tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post789458588556565371..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Fun With FractionsCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-63410022047110988862015-11-05T22:32:04.513-05:002015-11-05T22:32:04.513-05:00Well, ya know, we all wonder that about you every ...Well, ya know, we all wonder that about you every now and then ... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54874245674520764392015-11-02T17:21:12.557-05:002015-11-02T17:21:12.557-05:00Clearly.
I mean, I know that NOW. . .
;)Clearly.<br /><br />I mean, I know that NOW. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19540178203043815402015-11-02T16:26:07.654-05:002015-11-02T16:26:07.654-05:00Some folks equate coins and fractions with apples ...Some folks equate coins and fractions with apples and oranges, forgetting that .25 is the same as 1/4.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-52109285224698398722015-11-01T20:59:50.984-05:002015-11-01T20:59:50.984-05:00See, I don't even write cursive; this was not ...See, I don't even write cursive; this was <i>not</i> a legibility issue. It was purely a matter of some bank clerk saying to him/herself, "<i>Three-quarters??</i> What the hell does he mean by <i>that??</i>Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54951102229041900732015-11-01T20:54:56.969-05:002015-11-01T20:54:56.969-05:00Happy to oblige. . .
I just keep asking myself wh...Happy to oblige. . .<br /><br />I just keep asking myself what's 'unclear' about 'three-quarters', especially when a 25-cent piece has the words 'quarater dollar' embossed on its face. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-5887129192943811892015-11-01T18:42:49.240-05:002015-11-01T18:42:49.240-05:00That is unfortunate that the bank didn't nail ...That is unfortunate that the bank didn't nail you with an insufficient funds charge, you scallywag you! <br /><br />And yeah, you were on the verge os a postal incident, no doubt. At the very least they could have winged ya just out of principle!<br /><br />Most banks do ignore the cursive thing, pretty sure that's why schools want cursive verboten. I usually write the amount in such a form that it can't possibly be accurately read beyond the cents due. Often if the amount is even I'll write "zip/100" just for fun. It amuses me that no one has ever gone after me on any of it ......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-18499302449838143932015-11-01T17:18:04.129-05:002015-11-01T17:18:04.129-05:00Banks will just about always accept your money, pr...Banks will just about always accept your money, provided there's no ambiguity.<br />They have no problem retaining your money when they can complain of a confusing order.<br />The written out amount, where you actually have to spell words, is the legal order.<br />Leave it blank, they don't pay.<br /><br />I'm glad you said "morons" because now I don't have to.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24193755302026055752015-11-01T12:10:23.320-05:002015-11-01T12:10:23.320-05:00See, I thought you'd enjoy the whole 'cust...See, I thought you'd enjoy the whole 'customer relations' aspect of it all. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-73848431565997565272015-11-01T10:38:41.003-05:002015-11-01T10:38:41.003-05:00Welp, that is indeed interesting! I used to think ...Welp, that is indeed interesting! I used to think that banks didn't even look at the dollar line of checks until a friend told me that twice she had a bank refuse to cash a check she received from her FIL because he misspelled some of the numbers (English not being his native language). Crazy, right?<br /><br />I have to say, I'd have been annoyed with you at the post office, but I've never NOT been annoyed there.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com