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by Sarah McKinley Oakes
Life sure is more convenient these days with all the technological
advances. Look at ATM machines. (Yes , I know that saying ATM
machine is redundant; I just don't care.) Remember when we had
to go to the bank every time we wanted money? Me neither, I don't
think I was old enough to have a bank account back then. But I do
have vague recollections of my parents needing to go to the bank
every couple of days, and withdrawing ridiculous amounts of cash
so that they could get by till next time. Everyone carried around
a lot more cash back then, which really sucked if you got mugged. Actually,
I only remember my mom getting mugged once, and she tackled the guy, beat
him up, and had him arrested. But it sucked for the wimps.
When I went to visit Amelia and Forrest, my flight was cancelled and
I had to use all my available cash to buy a new ticket, so it was
really nice to have an ATM card with me. Of course, I left the
card in a machine halfway through the trip and couldn't get it
back, but that's beside the point.
And when I went to visit my Aunt in New Mexico, it was very
helpful to have my (new) ATM card. Unfortunately, I visited a
casino halfway through the trip and my wallet got stolen. Fortunately,
there was no money in the wallet, as I had already gambled it all away.
Unfortunately, my ATM card was in the wallet. As a matter of fact, I
noticed my wallet was missing while standing at an ATM machine, hoping
to get more money to gamble away. But that, too, is beside the point.
The point is, ATM machines make life much more convenient, if you can
hold onto your card for more than two minutes. I'm having my new one
surgically attached to my body.
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