May 21, 2010
Senators have no idea how to use ATM
Sen. Ben Nelson (D), for example, told the Omaha World-Herald this week that he has never once used an ATM, relying on bank tellers instead. His Nebraska colleague, Sen. Mike Johanns (R), has used his ATM card fewer than five times. And Sen. Charles E. Grassley (Iowa), the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, told the newspaper that he has a bank card but doesn’t use it for cash.
“I’ve never used an ATM, so I don’t know what the fees are. It’s true, I don’t know how to use one,” Nelson, 69, said.
But Nelson added: “I could learn how to do it. . . . I swipe to get my own gas, buy groceries. I know about the holograms.” Nelson’s office did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
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I could learn how to do it.
thank you for the placement of the link.
I’m learning, I’m learning.
But does he know about the recto-vaginal identification chips that you have to swipe across the scanner?
Is there a technology category? Can we rename it to “recto-vaginal identification”?
“ATM? I don’t konw about that, just put my hand in my pocket and pull out crisp $100 bills…What do you mean how do they get there? They’re just there, nicely folded and everything.”
You know what, I posted this smirking but as I thought about it, I realized I really like the idea of a nearly 70 year old man who goes in to see the bank tellers. Maybe they know him, and he wears a fedora and makes jokes and offers them wethers candies. I remember waiting with my grandmother or grandfather at the bank and it was always nice.
How about a “Flummoxed!” category?
I miss the free lollipops at banks.
Some senators know all about ATM, but that’s not where they get their money.
McCain: “Why won’t this fucking thing give me the 5 million dollars I asked for?
I wish he would explain to me the holograms. Those flummox me.
The man who owned the stables where I used to ride horses told me once to always go inside and talk to a human being when banking. He was a jack of all trades and a cowboy version of the gentleman that Amanda Mae imagined banking indoors. A short list of his abilities includes: Farrier, auctioneer, custom felt hat maker, National reining champion, carpenter and general horseman. He could ride any horse you put him on. He was certain that talking to bank tellers face to face would get you better service and better interest rates every time. I think he was probably right, but I still always use the ATM.