Category: Stuff I don’t like

Aaargh!

Nora McNamara

I got this message just now trying to pay my credit card online.

   

   
   

      

      
      

      
   
   

      


A review of this account has shown recent high-
risk activity. Please contact our Customer
Service Unit at 1-800-950-5114.

         
         

   

       
           Important Security Message: Account Online Access

Your access to Account Online has been temporarily restricted because your account may be at risk for unauthorized use.

To
protect your account, we have issued you a new Citi card. When it
arrives, call the toll-free phone number on the attached sticker
immediately. We will activate your new card account number and close
your old number at the same time. Inform all authorized users and
service providers who automatically bill your account of the new
number. Then sign on to Account Online and register your new account
number for full access.

       
       
Until then,
making payments online, changing account information such as address,
and using the Secure Message feature within Account Online will be
disabled. For assistance with these activities, call Customer Service
at 1-800-950-5114.

We regret any
inconvenience this may cause. Be assured that Citi Cards is committed
to safeguarding the security of our customers’ accounts.

Note:
The situation that resulted in risk to your account is under
investigation by law enforcement agencies and we are unable to disclose
specific information on this case.

Can I just say how hard it is to deal with this stuff from here?
Especially since my father is really vigilant and shreds any card he
gets in the mail for me.  That’s usually a good thing, but if I’ve been
out of email contact and don’t know they’re sending me one…And, you can’t dial 800 numbers from here…

Squinting

Nora McNamara

J0406793There’s this new wrinkle between my eyebrows.  It came from squinting at stuff.  This is frustrating, because I had that nifty eye surgery about 8 years ago that was supposed to fix that.  So what if it was free?  My eyes stayed fixed for about 6 years, and then-squinting.

So, I went to the eye doctor, and found out that people who had eye surgery are needing reading glasses earlier than normal.  Great.  And, that they are sometimes also seeing their astigmatism get worse.  Yep, that’s me.  But, (trying to flatter me?  because I was grumpy about not being able to wear contacts?) he said I was too young for bifocals.  So, I just got some glasses for reading and a pair of glasses to wear all the time.

Lighting isn’t always too good over here, you know?  That makes it harder to read.  Lots and lots of squinting, sigh.  I have found a solution, though.  I put my reading glasses on over my regular ones.  It’s a really good look.  I’d recommend it to anyone.

Next time I’m home, I’m getting bifocals.  I don’t care if I’m too young-this new wrinkle isn’t making me look any younger!!