Never Use an ATM Near an Alley

Okay people out there! I had something happen to me today for the first time ever. First of all I went to this little independent ATM, that is not like normal bank ones. I needed to get some cash out and it's right by my office building downtown.

So...I put in my amount to get...and as it's starting to spit out my bills, I can tell something has gone wrong...well I count my money and it shorted me $60!!!!! I'm thinking well great...now what in the world do I do?! It spit out my receipt and said it gave me all my money...but NO SIR, it did NOT!

Okay, so I take 2 deep breaths...one was not quite enough...I call the first # I can find on the machine and of course, they are just the manufacturer of this ATM...not the owner. So I press on and find a local # on it. I can it...the lady was really sweet, but said they couldn't get a tech out there right then and just to have my bank file a dispute...of course I'm telling her...but it says it gave me all my cash...so why would you believe me?! She assured me it's not the first time this has happened...and they would believe me!

So this machine's rollers that the money comes out is on the front of this one with a plastic cover in such a way that your hands can't get to the rollers...but here I am downtown, bent over looking up at the rollers and seeing my money all jammed in them. I'm really not one to leave well enough alone...so...I start digging in my purse and first try a pen...hmm...WOW...lookie there, there's one more $20 for me! But when I was not having any further luck...I started digging in my purse again....I KNOW...my comb! Hmm....my hands are killing me...I am cold and scraping them on the plastic trying to get up there as far as I can...all the while, wondering when the police are going to show up b/c it looks like I'm trying to dig out and steal money from this ATM....hmm...still working with the comb...AHA! there's another 20...just one more to go....after about 20 minutes...I finally gave up, $20 short.

I've called my bank, but I have to wait 24 hours to file the dispute! So the moral of this story...do not use ATM's downtown...not the skinny little standalone, non bank owned ones b/c they are rigged so that all the drunk downtown people don't realize they aren't getting all their money!

That's my lesson for the day!

Friday Night Family Fun

These aren't great shots as apparently I'm not at all good at getting action shots. But I took pics while MiMi, Shell, Wes & Dexter played a little soccer!

All the family came over to celebrate the fact that yes...I am a year older! But it was good company, good food & fun times!

And, thanks Nancy for the gorgeous flowers...did you even know that tulips are my absolute favorite?!