Don't Mess With Old Folk...

SmoothSeas

SmoothSeas

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This had me smiling and I felt compelled to share :cool:


The old lady handed her bank card to a bank teller and said, “I would like to withdraw $10

The teller told her, “For withdrawals less than $100 please use the ATM.”

The old lady wanted to know why

The teller returned her bank card and irritably told her, “These are the rules. Please leave if there is no other matter. There is a line of customers behind you.”

The old lady remained silent for a few seconds, then handed the card back to the teller and said, “Please help me withdraw all the money I have.”

The teller was astonished when she checked the account balance. She nodded her head, leaned down and respectfully told her, you have $300,000 in your account and the bank doesn't have that much cash currently. Could you make an appointment and come again tomorrow?

The old lady then asked how much she could withdraw immediately.

The teller told her any amount up to $3000

"Well, please let me have $3000 now"

The teller then handed it very friendly and respectfully to her

The old lady put $10 in her purse and asked the teller to deposit $2990 back into her account.

the moral of this tale - Don't be difficult with old people, they spent a lifetime learning the skills.


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Good story/joke with a moral to it. The sad thing is that Canada/USA is very youth oriented society when it comes to music, movies and advertising. What a lot of people are missing is the fact that there will soon be a much larger portion of seniors in both countries. Smart business people should "catch on" and establish services for these folks. Where I live billions and billions, if not trillions and trillions have been spent or wasted fighting the media "sexy" Covid 19 yet not 1 new hospital has been built. Well, I wouldn't be around forever, but I wonder who is finally going to pay for all of this?
 
This post looks lengthy but don't let that put you off. It's about an 86 year old woman and her bank. The bank had no chance.

The following letter was sent to a bank manager by an 86-year-old woman after her check bounced. He thought it was so funny, so he sent it to the New York Times to publish. The letter will make you smile and remind you that messing with older people is a very bad move indeed!

“Dear Sir, I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month. According to my calculations, it takes three nanoseconds between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it.

Of course, I’m talking about the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only 8 years.

You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account $30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.

My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that when I personally answer your phone calls and letters, when I wanted to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.

From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person.​

My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by check, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.

Be aware that it is an OFFENSE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.

Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete.

I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.

Please note that all copies of his/her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public, and documented proof of the required details of his/her financial situation (income, liabilities, assets, and debts) must be provided.

In due course, at MY convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me.

I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modeled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:​

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALING, PRESS THE STAR (*) BUTTON FOR ENGLISH

#1. To make an appointment to see me

#2. To query a missing payment.

#3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.

#4 To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.

#5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.

#6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.

#7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my computer is required. Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized Contact mentioned earlier.

#8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through

#9. To make a general complaint or inquiry. The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.

#10. This is a second reminder to press* for English.

While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year? Your Humble Client And remember: Don’t make old people mad. We don’t like being old in the first place, so it doesn’t take much to piss us off.”

https://thezebra.org/2019/03/12/dont-mess-with-old-people/
 
horseless carriage said:
This post looks lengthy but don't let that put you off. It's about an 86 year old woman and her bank. The bank had no chance.

The following letter was sent to a bank manager by an 86-year-old woman after her check bounced. He thought it was so funny, so he sent it to the New York Times to publish. The letter will make you smile and remind you that messing with older people is a very bad move indeed!

“Dear Sir, I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month. According to my calculations, it takes three nanoseconds between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honor it.

Of course, I’m talking about the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only 8 years.

You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account $30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.

My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that when I personally answer your phone calls and letters, when I wanted to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.

From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person.​

My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by check, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.

Be aware that it is an OFFENSE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.

Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete.

I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.

Please note that all copies of his/her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public, and documented proof of the required details of his/her financial situation (income, liabilities, assets, and debts) must be provided.

In due course, at MY convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me.

I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modeled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:​

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALING, PRESS THE STAR (*) BUTTON FOR ENGLISH

#1. To make an appointment to see me

#2. To query a missing payment.

#3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.

#4 To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.

#5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.

#6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.

#7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my computer is required. Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized Contact mentioned earlier.

#8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through

#9. To make a general complaint or inquiry. The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.

#10. This is a second reminder to press* for English.

While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year? Your Humble Client And remember: Don’t make old people mad. We don’t like being old in the first place, so it doesn’t take much to piss us off.”

https://thezebra.org/2019/03/12/dont-mess-with-old-people/
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absolutely priceless...
 
Packerjohn said:
Good story/joke with a moral to it. The sad thing is that Canada/USA is very youth oriented society when it comes to music, movies and advertising. What a lot of people are missing is the fact that there will soon be a much larger portion of seniors in both countries. Smart business people should "catch on" and establish services for these folks. Where I live billions and billions, if not trillions and trillions have been spent or wasted fighting the media "sexy" Covid 19 yet not 1 new hospital has been built. Well, I wouldn't be around forever, but I wonder who is finally going to pay for all of this?
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Same in the UK...
 
win231 said:
That one is priceless, no matter how many times I've read it!
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Yup

love that one

reminds me of yet another poster of mine;

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