This week, share a photo that represents travel to you.
—WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
When I think of traveling anywhere I think about having a pocket full of quarters and a supply of one-dollar bills that are reasonably free of tears and wrinkles. The small denominations are the life blood for the Gee-dunk machines that line airports, hotels and transit terminals.
They dispense everything from soda, water, and protein bars to assorted candies, chips, and prophylactics. Life on the road depends on the ability to adapt to—and carry—change.
Sooner or later, everyone has to pay The Man.
An interesting take on the WPC.
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Thanks, Yuhu. I try to keep it fresh.
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Cheers!
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I don’t mind feeding the machines, it is when they don’t give back change that is due. That changes my whole relationship with them. Thanks for explaining Gee-dunk. Cheers.
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Thanks for checking in, Dan. I’m with you when the change doesn’t come out of the vending machine. I start rethinking whether I really needed it to begin with.
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You could always use the prophylactics to store the quarters!
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Good idea, Peter.
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OK. I’ll bite…
Much call for the prophylactics of late? 🙂
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Not lately. It was more of an observation in passing and a tease for those “of a certain age.”
Thanks for playing, Julie.
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Teehee!!
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As I’ve lost dexterity in my hands, holding 3 quarters together as shown in the picture is problematic. Never thought I would say this, I’d rather use a credit card. Really interesting pic!
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Thanks, Al. One coin at a time will get you there eventually…
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Ha, Allan, good one. I’m notorious for never buying anything in an airport or elsewhere. In Philadelphia, I always buy tokens right away so that we can use the subway or the bus, but that requires a $20 or else you won’t get many. Quarters are good for a cart at Aldi (you get it back) or parking where you have to pay for parking (hate it!), although in Chicago, you’ll need a credit card, as the parking meters and lots don’t take $100’s. 🙂
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Thanks for the comment, Janet. You are spot-on about the number of times that we have to use a credit card these days. At the present time, Apple Pay and Google Wallet are gaining in popularity and frequency.
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Always gets easier and easier to spend your money, doesn’t it?
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Yes, it certainly does get easier.
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I like the instructions of how to hold the quarters. So Gee-dunk machine. Vending machine?
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Yep. It’s an old Southern expression that I picked up along the way.
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