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So, here’s my situation in Brooklyn: my official residence—the apartment where I’m actually registered—is currently rented out to a family with a little kid, and I also happen to work right there in Brooklyn. My actual residence, though, is over in Suburban Atlanta.
My temporary residency permit is set to expire on March 29, 2020. I went down to the Police Department to see about extending it, but they basically told me that extensions aren't even an option right now. It's just... stuck. My wife and our two-year-old are living with me at the Suburban Atlanta address.
When I asked if I could actually get hit with a fine for this whole mess, I got the most incredible, non-committal answer you could imagine: "Well, I guess they won't penalize you." 🤦
Maria Fowler39 said:That’s just not right; the whole point of this sub is to talk about what actually happens on the shows, not to start throwing around rumors about the contestants' private lives.
Well, if that’s really how we're playing it, then looking at just the last few pages here, I bet there are at least ten other posts that should’ve been nuked for the exact same reason mine was! I mean, why wouldn't those be deleted too?
Maria Fowler39 said:The post was deleted because it belongs on a Television Network forum, not an Associated Press one. I mean, whether a kid was conceived naturally or not is totally irrelevant to the show being discussed. How far are you actually planning to go digging into people's private lives? Honestly, if others don't want to deal with that kind of invasive writing style, then the post gets pulled. Maybe save the wild imagination and all that hearsay for some other forum where they might actually let you get away with it.
Look, every single child—you, me, and the 8 billion other people currently crawling around this planet—was conceived through intercourse, unless we're talking about IVF cases. This post belongs on a Television Network forum, specifically Reality TV, because the whole point is for people interested in the Associated Press coverage to find out what kind of behind-the-scenes drama went down in the triangle between Michael-Sarandrandra-Sandra!
So, I’ve spent some time going over the submission rules for Reality TV, and honestly, I’m just sitting here scratching my head because I can't wrap my brain around why my post from earlier this morning—somewhere between 8 and 9 AM—was scrubbed from the board. It was just a post about some info coming out from sources close to Sarah, claiming that her kid was actually conceived during a drunken hookup at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival!
I’ve looked at everything, and I’m pretty certain I didn't break a single rule, so I guess I'm just asking for some kind of explanation as to why it was deleted in the first place!
Well, I guess that’s the end of that whole saga, and honestly, I'm just relieved my checking account won't be getting hit by some random Mastercard fraud attempt!
gentlecobra32 said:You are fully protected against any kind of Mastercard fraud occurring online.
Generally speaking, when it comes to credit card misuse, you might end up being on the hook for a small portion of the loss—usually capped at around $50 total for any unauthorized charges that happen before you report the theft.
Once you’ve officially reported it, you won't have to worry about a single cent regarding any subsequent fraudulent activity.
There are a few exceptions, though... specifically if the card was physically stolen along with your PIN (which is why I always suggest keeping them separate!) or if someone uses your card before you report it and you neglected to sign the back... in those cases, the burden shifts to the card issuer to prove the signature was missing.
That sounds great on paper, but I guess you have to wonder if it’s actually 100% true?
graniteviper37 said:It happened to me just the other day—I’d dropped a massive amount of cash on four plane tickets and a huge haul at the Nike store.
Just follow whatever instructions they give you at the bank. Once you file that formal dispute for the transactions, they'll reverse the charges and hook you up with a new card.
Honestly, don't sweat it too much.
I wonder if anyone knows which bank it was? It’s great that they managed to void the charges for you, but I don't know, I'm feeling pretty pessimistic about how this whole thing is going to shake out.
I’m not entirely sure if this belongs under the economics section, but I figured I’d just drop it here. I buy plastic models and hobby supplies from overseas online shops all the time, and honestly, I’ve never had a single issue with my transactions until today. I was browsing an American hobbyist forum earlier and saw a post saying some online shop over in the USA got hacked and credit card info was stolen. Since I actually ordered something from that specific shop maybe three or four weeks ago, I thought to myself, okay, better check my Visa statement. So, I log into my Chase online banking, scan through the recent activity, and everything looks fine at first—until I spot these three suspicious charges. There were two tiny test transactions on October 23rd for $10 each, and then a massive one on the 24th for about $900. I called the bank immediately to cancel the card and explain what happened, and they basically told me to go ahead and file a formal written dispute at a local branch and then just sit tight while they run an investigation. It seems like most people who get hit by this kind of thing manage to stop the payments because their banks actually flag the suspicious activity beforehand. But, in America, that just doesn't happen. I mean, what am I actually supposed to expect from my bank here? My gut feeling is that I'll probably end up stuck footing the bill for this myself. Has anyone else dealt with something like this before?