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Re: Anyone know a cheap place to stay in the Bay Area?

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From: janithor
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 10:50
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Jensen wrote:

> mlindanne@hotmail.com (China Blue Shift) wrote in <mlindanne-
> 0609001802010001@c165.ppp.tsoft.com>:
>
> >/ i'm not in the habit of packing ATM envelopes when i travel.
> >/ maybe i should just to save that extra 10 seconds of waiting.
> >/
> >/ LOL
> >/
> >/ personally, i think the guy was anal beyond belief.
> >
> >You could grab an envelope, fill it out, and then get in line.
> >
>
> there was no line to get into ... the machine was free.
>
> the exact situation was i had my cheque all ready to go
> (endorsed, account # on the back, etc.,.). i get out of the car
> and walk to the ATM. there's no one else in the parking lot. i
> put in my card (this is when the other guy pulls into the lot),
> punch in my numbers, grabbed an envelope (this is when he stood
> behind me), put the cheque in the envelope and deposited it.
> retrieved my card, turned around to leave and got a lecture.
>
> i agree it's polite and courteous not to fill out the
> information while standing at the machine when there's a line
> up.
>
> this guy was rude. had i an envelope with me, it would have
> saved only the time it took to put the cheque in the envelope,
> lick it, and seal it. 10 seconds, tops. less if the network is
> slow.
>
> anyone who gets upset about waiting an extra 10 seconds for an
> ATM has a problem.
>
> cheers,
>
> jen

Shame on you.  You're probably the same person who slows down in a
traffic jam when the highway is completely filled with cars in all
lanes.  Don't you know some of us are busy, important people?
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