On 5/18/2010 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 18 May 2010 16:55:11 -0400, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> I did express my
>> irritation raher loudly to the bank manager and got a half promise that
>> they would inform me in advance but I have not tested that yet.
>
> Inform you in advance of what???
>

That they are turning the card off because of suspicion of fraud. It has
happened to me twice and both times were in the US over silly stuff by
cheepo banks who didn't believe it was necessary to hire sufficient staff.