Fun with a Visa Card

Well, finally my debit card for my new bank account arrived and it had across it a sticker with a message that it would need to be activated and a phone number to do this. Since I now have a telephone, I decided to do this this morning.  So I called the number.

Eventually the robot voice told me to enter the number on the card. This gave me a little problem since I had to keep moving the card to catch the light to differentiate between a 1 and a 7. But I did this. Then came the first problem. The robot voice asked for the number of the bank account. Which I couldn’t give her because it was in my wallet. End phone call.

Begin the whole thing again. Put in the number of the card followed by the account number. Then the robot voice asked for my social security number. Now, unlike so many people, I do NOT have this number memorized. There are enough numbers I HAVE to memorize that I don’t see any point in memorizing one I am seldom a called to give. So, I put the phone down and went to my purse , in another room, of course, to get the SS card. And, of course, when I got back, of course I had been disconnected.

Start the procedure again. Call the number–done.  Put in the card number–done. Put in the account number–done. Put in my Social Security number– done! Was I done at last? No! "Please listen to this important message" the robot voice said. Ok, what now! A message to tell me I would not be able to use my card until one business day had passed.  Fortunately, I have some cash in my purse! So, finally, DONE! Whew!! At certain points in this annoying procedure, I DID have the option to talk to a Real Person but by the time I had found my account number my attitude was that I was not going to let this robot voice intimidate me!

Now for the rest of the day: Goals

• Call the office here to report the return of the mouse.
• Call the ophthalmologist to get a new appointment.
• Call the doctors office to get the name and phone number of the urologist to make an appointment. {I actually have it in voice mail  on my still-dead cell phone but since i can’t access it…. }
• Continue work on the piles of "stuff." Being more specific, get all the paraphernalia out of the book case in the hall and put this where it belongs which is on the shelves at the side of my desk. Fill thus emptied bookshelves with cook books!