Dear Duke Power…
Remember six or seven years ago, when I INSISTED that I’d sent you a payment, you INSISTED I didn’t - because
“the mail is always delivered”
And Dear Credit Card Company,
Remember when - just a few months ago - I INSISTED that I hadn’t gotten an initial statement from you on my new credit card, ergo my payment was late (and only paid because I called to see what was up)…and you INSISTED that I’d gotten my bill on time, because
“the mail is always delivered”
Well.
“Authorities Discover Bundles of Undelivered Mail in Abandoned House”
The premise of the article is that somebody found 20-30 BUNDLES of undelivered mail in a house in Reidsville, NC, dating back about a month. (We used to routinely see letters, ads, and even packages strewn in the fields alongside Randleman Rd. in Greensboro… and our old letter carrier in Pleasant Garden would just pile up the mail he didn’t feel like delivering, and drop it on top of the community mailbox.)
<ahem>
Apology, please?
I hope that every single person whose letters were waylaid turns around and SUES the USPS… enough is enough.
Yes, this post is ranty… but if you think it is, ask me how upset I was over my CC interest being defaulted to 30++%? (fortunately they lowered it, when I complained) — how many others are facing the same problem?
January 28th, 2008 at 9:45 am
(Chuckles) I was charged $29 because one of my card payments apparently went into the Twilight Zone…..and I work for the Postal Service.
And since it’s Monday:
I woke up this morning
and stumbled out of bed
I fell down the front porch steps
and cracked open my head.
Best if sung country & western wise.
At least it rhymes….
January 28th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Did you double-check that your CC company didn’t raise your interest rates? Most of them these days, one late/missing/etc. payment or a penny over your limit causes you to go into “default” status (regardless of your previous history!!) and they’ll bump your rate up to 30% or so.
They can even do it if you’re late/overlimit on ANOTHER CARD… they routinely pull your credit and if they feel you’re a bigger risk now than you were then, they’ll up your rates.
Which to me is silly… someone’s in danger (perhaps) of defaulting on their payments, so let’s raise interest so they can’t afford payments and MAKE them default. Hmmmmmm…