leeway in case my pay gets delayed.

I've never incurred a fee from these bills and I don't have to think about
them! Works for me.

Kathryn

On 20 Jul 2006 05:59:15 -0700 Lesley wrote:

Cheryl Perkins wrote:


The ideal customer, from the bank's point of view, has good credit, and
either runs a balance, at least some of the time, or pays a fee.


Don't know about that. For many years I didn't earn a lot of money and
whilst I had a steady income and always managed to pay the mimimum on
things I didn't really reduce the debt. Could I get a loan from my bank
to pay off all my other debts? Nope...no way...

Now I have a much better paid job and alway clear my credit card and
only ever accidentally stray into my overdraft...so what does my bank
do?

Offers me a guaranteed loan and extends my overdraft....

Dave had a small loan with a bank, which he paid every month without
fail. One night he got a call from his own bank, asking why he didn't
take out a loan with them "Because you wouldn't give me one" was the
answer. So they said that now he'd shown he could pay a loan off they'd
give him one so he could clear that loan and pay them instead and "We
even charge you 1% less interest"

Dave, to his credit, told them to forget it. He said that he'd stay
loyal to the people that gave him a loan when he really needed one


A banker is someone who lends you an umbrella while the sun shines. As
soon as there are raindrops falling, he wants the umbrella back.

Squarely Yours
Michael

--
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On 2006-07-17, Jo Firey penned:

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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Did I read that right? $50K? Wow. I don't think I would have had
this problem, because the check would have bounced tout suite.

And I never have that kind of money in my checking account. Would
chew a client up one side and down the other for leaving that kind
of money in a checking account.

No doubt. There are plenty of places where that money could be put to
work relatively safely.

I was working on settling out my mothers estate and a few other
things that landed enough there for a few days to make a mistake
like that possible. That's also why I was upset and careless. The
only reason it took as long as it did to get my money back was they
had to have a company officer sign the check to send back to me.

I definitely think a mistake like that is understandable under the
circumstances.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On 2006-07-19, jmcquown penned:
Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
So much for the three week wait - checked my account balance
online, and the money accidentally sent to the phone company is
there! Less the amount we owe them for the current bill (that we
haven't gotten yet).

YAY! In these days of electronic transfers, there is absolutely no
reason why it should have taken them 2-3 weeks to put the money back
into your account! I'm happy for you!

When I moved to Colorado, I opened up a checking account with a new
bank and decided to close out my account at my old bank. I don't
remember the exact details, but basically, rather than risking getting
dinged for $2.50 because of my balance dipping too low, I elected to
have them close my account and mail me the balance.

Only later did I find out that this could take up to I think it was
five weeks, and boy did they take their sweet time about it. *And*
they didn't mail it with any kind of guarantee or tracking.

Yeah, next time I'll handle things a bit differently.

I may remember the details wrong -- what I do know is that they were
mailing me the balance and that I didn't have the money for over a
month.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

When I moved to Colorado, I opened up a checking account with a new
bank and decided to close out my account at my old bank. I don't
remember the exact details, but basically, rather than risking getting
dinged for $2.50 because of my balance dipping too low, I elected to
have them close my account and mail me the balance.

Only later did I find out that this could take up to I think it was
five weeks, and boy did they take their sweet time about it. *And*
they didn't mail it with any kind of guarantee or tracking.

Yeah, next time I'll handle things a bit differently.

I may remember the details wrong -- what I do know is that they were
mailing me the balance and that I didn't have the money for over a
month.


I had similar experiences. One time I moved from Ottawa to Toronto. I
asked my Ottawa
bank to transfer my account to its branch in Toronto. The money didn't
get transferred
for a long time, and I got the run around with both banks.
Another mixed-up with this bank came when I moved back to Ottawa from
U.S. My U.S.
bank told me I should not close my account until I asked y Ottawa bank
to transfer the money to Canada.
What happened? I found out at Christmas the bank transferred all my
money from Ottawa
to U.S. I have not a penny to my name at Christmas. The Ottawa bank
said they followed
my instruction but couldn't produce my authorization for the transfer.
Eventually I closed my account at this bank after I had a rude
encounter with one of its staff. That was the last straw.This was a
bank where I was a customer for a long time, ever since I first moved
to Canada. I should have stopped banking there much earlier.

Winnie