On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:31:26 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:


I was in the day after I turned 17, and it took me a couple years to
learn how to avoid trouble.

But I still ain't learnt.
Got a new credit card a couple days ago because I had a bogus charge
so they canceled the old one.
Used it for first time today for a 100 buck purchase.
Good, it worked. Didn't have enough cash for that purchase..
Then went to village hall to buy yard waste stickers.
32 bucks. I figured I'd keep my 40 bucks cash so asked the gal to
charge it. Gave her the card. Denied. Tried again. Denied.
Mentioned I just used the thing to charge 100 bucks. She tried again.
Denied. I paid cash and we chatted about bogus charges, cards not
working, etc.
So I went home to call the CC company instead of going to buy the
lumber as I planned. My wife was going shopping after work for 4th
brats and other picnic stuff, and would be using her card for the
first time. Didn't want her getting skunked at the checkout with a
cart full of goodies.
I pulled the CC out of my wallet to get the phone number and noticed
the card looked worn. It was the old canceled card.
The new one was right next to it.
So though I normally would have cut the old card up as soon as it was
canceled, I slacked off for a minute and failed to do it.
It's now 43 years later, and I'm still f**king up.
Don't know how you might relate this to boating - easy enough - but
it's a damn good reason why I don't go sky diving.

--Vic