Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 3/10/25 2:27 AM, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 20:42:22 -0400, c186282 wrote:
 

    When I deposit checks at the bank I do have my little card, but ALSO
    have a 'deposit slip'. Some of the younger tellers sometimes have
    that "???" look when they see it. However, I'd still like to have
    both check AND physical slip scanned in ... those inked acct numbers
    cannot be affected so easily by operator mis-keying

 I think the last time I had a physical check to deposit was a covid
stimulus check. I remember that because the lobby was closed and I had to
walk up to the drive through window.

   I get 'em every month ... pension. Also deposit
   checks to move funds from account to account.
   Like 'em PAPER, tangible, along with PAPER
   deposit slips and receipts. E-stuff is TOO
   easily disappeared ... best to have a a piece
   of their PAPER to stick in their faces, show
   to your LAWYER if necessary.
   A lot of US banks want you to put checks into
   their ATM machines. Then, when they disappear,
   they say "Well, you SHOULD have used a teller !"
   Banks are adversarial now, not "your servants".

I did actually go to the bank last week. A CD rolled over and I got a
letter saying the rate would be 0.35 for 60 months. WTF? It turned out
they were paying 3.75 for 7 month CD and crap for any other periods. When
I asked the kid why 7 he didn't know. I don't know if he understood that
as why 7 months and not 6 or why 7 months was the only one that didn't
have a ridiculous rate but either way it was above his pay grade.
 I guess we'll see in 7 months if the world hasn't ended.

   The World As We Know It is ending all the time ....