So, one of the things that made the Week of Catastrophe so catastrophic was suddenly owing $900 to my credit card processor.

I had called the collector, protested that I had not cancelled the service and didn't want my service to be cancelled, and it was all just a problem with timing anyway. He said he'd check with the company and get back to me later that week. He never did.

So on Friday, I called the actual service providor (credit card processor), and hashed it out with them, making a partial payment on my past due amounts, and arranging to call back today (after my tax refund) to pay off the rest of the past due amount and get back in good standing.

The bad news is, they will not reopen my account, i.e., they no longer want my business.

The good news is, they are not putting me in collection, they don't want any more of my money, and they are giving back the partial payment I had made.

Priscilla promised!