Have not used this subforum much and may not remember to check for updates, but did want to alert others to the Chase MC security apparatus. i had decided to take my AGR Chase card plus one other back up, on our VC to WAS as I do not ever take everything on VC. Good thing I had the backup because when I tried to use the AGR card in WAS it was declined. The hell? I pay my statements in full?? Several times. So I called the number on the back of my card, using a cell phone and when a human being finally came on the line, advised that because I had never been to WAS, the charges were suspect. I pointed out that i used this same card to book the train travel to and from this location for these dates. The only response (3 times) to any question was, "So are you in Washington DC right now?" How stupid is this and why should I have to tell them that? i get that company security depts look for charges that are made in states other than where the cardholder resides. But the programs should be a bit more intelligent than that. If I book travel to Ohio then charge something in Ohio, that's not reason to shut off someone's card. Am I missing something here, entirely possible, but do we have to advise our credit card issuers when and where we are travelling? Does not seem right somehow.