tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post8319615940695959908..comments2024-03-23T01:54:50.542-05:00Comments on J.L. Campbell: ATM Adventures and the Writing FrontJ.L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-66196413127803771872012-07-18T18:35:45.329-05:002012-07-18T18:35:45.329-05:00Boy, do I know what you mean!Boy, do I know what you mean!J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-84477029269387170152012-07-18T10:10:53.297-05:002012-07-18T10:10:53.297-05:00So right, when I expect good things to happen, the...So right, when I expect good things to happen, they usually do. I psyched myself up for that disaster, so...J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-4373030320005251892012-07-18T10:10:14.450-05:002012-07-18T10:10:14.450-05:00Hi, Julia,
Human interaction might not be quicker...Hi, Julia, <br />Human interaction might not be quicker, but it's a safer bet for me. :)J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-61044509030466919382012-07-18T10:09:26.844-05:002012-07-18T10:09:26.844-05:00Stephanie,I've learned some hard lessons with ...Stephanie,I've learned some hard lessons with the computer too. I've burnt out so many thumb drives, I don't use them much anymore. What I do is use Dropbox, which gives me access from anywhere. No more moaning over lost files and super-hot thumb drives that go dead.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-27889322790813787892012-07-18T07:46:19.952-05:002012-07-18T07:46:19.952-05:00Like this - "whatever you expect is exactly w...Like this - "whatever you expect is exactly what you end up getting". <br /><br />Galloping this week.Peaches Ledwidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406881743264774589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-23389878300793564512012-07-17T16:42:37.511-05:002012-07-17T16:42:37.511-05:00ATM machines can be intimidating. I don't blam...ATM machines can be intimidating. I don't blame you. I prefer interacting with human beings.Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-76417480699318011502012-07-17T16:29:36.257-05:002012-07-17T16:29:36.257-05:00I completely understand. For me it's not ATM m...I completely understand. For me it's not ATM machines, it computers. I use the bloomin' thing everyday, but I still don't trust it. I print out a hard copy of everything write because one day it will tell me that the 350 page manuscript I just finished does not exist.<br /><br />Don't laugh, It's done it before. It even told me the ms didn't exist on the thumb drive I'd saved it to either.Stephanie, PQWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829560196963801967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-24687662471662383652012-07-17T14:14:16.116-05:002012-07-17T14:14:16.116-05:00I don't like ATM machines either. Every time o...I don't like ATM machines either. Every time one sucks in my debit card, I'm worried it won't give it back. I know it's a machine, but still. Giving something my bank card just feels wrong.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-61237597742218006552012-07-17T13:50:46.971-05:002012-07-17T13:50:46.971-05:00The good this is that you've got started at so...The good this is that you've got started at something faster than a crawl. I've given up on mastering the ATM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081704224923965102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-63381442448318045172012-07-17T13:49:28.556-05:002012-07-17T13:49:28.556-05:00I don't believe I'll ever lose the fear th...I don't believe I'll ever lose the fear that something will go wrong every time I approach an ATM. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081704224923965102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-73913154177461367932012-07-17T13:16:20.997-05:002012-07-17T13:16:20.997-05:00I needed to start at a full gallop, but my speed i...I needed to start at a full gallop, but my speed is more like a trot. I see Michael's comment right above. Do ask your bank to show you all there is to know about the ATM for every transaction you need. Make notes. You can do it :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-76650081307316640052012-07-17T12:24:26.876-05:002012-07-17T12:24:26.876-05:00Hmmm. It sounds like to me that some people (like ...Hmmm. It sounds like to me that some people (like yourself) could benefit from someone showing them how to use one of these things. You should ask your bank if there is someone that could do so and make an appointment.<br /><br />I would be happy to show you, but I don't live in Jamaica. I live off of ATM machines and mastered them all many years ago.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-25385086738572944482012-07-17T09:23:19.089-05:002012-07-17T09:23:19.089-05:00Hi, Misha,
I hope you never experience what I hav...Hi, Misha, <br />I hope you never experience what I have with these ATM machines. <br />Hope you keep up with the exercise. I fell off that wagon again and haven't got back on yet. :(J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-44420314295717521912012-07-17T07:10:13.156-05:002012-07-17T07:10:13.156-05:00I must say that I'm not really a fan of ATMs e...I must say that I'm not really a fan of ATMs either, although nothing like that ever happened to me. <br /><br />As for starting this week, I sort of did both. Started seriously exercising again, so that was the sprint, but I'm a bit slower with the writing, which I picked up again this morning. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-75395629277172560142012-07-16T21:09:41.081-05:002012-07-16T21:09:41.081-05:00The drive through is sounding better all the time....The drive through is sounding better all the time. At least, there are people doing the stuff in there. Hope you do get some more stuff done tomorrow.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-74627917915170790752012-07-16T21:05:59.747-05:002012-07-16T21:05:59.747-05:00Maybe, if I got the card back when the machine too...Maybe, if I got the card back when the machine took it, I wouldn't have developed the fear I have. I don't think I'll be going anywhere near an ATM again.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-62904718686480760852012-07-16T21:03:21.799-05:002012-07-16T21:03:21.799-05:00Ha, ha. Loved that story, J.L. I used to be an ATM...Ha, ha. Loved that story, J.L. I used to be an ATM junkie, but now I rarely use them. I go through the drive-thru instead. As for my week, it has started with a gallop, which means I'll be extremely lazy tomorrow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-17142615375281948482012-07-16T20:22:59.435-05:002012-07-16T20:22:59.435-05:00I was an ATM late bloomer. I remember using the ma...I was an ATM late bloomer. I remember using the machines for the first time when I was in my early twenties. Before then I did almost everything with a teller. I've been the opposite since. I don't want to deal with lines or tellers unless I'm making a major transaction. I remember an ATM machine eating my card, but it ended up giving it back to me. That was a scary moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-1475074504463936682012-07-16T19:42:29.893-05:002012-07-16T19:42:29.893-05:00I think I've grown too comfortable with having...I think I've grown too comfortable with having someone else doing that sort of stuff for me. I do agree that over the counter works best, but there was that line, you see. :)J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-6727402670936654222012-07-16T19:41:08.759-05:002012-07-16T19:41:08.759-05:00I knew there was a reason I was apprehensive about...I knew there was a reason I was apprehensive about going there this morning. :) Ah, the stuff that ordinary life if made of - we can't avoid them.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-10517978255252306642012-07-16T17:56:05.874-05:002012-07-16T17:56:05.874-05:00I'm not going to get into it, but I'm actu...I'm not going to get into it, but I'm actually opposite of you. I'm intimidated by banks, but not by machines. That being said, I always deposit checks inside the bank. I've seen it go wrong too many times when people deposited in the actual machines.E.B. Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954156488722828443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-48444466378230101412012-07-16T16:46:45.817-05:002012-07-16T16:46:45.817-05:00That is quite a story, Joy. I don't blame you ...That is quite a story, Joy. I don't blame you for being afraid of the ATM. <br />I started my week on a gallop, but not in the writing arena. For me, it's cleaning and doctors appointments and all that other necessary stuff in life. Hope to revise sometime later today.Susan Oloierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311938400999953443noreply@blogger.com