Sasquatch Is Screwed

I’m too tall for the new ATM

Interesting.  I was not aware that there were height requirements.  

Neither was Tim Robbins, but he got to play Merlin.  

Wait, what?  

In Top Gun, Tim "Nuke" Robbins played Cougar's co-pilot, Merlin.  At 6'5", there is roughly no way he would actually fit inside an F-14 cockpit.  Anyway, more importantly, the bank recently installed a new ATM in my building at work.  It's tough to argue with the convenience, except to say that the old ATM used to accept deposits, so you could actually do more banking there, and the new one just spits out money, so it's actually now missing a feature, but whatever.  I can probably count on one hand the number of times I used that thing for deposits.  

The new ATM is significantly smaller, making it more energy efficient or something, and it's set back in a little recess.  This is all well and good until somebody who's over 5'6" tries to use the thing.  There's a technical term for people like that...we call them "Most People."  Average height for men in the US is 5'-9 1/2", 5'-4" for women.   Once your surpassaverage height, the screen disappears behind the machine casing, leaving you to bend over or squat or turn yourself at an odd angle to be able to use the machine.  However you do it, you end up looking pretty dumb. 

We call that "A Normal Day For Jeremy." 

Of course, I still have no idea why the bank felt the need to replace the old ATM with the new one, since it's actually less useful, but to replace it with one that I can't even use comfortably is just a little insulting.  So, to the bank that put the new ATM in my building, I give a hearty, "No Thanks!"  

And that will do it for another week, and Jeremy goes on vacation again.  Yes, he just got back from vacation.  Jeremy Is In The Office will be out of the office tomorrow and next monday and Tuesday, returning Wednesday to fill all of your Sametime Status Needs.  Enjoy the long weekend!