Nine years ago, I signed up for a checking account at Citizens Bank in Flint, MI. Since then, I have been a happy customer… until now. If you are looking for a bank to do business with DO NOT CHOOSE Citizens Bank. The trouble isn’t worth it, and there are MUCH better banks out there.… Continue reading Citizen’s Bank Overdraft Fee Scam
Category: Rants
Jailed for a cell phone call
Judge Norene Redmond sentenced Carmen Granata of Eastpointe, MI to 30 days in jail because someone made a phone call from her porch. Thank goodness the police aren’t out dealing with real crimes in Detroit! Check out Carmen Granata’s story. This was also featured in the Detroit Freepress, among other places. Man, I’m glad I… Continue reading Jailed for a cell phone call
Proof that America sucks in 4 Images
Here are four Newsweek front pages from around the work this week: Stupid sells in America.
Graydon’s Crossing, Grand Rapids, MI Review
I have visited Graydon’s Crossing in Grand Rapids, MI twice now, but I will never be back. A short backstory: I moved to Grand Rapids this last week, and I now live within a mile of Plainfield Ave. Tonight, my roommate and I were looking to spend some money (payday!), drink some liquor, and watch… Continue reading Graydon’s Crossing, Grand Rapids, MI Review
Can’t connect to Google on T-Mobile
I love my T-Mobile MDA Cell phone, but one thing I don’t love is the network’s inability to connect to ANY of Google’s networks. The first site I tried when I turned on my T-Mobile data plan was www.google.com. Time out. I tried about 10 times over the next few days and then finally called… Continue reading Can’t connect to Google on T-Mobile
Google’s Gmail – Server Error
I have been unable to access my main gmail account all day. I get a server error message. It seems that I’m not the only one having problems with gmail today. Just another sign that I shouldn’t be using Gmail for critical data storage or communication. UPDATE: Someone in the google groups reported getting this… Continue reading Google’s Gmail – Server Error
Grammar lesson: Its vs It’s
You know what pisses me off? When people mess up the words its and it’s. You know what really pisses me off? When this mistake is made on something that a lot of people see. Restaurant menus, posters, websites, billboards… what is going on America? It’s not that hard! Here is a grammar lesson for… Continue reading Grammar lesson: Its vs It’s
Credit scoring influence on insurance scoring in Michigan
Ok- So it appears I was wrong about Jenny Granholm. In Michigan, a Circuit Court judge ruled on April 25 that banning the use of credit information as proposed by the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) was illegal, invalid and unenforceable because the Office was attempting to rewrite the Insurance Code through administrative… Continue reading Credit scoring influence on insurance scoring in Michigan
Another 5 American soldiers dead in Iraq
Call me a libtard or a pinko or whatever you would like to, but it seems like the American people are finally beginning to wise up after having the realities and costs of war battering them over and over. Here we have another 5 soldiers who have died for this war. President Bush is seeing… Continue reading Another 5 American soldiers dead in Iraq
Katrina brings out flaws with the Bush Administration AND Christianity
Newsweek had an excellent article that pointed out some serious flaws with how this country handles Christianity. Katrina has reminded us that Christian morality should be about responding to the wretched and loving the unlovable—not about other people’s sex lives. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9342324/site/newsweek/ How much more money is going to be spent censoring pornography vs. committing to… Continue reading Katrina brings out flaws with the Bush Administration AND Christianity