Pulled the Plug Today

Rich Hartford

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This morning at I get a call from American Eagle Federal Credit Union,my main dump bank,where I've been dumping problem free,for the past 13 months.
The call was from some character,calling himself,"The VP". So he asks me do I know how much money I've put through the coin counter? I tell him I could probably figure it out if I had a calculator handy,but since you sound like you already know go ahead and tell me? He lays out the figure and I say "so what".
I'm a customer and I pay, for that privledge by letting you hold on to my savings account, all $62.00.
Now he gets all huffy and puffy and attempts to be intimidating at long distance with someone who has mastered that art and can write a book on it.
He says that all of the bank managers are suspicious of my activities. That his risk management team has been checking me out,because I may be involved in some scheme to defraud the bank.
He alludes that I'm involved in some type of money laundering scheme. I supress a laugh, I supress calling him every name in the book. I'm trying to gage how serious this guy is,if he's pulling a con job,or is nutty enough to believe that I'm some sort of terrorist that he is compelled to report to the authorities. I also have 4k in halves that I have to dump today because Monday is welfare check day.
If he is being serious I don't want to get in the crosshairs of some modern day law enforcement agency whose employees wear ballistic underpants,hands shake with the DT's, and use tazers because they don't have the guts to put their hands on the bad guys(and old ladies). Could be a dangerous and expensive proposition.
So as much as I wanted to be honest with him and call him a DH,I held my tongue,maybe dropping a few barbs that he will catch on to later,and told him, look I have to drop off 4k in halves today, so let me do that and I'll take my laundry elsewhere for now on. He agreed and I dumped the 4k.
There was no way that I could have negotiated,conned,or give a sob story that would have convinced him to allow me to keep dumping, and to tell you the truth I really did not want too.
Now I do have reserve banks,just in case I need them in an emergency,but found out just last night that someone else is using them to dump,and they are already giving him a hard time.
So I closed out the account at my dump bank and my main supply bank,and will hopefully complete closing my bank accounts by next week.
So that's it. Endgame.
I'm not particularly pissed as I've had a good run for the past 23 months. I had fun and now it's over. In fact I'm a bit relieved as the hobby was starting to feel like a job where the thrill is gone.
I will be here on T-Net reading about the great finds. They were always the best part of the hobby as there is nothing to dump :laughing7:
HH
Rich
 

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Rich Hartford

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mistergee said:
When he started this hobby his name was "Poor Hartford
;D

:laughing7: :laughing7:
When I was a kid, I was called Dickie,a nickname for Richard, and to distinguish me from my father and grandfather who were both called Dick.
When I got older, I went on to be called Dick myself. I like the name Dick Hartford, has a good ring to it.
Alas, as time went on, my nickname took on a sinister meaning,and I became Rich or Richard. Never felt comfortable being called Rich.
Nowadays being named Dick is as common as Adolph. The old timers in the family still call me Dick,which pleases me, and I can still go to Boston, and Great Britain and introduce myself as "Dick" without anyone batting an eye.
HH
Poor Hartford :laughing7:
 

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Some time back I asked a guy what his supervisor's name was. He told me it was Richard (something). I asked if that was his BIG boss' name and he said, no, his big boss' name was Richard (something else). I said , "Man, sounds like you work for a couple of Dicks." He got a kick out of it.
 

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Rich Hartford

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packerbacker said:
Some time back I asked a guy what his supervisor's name was. He told me it was Richard (something). I asked if that was his BIG boss' name and he said, no, his big boss' name was Richard (something else). I said , "Man, sounds like you work for a couple of Dicks." He got a kick out of it.
:laughing9: :laughing9: :laughing9:
 

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No kidding.. there was a teacher at my high school long ago named Richard Head. Not kidding about this one. What were his parents thinking?
 

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Rich Hartford

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SFBayArea said:
No kidding.. there was a teacher at my high school long ago named Richard Head. Not kidding about this one. What were his parents thinking?

There is a lawyer in CT with the same name :laughing7: When I first got a PC I picked up a phone directory for the entire US. I used to amuse myself by looking up the most outrageous names that I could think of,and they were all there. I'll even bet there is a Mr. Coyne Hunter out there and a Mrs.Getta Silver :laughing7:
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This thread is going everywhere! Last I checked it was about Rich and now it's gotten to funny names. Well I must chime in as my principal was Harold Richard Sieman.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHa. His parents didn't like him I guess.
 

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Rich,

I too shall miss your posts. HH to you my friend. Work the MD a while, and then maybe you'll find a way to get back into CRH. ;D

John
 

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Once a gold digger, always a gold digger...
Something about free enterprise that drives a man.

One day, a man is changed, and then,
he just gives his wealth away,
and goes on his merry way,
laughing it up gay.
 

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Hey Rich, I have always liked your posts, and was happy when you scored, pull a Farve and keep coming back :thumbsup:
HH...Miner
 

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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh richeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
 

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