Cleaning up... from a stolen check.

Well, yesterday found me waiting with several other people at the bank to have my affidavit signed and notarized, so they can chase down the person who stole my check. Stealing from someone their money is bad enough, but the time lost in cleaning up after such a violation hurts and then the confidence and trust in people goes out the window. We just can't do things like we could in the past. The lady waiting next to me had her information stolen through an ATM. She had to use cash all weekend, until the Banks opened up again. I don't use ATM's anymore. It's to easy for someone to put on a false ATM front and sit outside with a computer stealing everyone's card numbers and pins. The man on my other side was trying to remove charges from his credit card that he didn't authorize. Ah, money, we can't seem to live without it, yet it can really be a pain.

I am very grateful that the person didn't change the check for a greater amount, and they left their thumbprint on the check. The bank has camera's in all of it's branched, so surely, with the time on the check of when it was cashed, they will be able to find this person. They could have ruined their own life for pennies... These are desperate times and who knows when the economy will reverse and the recession stop. Our parents and grandparents lived through the depression, maybe we just need to learn some lessons about wanting so many material possessions.