tdaxp

Another vanity post. No political value, yet marginal humor value.

So I'm in the bank drive-thru window to cash some checks. It's a complicated transaction -- one is a whole dollar amount, the other for some dollars and ninety-nine cents. Being studious, by the time I am at the teller window I have a penny out, making the deposit nice and round.

I became away years ago that the teller window is technically a Diebold machine. I assume it is named after a family name, as having the very war-like imperative Die Bold! is somewhat ostentatious.

Then, within seconds, the following occurs

1. I roll down the driver's side Window,
   
2. I reach my hand over the window, placing the checks and the penny in the tray
   
3. I rest my hand on the outside of my door
   
4. The wind whisks the check away
   
5. I open my door to get out, place my finger directly on the (sharp) end of the Diebold tray
   
6. I let my foot off the gas, without putting the car in park