Yesterday I was walking with some coworkers to lunch. Realizing I have only 6 bucks in cash in my pocket, I decide to swing by the ATM. I am going about my merry business, getting 200 bucks out, when the machine powers down. No beeps. No flicker on the screen. No buzzing or whirring behind the scenes. I stop for a moment, unsure what to do. The machine has my card. It has my cash. And it isn't part of a branch.

A few coworkers come over, we start devising a plot to retrieve said money and card when the machien turns back on, starts making sounds, and then says 'out of service.'

We continue to lunch and then I call BofA to cancel the card, get a replacement, and make sure the transaction didn't go through. It did. I know must dispute a 200 dollar ATM withdrawl. Luckily the woman said it is just a formality, I sign a form certifying what I am saying is true and since I've never made a claim and have been a member for like 15 years, its not a problem. But, I have no cash. No ATM card. And, for the time being, am out 200 bucks.

thatwould pi55 me the flip off.But we always tell you-take your horse and buggy down to the bank and get it the old fashioned way (Amisch joke).
But seriously that's a drag...

Yeah I mean, its not the end of the world, its pretty easy to exist today without cash, but it was just frustrating as no other.

that sucks. like you said, easily fixed, but stull a PIA. :)

I wonder if a deftly used sledge hammer would solve the problem of the Evil ATM...:hmm:

I wonder if a deftly used sledge hammer would solve the problem of the Evil ATM...:hmm:
those things are little fortresses... it'd take more than a sledge to crack one open. :hmm:

You know how we get fined if we're late on our payments?-we should be able to fine them for this crap...

those things are little fortresses... it'd take more than a sledge to crack one open. :hmm:
It'd be fun to try though.