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So the other day may wife had a scary incident walking to her car. It was late and she thought someone was following her. Nothing came of it and it was a bit of an over reaction on her part but it scared her none the less.
So I decided to go online and see what methods of self defense were available to her. I quickly came across pepper spray, stun guns, and a few other products. I quickly dismissed them thinking they were to difficult to use and were going to be very expensive. That was however until I came across a site called Resist Attack.
All I can say is wow! What a resource of great self defense information and products. I found out that using pepper spray is very easy, even for an untrained individual like myself. Simply aim it at your attacker, and press the button. I would say it compares to using an ordinary can of spray paint, and in fact, the principle is the same.
And what’s even better is that they have a whole line of pink self defense items such as disguised sprays and stun guns that look like lipstick containers and cell phones. This made my wife excited and much more comfortable with the idea of carrying the items with her. The final clincher for me was the cost. There is a wide range of products to choose from and many are very cheap. I would even say ridiculously cheap!
US Bank in California just ripped my dad off for all of the interest plus more of what he earned on his CD savings account.
My dad deposited a big chunk of money into his CD at US bank and left it there for the full term of 14 months. Afterwards they sent him a letter and told him they would auto renew it after 10 days. He made around $1200 in interest.
My dad started to shop around for other banks and found one that would give him a much better interest rate. So he decided to go pull his money and move it to this new bank. But he was a couple of days passed the “auto renew” deadline at US so they re-enrolled him in there CD plan without his permission.
The bank told him that because he was now essentially pulling his money early they would have to charge him a penalty. My dad was aware that he was a few days passed the auto renew date so he was ready to pay a penalty on what he thought would be the interest he earned during this new term. Us bank charged him an $1800 dollar penalty.
So after leaving his money with the bank for year and a half he ended up with less.
What a rip off. Make sure you read the extra fine print or else this may happen to you too. Oh and my Dad no longer banks with US Bank anymore.
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Family Law Attorney Richard Alan Harris in Fresno, CA
