9.30.2004
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The banking situation in this city is atrocious. I am really to murder people, honestly. It's not like the US, where if you want to open up a student account, the bankers take pity on you and say, please come over here, let me explain things, and let me get you a cup of coffee. Here, those who wish to open student accounts submit to thorough background and credit checks, pay enormous fees, and get the runaround to the point where it's almost preferable to keep your cash in a shoebox under your bed. At the top of the "go here and be exasperated" list is Nat West, or National Westminster bank, which I have heard to be truly evil.
Of course, without a bank, I can't get a proper cellphone. And without a proper cellphone, I can't really contact anyone. So this is a step which, however painful, needs to be done. I think I'll go with Barclay's as they have a pre-existing relationship with Bank of America, which just bought out my neighborhood bank, Fleet, which had previously bought out my old neighborhood bank, BankBoston, which was a conglomeration of my first neighborhood bank, BayBank. I can't take much more of this...
Of course, without a bank, I can't get a proper cellphone. And without a proper cellphone, I can't really contact anyone. So this is a step which, however painful, needs to be done. I think I'll go with Barclay's as they have a pre-existing relationship with Bank of America, which just bought out my neighborhood bank, Fleet, which had previously bought out my old neighborhood bank, BankBoston, which was a conglomeration of my first neighborhood bank, BayBank. I can't take much more of this...
