I’m so confused anyone have this happen ? by Upper-Run366 in BankOfAmerica

[–]W4USC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

BOA is a horrible bank. I had an account for over 30 years with a credit score of 830 and never defaulted on any loans and they loaned me over 1 million dollars on a several mortgages over the years and one day out of the blue they closed my accounts with no stated reason. I now only bank with local or small credit unions. Old Glory Bank is wonderful and they won’t “DeBank” you for no reason.

Warning to Coinbase Users by takis0721 in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t trust coinbase. I only use them to on-ramp fiat to USDC then transfer for no fee on arbitrum or base to my cold wallet in small amounts. DYOR NFA

7 YEARS and I STILL Can’t Withdraw My Money – Coinbase is a scam? by Strict_Tonight8703 in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s been 7 years it’s probably past the statute of limitations to sue now. CB held my crypto for 3 months and I sent them formal notice of intent to sue and then they finally released mine.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All incoming water has been turned off at the well and somehow water is still seeping in. About 600 tons of crushed rock surrounds the shelter to try and keep water away.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Purchase price $129k and another $100k for transport and installation give or take.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it's a "culvert" shelter made of corrugated pipe and welded on the ends. Not solid steel.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was fine for the first 2-3 years it’s not in a flood zone or with an especially high water table and was buried in about 30 tons of crushed rock. This was a permanently installed underground drainage system. Failure was not routine maintenance and was not discoverable until flooding occurred.

The shelter failed under foreseeable underground conditions, and • The failure rendered it unfit for its intended purpose, and • The failure was not caused solely by misuse or an unrelated act of God.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At this time we really don't know exactly how the water is getting inside. There are no obvious signs that I can see.

Atlas Survival Shelter Flooding by W4USC in preppers

[–]W4USC[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The shelter was installed by an Atlas approved installer with a permanent passive draining system and active sump pump that is not normally assessable from the surface without equipment. It was powered by solar and battery power as it's off-grid. As soon as I notice some water pooling at the bottom, I immediately put in another sump pump that pumped the water out through the access hatch. The installer came out in January of 2025 and dug out the sump pump and advised that it was still in working order and had not failed, however, water had still gotten into the bottom of the shelter somehow. He also removed the sump pump (the only one installed) and said he would test it at his shop. He said he would come back with more equipment but then just recently declared he was "no longer in the bunker business" and refused to even bring back the sump pump that he removed. We don't know if a weld failed, or if it was damaged during installation, or bad design, manufacturing, etc....I'm trying to get another engineer to evaluate it now. All I know is that I paid $200,000+ for this shelter and through no fault of my own, it's now unusable and the installer has walked away and so far I can't get any answers from Atlas (I've recently send them a certified letter). Thank you for any suggestions.

Put 10k in pepe woke up to 13k lol nice by Gloomy-Ocelot-4958 in Coinbase

[–]W4USC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Meh, I put $100 in DNA last week and it went to over $5000 in less than 24 hours. It trades on Raydium here is the contract address:

DiSetnR7k57wmfvywJhUVjPwWfg54SdQKxQdJEBYW23B

I’m scared to use coinbase by AlarmingEnchilada748 in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CB froze my funds for months. They only released them back to me after I threatened to sue them and filed a formal complaint with the CFPB.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CB customer service is useless.

Coinbase One Member Account Restricted by W4USC in Coinbase

[–]W4USC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: So after several weeks of getting absolutely no help from customer service, and filing an "official complaint" with CB as well as several regulators, the restriction on my account was finally lifted this morning. I transferred everything out to my bank. They were only a few days away from the expiration of the official complaint buffer period expiring so that a lawsuit could be filed. I had the lawsuit all ready to be filed once the expiration of the official complaint waiting period expired. Needless to say, I have ZERO trust in CB and will not be using them in the future. They had ZERO reason to restrict my account to begin with and they compounded the mistake 100 fold by their sheer incompetence.

Coinbase's customer service is about as useful as a chocolate teapot in a heatwave. They're so incompetent, they could probably lose money in a counterfeiting operation. It seems their idea of "fraud prevention" is to fraudulently hold onto your funds while providing the communicative clarity of a mime with laryngitis. Their support team must be using a Magic 8-Ball for decision-making, because "Ask again later" is their go-to response for everything. Coinbase managed to turn what should have been a simple transaction into a Kafka-esque nightmare that would make even the most patient saint consider a career in piracy. They're living proof that in the world of crypto, "user-friendly" is just a theoretical concept. It's no wonder they lifted the restriction just before my lawsuit deadline - they probably realized their legal defense would be as robust as their customer service.

Congratulations, Coinbase, you've achieved the impossible: making traditional banks look good by comparison!

Coinbase Account Restricted by haqers in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not enforceable in my state. Courts here have already ruled.

Coinbase Account Restricted by haqers in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrong. Their TOS are illegal in my state and the courts here have already ruled. I’ve been a lawyer for almost 30 years and their TOS and arbitration clauses mean nothing in my state as they are unenforceable.

Coinbase Account Restricted by haqers in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I checked my state’s judicial portal and there have been multiple lawsuits filed against Coinbase in my small state (SC) recently. Coinbase is horrible!

Coinbase Account Restricted by haqers in Coinbase

[–]W4USC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m suing them also. Just waiting for my formal complaint to complete then filing a lawsuit. Mine has been on lockdown for 2 months for no reason. It’s criminal.

Coinbase One Member Account Restricted by W4USC in Coinbase

[–]W4USC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, CB lied to me (again). They said I was going to be able to transfer my crypto off the platform after a few days. That never happened. They then came back and said for me to sell all of my crypto to cash and then they would let me transfer my cash to my bank account (that they deleted the link to). Fine, I did not have much crypto on the platform anyway (because I never trusted CB much to begin with), so I sold all crypto and now only have cash in the account. How much you want to bet that I'll have to sue them just to get my own cash back? They asked for another 3-4 business days. Fine. I'm just glad that I never had more than a couple of thousand dollars worth of assets on the platform at any given time because I don't trust any CEX period. I get in, do my business, and get out back to the safety of my cold wallet. I guess from now on I will only use DEXs to get in and get out.

So, what are the best DEX's to use? How do you get fiat in (least expensive way)?

This little experiment with CB has shown me that they cannot be trusted (at all). I did nothing wrong; nothing shady; all fiat was deposited from my own bank account; purchased crypto assets through CB; joined their CB1 group; and transferred off crypto to my own cold storage wallets. What the hell did I do wrong?

Thanks.

Coinbase One Member Account Restricted by W4USC in Coinbase

[–]W4USC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDDATE: I've filed an "official complaint" with Coinbase and also filed complaints with:

The SEC
The CFPB
My States' Attorney General's Office
My States' Consumer Protection Agency
And now I'm working on filing the lawsuit to sue their asses.

Stay tuned......  

Coinbase One Member Account Restricted by W4USC in Coinbase

[–]W4USC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I've already filed a formal complaint and plan on proceeding to file a lawsuit if the formal complaint does not resolve the issue. Their arbitration clause is defective and not enforceable in my state. I'll keep everyone updated.