Originally Posted by
Crowe Diddly
Anytime I've heard the phrase, it suggests a positive outcome for the grandfathers. By getting exemptions from new laws and/or restrictions, the GFs get to continue the status quo rather than comply with new, presumably harsher or stricter rules or requirements. The word 'grandfather' has pretty much overwhelming positive connotations as well, suggesting a better outcome than the newer laws/rules allow for. You are not exempt from anything, here. You are just getting bad service from a financial institution.
Maybe you were grandfathered out of the new benefits they offer?
I've never heard of a 'grandfathered in' situation having a negative connotation.
On a semi-related note, I thought that I had been the beneficiary of being 'grandfathered in' to Virginia's new boating laws.
Until a couple of years ago, no license was needed to operate a PWC or boat. Now you need one.
I was under the impression that I was grandfathered into the boat portion of this law (I knew I had to get licensed for the PWC) only to find out that I need the SAME license for the boat.
It's only an LOL-$30 for a lifetime license; the awful part is that I have to take a six-hour 'course' online to get it.
I offered some neighbor kid $100 only for his parents to reject the deal and label me a bad influence. Gonna have to grind out the course tonight so I can take friends out for fireworks tomorrow night without having to worry about getting a ticket. Cops prowl the water like crazy on the Fourth.