Society is DOOMED

[DDC]

Originally Posted by B47

I imagine you guys still get some confederacy currency down there.

I got a good laugh out of that one

[Ford Idaho]

Originally Posted by B47

I think most of us guys of a certain age remember our favorite auto parts store - mine was a place called "Stoney's". You would in and go to a well worn counter that was lined with various catalogs with well worn pages,usually grease/oil stained,that the counter guy would open to get the part number of what you needed.

Cases of engine oil were stacked up along with racks of hoses and belts.

There was always a certain aroma in those places.

One of my first orders when I was old enough was a pair of 1953 Chevrolet fender shirts.

When a case of oil was 24 cans not 12 and you could use the other end of the bottle opener to open the cans.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by B47

I wonder just how many places today will take a $2 bill or a Susan B. Anthony dollar coin or a silver dollar coin.

Then there was that coin that was supposed to replace the paper dollar bill (can't remember its name) that people confused with a quarter.

Finally one I can answer!

2 dollar bills and 1 dollar "gold color" coins (Sacagawea and Presidential Series) are all overseas and in bank vaults here as "on hand reserves."

Go to any European bank and convert your Euros back to dollars and you will be getting 20s, 10s, and 2s in paper and any ones in coin.

Exporting "oops'ies" are not new.

The Dalkon Shield is a perfect example. Banned in the US for causing numerous deaths, the factory ramped up production as it was exported to Asia and India for their use. Dalkon Shield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Some baby formulas banned for sale in the US since the early 1970s continue to be produced and heavily marketed overseas. Other formulations currently for sale in the US were banned in New York hospitals and, soon (if not already) in Massachusetts, due to "unintended consequences" of increased immune system deficiencies in infants. No doubt when completely banned, they will continue to be marketed overseas.

Infant formula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Video | NBC New York

There are many other examples.



I apologize in advance if this is too close to the "political speech ban" ...

[Ford Idaho]

One of the places I go during a work week has a bill change machine 1's, 5's 10's it hands out Sacagawea dollars.

A couple of months ago I got a Susan B. Anthony as change at a mini mart.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by Ford Idaho

One of the places I go during a work week has a bill change machine 1's, 5's 10's it hands out Sacagawea dollars.

A couple of months ago I got a Susan B. Anthony as change at a mini mart.

The USPS uses them in stamp machines, so there are a very limited amount in circulation. Most people stick them in a coin jar since many stores will not accept them (no place to put them in the register) and if they do, they get rid of them immediately.

Some cashiers think they are either foreign or counterfeit.

[Arefbee]

In High School I worked the register at a super market. No UPC scanners and you had to be able to count the change.

Actually my job before that had a manual cash register with a tax table taped onto it. First you added the taxable items, then added the sales tax, then non taxable items.
On both registers you had to know what change to give out.

Anyway, I collected a couple of original $2 bills (Gold Certificate) and a silver certificate $5. Each was almost perfect.
Sadly a college room mate lifted them from my stuff. My fault for trusting him as much as anything.

One good thing though, I can remember customers standing next to the belt smoking cigarettes. One lady always had a Virginia Slim and let the ash fall whenever it wanted to. I really do not miss that.

[BigBaron]

$2 dollar bills are considered good luck in Korea. They are so puzzled when I tell them that we hate them in America! I did get a near mint 1928 $2 bill once. It's tucked away...

[Weezer]

Originally Posted by B47

I imagine you guys still get some confederacy currency down there.

Hey now...I've got a 1K bill in Confederate Money!

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by Weezer

Hey now...I've got a 1K bill in Confederate Money!

Hold on to it.
The way things are going it just might be worth something again!


Uh Oh. I just "Reported" myself!
One more strike left

[GaryanJane]

Jokes ??? what happened to the jokes ?

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by GaryanJane

Jokes ??? what happened to the jokes ?

You are so right! But with a Subject line like that, what do you expect!

On a saner note...

[wneise]

Originally Posted by kb4srn

Noticed that the local DRIVE UP ATM had braille on the number pads. Wonder who uses them?

Come on, haven't you seen some idiot park and walk up to a drive through ATM? Or better yet, the driver that can't get close enough to use it through the window, so he or she parks the car 3 feet from the ATM gets out of the car and bends over to use it when there are walk up ATMs on the other side of the bank?

[DDC]

Originally Posted by herk7769

You are so right! But with a Subject line like that, what do you expect!

On a saner note...

I stand by the pick I made for the subject line, I see little hope for the future, there will always be smart people but they are getting out numbered at an ever increasing rate.

[Dodge Guy]

I overheard this in the office of the body shop I work at. "Um, like my mom sent me here because, well I got into an accident and I need like a estimate for the damage, because I think the insurance needs it I think"!

Yep, keep letting the kids text all the time! it`s doing society great! I asked my son about how they teach grammar in middle school (7th grade), says they really aren`t going to cover that right now! yep schools are doing great!

[Oaklevel]

Originally Posted by wneise

Come on, haven't you seen some idiot park and walk up to a drive through ATM? Or better yet, the driver that can't get close enough to use it through the window, so he or she parks the car 3 feet from the ATM gets out of the car and bends over to use it when there are walk up ATMs on the other side of the bank?

We have a walk up ATM outside at work in the parking lot it is fun to watch people try to drive up even with yellow iron bumpers & lines painted in front. With handicapped parking spaces on each side......