My Credit Union

So I got a letter from my credit union the other day telling me that my account has been inactive since May 2005. They're letting me know that if my account remains inactive for 2 years, they'll be forced to start charging me a monthly maintenance fee of $5.

First of all, I appreciate that they are giving me 11 month's notice to make a change. That's very thoughtful. (In fact, some people might find it rather, uh, premature.)

Second of all, they were kind enough to tell me what I should do to reactivate my account.

I should

1. Make a deposit OR
2. Make an account transfer OR
3. Make a withdrawal.

Yes, they don't like it when I just let my money sit there doing nothing, so much so that they would prefer that I take some money away from them instead.

Sigh.

BirdZerk

Warning: Don't click the link at work because the theme song begins to play immediately.

Comment: In my naivete, I thought that BirdZerk and company were the mascots of the Clearwater Threshers. I was oh so wrong. It was just serendipity that we happened to be at the ballpark for BirdZerk's only scheduled Clearwater appearance.

Hold me; I'm scared!