Speaking of which -

I went to the bank yesterday with a deposit of three checks.  The "teller"
was having some kind of trouble with her terminal - couldn't get it cleared
- after about 5 minutes of trying she went to the adjacent tellers terminal
where I could see what she was doing - she used the calculator feature to
add the three checks!!



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                From:   Boris Kortiak [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

                With everyone else contributing, I can't resist.

                This has happened to me more than once.  Go into a store and
pay for something in cash, only to find that the register is down and the
clerk has no clue how to count change; at least not with their shoes on,
thank the gods for dress codes <g>.

                The one thing many of these anecdotes tells me is that while
my public school education left much to be desired, I can rest assured my
kids aren't having to work any harder <sigh>.

                >>> "Bailie, Jack" <[log in to unmask]> 09/02/99 09:24AM
>>>
                More along the line of Jerry's post yesterday.
                <snip>