The Really Scary Thing
The really scary thing is not that I recently left my debit card in the drive-through ATM machine.
The really scary thing is not that someone could have followed me immediately to the machine and drove off with my card.
The really scary thing is not that I did not realize that I had left my card until the next day.
No---the really scary thing is what happened after I called the bank.
The lady at my local Compass Bank asked me, “Are you sure you left the card at our branch?”
I said yes. There was NO doubt in my mind that I had driven off and left the card at my local Pelham branch. I even had a mental picture in my mind of driving off at this location. I would have testified in court under oath that I had left the card at the Pelham branch.
The lady checks and tells me that they do not have the card. She checks further says that my card was captured and that the card has been cancelled. At least that’s a relief. No one walked off with it.
She said all I could do was order another card, which I proceeded to do.
Then the NEXT DAY a realization came to me: I was at ANOTHER branch where I left the ATM card. I am stunned. I had pictured clearly in my mind driving off and leaving it at my local branch.
THIS is the really scary thing. What OTHER memories/pictures do I have in my mind that are not true?
If I can’t trust myself, who can I trust?
The really scary thing is not that someone could have followed me immediately to the machine and drove off with my card.
The really scary thing is not that I did not realize that I had left my card until the next day.
No---the really scary thing is what happened after I called the bank.
The lady at my local Compass Bank asked me, “Are you sure you left the card at our branch?”
I said yes. There was NO doubt in my mind that I had driven off and left the card at my local Pelham branch. I even had a mental picture in my mind of driving off at this location. I would have testified in court under oath that I had left the card at the Pelham branch.
The lady checks and tells me that they do not have the card. She checks further says that my card was captured and that the card has been cancelled. At least that’s a relief. No one walked off with it.
She said all I could do was order another card, which I proceeded to do.
Then the NEXT DAY a realization came to me: I was at ANOTHER branch where I left the ATM card. I am stunned. I had pictured clearly in my mind driving off and leaving it at my local branch.
THIS is the really scary thing. What OTHER memories/pictures do I have in my mind that are not true?
If I can’t trust myself, who can I trust?
posted by Fred Hudson at 6:28 AM
3 Comments:
That is bad when you don't know what in your mind is true or not.
If you don't know what is true or not, then why worry?
Note: No, you still were not there with Josie and Moyna when the sandwiches were served. Sorry.
The really scary thing, I think, is that your card was captured. Who captured it? Did they tranquilize it first?
Anonymous sources report that his card is currently detained in Guantanamo.
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