Happy Friday the 13th and goodbye to Riggs Bank.

The imperial-looking eagle came down from Riggs Bank branches today as Washington's oldest bank, sullied by a money-laundering scandal, was absorbed in a merger with a much larger bank from out of town. Signs with the more modern, abstract PNC Bank logo replaced the Riggs eagle as the $643 million acquisition of "the bank of presidents" took effect Friday the 13th.

Not sure how this one will turn out, but I do know I will miss Riggs...

Oh, and here’s a link to why everyone else is afraid of Friday the Thirteenth.

http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth.htm