What a week! It started out Monday when I got a call from the fellow I bought the washing machine from. My check bounced. I hadn't bounced a check since I was 18 when I bounced 4 or 5 at book stores in State College. We had changed my checking account in the summer and I had some checks from the old account. Of course that was the "good old days" when the stores and banks understood mistakes happen. I don't believe it cost anything to right the mistake.
I was in disbelief since I had several thousand in my one checking account and more in the other plus, after I got done checking the accounts, I remembered I had check protection on both accounts so there was no way his bank was right. Then in the middle of night I awake with a start. Something processed in my brain and I had to check. I had two different sets of checks in the book- my regular accounts and a credit union that I had when I was working that I hadn't used in 13 plus years until I mistakenly wrote a check on it. Oh well, 50 years between bounced checks is acceptable,
I Went to the bank Tuesday and got cash to repay plus $15 to cover his expense when the check bounced. I decided the half hour ride would be Gizmo's maiden voyage-
He was fine for 15 minutes but got antsy and was pulling his front legs out of the harness. I had to stop twice to readjust him. After I took care of paying, I made sure he was in securely and headed home figuring he'd be worse, but it seemed he got used to it and just sat back and enjoyed the ride.