Plan Your ATM Visits

[zeke]

Never ever used an atm, even when living in a city. My cash comes from a nice young lady behind the counter, or usually the drive through. Some likely do not even have that option, but it always helps to actually get to know the people in the bank.

 

[adwjc]

ATMs

The ATM I use most often is literally across the street from a Police Department in clear view, only a fool would try to rob someone there, and I always have someone watching my back as I make transactions regardless, so I'm safe.

Only problem with that idea, around here, all the cops (literally all) are out on patrol or handling a call. They only go to the station to process arrests

If you go to any of the stations, you find a locked door and a call box to reach County Dispatch.

 

[kennyb]

Good thinking for sure

 

[Breakaway500]

Never used an ATM. First time I saw one it looked like a slot machine as it was blinking and making strange noises.

 

[Smoke]

Somebody stole an ATM from somewhere and left it in the dumpster outside my apartment. I never heard the story about how it got there. I called it in on my way to church and it was still there when I got back.

I was at work one morning and was walking my first fence line rounds I found not an ATM but one of the floor safes like they used to have the Domino's that I worked at when I was a kid.

It was a metal cylinder maybe 3 ft deep that was installed in the floor in the manager's office. both Domino's I worked at had one and whenever a driver got above a certain amount they were supposed to do a drop and the drop went into that safe.

I'm not sure that the one that I found came from a Domino's but I sure would like to know how they got it out of the ground.

Every so often I hear on the news that somebody stole an ATM or tried to break into an ATM but I've never heard of anybody actually getting into one.

The Last Story I remember hearing on the news was somebody stealing a front end loader and trying to break open an ATM and they couldn't get into it

 

[arjay]

A shopkeeper was murdered a a block from my bank a few months ago in the middle of the day during a robbery attempt. Amazingly the killer came back to burgle the store a month later and his dna matched the dna on the zip ties he dropped during the robbery

 

[WR Moore]

I recall one ATM in kind of a weather shield. The backing made a nice mirror so you could watch behind you whilst doing your business.

 

[Yaworski]

I'm wondering if the people who claim to have never used an ATM are really, really old. Even my father who couldn't operate a VCR eventually started using an ATM.

I got my first ATM card as a college freshman in 1976. That was long before you could use your debit card at stores or they masqueraded as a Mastercard or Visa.

I don't go to ATMs in sketchy neighborhoods. I usually go to one in a Sheetz because those have no fees.

 

[NYlakesider]

I'm wondering if the people who claim to have never used an ATM are really, really old. Even my father who couldn't operate a VCR eventually started using an ATM.

I got my first ATM card as a college freshman in 1976. That was long before you could use your debit card at stores or they masqueraded as a Mastercard or Visa.



I don't go to ATMs in sketchy neighborhoods. I usually go to one in a Sheetz because those have no fees.

Yes I over qualify as old!

I can honestly say I have never used a ATM. I can get in enough trouble with pocket cash or CCs at point of sales location.

My wife on the other hand when she approaches the terminal it blinks all sorts of lights and also flashes on the screen,Welcome back Mrs Lakesider even before she puts her card in. Most times she goes to one that is part of her credit union and I'm just along for the ride. Most of those locations are in sort of safe areas.

 

[gwpercle]

And I thought I was the only husband who waited at the car with his Cold Steel Tactical Walking Cane ... just in case .

When you get older you have to play the game like a Tag Team .

I figure if the bad guy is hasseling the person at the ATM ...
He wont see that Tactical Assaulkt Cane coming ...

It may not be fair but robbing old people isn't fair either .

Guys & Gals ... Keep On Keeping On ... old doesn't mean Defenseless !

Gary

 

[Yaworski]

My wife on the other hand when she approaches the terminal it blinks all sorts of lights and also flashes on the screen,Welcome back Mrs Lakesider even before she puts her card in.

Back in the 90s, I made a point of not telling my wife that her ATM card doubled as a Visa so she could use it at stores. It was a nightmare when she found out because she would just spend willy-nilly and I was constantly having to deal with overdrafts. She was the proverbial shopaholic who justified all of purchases as something that she "deserved."

 

[gwpercle]

And I thought I was the only husband who waited at the car with his Cold Steel Tactical Walking Cane ... just in case .

When you get older you have to play the game like a Tag Team .

I figure if the bad guy is hasseling the person at the ATM ...
He wont see that Tactical Assaulkt Cane coming ...

It may not be fair but robbing old people isn't fair either .

Guys & Gals ... Keep On Keeping On ... old doesn't mean Defenseless !

Gary

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Poker players use ATMs routinely. I've used them at all sorts of times, day and night. I stay alert and I'm easily able to get to my EDC. Sometimes I literally get out of my car to use them because my arms are too short to reach everything. Not all ATMs but many. Never had a problem. Yet.

 

[biku324]

There hasn't been a robbery at an ATM in my county since I've lived there (2004).

 

[jdh]

Here they don't rob you at the ATM. They follow you to a place that is less public.

What is jugging? Cash carriers need to know about this rising crime to stay safe

 

[johngalt]

Drive-thru ATM lane at the bank. Pull up close enough that someone can't get between your car and the machine.

 

[Yendor357]

My ATM is across the street from the JPD.

 

[GypsmJim]

Have never, will never use an ATM. The teller MIGHT make a mistake, remedied on the spot. A machine; outside? Nope. We're all going cashless before 2030, "social status monitoring" will make digitality complete. Joe

Meeeee toooo. I see no logical reason to use an ATM. The bank has very complete open hours so what's the problem?

 

[zeke]

I'm wondering if the people who claim to have never used an ATM are really, really old. Even my father who couldn't operate a VCR eventually started using an ATM.

I got my first ATM card as a college freshman in 1976. That was long before you could use your debit card at stores or they masqueraded as a Mastercard or Visa.

I don't go to ATMs in sketchy neighborhoods. I usually go to one in a Sheetz because those have no fees.

Am not claiming to never using a atm, i never have. Also don't have a debit card. Am only 67 years old. I do have a checking account and credit card. Am not in the mood to have a bank charge me for taking my money out, and if the pocket cash runs out i quit spending.

 

[BabaBlueJay]

I'm not saying this didn't happen but that sometimes paranoia plays a role on these forums. He might have just been walking through, and if I was walking through and someone aggressively got between me and my path I'd take a wide berth too. Maybe he just looked her way instinctively, I look at people around me all the time walking and half the time it's not even on purpose.

I've never had an issue at an ATM or Gas Station, not saying you should be oblivious but I do think there is a certain level where it becomes paranoia. It's easy to see the YouTube video where this happens and think it's common when it absolutely isn't. I'll probably get ripped up and down for this take but I do think sometimes as gun owners we are on such high alert that we see threats that aren't real.

Again, not saying this guy OP is mentioning wasn't a potential threat, I wasn't there, maybe he was. Just saying that I'm sure 9/10 of these situations are false alarms or mistaken perceptions.