Females and the Bank Machine:

[Praxius]

Ok this is more of a rant than anything.

Has anybody else ever noticed when you want to get on the ATM to just withdraw a quick amount of money, you're usually held up for 10 - 15 mins with an old lady or a woman with a purse taking forever?

Example of the day:

Went to the Bank Machine to withdraw 60 bucks. A lady as normal gets on the machine before I do and stands there.... punches in her code, starts dabbling around in her purse.... then the time runs out and she enters again her password.... eventually she get to the point where she can deposit her money. She enters her amount, confirms it, and then the machine is now opened up and flashing for her to deposit her envelope of money to continue.

As this is occurring, then she decides to grab the envelop and then reaches back into her purse to get her money, then I can hear and slightly see her counting each bill in a very slow fashion. Then her deposit time runs out and they say thank you for your services.

Then she puts her card back in, enters her key and does it all over again.... then starts to count her money again as the machine and everybody else waits for her to get done.

She ends up having to repeat her steps three times before she actually deposits.

Finally after 10-15 mins of waiting for my life to end, she's done, she grabs her card and statement. Then she stays at the machine for another 2 mins as she starts to slowly put her stuff back into her purse, make sure everything is all there in order and then finally strolls away.

Like WTF people!? Why can't people just get all that crap ready before hand? Why can't they count all this sh*t before they leave home or their previous destination? Then when they get to the machine, you enter your pin, put in your amount, and then only spend maybe 10 seconds getting your money and throwing it into the envelope and deposit?

Is it too complicated or something?

Normally I wouldn't complain too much, but after so many times being stuck behind one woman and her purse of abyss and only having one machine available at the time.... WTF?

Does anybody else experience this or is it just my own luck? How long does it take you to do what you need with a bank machine?

Myself.. no matter what it is, I'm never there any longer then maybe 1min 15 seconds give or take.... NOT 10 or 15 MINUTES!

[Jack]

It's just your own (lack of) luck.

Seriously, don't they offer multiple machine locations up there? All my bank's locations have at least 2 ATMs, some more.

It also sounds like you're suffering from "over politeness syndrome". It's a common illness among us guys brought up to quietly and patiently wait in queue without a murmur of protest. It was once considered the sign of a gentleman. These days it marks us as suckers.

Next time, lean up and ask, "If you need some time, could I go first? I only need a few seconds then you can stand here and dither around all day if you like." Feel free to mention your terminal illness that will kill you within 5 days and the fact you'd like to enjoy your remaining few days on Earth with your family, not waiting in line behind her.

[Maryjane]

Wasn't me! I don't use ATM's. I might be the one pissing someone off when I write a check though Not that I care...

." Feel free to mention your terminal illness that will kill you within 5 days and the fact you'd like to enjoy your remaining few days on Earth with your family, not waiting in line behind her.

Have to laugh. Some man was blowing a gasket over how long the lines were at the grocery store one holiday weekend. I suppose he forgot he was part of the problem since there were people in line behind him? <shrug>

[Osborn F Enready]

Ish said: It also sounds like you're suffering from "over politeness syndrome". It's a common illness among us guys brought up to quietly and patiently wait in queue without a murmur of protest. It was once considered the sign of a gentleman. These days it marks us as suckers.

Priceless! Thanks for wording that so eloquently.

[Jack]

Some man was blowing a gasket over how long the lines were at the grocery store one holiday weekend. I suppose he forgot he was part of the problem since there were people in line behind him?

This reminds me of when I worked on the D-Link help desk. Since our support service was free, you can imagine how many calls we fielded a day. Since there were only so many techs working, usually around 60, the phone queue was almost always fairly long, perhaps 10 minutes or so.

Nearly once an hour I'd get a call in which the caller would take the first 5 minutes to rant about his/her "unreasonable" time on hold. They'd complain about the hold music (who doesn't like Barry Manilow?), the urgency of their situation (like not having their router working was the end of the world), on and on.

I'd let them rant until they came up for air, then as politely as possible mention that they were on hold for so long because the caller before them refused to get into what their problem was so we could get it resolved and instead spent their time complaining about being on hold. Most of them got the message and if they had to call back usually got right into their issue.

[Praxius]

Quote by: Isherwood It's just your own (lack of) luck. Seriously, don't they offer multiple machine locations up there? All my bank's locations have at least 2 ATMs, some more.

They do, most usually 3 or 4, but where I was at, it was a small free banking place within the grocery store which I needed to pick a few things up at, and the nearest on after that is a 10 min walk so it'd be about the same amount of time getting there and back, that and I didn't think she was going to take that long..

