IJWTS Thread (35)

[Wren]

IJWTS -

Nosy people bother me. Especially when they work at the bank. Twice I felt it necessary to deposit and withdraw a considerably larger sum of cash than the avg joe would normally carry on himself.

Two times now, in a conversational tone - I've been asked what I was buying or what I was selling.

I'm thinking of writing the bank about it. I'm not doing anything illegal and it's NONE OF THEIR DANG BUSINESS.

I don't know about Australian banks, but that's pretty normal in U.S. banks. I used to be a bank teller and we were told to "establish relationships" and ask people those sorts of conversations in order to know what (and how) to sell to you. Though that sounds like they were asking if you laundered money. If it helps, (in the U.S. at least) tellers have to ask nosy questions if they don't want to be threatened with job loss or jail time. If someone launders money and a teller (or other banking staff) wasn't paying attention or asking appropriate questions, she/he can go face incarceration and fines and, of course, job loss.

 

[Wren]

IJWTS that this no editing thing is hurting me. I will now appear to type like an idiot. Oh, and it just occurred to me that I won't be able to edit out my posts anymore. Hmmm. Must be careful what I say on here because it really can't be taken out. I have a feeling I may be posting less until this is fixed.

 

[Obzocky]

Aye, you have to ask as it is the tellers business both for the purposes of knowing the customer and to query unusual transactions. That and you can get quite bored without attempting to engage in light conversation, sometimes you're not even really listening. Just going through the motions so no-one can sneak up behind you and whisper that you're not being friendly enough

I too dislike the editing issue. Although when i'm logged out doing the whole lurker thing I can see the edits people have been doing, generally. Very odd. I'm used to going back, correcting mistakes, adding a little more, taking a little out. This requires far too much work, it's like those awful tests where once you press submit there's no going back, only forward


Anyway, IJWTS ....

It amuses me that i'll waffle on about all sorts of piffle here, but I won't go over certain lines. Wavy, flexible lines, but lines all the same.

 

[Wren]

I too dislike the editing issue. Although when i'm logged out doing the whole lurker thing I can see the edits people have been doing, generally. Very odd. I'm used to going back, correcting mistakes, adding a little more, taking a little out. This requires far too much work, it's like those awful tests where once you press submit there's no going back, only forward

I think the edit button is being selective. It's letting me edit a word very quickly after posting, but not in every post. And it's not letting me delete any words.

 

[Verve]

IJWTS-
"Butterflies in the stomach is most often experienced prior to important events, related to nervousness and can be experienced in situations of impending danger." - Wikipedia

Way to kill the romance of "butterflies in the stomach" Wikipedia

 

[Irrkunst]

On the "DH" business. My understanding is that DH=Dear Husband and DW=Dear Wife. The two are used often on the City-Data forums using these definitions.

 

[Amber.ly]

If you say "DD," I think you're talking about.. something you're really not talking about at all. If you say "DS," I think you're talking about your portable game console of choice. If you use "DW" to refer to someone, I'm going to think you're referring to Darkwing (Duck). "DH" means you misspelled. "SO" means you probably don't care too much to refer to the person by name or by typing out "significant other." "LO" is just lazy.. as is the rest of it.

I was on a nanny board for years and these were common.

Mostly for safety reasons, using your real names or names of the kids was a huge no-no.

And they were universal, so it was like an "LOL"- you don't need to type out "laughing out loud" for everyone to know what you are talking about.

Lazy? Perhaps. I like to think of it as efficient

 

[Amber.ly]

On the "DH" business. My understanding is that DH=Dear Husband and DW=Dear Wife. The two are used often on the City-Data forums using these definitions.

Yes, that is the full meaning.

 

[HazelWings]

On the "DH" business. My understanding is that DH=Dear Husband and DW=Dear Wife. The two are used often on the City-Data forums using these definitions.

And for us old farts, DS is Dear Son, DD is Dear Daughter, MIL is mother-in-law, FIL is father-in-law, PITA is your ex

 

[HazelWings]

IJWTS I hope God has something wonderful in store for me.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

IJWTS - Good morning!

 

[Tink]

IJWTS I hope God has something wonderful in store for me.

He does!!!!!!














IJWTS - rawwwwwwwr!

 

[MehTeh]

1 am and I've already had ~3 hours of 'sleep'. This is doing my head in. I hope that if they did find out it's glandular fever (mono for the North Americans) they'll be able to proscribe something stronger.

 

[Inkachu]

IJWTS Vicky sans Don =

 

[Stravinsk]

I don't know about Australian banks, but that's pretty normal in U.S. banks. I used to be a bank teller and we were told to "establish relationships" and ask people those sorts of conversations in order to know what (and how) to sell to you. Though that sounds like they were asking if you laundered money. If it helps, (in the U.S. at least) tellers have to ask nosy questions if they don't want to be threatened with job loss or jail time. If someone launders money and a teller (or other banking staff) wasn't paying attention or asking appropriate questions, she/he can go face incarceration and fines and, of course, job loss.

The problem with that is - it's not like the teller window was exactly private with like 8 people waiting in line and within hearing distance. All of a sudden my business becomes their business too. Add to that - I have not entered into a confidentiality agreement with the teller. For all I know he/she could gossip and blab my business to anyone.

Yeah, I hate being asked. And I hate the implications of it. People think "well, if you have nothing to hide then...". Well, point in fact, I DO have something to hide - and I don't hide it because it's wrong or illegal - I hide it because it's *dangerous* to me if people knew.

Imagine the danger you put yourself in if, say, for instance, you are a buyer and seller of oh - I don't know, rare antiques or something and the nature and frequency of your business requires that at any one time - you have no less than 10K in cash on you. It's nobody's business. And it's actually dangerous to your personal safety if the general public knows.

I do appreciate your input, Historia -and I can see why - but still - it does irk.

 

[crishmael]

IJWTS-I passed out at around 10 last night and slept until a bit after 3 am. I was then awake nearly 4 hours trying to get back to sleep. Must be the time change or something.

 

[PeculiarTreasure]

IJWTS~Lord, I'm so torn. Please tell me what to do regarding this situation.

 

[AllForJesus]

IJWTS- why Crypto has untranslatable things in his signature ?

 

[SweetDee]

IJWTS watching The Bad Seed and The Ghost Of Mr. Chicken with my mom makes for a pretty fabulous morning.


IAJWTS WHY WON'T YOU CALL ME!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Marycita]

IJWTS - The first actual good paycheck I get I'm using my "fun money" on Voice of the Martyrs videos...ever since we watched the Richard Wurmbrand one, I've been aching for more

IAJWTS - I want more coffee...