tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post8574578372904202150..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: No more features pleaseSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-83891791807813538582016-11-23T21:26:42.805-05:002016-11-23T21:26:42.805-05:00Oh my goodness, all that underground money doesn&#...Oh my goodness, all that underground money doesn't get taxed. Boo Hoo. <br /><br />How about the barter economy?<br /><br />Better yet, the gift economy? <br /><br />Neither of those things even need currency. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-9903219137597723862016-11-23T21:23:36.559-05:002016-11-23T21:23:36.559-05:00Can't get blood out of a turnip, and I'm f...Can't get blood out of a turnip, and I'm feeling pretty turnippy lately.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-77000773219667335472016-11-23T12:59:15.908-05:002016-11-23T12:59:15.908-05:00Oh them bankers ain't got it all figured out l...Oh them bankers ain't got it all figured out like they want you to believe.<br />The Underground economy in this country is estimated to be worth two TRILLION dollars a year.<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/100668336Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-86493403227333768092016-11-23T12:46:09.591-05:002016-11-23T12:46:09.591-05:00Oh, it will start up again. But it will be in wha...Oh, it will start up again. But it will be in whatever form THEY want, AFTER they've taken as much from US as they think they can get away with.Navy91https://www.blogger.com/profile/09023454206877290403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-81530652919238084192016-11-23T10:35:58.123-05:002016-11-23T10:35:58.123-05:00Can we shoot zombies that day?
Seriously, I hal...Can we shoot zombies that day? <br /><br />Seriously, I half expect the financial system to shut down at some point. The question is, will it start up again? <br /><br />Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-56451911347188762132016-11-23T10:34:40.125-05:002016-11-23T10:34:40.125-05:00It will not end well. For a while after my parent&...It will not end well. For a while after my parent's medical bankruptcy my dad had no bank account. It's expensive to be poor. He had to use those check cashing places and they took a good cut. It took him two days of running around to pay bills that someone with a bank account could spend 15 minutes writing checks for, or 10 minutes on-line.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-9493352048949049782016-11-23T10:30:38.754-05:002016-11-23T10:30:38.754-05:00Everyone but me. . . and maybe you.Everyone but me. . . and maybe you.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-67048895965928635252016-11-23T10:30:13.334-05:002016-11-23T10:30:13.334-05:00I don't know . . . sounds like a sketchy addre...I don't know . . . sounds like a sketchy address in a bad part of town. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-73548115564778358982016-11-23T10:29:32.281-05:002016-11-23T10:29:32.281-05:00Guy at one of the local stores dreads Christmas sh...Guy at one of the local stores dreads Christmas shopping. The chip readers are slower and people don't fully know how to use them yet. He figures the lines are going to cost him sales.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-24688951294655896622016-11-23T10:28:24.507-05:002016-11-23T10:28:24.507-05:00I know Gorges, but it sure feels good to vent. I know Gorges, but it sure feels good to vent. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-71316797103591707622016-11-23T10:24:38.543-05:002016-11-23T10:24:38.543-05:00And one day the cash flow is cut off, the ATM refu...And one day the cash flow is cut off, the ATM refuses to accept your card, the account is "frozen" for some unspecified reason and when you attempt to phone the call center to sort it all out there is no answer or you are repeatedly cycled through select a number hell, you will accept not all paranoid people are.<br /><br />Learn my friend and prepare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-76869879002084926432016-11-23T09:31:17.158-05:002016-11-23T09:31:17.158-05:00went into my bank branch monday and the regular la...went into my bank branch monday and the regular ladies were at the drive through.<br />new girl wanted my license and a debit card!<br />we don't have one.<br />she didn't give me grief but i am expecting to get it as soon as the regulars are transferred . hope it doesn't happen.<br /><br />i carry an overdraft which i pay a yearly fee for, and sometimes have to use.<br />one of the new tellers said, in a censuring type of voice, 'you purposely went into the overdraft?!'.<br />i said yes that's what it is for.<br /><br />why would i pay for something unusable?<br /><br />at another branch i was questioned about why i wanted 100$ cash. i answered in a friendly way but it is a symptom of the noose tightening.<br />i doubt rich people are bothered this way because it is easier to steal from the little guy.<br /><br />when i was little very few had bank accounts. mum cashed dad's pay at the a&p and bought groceries.<br />i reckon the bankers realized more money could be made in small amounts from common people than from a few rich people--who are notoriously tight with their cash-- and thus now everyone has a checkbook.<br />used to pay utilities in the area where you lived, but now the offices are centralized so you must use a check and mail it, or an e.f.t., both of which require a bank account.<br /><br />it is like all the recorded messages when you want to speak to a human being. cannot press '0' anymore and reach one , it just hangs up on you.<br />they call it efficient but it is certainly not efficient for the customer.<br />bloody irritating!<br />it eventually will not end well.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-30376892948359313642016-11-23T08:29:20.095-05:002016-11-23T08:29:20.095-05:00Pretty soon everyone will get chipped.
Pretty soon everyone will get chipped.<br />Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-13938263182915277092016-11-23T07:34:08.847-05:002016-11-23T07:34:08.847-05:00use to get billed but changed it to 1600 Pennsyvan...use to get billed but changed it to 1600 Pennsyvania ave somewhere south 29 years ago<br /><br />so far so good<br /><br />WildflowerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-78254094977743420562016-11-23T07:11:37.622-05:002016-11-23T07:11:37.622-05:00Sixbears is absolutely right, these stupid things ...Sixbears is absolutely right, these stupid things have gotten out of control. Now it's the damn chip in your card. I bet I have seen twenty different card readers, already.<br />Some want a PIN number, some don't. Some aren't even set up for reading the chips yet!<br />I did have my account locked out one time for suspicious activity and I was glad it happened. Someone tried to use my account to buy something from Target, all the way across the country in Maryland.<br />Other than that, these cards have turned into a giant PITA.<br />I use PayPal a lot when shopping online. The account is set up on my laptop and they have it rigged so that it takes like two clicks to buy something now. No typing in the whole card, security numbers or security questions.<br />Quick and dirty, just the way I like it.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-70500293671972770242016-11-23T00:44:24.936-05:002016-11-23T00:44:24.936-05:00Being a stay at home type, I use cash for most thi...Being a stay at home type, I use cash for most things. I realize that can't be done living on the road.I wish I had a suggestion to make your life easier, back that's nigh impossible in this day and age.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com