Here is a little pet peeve of mine. You know when you arrive at Union Station in downtown Toronto, you get off the train along with thousands of other people, you realize that you have run out of subway tokens and you have no cash…
…so you risk life and limb to cross the giant sea of people rushing toward the entry into the underground path or the subway station to get to one of the 4 ATM machines located sporadically amidst all these people like tiny islands in the ocean, and there is a lineup so you wait, and even though it’s rush-hour, the people in front you insist on performing a merger and/or acquisition through the ATM rather than just making a quick withdrawal, which is all you really need to do, then finally it’s the turn of the person ahead of you and you have to nudge them to let them know that it’s their turn and they walk up to the ATM where then—and only then—do they proceed to rifle through their purse or wallet looking for their bank card?
I hate when that happens…
The ATM Rule: Hurry the FUCK up!
This is not the time or the place to deposit money, or get an account update, or pay bills or transfer funds. Do that during your lunch hour. This is rush hour! Which, oddly enough, means people are in a rush to get to work. Withdraw some cash, don’t forget your receipt or your card and get the FUCK out of the way!
More importantly, when it’s your turn to use the ATM, HAVE YOUR CARD READY!!!!!!
You know why you’re there. It’s not like the bank machine snuck up and surprised you. Do us all a favour and BE READY!
There is a Portuguese name for people who do this, it is “atraso de vida” which literally translated means “delay of life”.
As you can probably see, this is a bit of a hot issue with me. It’s one of those things that frustrates the hell out of me, and just shows me that people are stupid. Not all people mind you, but these “atrasos de vida” described above are prime candidates for living organ transplants.
Other Rules:
What are you thinking?