There’s one little-noticed advantage to being out and about during the Christmas shopping season. During this time of year there is a lot of cash flow through the entire business community and services such as the ATM machines have to work extra hard to keep up.
When I went to the ATM machine yesterday and faced the wall to recite my ritual so that somebody would pass some cash my way, I was very happy when I received OLD MONEY!! What a delight. Usually the thing dispenses a stack of brand new bills that’s about 1/64th of an inch thick and can’t be spent until I take them home and carefully separate them. Then I have to crumple them up individually in the hopes that they won’t nestle back into an unusable pile.
But yesterday…..oh, boy. It was all “old” money and ready for instant use. A genuine stress-reliever. And we can all use one of those this week, can’t we?
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After watching that video yesterday of the “phantom” truck company’s ladder-raising evolution, one wag suggested that someone make up a stencil that reads “TOP” and send it up there so they can mark their ladders. Housewatch.com thinks that after the City Council sees those cops doing a beam raise that they’ll probably just hire more policemen.
Hey, everybody’s got room for improvement. It’s just a matter of identifying where it is before it’s too late.
We’ve got a busy day today, so let’s get this equipment checked out. I’ll make sure the coffee’s going.
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