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Re: Humor: Don't Die From: Douglas Krell (dkrell@msn.com) Sun Oct 26 13:12:04 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Maggie De Biase: "unsuscribe" Previous message: Cheri Van Hoover: "Re: Humor: Don't Die" Maybe in reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Humor: Don't Die" Yeah I just found out 2 things about banks... 1) When I took all the money out of one savings account to pay for my son's tuition, they billed me for "service charges" and took the charges out of my checking account. I call it robbery. They told me that if a minor child's name is on the account, they won't charge anything, but the interest rate is a bout zero. 2) So I asked why the interest was so low...weren't they lending money out to other businesses? They say no...that's illegal. When a bank lends you money, it's just your signature that funds the loan. They federal reserve just prints the money based on your signature and promise to pay. So when you lend them your money...they pay you nothing. Then if they lend money it comes out of nowhere and you owe back THAT money plus a fortune in interest. ....and people think that medicine is a racket -- Douglas Krell MD >----- Original Message ----- From: Joanne Bulley, MD To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 7:16 PM Subject: Humor: Don't Die DON'T DIE If you have ever had to deal with a major corporation's customer service then you will really appreciate this. My Aunt died this past January. CitiBank billed her for February and March for their monthly service charge on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge ... the balance had been $0.00 ... now was somewhere around $60.00) I placed the following phone call to CitiBank Me: "I am calling to tell you that she died in January." CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply." Me: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections ..." CitiBank: "Since it is 2 months past due, it already has been." Me: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?" CitiBank: "Either report her account to the frauds division, or report her to the credit bureau ... maybe both!" Me: "Do you think God will be mad at her?" CitiBank: "... excuse me ...?" Me: "Did you just get what I was telling you ... the part about her being dead?" CitiBank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor!" (Supervisor gets on the phone) Me: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January." CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply." Me: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?" CitiBank: " ...(stammer)" ... "Are you her lawyer?" Me: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given ...) CitiBank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?" Me: "Sure." (Fax number is given) (After they get the fax.) CitiBank: "Our system just isn't setup for death ..." Me: "Oh ..." CitiBank: "I don't know what more I can do to help ..." Me: "Well ... if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her ... I suppose ... don't really think she will care ..." CitiBank: "Well ... the late fees and charges do still apply." Me: "Would you like her new billing address?" CitiBank: "That might help." Me: "(Odessa Memorial Cemetery #### Hwy 129 and plot number given.)" CitiBank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!" Me: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?" *#*#*#*# PS - Keene broke its own jack-o-lantern record with 28,900+ tonight! Pretty impressive sight! -- Joanne Bulley, MD Keene, NH, USA ----- Work to create peace everywhere you go and with everything you do. ----- Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views. -George Sand Next message: Maggie De Biase: "unsuscribe" Previous message: Cheri Van Hoover: "Re: Humor: Don't Die" Maybe in reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Humor: Don't Die"

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