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VladTepes · 04-03-2007, 01:27 PM

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A 98 year old woman wrote this to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the New York Times.

Dear Sir

I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month.

By my calculations, three 'nanoseconds' must have elapsed between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my Social Security check, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only
eight years.

You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account $30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.

My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways.

I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.

>From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person.

My mortgage and loan payments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank by check, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.

Be aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require your chosen employee to complete.

I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.

Please note that all copies of his or her medical hi s tory must be countersigned by a Notary Public, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.

In due course, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me.

I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modeled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:

1-- To make an appointment to see me.

2-- To query a missing payment.

3-- To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.

4-- To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.

5-- To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to
nature.

6-- To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.

7-- To leave a message on my computer (a password to access my computer is required. A password will be communicated to you at a later date to the Authorized Contact.)

8-- To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through 7.

9-- To make a general complaint or inquiry, the contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.

While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.

Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.

May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous, New Year.

Your Humble Client

(Remember: This was written by a 98 year old woman)

Cheers!

look4edmund · 04-03-2007, 03:25 PM

Nice one. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Edmund

Katey · 04-03-2007, 03:35 PM

Hi there,

What a funny old lady. At least she isn't sitting back like some other old defenseless women would. 98 years old, she must have a sense of humour.

Regards,
Kieran Taylor.

jumpenjuhosaphat · 04-03-2007, 08:17 PM

I hope the refunded her $30.00. I think that it's amusing and somewhat ironic, she noted the inconvenience that her mishap placed on the bank by asking them to process her payment a bit early, and then turned the table by listing all of the inconveniences place on bank customers on a daily basis, which we don't get compensated for....Nice note.

04-03-2007, 03:25 PM	#2
look4edmund Wish you were here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Re: I like it, just share... Nice one. Thanks for sharing. Regards Edmund

04-03-2007, 03:35 PM	#3
Katey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hull, United Kingdom. Posts: 317	Re: I like it, just share... Hi there, What a funny old lady. At least she isn't sitting back like some other old defenseless women would. 98 years old, she must have a sense of humour. Regards, Kieran Taylor.

04-03-2007, 08:17 PM	#4
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	Re: I like it, just share... I hope the refunded her $30.00. I think that it's amusing and somewhat ironic, she noted the inconvenience that her mishap placed on the bank by asking them to process her payment a bit early, and then turned the table by listing all of the inconveniences place on bank customers on a daily basis, which we don't get compensated for....Nice note. __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum

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