It seems that I owe my bank more than I borrowed at the very beginning. How sick is that?

Banks are criminals just with legal cover...What is happening in your country is not much different from what is happening in my country, where banks have been refusing to return people's deposits for years under the pretext of the economic crisis... even sicker, right?

As for the absence, I've also been absent from Steemit for almost a month due to many troubles in Syria (where I live) but I think I'll be back around the same time you do :)

Have a good day :) @crypto.piotr