Back in the Saddle
I am finally over my cold. We thought Lena was getting it but so far she has evaded the horror. We are back in Nashville now trying to do some of the things we were supposed to do last week when I was sick. So far we have passed off one suitcase to a friend who is going to be in Kyiv for a few hours. Hopefully, we will manage to find her and get the bag from her. It has clothing for a needy family so we hope it will make it. I also managed to go to the bank and do some UEC business. I will do some more of that tomorrow and that side of UEC business will be finished. We also finally found the supplements and enzymes my doctor recommended for the stress-induced fatigue I have. I still am not settled with that explanation for how I feel but we will see how those work. One tiny bag of supplements cost $101. They should give me some energy!!
I also went to the bank for our personal business. In Feb. 2006 my debit card was cancelled by the bank because someone was trying to use it in Ukraine. Odd but for 7 years I have been using that card in Ukraine (apparently the bank doesn't find Turkey or Egypt to be unusual activity). We were able to use Lena's card and though it is connected to the same account, her card worked just fine. Anyway, a few weeks ago we asked the bank to fix this problem so my card would work. Of course, they "fixed" it and a few days later WalMart disagreed. Today we were in the bank again. The guy was talking to someone in Memphis who is in charge of cancelling credit cards, and finally he just handed me the phone. She told me that the bank didn't know I would be in Ukraine and that's why they cancelled the card. Though I had been in Ukraine the entire time I had had an account with this bank, apparently I was still supposed to inform them of my travel plans. So the point of this blog? If you plan to travel outside the US, tell your bank where you are going. You may end up centless or kopeck-less if you don't!
Paul told me about the UEC board meeting tonight, and so it is to that I turn my attention.
I also went to the bank for our personal business. In Feb. 2006 my debit card was cancelled by the bank because someone was trying to use it in Ukraine. Odd but for 7 years I have been using that card in Ukraine (apparently the bank doesn't find Turkey or Egypt to be unusual activity). We were able to use Lena's card and though it is connected to the same account, her card worked just fine. Anyway, a few weeks ago we asked the bank to fix this problem so my card would work. Of course, they "fixed" it and a few days later WalMart disagreed. Today we were in the bank again. The guy was talking to someone in Memphis who is in charge of cancelling credit cards, and finally he just handed me the phone. She told me that the bank didn't know I would be in Ukraine and that's why they cancelled the card. Though I had been in Ukraine the entire time I had had an account with this bank, apparently I was still supposed to inform them of my travel plans. So the point of this blog? If you plan to travel outside the US, tell your bank where you are going. You may end up centless or kopeck-less if you don't!
Paul told me about the UEC board meeting tonight, and so it is to that I turn my attention.
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