Friday, January 30, 2009

Random Act of Gratitude #30: Bank Machine Manners

Something that can drive me nuts are those people who linger too long at the automated bank machine. You know who I mean ... the ones, for example, who finish their transaction, but stand there sorting through their purses, tucking money away, looking for car keys, writing a novel while four people stand there waiting.

Today I stopped by the bank machine (payday!) and saw that a man was at the machine. No sooner had I stepped into the machine area than he stepped back and said, "Go ahead. I'm not quite ready, anyway."

I thanked him, did my business, and was sure to thank him again on the way out. A small, logical courtesty goes far with me.

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