Cancel and clean up, Empanada on wheels, the final nosedive

So yesterday I continued working on the aftermath of the credit card fraud from the last several days.  It seemed clear that either Cindy’s or my card got “skimmed” at some point.  I did some investigation on what skimmers look like and was very surprised that if you weren’t looking for them you likely would not even realize it’s there.  In a lot of cases they slip right on top of the CC slot and can literally be slapped on in seconds.  I did not realize that a skimmer can even be quickly installed onto a reader that is sitting on a counter in a store.

Cindy actually stopped at the gas station that we suspected skimmed us to let them know.  She said the guy was very defensive and said they check the pumps every night and have cameras.  She also stopped at the two local grocery stores where the card was used to let them know but their mostly spanish speaking staff didn’t seem to really give a fck.  So now I hope to get my new card asap so I can start updating the multitude of places where I use it regularly. I did figure out that the two online transactions I saw were actually legitimate so at least the card number stayed off the internet.

Last night after work Cindy and I went out for a short ride on our PTVs, parking at the middle school.  We then rode up to the high school that had a lot of activity going on.  We rode around the back of the school and saw what appeared to be youth football practice going on.  We were surprised to see a Cuban lunch truck parked in the lot as well, evidently hoping to grab some business from the parents watching their children.

Cindy and I decided to throw some business their way, buying a couple small chocolate empanadas and a bottle of water.  We enjoyed them in a nearby school stairway.  These unique experiences are something that riding the wheel encourages as we randomly explore areas we normally would never venture into.

So I watched the final presidential debate (thankfully).  It built upon the lunacy of the first two debates culminating in a crescendo of insults with Trump welding his coffin shut, just in case the nails were not enough.  I have said early on that I think deep down Donald really does not want to win the election.  Hell I don’t think he wanted to win the Republican nomination, he just wanted some additional adulation.  I don’t think anyone could have predicted just how easy it was to prey upon the dark, negative, discriminatory feelings of our white population.   So anyway, I feel no need to regurgitate all the ridiculous things that happened last night however Donald declaring he would not accept the results of the election seemed to alienate even more of the GOP that was still half heartedly trying to support him.