Chrometophobia

<Almost worst banking experience ever>

I went to my new bank yesterday to do some basic things.

1. Withdraw $200. Reason why coming later.
2. Order checks/see where the heck they are
3. Ask about getting a credit card.

So I went to the teller to get $200. She told me to write a check and make it payable to Cash.
As if I had checks.
She gave me one and I had to fill out the entire check to Cash which is just so silly.

I hope Cash knows what he's doing and that he's able to withdraw the money. 

I hope Cash knows he has to endorse the check before he cashes it.

Pssh- cash.
And I don't know how they expected me to write a check to cash if I had no checks.

So then they don't know if I've ordered checks or not. Their dinosaur of a system takes forever while eating my lunch break away (get it? Eating my lunch...break...ok. I guess it's lame when I explain my own jokes), and they discover that I didn't order checks when I opened my account.

So I go to order checks and I'm giving them my address. She was the s_____l______o__________w______e_________s_____t typer ever.
Blooming Crossing?
No, Blue Moon.
B-l-u...
Yes, that's how you spell Blue.

MY GOODNESS. It's like these people didn't pass 7th grade.

Then these business men come in with all their business suits and they're like, HEY EVERYBODY. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU SOME MONEY.
And then, like, everybody laughs for some reason.

Bank teller (in a really saucy voice): How are you doing today?
Business man: I'M DOING GREAT. IT'S FRIDAY AND FOR SOME REASON THIS FACT IS HILARIOUS. HARARHARHARHAHR.

Seriously- it's like they're all sleeping together or something.

After I finally get my checks ordered, I asked if I could get a credit card. 

I'd have to do an application and blah blah blah. 

Would I be likely to be approved if I never had a credit card before?
Probably not.
I am shocked.

How the hell am I ever supposed to get freaking credit if I can't even get it from my own bank?

I was so upset I almost cried.

</almost worst banking experience ever>

The reason I withdrew $200 cash is because Mike and I are trying something new as far as sharing food money. We both withdraw the same amount in order to buy food on a cash basis. 

Kind of a Dave Ramsey technique.

Mike, however, is really not accustomed to using cash:

*at Wal Mart, coins come out of the self-checkout machine*

Mike: Oh my goodness. I haven't seen change in so long. Like- I haven't seen change since before Obama was elected.

BAZINGA.

And also probably true.

I saw this billboard on I-16 that said AVAILABLE with a phone number and I thought, man, that is a really bold way to pick up chicks.

Short skirt long jacket,

TWS