Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Home laser printer >Amazingly archaic. But in a similar vein, my son (now in California) was >also surprised to see that checks are still being used--for example, the >company he works for pays business trip >reimbursements this way. I don't >think he had dealt with a check ever before (he was 5 when we left the US >in 1995, and all the countries in which we have lived since then no longer >use checks). >Despite all the cool technologies we use, most of which come >from the US, the country is surprisingly old-fashioned in some respects. >Cheers, >Nathan ======================================================================================================================================================= I usually pay for our weekly groceries with a check, partly to keep my credit card balance as low as possible, but mainly because I love using a fountain pen (and it's fun to see the reaction of young cashiers..."What is that?"). They also chuckle at the design of the check - it has a line drawing version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" on it. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA POY 1978 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt