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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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 |
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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. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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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 |
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"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message ... Micha wrote: snip 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 |
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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 -- Square Dance is friendship put to music Andrea and Michael with furballs Blacky and Merlin More detailed info: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de |
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On 2006-07-17, Jo Firey penned:
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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