Checking in

[twistedchick]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Saturday) now to midnight UT (8pm Sunday Eastern Time).

Poll #23971 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 72

How are you doing?

I am OK
63 (87.5%)

I am not OK, but I don't need help right now
9 (12.5%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
28 (39.4%)

One other person
22 (31.0%)

More than one other person
21 (29.6%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[feng_shui_house]

I got my stimulus check yesterday- I had requested, and been CONFIRMED, to get it as direct deposit, because even if the bank was open I have no way to get to it (and no smart phone to DL an APP to do it). SO, the check is good for a year, and it's just sitting in my purse, where hopefully I will neither lose it, nor forget it, when the time comes I can actually deposit it.

On the health side, I'm only a bit sniffly, throat a bit sore, today- so maybe I had a 24 hour virus (if such exists) or possibly I already had COVID-19 back in Feb (nearly 3 weeks of exhaustion and coughing) and my immune system is partially up to fighting it.

Here's hoping.

[mecurtin]

You can deposit checks by mail! People used to do it all the time. Shake your bank's website until it tells you what address to use. You fill out a deposit slip, sign the check and write "deposit only" on the back, wrap the whole business in a concealing piece of paper, and send it off!

If you need help shaking the bank's website, that's a thing I can do.

[feng_shui_house]

Oh, thanks for the idea! I'll go examine the bank's website to see about this. ;^)

I'm looking into it-- while it says you can send it by mail, it gives no instructions- but while I was looking it SEEMS that you can also do it on-line from a computer, if you set up On Line banking and scan the check, so I'm trying to do that, as it would be faster & more secure than mailing.

It's COMPLICATED. Life is so hard. *giggle*

I give up, I got into the online banking but it looks like you have to set up a business account and send for a special scanner-- will wait until Monday and attempt telephoning the bank, see if they can point me to a way to do it from my home computer.

[mific]

I mail in any checks I get, and you don't even need an official deposit slip. A signed letter containing all the info usually on a deposit slip is fine.

[feng_shui_house]

I'm going to try phoning on Monday to see what my options are. If it was a small check I wouldn't mind risking the mail, but the main mail center in my area is notorious for mail theft... scary.