Wrong PIN

[susandennis]

That's what the ATM said when I stuck my new debit card into it. Nice. The BECU lady said the PIN would not change. She, apparently, was having a little funny with me. Came home, changed the PIN and we'll try again later. No biggie. I was really just testing the card and now sure glad I did.

It is so lovely and cool out in the mornings. Another Seattle perk. I remember, after I moved here, visiting my parents in Charleton, SC one summer. We were going somewhere kind of early (7ish am) and we went outside to get into the car. Opening the door to the outside was like opening the door to an oven. A hot, moist oven. At 7 in the fucking morning. That's just mean and uncalled for. It's now 9 am here in Seattle. Later it will get hot but now, it's 65 degrees. That's reasonable.

But in big breaking news... Personal best on the NYT mini!!



The Mariners, who usually suck, are sticking to their plan in this weird season. Even playing teams that suck, they suck harder. It's amazing. One of the joys of watching minor league ball is that in the span on a game, or even a few innings, you'll see the very best baseball and the very worst, played by the same team. That's exactly what we are getting from the Mariners this year. Oh well, there is some comfort in sameness?

My Mariners sales guy contacted me last week about upgrading my seat for next year and I'm surprisingly delighted to even consider it. One would think that when I can't go to a game at all now and the team is playing so badly, why would I even think about tickets for next year but I'm jazzed. The Diamond Club - where my seats are - has been sold out for years but, now, apparently there are significant availablities. Since I'm one of the rare single ticket club members there is both more and less opportunity.

I told Mike (my guy) that I'd be totally open to discussing a change/upgrade. And I gave him my wishes - closer to the aisle, closer to the concourse without steps, closer to the ladies room... Or no change at all. I suspect he's slicing and dicing the options with other club members at this point and will come back to me with an offer when he finds a good spot. Because of the ticket situation this year, I have already paid and get a 15% bonus for rolling over the payment. So an upgrade might not even cost me that much. On the downside, an upgrade this year might mean I'm locked into the same in 2022 and beyond. But, you know what? At my age, worrying about the summer of 2022 is a little silly. So I'm not going to.

No big todo list today. Tomorrow is house cleaner day so I need to make sure the big stuff is picked up but it mostly is already. More square knitting and bad baseball watching. Nice.

Comments

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

2022 is so far away.... banana trees just being planted now

[susandennis]

EXACTLY! besides, it's your money I'm throwing way at this point anyway!

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, have at it.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

besides, it's your money

Depending on one's point of view. After my mother died, my father, when describing some expense associated with the aftermath, said to my brother and me, in an apologetic tone, "I'm spending your money", to which we replied, more or less in unison, "It's not our money".

[susandennis]

Plus, with gender differences in lifespan, we're probably the same age and so it's really his sons' money!

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you tested the PIN, hopefully it will work now.

You'd like the weather up here. It's been mid-50's to mid-60's the last week or so. Well, you'd like it now, not so much in a few months. lol

The seat upgrade sounds nice! I hope something nifty works out to be available.

[susandennis]

Nope... it's your winter weather I crave. I'm not sure there is enough snow in the world to fill my snow deficit at this point. I thought your summers were warmer. I'm delighted to hear they are not. I need a plan b in case I get kicked out of Seattle.

[fauxklore]

I did today’s mini in 27 seconds. My personal best is 18 seconds.

I’ve been slowish on the regular puzzles the past couple of days, however.

[susandennis]

yeahbutt you're a professional! i'm working my way up to amateur. it takes me 18 seconds to figure out if, when i type, it's going to go down or across - yeah, i know it's simple but i screw it up daily.

[fauxklore]

You should try moving up to the easier daily puzzles - Monday’s and Tuesdays and the monthly special.

[susandennis]

I did not even know about the monthly special. And I'd forgotten that the first of the week was easier. Thanks for the reminder. You are right. I should try.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I had to change my PIN 6 months ago because I had taken a friend out to lunch at this restaurant and their credit card machine was busted and I accidentally got charged twice and I had to get on the phone to the bank and have an argument with the restaurant manager because he wouldn't give me my $$ back and when I punched my PIN into the restaurant phone to call the bank I think he might have seen it (I'm one of those communists who doesn't own a cell phone). Luckily the bank straightened everything out but it took them a day to do it. I called the restaurant the next day and told them everything was OK. If the opportunity ever comes up I'd eat there again but I'd only pay cash. Ironically enough, my friend who I was treating to lunch there is really good with computers and he probably would have been able to fix their credit card machine if they let him.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

"One of the joys of watching minor league ball is that in the span on a game, or even a few innings, you'll see the very best baseball and the very worst, played by the same team."

That's why Bull Durham is my favorite movie. :-)

[syrsa (from livejournal.com)]

Hi Susan, I'm truly impressed by your score on the MINI... if you add two minutes to yours, that's my best! You don't like the hot and humid weather, so be thankful you don't live in South Florida... it's rather horrible here at the moment.

[susandennis]

I am actually thankful I do not live anywhere on the east coast except maybe north of Boston. I grew up in heat and humidity. I've done my time :)