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29. September 2007 @ 11:07 |
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@Ireland ... it truly is a sorry state of affairs. Most of us here are Brits, Canadians, Americans, Australians etc. with our own gripes about how each of our governments do things, I guess its important to step back every now and again to appreciate how lucky we all really are.
@Pop_Smith ... how are things going, meboy?
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30. September 2007 @ 04:12 |
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VERY GOOD ADVICE
Do You Sign The Back Of Your Credit Cards?
One of the most common ways to guard yourself against credit card misuse is to sign the back of your card, so that merchants can check the signature on your card with that on your ID. Right? Well, maybe not. According to financial blog The Tao of Making Money, the best practice is not to sign it.
Here's our official advice on signing the strip on the back: Don't sign it. It's useless as a deterrent, as anyone who takes your card then has a sample of your signature which they can not only use on any charge slip, but on your checks as well.
However, do not leave the white strip blank. In that space, write: "Ask For Picture ID,"
and be prepared to back that up someday when you're in a hurry and the clerk wants to see a driver's license as well as the card. It makes the charge transaction a little longer, but a lot safer.
I been doing it this way for years....
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30. September 2007 @ 04:36 |
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I've not been signing my cards because I keep forgetting to do it! :D
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30. September 2007 @ 05:33 |
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Originally posted by ireland:
VERY GOOD ADVICE
Do You Sign The Back Of Your Credit Cards?
One of the most common ways to guard yourself against credit card misuse is to sign the back of your card, so that merchants can check the signature on your card with that on your ID. Right? Well, maybe not. According to financial blog The Tao of Making Money, the best practice is not to sign it.
Here's our official advice on signing the strip on the back: Don't sign it. It's useless as a deterrent, as anyone who takes your card then has a sample of your signature which they can not only use on any charge slip, but on your checks as well.
However, do not leave the white strip blank. In that space, write: "Ask For Picture ID,"
and be prepared to back that up someday when you're in a hurry and the clerk wants to see a driver's license as well as the card. It makes the charge transaction a little longer, but a lot safer.
I been doing it this way for years....
GOOD advice ireland as I've been doing that for years as well I just write....... SEE ID ........... ;)
...gm
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30. September 2007 @ 05:36 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
Originally posted by ireland:
VERY GOOD ADVICE
Do You Sign The Back Of Your Credit Cards?
One of the most common ways to guard yourself against credit card misuse is to sign the back of your card, so that merchants can check the signature on your card with that on your ID. Right? Well, maybe not. According to financial blog The Tao of Making Money, the best practice is not to sign it.
Here's our official advice on signing the strip on the back: Don't sign it. It's useless as a deterrent, as anyone who takes your card then has a sample of your signature which they can not only use on any charge slip, but on your checks as well.
However, do not leave the white strip blank. In that space, write: "Ask For Picture ID,"
and be prepared to back that up someday when you're in a hurry and the clerk wants to see a driver's license as well as the card. It makes the charge transaction a little longer, but a lot safer.
I been doing it this way for years....
GOOD advice ireland as I've been doing that for years as well I just write....... SEE ID ........... ;)
...gm
I've been writing "see ID" on mine for years too...then one day we went out for dinner and the waitress wouldn't take the card because it wasn't signed. I told her to look at my ID and she still wouldn't take the unsigned card. It kind of defeated the purpose....I signed my card and didn't leave a tip.
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30. September 2007 @ 05:47 |
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She was completely in the wrong!! I would have asked for a manager and if they still didn't take the card then they wouldn't have been paid. LOL. OH and leaving ZERO tip would have been the first thing on my list at that point as well. :D
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30. September 2007 @ 06:53 |
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Girl?s Arm Broken By School Guard For Dropping Cake. Then Things Turn Bad.
Remember the good old days when violence in our schools was caused by students?
Luckily, this was caught on camera. Of course, the girl who took the video was also arrested, as was the mom when she demanded the guard be arrested for battery. When is this kind of shit going to end?
Who will guard us from the guards? Here?s a list of an assortment of police and guard assaults from around the country.
WATCH VIDEO HERE
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13860
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30. September 2007 @ 08:13 |
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where can i buy a lanyard for the 3rd generation Ipod Nano Video?
A link please....cause my bitch is i cant find one.
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30. September 2007 @ 09:12 |
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@gerry1, things are going pretty well. I am preparing to submit a backup offer for my first client, hopefully this week, on a house he wants.
The house is currently being negotiated by another party but I can make a backup offer for my client in case the current deal thats being worked out falls though.
Other then that my friend got a new border collie yesterday. She is sweet but doesn't like the car. It was a 45 minute drive and she was drooling all over my lap the whole ride.
Luckily that was the worst of it her foster family (my friend adopted her) said that she gets car sick almost everytime she rides in the car. :P
Thats about it for today, hopefully things are going well for you gerry1 :-)
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30. September 2007 @ 09:39 |
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Ireland good post to follow up on this read this all and keep it!!
1. >>>>> > ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO CHARGE
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Read this and make a copy for your
>>>>> > files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe
>>>>> > we should all take some of his advice! A corporate
>>>>> > attorney sent the following out to the employees in his
>>>>> > company.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 1. Do not sign the back of your
>>>>> > credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 2. When you are writing checks to pay
>>>>> > on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the
>>>>> > complete account number on the "For" line. Instead,
>>>>> > just put the last four numbers. The credit card company
>>>>> > knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be
>>>>> > handling your check as it passes through all the check
>>>>> > processing channels won't have access to it.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 3. Put your work phone # on your checks
>>>>> > instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use
>>>>> > that instead of your home address. If you do not have a
>>>>> >PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS#
>>>>> > printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is
>>>>> > necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 4. Place the contents of your wallet
>>>>> > on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each
>>>>> > license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in
>>>>> > your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone
>>>>> > numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a
>>>>> > safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport
>>>>> > when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard
>>>>> > horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in
>>>>> > stealing a name, address, Social Security number,
>>>>> > credit cards.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Unfortunately, I, an attorney,
>>>>> > have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen
>>>>> > last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an
>>>>> > expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a
>>>>> > VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a
>>>>> > Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to
>>>>> > change my driving record information online, and more.
