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[teddog]

There was a code 1033 on the train today. I have no idea what that means, but there was also an announcement about Go Transit employees moving back through the train. Didn't see anything, though.

Odd thought: Is there a big difference in Canadian debit cards and American debit cards? I've seen Americans use the phrase "debit card" to refer to a prepaid credit card, for one. I know that the terms are different - "Interac" means the same as debit here - but at the same time I've heard the term "debit" used for online payments. This makes me go "BAH?!" because I've never heard of that before outside of something complex like PayPal.

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[gypsyjr.livejournal.com]

for me, a debit card is a card that uses money in your checking account to pay for transactions instead of credit.

[etherlad.livejournal.com]

I get this a lot at work with Americans.

They've got combination credit/debit cards. If used as a credit card, it simply deducts the amount directly from their account anyhow.

So they always flip them over and say "debit." And, of course, since their "debit" card isn't on our debit network (Interac), it won't work. I patiently explain to them that they have to use them as credit cards up here.

Debit machines here are usually just Interac. Bank machines, on the other hand, are typically Interac and Plus - Plus is a US network, so they can get cash from machines, but not from a the debit system.

I have never heard anyone use "debit" for online payments, personally, so I don't know where that's coming from.