Taxpayer data collection

I got a new identity card recently (I moved), so now I need to inform some institutions of the change. Not really unreasonable, eg. my bank knows this number and would check the ID card if I tried to close the account.

One of the institutions that requires being informed of such change is Urząd Skarbowy (Polish equivalent of IRS). So I filled a NIP-3 form and started wondering: does Urząd Skarbowy really need to know where I live (address – required field), what’s my phone number, e-mail address, bank account number? Most of those fields are optional, but anyway, why are they collected at all?

While I’m at it — I must admit Urząd Skarbowy is probably one of the most well-organized government offices

Travel plan

02. IX 2008, 10:12–17:45 Train to Toruń

04. IX 2008, 10:12–13:17 Train to Malbork

04. IX 2008, 20:16–06:56 Train to Kraków.

Random late-night thoughts

What kind of trouble-minded teenager would IM a randomly choosen strange person at 00:39 AM to talk about how stressed she is about high school final exams? What happened to good old face-to-face discussions with friends or parents?

I guess there are a few people I could phone late at night if I were in a dire need to talk to somebody – but these are people whom I know for a long time in real life and spent hours talking and listening to.

To all my friends, if you happen to stumble upon this – thank you for all the time, all the words and all the understanding.

PS. 19-yr old girls should really watch out whom they meet on the internet. Lying over the wire is so easy…

PPS. Sorry for a non-technical post.