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Entries for July, 2009

BECU Responds to ATM Crisis in U.P.

In the on-going situation at the University Place branch of BECU, the credit union PR people defend procedures of the CU. As of the time of this post, the ATM remains OUT OF OPERATION (not a 3-hour outage of yesterday, as claimed in the PR response here, but a continuing issue which prevents transactions at the [...]

DAY 2: University Place Held Hostage

Now in the second day of a hostage taking situation by an area business, the situation has become tense. The ATM, being the backbone of BECU Credit Union, controls the ability of credit union members to conduct business, make deposits, withdraw cash. The ATM at the 40th & Bridgeport BECU Credit Union is still down, [...]

Hassles Explained in Fine Print

No, not really much more than just money, after all.
I gave BECU the benefit of a doubt. This credit union could not possibly give us all the hassle of the other banks in the area. The hidden charges, overcharges, needless charges and fees. BECU is different in a couple ways, as I discovered shortly after [...]

Frozen Treats Galore… Head To These Stores

Popsicles are not normally world shaking news, but when it gets up into the upper 90’s on the thermometer in Tacoma, Washington it is a matter of life and death. Well, for me it is…
Fred Meyer has a special on bags of popsicles for $.88 each. Walgreens has those ice pop thingy’s that you have [...]

Moms Given Right To Bare Breasts In Public

A new law takes effect today, which allows mothers to breast-feed in public. People-watching at the Mall just became more interesting. Businesses cannot now ask these women to leave or to cover up while breast-feeding. If a business does ask, a complaint can be brought against them through the state attorney general’s office.
 Rep. Tami Green, the Tacoma [...]

Considering Internet Box Office Profits

To hear Barry Diller speak on the topic of the future of Internet content, you’d almost swear it was the voice of Old Man Potter, the cruel banker in the classic Christmas movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
Barry Diller, chairman and chief executive officer of IAC, said Web users will have to pay for what they [...]