Vic Balshaw
Major General
My UK pension is also direct electronic deposit, it's so handy but I do like the A$ to be weak against the GBP. I get more pennies that way. 
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N4521U
Colonel
I try to play the game, exchange when low, as mine comes across as US$. It just stays at .66.My UK pension is also direct electronic deposit, it's so handy but I do like the A$ to be weak against the GBP. I get more pennies that way.
Alady rang in to local radio. She had finished paying her mortgage and the bill to get her title deed back
was $360.00. She went in with $360.00, got to the counter, told the bank cashier she was there to pay
for her deed. The response ? I'm sorry, the bank doesn't have the facilities to handle cash anymore !!!!
After a period of non-plussedment the lady then said ok I'll pay by card. Sorry, you can only transfer or
pay by card from an account held with the bank.
Ok, I'll open an account here and pay it from that. Good. Not good. We can open an account but you
can't deposit cash here soy will have to go home or use your phone to transfer money from another
account to the new one.
A bank that can't handle cash ??
I had similar with a car I bought a couple of months ago. The limit wasn't high enough for my internet
banking account so I ducked in to my bank and asked them to do the transfer for me. No, sorry, the
account you want to transfer to is in another bank and we longer transfer money to other bank accounts.
I had to get the limit raised and do it myself.
What are banks for anymore ?
was $360.00. She went in with $360.00, got to the counter, told the bank cashier she was there to pay
for her deed. The response ? I'm sorry, the bank doesn't have the facilities to handle cash anymore !!!!
After a period of non-plussedment the lady then said ok I'll pay by card. Sorry, you can only transfer or
pay by card from an account held with the bank.
Ok, I'll open an account here and pay it from that. Good. Not good. We can open an account but you
can't deposit cash here soy will have to go home or use your phone to transfer money from another
account to the new one.
A bank that can't handle cash ??
I had similar with a car I bought a couple of months ago. The limit wasn't high enough for my internet
banking account so I ducked in to my bank and asked them to do the transfer for me. No, sorry, the
account you want to transfer to is in another bank and we longer transfer money to other bank accounts.
I had to get the limit raised and do it myself.
What are banks for anymore ?
Escuadrilla Azul
Staff Sergeant
- 1,488
- Feb 27, 2020
Work in the financial system myself and cash is a problem due to the amount of regulations around it.
All there other problems seems a bit extreme to me though.
Snautzer01
Honourably banned
- 38,278
- Mar 26, 2007
Big international money transfers, loans etc.
If you havent got a 1000000 dollar you are not making enough to cover the costs and make a profit for them.
The only reason i.g. folks can get a mortgage is that the bank bundle them and sell it on the market. They even catogorize them in risk factors.
Banks are not for the good folks but for heavy duty money, whatever the slogans are the try you to sell.
Venomstick121
Airman 1st Class
- 198
- Dec 21, 2023
In NY we just have tolls on the thruway
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
And a bunch of bridges. You have to speak to a loan officer to cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
Venomstick121
Airman 1st Class
- 198
- Dec 21, 2023
I don't live near any of the bridges. Most interesting bridge I live near seems to be a magnet for oversized semi trucks that feel the need to turn their trailer into a convertible
Venomstick121
Airman 1st Class
- 198
- Dec 21, 2023
fubar57
General
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Bridge strikes were the bane of my existence when I worked for the LIRR. The RR bridge at Cherry Valley Road, Garden City was struck often and it was on my little patch of paradise. Railroad traffic cannot cross until the bridge is inspected and deemed safe. The first train through at "restricted speed" with crew to report any "any exceptions to the rail". Man that would destroy the rush hour. Of course it was elevated after I retired.
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
Reminds me of the time my old boss sent me on a delivery. I was not the regular driver and failed to take into account the increased height of the box truck compared to my car. I took the porte cochere right off the Moose lodge.
Good to see the system works
N4521U
Colonel
I didn't mention them because I was keeping it ti my check deposit.
All Hwys out of the Sydney area are toll, eventually.
Then to get to Melbourne from Sydney.
Not mentioning the number of Speed traps.
Cheaper to have a GPS with updates.
I got my first speeding ticket the weekend I bought my 6.2L Chev V8 Holden ute!!!!!!!!
Only because when you had the 350 Monaro they couldn't catch you....
Viking1066
Tech Sergeant
Many things. And people. But, life is too short for that. My last day of break is here. Sad.
Filling my car up with diesel, the wind was gusting very strongly, a piece of corrugated metal about 3ft x 3ft blew off the underside of the forecourt cover and smacked straight into my car door about 4 ft way. It made a right mess of the paintwork but could have killed injured someone, actually it could have killed or injured me. Scared the bejesus outta me.
MiTasol
2nd Lieutenant
Have a good drink and then keep safe
special ed
1st Sergeant
- 4,862
- May 13, 2018
AT&T came to install fibreoptic line replacing copper. After they left and wi-fi appeared to work. Wife had internet on her cell & TV. I had to reconnect landline myself & fortunately it worked because I used it to call AT&T about the desktop computer saying "no internet". Waited an hour listening to commercials & music until a live human answered. He had the problem solved in less than four minutes.
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
I hope they comped your gas.
