The Beat Goes On

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Oh, yes today it was like the song about drums pounding in ones head and the rhythm never-ending and the beat really did go on. My favorite version is by Sonny and Cher and I was hearing this song in my head today. Settling in I have multiple problems. As you know when I moved back to the U.S and came to Florida I would have been crazy to ship along all that old furniture I had. So I saved a great deal by just packing the personal belongs and things like photo albums which should arrive in September. However, I had forgotten that when you are standing in say the kitchen and you have one hot plate to make your food and one plastic dish to eat from you are not going to create much of a new life. Same as when you sleep on a mattress on the floor and your furniture consists of what you sit by at your desktop PC and laptop. So I made a list of the essentials for now and ordered a simple bed, small table and chairs and some other things. Happily, I gave Amazon my Visa debit card number. Happily, Amazon informed me that my bank Wells Fargo does not want me to start a new life and no go. Next up the problem that I have no mobile phone at the moment and have a number set up for me that I can use through my laptop. So this morning found me shouting in my laptop at the customer service guy at the bank. I explained the situation to him and asked why in the world could I not purchase these items. The man says because this counts as an unusual transaction on your account. Unusual? I just got my card and activated it and there were no transactions yet. Nothing to compare usual or unusual just what the bank takes in their heads. So he fixed things for me before I fixed his wagon and it was time to move on. Next up my call to Amazon where the lady says to me if I can recall because my connection is bad. I told her that I could do no better since I was shouting into a laptop. We managed to understand one another and finally, my purchases are on their way. After going through all this I added on more essentials just to fix their wagon and soon will have a lovely countertop toaster oven big enough for a roast. That of course required some other kitchen essential but I figured I should be good to myself. Then it was time to consider some small amount replenishing of funds and decided to add my card to PayPal where I have saved up some money. PayPal was taken aback that I have made such a big move and needed to confirm my Visa account. They said in my statement there would be a code I had to use. They were in my statement and not once but twice and there were two codes none of which they said were correct. So tomorrow I have to call their customer service department and THE BEAT GOES ON!!! How was your day? You know how mine was.