OMGWTF!!

Do you ever look around and think to yourselves, "WTF?" I thought to myself WTF about every hour today! I hate dealing with the public, ya know?? I am not neing ugly...but, really??? I could bitch about my day today, but instead...I have chosen to sum it up with one word...IDIOTS!

I have a story to share with you! My Daughter, Kayla, and I were running errands one afternoon! I had to run by the bank and cash a check! First of all...I hate banks, okay! Well...we pull up to the window and I send the check through the "rocket"...whatever the hell that tube thing is??? I explain that I needed to cash a check! You know...simple, right??? Well, the teller begins to whisper softly through the speaker to me!!?? I am not sure what she is saying, because I failed to take "lip reading" in High School (?), but it was something like this:

"Ma'am, I can not cash this check for you..."
"Why??", I ask...
"Because...you have...innnsuficientah fundzzzzzah!", she whispers...

Okay...I am in panic-defense mode now, because I am wondering WHY am I in the "NSF"...!!! Damn it!!! What "fee" did the bank charge me NOW in order to be in the "NSF"...! I just KNEW her next words were going to be, that I am negative $200 dollars or something??? Only because, it is ALWAYS $200 dollars!!! Ever noticed that??? There is some book or something that they look at that helps them "round off" everything to about $200 dollars! Trust me!!!

"Insufficient funds!!??", I ask boldly...

See, I don't whisper...I prefer to hang my "dirty underwear" on my front porch!!! Ya know??? I have to let it be known that not ONLY am I in the "NSF", and I had nothing to do with that happening!!! As if me opposing was going to somehow make that $200 dollars disssapeeeearrrrr...! Nope....It doesn't work like that!

"What is my balance?", I ask with an irritated tone...
"Uh, you have"...she pauses..."only a penny in your account...", says she...

A penny, I am thinking! A penny??? She gave me a heart-attack over a penny??? That's not "NSF"...! I looked at my daughter and we both started to chuckle!!! I must have had that "look" on my face, because Kayla just hung her head...closed her eyes...and grinned gesturing a "Here we goooooo"...! She knew I was going to say something! It was too funny, I am sorry!!! I was on a mission...

"A penny? Well, okay...so that means I am still in the positive, right???", I ask...
"Yes...", she answers...

Okay...listen, I know that the bank can NOT cash a check if you do not have the funds available to cover the check! This was not the issue! The issue was, her attitude against me! I don't mean ((defensive)), because she wasn't! But she was snooty and really did make a big deal about the fact that I had only a "penny" in the bank for God's sake as if I should be embarrassed! It just irritated me...that's all...! I just wanted to make a point, unfortunately for her...poor gal!!!

"Ma'am", I begin..., "If I needed a dollar and all I had was 99 cents...that penny would be pretty important, wouldn't it??? If I found that penny on heads, I would be considered lucky...wouldn't I??? Also...if it wasn't for that penny, you wouldn't have a job...now would you???"

I look at her...she looks at me! The space between me, the window and the "rocket" grew still! The look on her face as if someone pressed the pause button! Crickets begin to chirp...! The silence was awkward, but I stood my ground! I had a point to prove!!! Even if she thought I had totally lost my gourd, it felt GOOD! Whew!!! Hell yeah!!! I loved the silence...give it to me!!!

"Can I help you with anything else, Ma'am"...she asks, breaking the silence...

I say, "Yes...I would like to make a withdrawal!"

I was very proud to hold that penny!!! It made me feel good that I stood up for myself! To me, that penny was priceless...