La versión en español está después de la versión en inglés.
I had some more fun with shadows on the roof and beyond. I hope you like them. Meanwhile, I went to Western Union Tuesday morning. They were unable to tell me why the money wire was rejected by The Kid Brother’s bank in New York, but they returned my cash. I phoned KB’s office, and the resident manager checked the numbers which were all correct. Damned banks. So, staff is instead setting him up with Zelle and I’m going to give it a try from our American bank.
After Western Union, I crossed the street to our new bank (how convenient that a branch is right there). I had received my new card but not my PIN. I waited a few minutes, quickly explained and, within moments, my PIN was sent to my phone. So, one problem solved.
I explored the neighborhood a bit more, then walked over to another Fernandine church, but it had closed at 1 p.m. for siesta and I arrived at 1:04. I’ll return another day to pay my respects (no, I won’t really pay my respects) to two of San Geraldo’s ancestors who are entombed there.
The Kid Brother and I had our video chat last night. Of course the question he asked was, “Hey! What happened to that money you were gonna send?!? I got nothing! I’m all out!”
As an old Irish-American friend of mine used to say, “Praise us and save us, Mrs. O’Davis.”
We’re sitting outside enjoying a leisurely second breakfast at La Bandera while Merchi makes the house sparkle.
Me divertí un poco más jugando con las sombras en el tejado y más allá. Espero que les gusten. Por otro lado, el martes por la mañana fui a Western Union. No supieron decirme por qué el banco de «The Kid Brother» en Nueva York había rechazado la transferencia, pero me devolvieron el efectivo. Llamé a la oficina de KB y el administrador verificó los datos; todos eran correctos. Malditos bancos. Así que el personal le está configurando una cuenta de Zelle y yo voy a probar a hacer la transferencia desde nuestro banco estadounidense.
Después de Western Union, crucé la calle hacia nuestro nuevo banco (qué práctico que haya una sucursal justo ahí). Ya había recibido la tarjeta nueva, pero no el PIN. Esperé unos minutos, expliqué la situación rápidamente y, al poco tiempo, recibí el PIN en el teléfono. Un problema resuelto.
Exploré un poco más el barrio y luego me dirigí a pie a otra iglesia fernandina, pero había cerrado a la 1 por la siesta y yo llegué a la 1:04. Volveré otro día para presentar mis respetos (bueno, en realidad no voy a presentar mis respetos) a dos de los antepasados de San Geraldo que están enterrados allí.
Anoche hablé por videollamada con El Hermanito. Por supuesto, lo primero que preguntó fue: «¡Oye! ¿Qué pasó con ese dinero que ibas a enviar? ¡No he recibido nada! ¡Me he quedado sin blanca!»
Como solía decir un vieja amiga mío irlandés-estadounidense: «¡Sálvanos y bendícenos, señora O’Davis!» Rima en inglés.
Estamos sentados al aire libre, disfrutando de un segundo desayuno sin prisas en La Bandera, mientras Merchi deja la casa reluciente.
• En la vestíbulo.
• Durante un camino.
I love the “double effect” you somehow managed to get in your lobby photo!
Debra:
Thanks. I like it, too,
Shadows have a whole different story to tell and you, very aptly, capture this.
Jim
It can keep me entertained for days.
Should we do a gallery show theme, shadows?
David:
Sounds like a great and fun idea.
Love the reflective lobby photo.
Loathe the banking bureaucracy.
It’s 60-degrees this morning and headed to? 73-degrees. I am loving it!
Bob:
Banks! Currently 70. Heading for 99 today. Our day will come.
I do like shadow play. Not banks though. What a performance, and I hope it gets sorted soon. Boud
Boud:
Still have to get our auto payments and deposits moved to our new bank and that means working online with our old bank. And that’s NOT fun.
So there is no way to wire the money directly from your account to KB’s? I have have two separate credit union accounts that I often transfer money between, both of them have access to 3rd party, global funds transfer organizations like Zelle. I used Zelle to get cash from the buyer when we sold our old car.
I even have an Square account that I direct the occasional credit card transaction through (my old massage practice, selling things at various trade shows).
You know… that might be an option for you. (https://squareup.com/) Set up a Square account. Link it to KB’s account. When you want to send cash, make a transaction using your banks credit card. Yes, you will need to work with the bank to tell them that the transaction from Spain to NY is legitimate, but once all that is set, the cash will be deposited within 24 hours. If you are paying a Western Union handling fee, already, the fee per transaction will be no worse than that. Then you can do it all from your desktop. Just a thought.
Rade:
Will see how easy Zelle is. No fee from Western Union.
Im still getting caught and making rounds. Work is busy with getting caught up.
I love the pictures! Shadows pictures are fun and intriguing I think. I liked the one in the lobby against the marble walls. A nude one could have been interesting…thought management might not have liked that. I have sent some fun shadow pictures I’ve done to the Lad and Warbucks. You can imagine those shadows.
Mistress Borghese:
OK. I’ll try a nude photo in the lobby this afternoon. I’m sure no one will care.
I like being able to see the pictures in both black and white and in color. I think shadow pictures work best in black and white but the perspective of them with color is interesting.
Mary Moon:
I waffle between both color and black & white.
Banks are a pain in the butt.
All the shadow pictures are best in black and white except the one in the lobby. That’s my favorite.
ellen abbott:
Here’s hoping our new bank is an improvement.
The one in the lobby is my favorite, too, Ellen Abbott 🙂
Here’s hoping that you find a great solution for the money transfer. I have done Zelle from my Mac desktop computer, and found that it works better using Safari, than Chrome. Who knows why (or even if that’s still the case… haven’t tried in a while.)
Judy C:
Thanks for the tip about Safari rather than Chrome.
The banking issue sounds like a nightmare. I love the shadow photos. They are very artistic.
Michael:
I’m enjoying the shadows.
Are those knickers on the line?
Anonymous:
Most had been removed from the line by that point, but there were knickers remaiining.
The profile shadow pics are positively Egyptian!
Would PayPal not be a cheaper option for money transfers to KB? It handles currency exchange OK. I use it to pay for our holidays in Spain and have the agent set up as “personal” rather than “business”. Works every time.
Has no-one “power of attorney” of KB’s bank account to check what he seems to be spending so much on? Or is it just because he no longer has a wage coming in that he overspends every month? “Is a puzzlement. “
Jx
Jon:
I would have to set up PayPal again. Will see how Zelle works. No, no power of attorney. KB’s office can monitor card withdrawals. That’s the only way he gets cash. But unless he can tell someone, no way of knowing where the money goes.
If you need some money yourself, you can start putting on shadow puppet shows. Charge 50¢ per child. Then you’ll be able to take out SG in style and take care of KB.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
Maybe $50 per child?
I think you’ll end up with $0 per child at that rate.
I’m not sure how you’re holding your phone/camera in those profile shots. It doesn’t look like it’s pointed toward the shadows.
Kirk:
Just some creative positioning.
Praise and save us Mrs. O’Davis – love it.
Urspo:
I can hear her saying it, too. It makes me smile.
I like your shadow photos, particularly the top one. Why do American banks make it so ridiculously hard for overseas customers to do business with them? I understand they have to keep things safe and secure, but they ought to balance that against our needs and requests.