It also sounds like you're suffering from "over politeness syndrome". It's a common illness among us guys brought up to quietly and patiently wait in queue without a murmur of protest. It was once considered the sign of a gentleman. These days it marks us as suckers

Perhaps, I am more courteous then most around here. I was thinking of just saying "Excuse me, would you like me to help you get that done or something?"

Next time, lean up and ask, "If you need some time, could I go first? I only need a few seconds then you can stand here and dither around all day if you like." Feel free to mention your terminal illness that will kill you within 5 days and the fact you'd like to enjoy your remaining few days on Earth with your family, not waiting in line behind her.

yeah in a nutshell, that's pretty much what I was going to do... funny thing was she seemed to be in her own little world not noticing several people lining up behind her. I could have just picked her up and threw her into the floral section, but perhaps that would have been a little too much.

[another day]

It's their stupid purses full of crap. That's the problem. Have you ever seen the kind of shit a woman carries in her purse? It's like that drawer in your basement you never clean out. slinkies and potatoes and toothpaste

[Jack]

Have you ever seen the kind of shit a woman carries in her purse?

That's no-man's land. I reached into one once and was lucky to come out with all my fingers.

[Praxius]

Quote by: Isherwood That's no-man's land. I reached into one once and was lucky to come out with all my fingers.

Kinda like women and picking up men's underwear for laundry.... you never know what you're hands are gonna touch that you're gonna have to wash off.

But yeah I do blame the purse mostly. Isn't there a way we as men can find a new invention or method for them to reduce what they require to carry with them where they go? Maybe a swiss army makup kit and the sort?

Or should us guys perhaps reduce our overall superficial interests in them wearing makup all together so they don't have to carry that additional pile of junk around with them, adding those few minutes waste to our lives as they sift through?

Then again, if we did that, women would start looking like men with boobs and long hair *shudders*

[Maryjane]

Or should us guys perhaps reduce our overall superficial interests in them wearing makup all together so they don't have to carry that additional pile of junk around with them, adding those few minutes waste to our lives as they sift through?

Maybe I'm not your typical female? When I wear it, I tend to put my makeup on before I leave the house. Sifting thru my purse to see what kinda (girly girl) crap is in there....

Wallet/checkbook
reading glasses
cell phone
lighter x2
Smokes
Sharpie
Uniball fine pt pens X3
loose change
air presser gauge for tires
cordless phone battery (as reference for replacement)
small heart made of glass I keep meaning to take to the cemetery

Aha! girl stuff....
chapstick/ lip stick
nail file

[Muser]

I couldn't help chuckling at Ish and another day's comments - funny stuff.

It's not the purses that are the problem, though; a male could just as easily be an offender by having to slowly reach into his back pocket to get his wallet, sift endlessly through said wallet to find a card, a passcode....oops, now he needs a deposit slip which is in the other back pocket he needs to slowly reach around to access.

The problem is one of courtesy, organization, and caring about how one's actions affect and inconvenience others. In my opinion, based on my experiences with deliberate observation, females violate courtesy more often than men - don't even get me started on the driving aspect.

[Praxius]

Quote by: Maryjane Maybe I'm not your typical female? When I wear it, I tend to put my makeup on before I leave the house. Sifting thru my purse to see what kinda (girly girl) crap is in there.... Wallet/checkbook reading glasses cell phone lighter x2 Smokes Sharpie Uniball fine pt pens X3 loose change air presser gauge for tires cordless phone battery (as reference for replacement) small heart made of glass I keep meaning to take to the cemetery Aha! girl stuff.... chapstick/ lip stick nail file

Ah... let's see if I can put a man's touch on the above :

• Wallet/checkbook
I believe those take up the most considderable space in a purse. Perhaps reduce to a man wallet and perhaps only keep 5-10 cheques instead of the entire booklet at a time.

• reading glasses
Something you need.

• cell phone
Something I don't need, but I understand some do

• lighter x2
Reduce to one would reduce on less thing to sift through (Keep two when one is low)

• Smokes
Something you need.

• Sharpie
A follow up below

• Uniball fine pt pens X3
Now I understand one of these pens for the cheque book, but what is the need of 3, let alone the Sharpie in addition? Are you planning on burning some CD's while you're out?

• loose change
Something you need.

• air presser gauge for tires
Most guys keep that in the glove compartment of the vehicle we drive.... no need taking it around with you when you're not near the car.

• cordless phone battery (as reference for replacement)
Something you need.

• all heart made of glass I keep meaning to take to the cemetery
Something you need.

• Chapstick/ lip stick
Capstick for the winter needed. Lipstick..... isn't that contradicting to you claiming you do all that before you leave?

