Wednesday, October 21, 2009

her daddy's daughter....

How do you handle all the new fangled doodads? Do you still write checks? or do you pay your bills on-line? Do you still use cash? or use a debit card? I have drug dragged? pushed my hubby into the 21st century kicking and screaming. When we moved here 3 years ago we had to change banks. We had used the same bank for 22 years. It was a locally owned bank and I was "allowed" to have an ATM card (do they still have those?) but never a debit card. Hubby was so afraid that I would forget to give him a receipt.
So we moved here and joined a large banking system.
We got debit cards... he lived through that.
We started paying bills on-line...he lived through that.

Today would have sent him over the edge. I took off to town to deposit a check. Simple right? Well, not exactly. When I got to the drive-up window (where he will still ONLY use the one where you put the money/check/whatever into the drawer that is attached to building and not the automatic tube system) all the lights were red. Hm...all the drive-ups closed? I drove around to the front of the building and found three women sitting at a table. I got out and they said that the bank was temporarily closed but that they could take deposits. um....not sure why, but I didn't feel quite comfortable giving them a check and deposit ticket outside the front of the bank...call me old-fashioned...

So I learned how to use the new ATM... it now will take deposits. It actually scans the check, deposits it into your account and your receipt will show a small little copy of the check you deposited. Very Cool!!

Then I called hubby to tell him. Oh my... first he decided that the bank was being audited. Maybe.. I told him what I did and he was really ok with it... (of course I had to immediately come home and check on-line and make sure the deposit was there)

Then I was talking to DD#1 and she freaked... WHAT!! Are you kidding me? I use the same bank and I don't have any cash! Have they closed the bank? Have they frozen our assets?

Oh, she is her daddy's daughter....

Nancy
info on the truck tomorrow...and a new quilt....

6 comments:

1 Osage Bluff Quilter said...

Makes me wonder if they were shut down from a robbery attempt?
Can't wait to see the new quilt.

2 Sandy Panagos said...

That is too funny! I'm with you about not handing a deposit over to three women sitting at a table, though. Sounds a little funny - I would have reacted the same way you did!

3 Sweet P said...

I haven't gone into a bank to do business in a long time. I have direct deposit and pay all our bills on-line. We write only one check a month - to our condo association.

I agree on not giving the check to the women. I wouldn't have given it to them.

Your DD's reaction is too funny.

4
Anonymous said...

Huh???? Hummm, guess I'll wander into town today and see if "my" bank is still there. LOL!
Bev

5 Carolyn said...

Prayers for A today - for sure!

I had to giggle - thinking about conversations we have had about ATM deposits ;)

I normally only write 1 check a month and that's only because my Condo Assoc doesn't have on-line capability. Sometimes a doctor copay or medical bill - but they do give you the option of paying via debit card.

Welcome to the real world Mr. R ! ! ! !

Good luck with the truck and the tooth (ouch!)

Carolyn

6 Brenda said...

hahaha! that is too funny! Did you roll your eyes? LOL!