Category Archives: Generalities
Wells Fargo Compaints – Part 3/2
I got my monthly account statement from WellsFargo today. It wonderfully included a $12 monthly account fee, because I had failed to meet the minimum balance requirements for the month. Who cares that this failure was actually their fault (see the previous story? I need a bank that isn’t so large and impersonal. This really bugs me.
Free RedBox DVD Rental
Free 1-night RedBox DVD Rental, use promotional code FROEHL.
Caveats:
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, Houston and Salt Lake City metro area Redbox locations.
- Limit one (1) free DVD rental per new Redbox customer credit/debit card.
- The promotion runs from 8/21 through 9/17 so get cracking.
See RedBox for a list of locations and DVDs.
Wells Fargo Compaints – Part 2/2
Can somebody tell me when banking became such a pain? The second of a two part series.
Wells Fargo Compaints – Part 1/2
Can somebody tell me when banking became such a pain? The first of a two part series.
Update: My supposedly ‘resolved’ problem still isn’t resolved.
Update 2: Resolved!
Snow
It snowed briefly this afternoon. Nothing accumulating, but it’s almost May!
Snow is for the winter!
Update (May 1, 2005): It briefly snowed again today!
Resolved
As a follow-up to my last post regarding the state of confusion that my life was in, I’m happy to report that everything has been cleared up.
Housing: We’ve signed the lease for 1313 6th St SE in Dinkytown.
Summer Plans: I’ve accepted a Math REU at Notre Dame.
New Versions
Okay, I just spent the last hour updating all the backend software on this site:
- Blog upgraded to WordPress 1.5
- Photos upgraded to PhotoStack 2.1b7. Sorry, but the URL’s aren’t backwards compatible because I didn’t have the motivation. Maybe later.
- Calendar upgraded to PHP iCalendar 2.0b
If stuff is broken, leave a comment!
Amazon’s Shipping Estimates
Why does Amazon tell you Super Saver Shipping will take forever, especially when it usually ships way before the time they tell you it will.
For example, yesterday I ordered:
Shipping estimate for these items: February 21, 2005- February 21, 2005
Delivery estimate: February 24, 2005- February 28, 2005“Colgate Phos-Flur Anti-Cavity Fluoride Rinse, Cool Mint – 16 oz”
Health and Beauty; $9.99
And yet it shipped today, February 14th, a full week before it was scheduled to ship.
I understand that the free shipping probably cuts significantly into Amazon’s bottom line (and therefore they’ll do a lot to get you to pay for shipping), but can they at least not lie about the ship date by a week!?
Update: The other items I ordered (3 books) were shipped the day after (Feb 15th). All arrived on Friday, February 18, almost a full week before the predicted arrival time.
Brad Froehle 