My message to them was all typed out, and ready to go, but I wasn't about to break up my message and send it 8 separate times. Yes, my message ended up being nearly 64 of their "lines", without line breaks in it to try to save space. Granted, yes, I can be a bit long-winded, but when you try to explain the following (which is what I wrote by the way):
Greetings, to whomsoever this needs to get to…Recently I had gone to couple forced trips far out of town from my own for my military disability compensation claims evaluation. Doing this, the VA allows to have a reimbursement check mailed to you for travel expenses. This recent check that I had gotten was for a simple $72 and some change. Having been a prior SunTrust account holder, I figured I would give a minor chance to re-earn my trust that was lost after a slower than expected fraud reversal process. I stepped into the office in Leesburg, FL, off of highway 27. Upon entering the location I had never been in before, I was greeted expectedly as I entered. I noted however at entry, that there wasn’t a desk or set-aside area for individuals to fill out deposit/withdraw slips (however I may have missed it being camouflage or something where one would expect to see this countertop (which, normally would be before the entrance to the queue to see a teller)). Behind the glass, were 3 representatives, one of which was assisting another customer. I did not take note of which teller I had walked up to (mainly due to the fact that I am very forgetful over names, and I figured this would be an easy transaction). Upon signing my check, handing it, along with my photo ID, I was asked if I had an account. I of course answered no, as I had closed those accounts and had the monies transferred to my USAA account (Which, if you didn’t know, USAA only handles Military, Prior Military, or the spouses of same). At that time, the one teller had finished with her customer and came over to ‘explain’ that I would have to have an account to withdraw money. I stated that it was a military check, that I had no account, and that I just wanted to cash the check for the amount it was for, not withdraw from an account; or deposit it into my USAA account. At this time, the third teller had come over, along with the greeter from the door (slow day if all 4 people needed to come to confront me, as if I were trying to rob the place or something). All 4 of them were attempting to get me to open a new account, “we’d love to have you back”, “you need an account to cash a check”, “that’s what happens when you deal with a bank like that”. Now, that last comment was from the original teller…I’m sorry, but right there, showed a level of ineptitude that I wouldn’t stand for. I calmly retrieved my check, and my driver’s license, bid them a “you’re welcome for my service to your freedom”, and started for the door. That statement showed to me that all of them either had never heard of USAA, or thought it to be “just another online only bank”. It is either that, or if they had known as to the bank’s history and clientele, had no appreciation for service members. To me, if I walk into a bank, ANY bank, with a GOVERNMENT check, I should be able to withdraw that money…that bank would get the money from the government, it’s not like they’re passing out bad checks, or that you wouldn’t get the money.... it's kind of hard to not explain the faults that I experienced. Anyway, done bitchin about that for now, perhaps I'll write later tonight, or sometime again soon...I've been slacking ... (at least not as much as [GM]Dave though, which I used to read regularly...until he just ... stopped ... after saying he'd be back to regular updates ... I miss GM blogs, maybe I need to try to get to be a GM on Rift or something and blog about that
*edit* Just applied for an in-game-rep at Trion (makers of Rift), although I don't know if I'll get it due to not being near their centers -.- ... maybe they could help me relocate?
