Nobody carries cash anymore

"Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp) 02/17/2019 at 12:33 • Filed to: None

1

27

Mrs. Shoe Pilot and I took the couch apart for some LLLLOOOONNNNGGGGG overdue cleaning. It’s kind of embarrassing how badly the couch needed the cleaning that it got. I found an appointment card for a day spa that went out of business at least 18 months ago.

As far as loose change recovered from the couch cushions, we found ... $0.15. A nickel and a dime, and that’s it.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 12:39

0

i keep finding 50 cents everywhere

coz im half an idiot... smart enough to always have 50 cents on me in case of public toilet

not smart enough to remember to empty me pockets

Clown Shoe Pilot > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 12:42

2

I have a feeling that pay toilets are how cities end up smelling like piss. I have absolutely no data to back that up.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 12:43

4

Here I sit

all broken hearted

paid my dime

but only farted

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 12:47

1

neh... guys being able to piss anywhere is how cities end up smelling like piss

that said.... toilets being free would help some

(amsterdam didnt get the memo... toilets is 70 cents over there... coz tourists will pay anything for anything)

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 12:48

2

We don’t have pay toilets over here. It might be better if we did (though they’d have to take credit cards or something).

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 02/17/2019 at 12:48

0

ha... me dad knew that one

he only paid a penny tho

facw > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 12:49

0

In the case of farscythe land, there’s a much more direct explanation:

Though honestly Amsterdam smells less like urine than NYC in my opinion.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 12:52

1

I can see a business charging a fee for their internal washroom, especially in high traffic areas where someone might enter the business only to use the washroom, consume supplies, and leave. But I won’t disagree on the smelly cities. Paris (France, Europe)  is one of the few places I encountered paid public washrooms, and also one of the grimiest cities I've been to. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw 02/17/2019 at 12:53

2

depends on where you are here... most malls will have them..

and around town center you may find some wee trees

they are free and most usefull if not very private or of any use to anyone not of the male persuasion

but yeah 50 cents is the going rate.. unless you pop into a pub/restuarant.. those are free.. but they kinda expect you to order something

facw > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 12:54

1

In my wallet I have $160, which is more than I need (probably about a year’s cash spending).

I don’t bother with change smaller than quarters though, straight into the take-a-penny, leave-a-penny.

Really though, we need to cut back on that small change. When the half-penny was withdrawn it was worth about 13 cents, so it would make a lot of sense to just round everything to the nearest quarter.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 13:02

1

I think all dads know that one. Where do you think I learned it?

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 13:04

2

Yeah, the very public urinal approach would definitely not fly over here. In most places restaurants are required to have public restrooms, but except in a few places, they are only required to make them available to customers. Our malls and “big box” stores generally have free public restrooms (they might still harass a homeless person trying to use one, but in general no one is going to complain if you use one without a purchase).

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 13:12

0

Reminds me of an event that happened when I first bought the Lexus. Guy approaches me in the parking lot of a grocery store about needing cash for his sick paralyzed wife’s starving dog in labor in a car whose spare tire is on fire and won’t start and just needs a couple of bucks to get a few gallons of gas to get to the station so he can ring the fire brigade since he forgot his wallet at home...

And I go, “Sure thing, but you can get me back online, right? Do you have Square, Paypal, bank online transfer? You can set that up in like 2 minutes and then I can help you out and you can hit me back with a transfer so we are Even Stevens. ” (Everyone who tries to panhandle has a fucking phone with data .)

After fiddling nervously with his iphone for about 5 minutes while I stare patiently at him, he goes, “ah well, I’m sorry to keep taking up your time, I’ll ask someone else.”

No shit, you will. Panhandling is not allowed in my city by law, but they’re out there taking money.

Honestly I’d be willing to start a company just so I can offer these assholes a job, only to watch them turn it down because they make $25 an hour.

ranwhenparked > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 13:34

1

Don’t scoff at a nickel, it will buy you a steak and kidney pie, a slice of cheesecake, and a newsreel. With enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the Polo Grounds. 

ranwhenparked > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 02/17/2019 at 13:36

0

I would seriously be in favor of this, knowing that paying to just use the bathroom would make asking to use a business’ facilities much less awkward. I always feel obligated to buy something, like a coffee or a candy bar. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/17/2019 at 13:42

1

I don’t think I found a single toilet in Italy that was less than 1 €. It was ridiculous.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/17/2019 at 13:47

0

yikes... i thought 50 cents was pretty steep

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > ranwhenparked 02/17/2019 at 16:45

0

I’ve had this problem a lot on road trips.

Stops at gas station only to use washroom. Buys drink. Half-hour later has to stop, use washroom, buy drink...

Svend > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 16:55

0

Lol, I usually find anything from £5 to £70+ in cars I clean. I give it back of course. 

Svend > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/17/2019 at 16:57

0

Here it’s a £90 on the spot fine for peeing in a public place.

Toilets are free though and rarely pay ones.  

pip bip - choose Corrour > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/18/2019 at 02:17

1

i refuse to pay to piss in a toilet

i’d piss in a doorway or on the side of a building if no where else

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Clown Shoe Pilot 02/18/2019 at 07:38

0

Counterpoint:

We only carry cash. If we can’t afford to get it on what we have now, we’re not going to be able to afford to pay it of in a month either.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/18/2019 at 07:40

0

I’ve had quite a few people come up asking for money for gas. I always offer to take them to the gas station and put some in their vehicle/gas can.

Surprisingly more often than not, the people’s story rings true, those who don’t just move on to someone else.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 02/18/2019 at 12:05

0

If you ever move to my neck of the woods, feel free to keep trying that and seeing what happens. I could use another data point. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/18/2019 at 12:11

0

I figure I like helping people when I can, so if they’re really in need, they’ll take the offer to go to the station and get some gas in their vehicle/can. If they’re not, they start insisting for cash, at which I just get in my vehicle and drive away.

Might it bite me in the ass at some point, probably. Is it worth it to help those actually in need, definitely.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 02/18/2019 at 12:15

0

I’m mentally considering the difference between opportunistic pan handlers who just want gas for their car and are willing to take it since it’s free and people who are just looking for cash. How are you supposed to distinguish between the people who just want free stuff and the people who have an absolute problem?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/18/2019 at 12:31

0

Usually those who just want free stuff only want money. The offer to go to the station with them usually turns them away quite quickly.

Enough times I’ve gotten to the station to find a family in a vehicle praying for help from someone that it doesn’t bother me. I mean I usually put $10-20 in their car and we’re both on our way. If they just wanted free gas, oh well, it’s helped enough people actually in need that it doesn’t bother me.

I just hope that one day if I’m in the same situation someone will help me.