The 3 Steps Tinnitus Cure

While I was waiting for my mother at the bank the other day, an old lady came in. The bank has a sort of greeter, an employee who lurks near the entrance to direct customers to the right counter. She asked the old lady how she could help. The old lady said, "I heard on the radio that there won't be any cash, it's going to be a cashless society, and I just wanted to know how I would know how much money was in my bank account if there's no cash."

The greeter said, "Well, you can always check your bank balance on our app on your phone."

"Oh, I don't have a phone, dear."

"Oh, well," said the greeter, "you can always pop in here to use the app on one of our terminals."

"Oh. Right." The old lady didn't seem convinced. "Oh, well, thank you." She shuffled out.

Of course, the greeter could have just told her the cashless society is quite a long way off yet, couldn't she? I think that would have reassured the old lady more.

Also, I saw a quiz show yesterday, with a cheerful teenage girl as the contestant. Question: What is added to a BLT to make a BLAT?

"An A," she said, and everyone had a good laugh. The host pressed her for an actual answer. She looked puzzled. "An A." She looked even more puzzled when the answer was revealed to be avocado. I hope someone explained it to her later.

May books read

Only two books this month. Only two books completed, that is. I hit a bad run of ones that I didn't finish.

* Plants: From Roots to Riches - Kathy Willis & Carolyn Fry (2015) ★ ★ ★
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* The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge (2015) ★ ★ ★
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