>>>>> > But here's some critical information to limit the damage in
>>>>> > case this happens to you or someone you know:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 5. We have been told we should cancel our
>>>>> > credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free
>>>>> > numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom
>>>>> > to call. Keep those where you can find them.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 6. File a police report immediately in the
>>>>> > jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen.
>>>>> >This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this
>>>>> > is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > But here's what is perhaps most
>>>>> > important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 7. Call the 3 national credit
>>>>> > reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud
>>>>> > alert on your name and also call the Social Security
>>>>> > fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until
>>>>> > advised by a bank that called to tell me an application
>>>>> > for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The
>>>>> > alert means any company that checks your credit knows
>>>>> > your information was stolen, and they have to contact
>>>>> > you by phone to authorize new credit.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > By the time I was advised to do this,
>>>>> > almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had
>>>>> > been done. There are records of all the credit checks
>>>>> > initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew
>>>>> > about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional
>>>>> > damage has been done, and the thieves threw my
>>>>> > wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It
>>>>> > seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Now, here are the numbers you always
>>>>> > need to contact about your wallet, etc., has been
>>>>> > stolen:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 2.) Experian (formerly TRW):
>>>>> > 1-888-397-3742
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 4.) Social Security Administration
>>>>> > (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
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30. September 2007 @ 09:42 |
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@Pop_Smith ... keep it up guy! It's a decent and well paying job once you're established and even before that happens, its a great second income. How's the market in your area? ...things have taken a bit of a downturn depending on where you live but stick with it, markets change like the weather!
@Ireland and Greensman ... that sounds like great idea regarding the credit cards but has anyone given you any trouble because it isn't signed? If memory serves, they're not supposed to accept it without a signature. I'm curious. Thanks.
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30. September 2007 @ 10:08 |
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@gerry1, thank you my friend! Like everywhere else the market is a little slow here but its not too bad. Homes are still selling well but it just takes a bit more effort to do so then in the past few years.
On the "See ID" thing, both my parents have done that with there cards and I have never seen them get rejected for it. Most people usually ignore it and process the card anyway! However, if your card says "See ID" that simply means you want to make sure that whomever has the card has an ID with the name on it matching whats on the card.
Sure, I'm not an attorney but I would think if your name on your picture ID is the same as whats on the card and you look like the person on the ID (which you should if its your card!) then they can go ahead and process the transaction without any problem.
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30. September 2007 @ 10:36 |
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jerry1
CREDIT CARD SIG LINE "Ask For Picture ID,"
I been doing that for 25 years or more and never had a problem.
i alway have my photo id and credit card ready at the casher
a lot take the card with out asking for a photo id.
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30. September 2007 @ 11:14 |
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ireland and aabbccdd, thanks for the heads up and all the info. I also have credit cards with my picture on them, too, but not on my gas cards. Again, Thanks.
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30. September 2007 @ 11:19 |
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ireland and aabbccdd, great advice guys, thanks.
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30. September 2007 @ 12:45 |
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DirecTV calls people on the ?do not call list? to remind them they?re on the list! What the f..k?!
Two articles from the Consumerist showing what a pri@k of a company DirecTV really is:
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http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13863
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30. September 2007 @ 13:08 |
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anybody?
Thanks ireland!![afterdawn legend]
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30. September 2007 @ 13:20 |
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Thanks Ireland and Pop_Smith. I wonder why they don't just put photos on credit cards and have done with it!
Pop wrote:
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Most people usually ignore it and process the card anyway!
LOL! Reminds me of my office building. They require ID to get in but you could could have a picture of santa claus on your license and they wouldn't even notice!
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30. September 2007 @ 13:39 |
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Thanks ireland!![afterdawn legend]
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30. September 2007 @ 14:20 |
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my bitch is that i'm real tired :-(
still, don't have to be in college till 1pm tomorrow, so i can grab 12 hours' shut-eye :-)
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30. September 2007 @ 16:37 |
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Whereas I don't have to be in college tomorrow at all! My week's lessons start tuesday!
My bitch is that that's because I'm currently only studying one subject!
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THE SKUNK
A husband and wife just starting their European holiday in their motor home. As they travel along the first night, they run over something on the road.
The husband pulls over and runs back to see if its okay. It was dazed but otherwise okay. He picked it up and brought it back to the cab for further examination. It was then they realized it was a skunk but the wife said they would keep it and look after it.
They carried on on their holiday and over time became very attached to the new pet.
However when returning for the boat back to England, the husband said to the wife, "How are we going to get around the quarantine problems at the port?" to which she replied, "I don't know dear but there is no way I am leaving him in there for six months!"
"I have an idea," said the husband, "Why don't you lift up your skirt and put him down the front of your underwear. They won't look there!"
"But what about the smell?" said the wife.
To which the husband replied, "AH! Hell, if he dies, he dies!"
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30. September 2007 @ 19:30 |
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Hey guys, guess what? Turns out I'm a nerd and have no fashion sense. lol that's my bitch for tonight.
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