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Treehouser
Gigi, I'm MUCH better, thanks!
Steve....the little town I live in/near is that way still in some ways. I did the multiple egg basket thing over the past couple decades...but now I've popped them all back in the same one.
I'm using same bank that all my in-laws have put their money for their various personal and farm ventures since the forties. I could get slightly better rates with possibly better perks here and there over the years, but when it came right down to it, it wasn't worth it at all.
The family bank seems to have been chosen cuz they treat everyone with respect and caring, as well as offering their professional service. Not that there haven't been mistakes made. but this is the only bank I've ever been to that would send out a personal note to apoloagize and explain that they screwed up on a deposit (small) in their favor and they had corrected it. They have steered me to services that I wouldn't have known about that were clearly beneficial to my situation. They almost all take the time/effort to be friendly/courteous...surely they can't feel that way EVERY day, but they make the effort.
I'm happy to say the same for many of the establishments around here, but not all. Last week, my dear sweet son got his first speeding ticket (70 in a 55 zone, 15 minutes late on curfew on a Sunday night.) The next morning I called the courthouse to see what advantages traffic school would hold (has to do with points on his license.) This time, the woman on the phone had no patience for my many questions and was short tempered and a bit condescending. I got off the phone pissed off, but quickly realized that when I lived in the city I dealt with people like that on a daily basis!!!
Here in Mayberry, counting my blessings!
Steve....the little town I live in/near is that way still in some ways. I did the multiple egg basket thing over the past couple decades...but now I've popped them all back in the same one.
I'm using same bank that all my in-laws have put their money for their various personal and farm ventures since the forties. I could get slightly better rates with possibly better perks here and there over the years, but when it came right down to it, it wasn't worth it at all.
The family bank seems to have been chosen cuz they treat everyone with respect and caring, as well as offering their professional service. Not that there haven't been mistakes made. but this is the only bank I've ever been to that would send out a personal note to apoloagize and explain that they screwed up on a deposit (small) in their favor and they had corrected it. They have steered me to services that I wouldn't have known about that were clearly beneficial to my situation. They almost all take the time/effort to be friendly/courteous...surely they can't feel that way EVERY day, but they make the effort.
I'm happy to say the same for many of the establishments around here, but not all. Last week, my dear sweet son got his first speeding ticket (70 in a 55 zone, 15 minutes late on curfew on a Sunday night.) The next morning I called the courthouse to see what advantages traffic school would hold (has to do with points on his license.) This time, the woman on the phone had no patience for my many questions and was short tempered and a bit condescending. I got off the phone pissed off, but quickly realized that when I lived in the city I dealt with people like that on a daily basis!!!
Here in Mayberry, counting my blessings!
Is that a lot or a little? 
