Pluggers by Rick McKee for August 09, 2015

Who still utilizes travelers’ cheques these days? Also, as Bob Dylan says, “the times are a-changing.”

I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.

…got about $50 dollars worth from my last vacation 20 years ago or is it $20 dollars worth from my last vacation 50 years ago…

This is like just a few years ago when I paid for something with a $2 bill. Gave it to the teenage cashier, who in turn called the manager and asked him: a) was it fake? b) could they accept it?

and you’re a Canadian plugger if you spell ‘checks’ with a ‘qu’instead of ‘ck’

Last time I saw one, I was entering my thirties working as a concessionaire at a movie theater. Thankfully, our manager knew how we should process them.

A lot of places refuse them these days. As a former bank teller- good riddance. They were a real pain to sell. Before credit cards, I did need them for travelling, but using them was a pain also. Luckily today there are so many better options.

Mike,I hear you shouting way too much about OLD FARTS.

Thank you Sarge! You took the words right out of my mouth! By the way, I still write a few checks like to buy a new car or something significant and to pay a few bills; although I don’t use checks or plastic at the grocery store! That is what cash is for…

Haha… you guys arguing need “spell-cheque”…!!!!

Thanks for the reminder. I found $80 in AX travelers checks which I had stashed/lost in my desk. Guess I’ll boogie down to the bank and deposit them into my account tomorrow. (Does one still “boogie”?) BTW, thanks Old Sarge…

I’m with you waykirk1. I love our senior citizens and try to help them out as much as I can. I love listening to their stories and gleaning wisdom from them or just listening to their jokes and laughing along with the joke tellers. My generation (I’m 43) and those that are younger can learn so much from senior citizens if we would just take the time to listen when they speak. I always address them as Mr., Mrs., Sir, or Ma’am. Even when they ask me to address them by their first name, I decline out of respect. Whenever I see a senior citizen two words enter my mind: Thank you. This is because I know that in some way they made it possible for me to freely live where I want to live, go where I want to go, and do what I want to do. When I know that the senior citizen is a military veteran, I always make sure to thank them for their service and check in with them on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. Sadly, my visits and thank yous are the only ones of them get. All of the above are reasons that it peeves me whenever I hear senior citizens referred to as OLD FARTS, geezers, or some other disrespectful term. It peeves me because my parents are senior citizens and I don’t like for them to be disrespected and also because I know if I live long enough I will be a senior citizen and I don’t want anyone saying those disrespectful things about me.I’ve been this way as long as I can remember. I was taught this when I was young not only by my parents but also by my dearly departed grandparents. It was reinforced by them all as I got older. The respect for military veterans was instilled in me by my father who himself is a 26 year veteran of the Air Force and reinforced by my work with Air Force widows when I was in ROTC in high school.Thank you for your service Sarge!

Traveler’s check have the advantage that you’re not exposing your credit card information in places that you’re not certain of the security.