The Law of Bemisnorris

bemisnorris · Posted: 19 Apr 2004 11:25 AM Post subject: The Law of Bemisnorris

You've all heard of Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Well, I believe that it goes one step further in my case, thus The Law of Bemisnorris: Nothing will ever go right.

I needed gas for my car, but had no cash on me (and very little cash in the bank), so I decided to take my coin jar to Food4Less to cash out. I got there and the machine was out of service, so I was forced to use my ATM card and risk overdraft.

I went to USA gasoline (the one where you pump your gas first and then pay), and put $10 worth of gasoline into my gas tank. I drove up to the cashier and handed him my debit card (as I have in the past), and he tells me, "Cash only. It's posted on the pump." Of course, I had no cash on me, so he tells me to leave him my cell phone while I go to the bank for the cash. I leave him my driver's license and go to the bank.

I only have $15 available, so I get down to get my money from the teller. Just as the teller is handing me my $10 she says, "Oh, wait...the money's not available to you. You only have $1 available." On Sunday, I deposited a check for $115 and some change for my ex; I withdrew $100 for her, so I should still have $15 available to me. I explain this to the teller and she informs me that, since I deposited the money on a weekend, the money wouldn't be available to me until tonight.

So, now I go to my other bank. I go to the drive-up ATM, insert my card, punch in my PIN, press the withdrawl button, press the $20 button, and, after I've done all this, the screen reads, "It's been a crazy day! I'm out of money. An ATM team has already been called." So, now, I go inside the bank grab a withdrawl slip, but all the pens were dry. When I finally got to the teller, I borrow a pen, hand her the slip, swipe my ATM card, and just as she's handing me my $10, she tells me, "Wait...I'm sorry but you only have $3 available to you."

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