Sage Advice

If you are ever in the midst of a call to your banks automated teller to obtain current balance and activity information and sense a seasonal allergy fueled sneezing fit coming on .... hang up immediately.

Automated Teller: "What can I help you with?"

Me: "Savings account balance."

AT: "OK. Your savings account balance is ...."

Me: "Achoo! Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!"

AT: "I don't understand your request"

Me: "Savings ....  ACHOO, ACHOO .... Account ....  ACHOO, ACHOO, ACHOO .... recent .... ACHOO .....

AT: "I don't understand your request"

Me: "ACHOO."

AT: "You want to see if a check has cleared?"

Me: "NO! ACHOO, damnit!!

AT: "I don't understand your request."

At about that point I uttered an f-bomb (I hope the automated teller understood that) and I hung up.