A Bizarre Thing

Well, I certainly didn't expect that! Not on any day but certainly not on the first Monday of self-isolating, I received an email from Mastercard. It had just been used to make a $50 purchase at a local clothing store. But we hadn't been out and hadn't been to the store for at least a month.

I had trouble connecting with the MC company for a little while, so we called the store. They had no record of any transaction either in-store or online. Monday is a slow day in a town, and they had only three transactions in total that morning, and our card wasn't one of them.

When I did get through to MC, they said that my number had been keyed in, but no one at the store knew anything about it.

Right now the transaction is just pending, so MC can't do anything about it until it is actually posted. I don't understand this, but it is what it is. They have flagged my account and given me a special number to call back when we see that it is posted.

It is all very confusing. If someone has hacked my card number why have they chosen to make or fake a purchase for a limited amount at a small clothing store?

I suppose it is a good thing that I have opted to receive an email for my MC transactions. It helped me to respond quickly, even though the financial company hasn't necessarily been able to respond in like manner.

We shall see what happens.

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I can't help myself. After days and days of COVID-19 updates which include restricting gatherings to fewer than 10 people and also keeping a distance of 1 metre, I see this photo of Mr President and his 15 cronies colleagues jammed together on the stage. It seems that these great leaders are not yet familiar with the concept of social distancing. Good grief. And just why does he need such a large posse anyway?

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Here's a better photo. The second day of isolation selfies to the family. And you too.