Liberty: The ATM Blues
I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I go to the atm, and try to get some cash
I look at the receipt and get whiplash
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the ATM blues
That was clever I must say, just thought of it. Proud of me? Thanks!
Anyways when I go to the ATM, I always get this weird feeling overcome me. It's a combination of many things. First I fear for some reason that I am not getting my card out quick enough. Then I fear that I'm going to forget the pin number. Then I think the card will get stuck. Then sometimes I actually do put the card in wrong. Then I look to see who is around me so they aren't memorizing my card number or they have a super telescopic camera and are taking down my number and pin. Then I look at my reflection, and try to find the camera. I make a funny face for the transaction. Then I decide how much I'm going to withdrawal. I also think someone is going to come up and take my cash.
I then decide if I want to see the receipt or not. More often than not I don't want to see it. I don't like taking money out. It bothers me. $20, $40, $60...it bothers me. I then worry if I am moving to slow if there are others in line. When others are in line before me I can't stand how slow they are - just do you know. There's too much going on in that 2 minutes of action packed mayhem!
No I'm not cheap. Oh wait, I think I am. I just don't like to spend money. Ok that's not true. I like to spend money. I just don't like to spend my money. Yes that's it. No matter the amount I take out of the ATM, it bothers me. I get a sense of anxiety in addition to all of the other variables at play. I don't think I could work for one of those armored car services. I'd be freaking out all of the time.
Am I alone in feeling this?
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