I left the house this morning in a good mood. My to-do list for the day was relatively short and tomorrow morning I would be leaving for the NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Tournament in Denver.

First stop - Holiday Gas station for a steaming hot cup of Columbian coffee. Life is good.

Second stop - The ATM machine where I bank to withdraw some money from my PayPal account using my PayPal debit card. As soon as I’d entered the amount and pushed the enter key, my card was immediately spit out and the screen read “Card not accepted. Please contact your financial institution.” A second attempt produced the same results.

A phone call to PayPal produced a twenty-minute wait on hold after which a pleasant customer service rep told me that my PayPal debit card, along with many others, had been canceled because the card number had likely been compromised due to a security breach at a merchant I had used it at. I was able to have a new card issued right over the phone, but was told it would probably be 7 to 10 business days before I would receive it.
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