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Why, oh, why, oh, why, are there always problems at these things? Anytime I go there, it may be to get $20, or whatever I need to go on a short trip somewhere. I always know my balance, always have my wallet ready, and know exactly where my ATM card is at. On the other hand, many people are not like this, and it causes so much aggravation any more. Here are some examples:
1. This past weekend, this woman drove up, actually past, the ATM, and stopped. She then got out of her car, and was standing at the ATM, starting at it for a few moments. After she figured out where to put her card, she stood there another few moments pushing buttons over and over and over again. By this time, three other cars were behind me, and you then could see this woman pulling out her cell phone! Obviously, she was calling to bitch at someone about how she couldn't access her money, or was trying to access money she didn't have, etc. Fortunately, I was able to back up and go around this woman, making me use the ATM inside the bank. After I got my money, I saw her just pulling away as I was leaving the parking lot!
2. This goes back to being prepared before you go. A real pet peeve of all of us are SC's that are on their cell phones during anything, whether it is driving in general, grocery shopping, and yes, using the bank's ATM. I've had this happen a number of times where the person in front of me literally beat me to the ATM, then stopped there, and for one or two long minutes, you see nothing happening. No window rolling down, no hand with card in it inserting the ATM card, no buttons being pushed (except my proverbial ones), etc. The entire time, the person is on their cell phone, waving their hands and what looks like yelling at who they are talking to. People are so mean any more, I'm afraid to blow my horn to get the asshole to hurry up so I can get some money.
3. Of course, there are those that stay in line after they finish with their transaction. I'm talking about the ones who get their money, have their receipt and card, yet stay parked while looking at their receipt, counting their money five and six times to make sure it's all there, dig through their purse or wallet for a secure place to put their money, make a cell phone call to tell someone they got their money, whatever. Can't these people find a place to pull off, like the parking lot, to do all of this?
Any more, I usually do not like going into banks and find ATM's to be more convenient, as long as it's in the day time and many people are around. However, I lately find it is quicker to get out of your car, and either go inside the bank, or just use the ATM outside of their lobby. Where is the convenience anyway?
1. This past weekend, this woman drove up, actually past, the ATM, and stopped. She then got out of her car, and was standing at the ATM, starting at it for a few moments. After she figured out where to put her card, she stood there another few moments pushing buttons over and over and over again. By this time, three other cars were behind me, and you then could see this woman pulling out her cell phone! Obviously, she was calling to bitch at someone about how she couldn't access her money, or was trying to access money she didn't have, etc. Fortunately, I was able to back up and go around this woman, making me use the ATM inside the bank. After I got my money, I saw her just pulling away as I was leaving the parking lot!
2. This goes back to being prepared before you go. A real pet peeve of all of us are SC's that are on their cell phones during anything, whether it is driving in general, grocery shopping, and yes, using the bank's ATM. I've had this happen a number of times where the person in front of me literally beat me to the ATM, then stopped there, and for one or two long minutes, you see nothing happening. No window rolling down, no hand with card in it inserting the ATM card, no buttons being pushed (except my proverbial ones), etc. The entire time, the person is on their cell phone, waving their hands and what looks like yelling at who they are talking to. People are so mean any more, I'm afraid to blow my horn to get the asshole to hurry up so I can get some money.
3. Of course, there are those that stay in line after they finish with their transaction. I'm talking about the ones who get their money, have their receipt and card, yet stay parked while looking at their receipt, counting their money five and six times to make sure it's all there, dig through their purse or wallet for a secure place to put their money, make a cell phone call to tell someone they got their money, whatever. Can't these people find a place to pull off, like the parking lot, to do all of this?
Any more, I usually do not like going into banks and find ATM's to be more convenient, as long as it's in the day time and many people are around. However, I lately find it is quicker to get out of your car, and either go inside the bank, or just use the ATM outside of their lobby. Where is the convenience anyway?
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