• Nail file
See us guys when on the fly and our nails are not so smooth, we just use our teeth

Sorry, wasn't trying to take a jab at you in any negative manner. Just you listed your items and give you a silly man response to some

[Milton Bradley]

Quote by: Muser The problem is one of courtesy, organization, and caring about how one's actions affect and inconvenience others. In my opinion, based on my experiences with deliberate observation, females violate courtesy more often than men - don't even get me started on the driving aspect.

I tend to agree with Muser, it's not the purse, it's the attitude.

[Praxius]

Well honestly I think it's both, but perhaps 60% the purse..... the 40% would be their attitude that they have to do what they need to do, and suck everyone else and their problems.... although reducing the garbage in their purses or restricted them by law to use wallets (jk) then that would also save some time as well as reduce their ability to use the purse card in dilly dallying.

[Muser]

Quote by: Praxius Well honestly I think it's both, but perhaps 60% the purse..... the 40% would be their attitude that they have to do what they need to do, and suck everyone else and their problems.... although reducing the garbage in their purses or restricted them by law to use wallets (jk) then that would also save some time as well as reduce their ability to use the purse card in dilly dallying.

But...but...where would females keep their tampons? That reason alone makes a purse a necessity.

If male "purses" were socially acceptable, would we see more males carrying them? Possibly...isn't a briefcase (in some respects) a male purse? And then there are backpacks that no campus male would be without - and it's not just books they're carrying in there.

[Milton Bradley]

Quote by: Muser If male "purses" were socially acceptable, would we see more males carrying them? Possibly...isn't a briefcase (in some respects) a male purse? And then there are backpacks that no campus male would be without - and it's not just books they're carrying in there.

When carrying lots of things, I often resort to the old, but proven brown paper bag to carry all of my things.

[another day]

Quote by: Praxius Kinda like women and picking up men's underwear for laundry.... you never know what you're hands are gonna touch that you're gonna have to wash off. But yeah I do blame the purse mostly. Isn't there a way we as men can find a new invention or method for them to reduce what they require to carry with them where they go? Maybe a swiss army makup kit and the sort? Or should us guys perhaps reduce our overall superficial interests in them wearing makup all together so they don't have to carry that additional pile of junk around with them, adding those few minutes waste to our lives as they sift through? Then again, if we did that, women would start looking like men with boobs and long hair *shudders*

I hate when women wear make up.. A little is ok, around the eyes, but it doesn't turn me on. Alot is just disgusting. It's silly because some women paint their faces with layers of the stuff to cover up their bad skin, which is only so bad because they constantly clog their pores with layers of this thick make up all day.

[Suburbanite]

There is hot, and then there is no make-up hot. The latter is quite rare.

[Muser]

Quote by: Milton Bradley When carrying lots of things, I often resort to the old, but proven brown paper bag to carry all of my things.

Unmarked bills?

[Maryjane]

Ah... let's see if I can put a man's touch on the above :

Like I didn't see that coming? I'm tuff, I can take it.

• Wallet/checkbook I believe those take up the most considderable space in a purse. Perhaps reduce to a man wallet and perhaps only keep 5-10 cheques instead of the entire booklet at a time.

And why would I take checks out of the check book? That's why I carry a purse, silly! Besides didn't anyone ever tell you, men may control the TV remote, but women control the checkbook. (you'll find out when you get married)

• lighter x2 Reduce to one would reduce on less thing to sift through (Keep two when one is low)

• Sharpie A follow up below

• Uniball fine pt pens X3 Now I understand one of these pens for the cheque book, but what is the need of 3, let alone the Sharpie in addition? Are you planning on burning some CD's while you're out?

The sharpie I used at work to label and date food. I got tired having to borrow someone else's and the place was too cheap to buy more than one so I bought my own and kept it on my purse. I carry three pens for the same reason. I have an extra lighter because people don't always return things they borrow.
The second lighter isn't mine

• air presser gauge for tires Most guys keep that in the glove compartment of the vehicle we drive.... no need taking it around with you when you're not near the car.

I'll give you that one. I have no idea why it's in my purse or how it got there? It was in the glove compartment. Must be those damn kids of mine playing on my purse again?

Chapstick/ lip stick Lipstick..... isn't that contradicting to you claiming you do all that before you leave?

Remember the smokes? Contrary to what the makeup ads want you to believe, there is no such thing as long wearing lipstick. You have to reapply. I read on Askmen.com that most guys love watching a woman put on lipstick.... maybe they just meant American men?

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Sorry, wasn't trying to take a jab at you in any negative manner. Just you listed your items and give you a silly man response to some

It's a funny thread. But I do agree, Politeness is hard to come by now a days. I'm shocked at the number of rude people I encounter, mostly women. (there I said it!)

reduce their ability to use the purse card in dilly dallying.

Heh...good one!

don't even get me started on the driving aspect.

You mean driving while applying make up?

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