would you have given your name??

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Today I went into a bank to request 4 rolls of coin. The tellers immediate response was to ask for my name as they were tracking any requests for coins.

My response: "excuse me"... She persisted: "is this for a business or personal use?" My response: "this is for MY BUSINESS" Her: "what is the name of the business?" My response: "uhh..It's getting a little warm in here..." (chzcake heads for the door) Her: "don't let the door hit you in the butt YOU Y2K FREAK!!" (last 2 lines purely fictional for you reading enjoyment)

and no I won't provide any specifics on the bank or location (I've had enough questions for one day .... sheeesh)

chzcake away to count his coins

-- chzcake (bryan@home.com), December 03, 1999

Answers

you ARE kidding right? 4 rolls of coins and they have a heart attack? hmmmmmmmm..... pretty domineering tellers i would say. that's it--i am heading to the laundry mat tonight to get quarters.

-- tt (cudluppy@nowhere.com), December 03, 1999.

If you have a problem getting coins, ask the teller for one of their zippered money pouches.

Then, whenever you go to the bank to get coins, take along your money pouch. No questions will be asked.

-- notme (notmyname@notmyname.net), December 03, 1999.


Tell the teller you need coins for the Salvation Army bucket that is in every door way of every store.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), December 03, 1999.

I would have told her it was your laundry money and then give her the name of a laundry mat. Or for parking meters and give her names of businesses where your car will be parked just in cash they wanted to send the coin cop around to investigate. SHEEESH!

-- ~~~~ (~~~@~~~.com), December 03, 1999.

Just stopped at the local WinnDixie and next to it is our bank branch. Walking up and down is a deputy sheriff. So I asked him if he were an off duty sheriff that was moonlighting or he was on the county payroll. He said he was moonlighting. Now I have NEVER seen a deputy or anything that resembled a security officer at this branch before. HMMMMMMMMMm! I managed to make my bank runs this week with no problems. Wonder what next week will bring when I go in and try and cash about $3k. I suppose instead of fighting with me, they will call in the cop! Taz

-- Taz (Tassie123@aol.com), December 03, 1999.


What did you do ask for rolls of silver dollars?

-- Jeff (hightechredneck@shot.gun), December 03, 1999.

I just go put a few hundred dollars in the slot machines, and hit the cash-out button ...LOL

(I live in vegas)

-- C. Hill (pinionsmachine@hotmail.com), December 03, 1999.


Hey Taz, ask for 3K in nickles, dimes, and quaters. Please take a picture of the tellers face and post it so we can all get a laugh. I mean if they don't arrest you or anything.

-- ~***~ (~***~@earth.ebe), December 03, 1999.

No panic over coins here, but the People's Heritage bank in Auburn, Maine was running a video of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life on a television mounted on the wall behind the tellers, apparently for the viewing pleasure of their customers. Are they trying to send us a not so subtle message? "The Baily Savings and Loan is sound! Leave your money with us!!!"

Could just be a Christmas coincidence. I'll have to check and see if its on a continous loop next time. Not that the bank's solvency matters to me; I'm too poor to be paranoid.

-- jimmy (stewart@wonderful.net), December 03, 1999.


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