Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for June 02, 2021

And that is the reason that I do all my “banking” at the my local Credit Union, that is less then one mile from my home!! I’ve been with them for over 35 years and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon!! You can actually talk to live people there!!! Imagine that!!

(O _ O)

“… or you can say ‘Live Person.’ and we’ll say ‘Fat chance!’.”

Just say “I’d like to close my account with megabank”

Used to be, pressing “0” would get you directly to a live person. Not so much anymore.

Automated banking: No real humans or real money required. I think if I were to die. No one would notice. Retirement pay is automatically deposited, and bills automatically paid.

What if you want to talk to skinny Chance?

Yep.

Was put on hold by Barclays in the UK once so long that the department I was trying to ring closed before the call was answered, I only found out when 40 minutes after they apparently shut someone somewhere else answered and told me. I guess my call was not that important?

Similarly, was put on hold by Natwest bank so long, having to call them because they stopped my account for no good reason, that my credit ran out. Borrowed someones phone, finally got to talk to someone who was increduluous that I might not be ringing on a billing account phone, so being on hold for 15 minutes before being cut off (out of credit) during the middle for the interminable ‘security check’ was my problem.

Not a customer of either of them now nor do I ever expect to be again.

That live person is in the India anyway, so good luck with that.

I thought for “check balance” they would give an “LOL”

Besides, you’ll only speak to someone in Bombay.

Phone menus are like phone sex. You wonder why you put up with it for so long before it went to the internet.

Last line would have been better as; ‘can you say, fat chance?’

Getting a live person on line — that would be science fiction.

(One hour later) “Please remain on the line as your call is very important to us. A customer service agent will be with you shortly”

What they don’t tell you is the fees you incur for any of their choices…

Often the machines are more understandable.

Reminds me I have to call AT&T and report our home phone is out for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. And we have to have a home phone so we can have satellite tv. The fun of living in the middle of nowhere.

If you would like to pay the ransom to release your computer, you can say, “Pay Extortion Fee.”