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Haha, that's pretty funny and creative. As long as nobody died, I think that guy should get a "get out of jail free card"!

dfranke 18y ago
You might think differently if you worked for the bank... I got robbed a few weeks ago. I was using an ATM (standalone, not affiliated with any bank) which had a retractable cover over the money dispenser. Somebody had drilled a hex bolt, requiring a socket driver to remove, through the cover, locking it shut. I didn't notice until it was too late. Then after I left, he presumably returned to remove the bolt and collect my money. It was an absolutely ingenious hack, but that doesn't make me any less inclined to throttle the bastard.
- palish 18y ago
  Hmm.. After you noticed the cover was locked shut, could you have called the cops? That's a robbery in progress, so that seems like a valid reason to call 'em. From there, they could have retrieved your money
  - dfranke 18y ago
    I called them. They couldn't be bothered to show up.
    - josefresco 18y ago
      Where in the hell to you live? I can't imagine any police force in the US ignoring that call. Maybe you're some sort of local hooligan who cries wolf? You're obviously also pretty foolish to simply let yourself be passively robbed.
      - dfranke 18y ago
        San Francisco, and I'll choose to ignore the ad hominems.
      - palish 18y ago
        Jeez, dude. I hope you're just having a bad day. Relax. Have a party with some friends. Play some guitar. Paint a self-portrait. In other words, try to be happy. If you don't care about others, they won't care about you -- and that's a rather scary position to be in.
    - steveplace 18y ago
      All you have to do is call them back and say "don't worry about it, I shot the guy who tried to steal from me" They'll show up.
- ovi256 18y ago
  I think that was just random vandalism. The ATM takes the money back if you do not take them in about 2 minutes, for example if you forget. It happened to me, and the bank did not charge me.

dfranke 18y ago

You might think differently if you worked for the bank... I got robbed a few weeks ago. I was using an ATM (standalone, not affiliated with any bank) which had a retractable cover over the money dispenser. Somebody had drilled a hex bolt, requiring a socket driver to remove, through the cover, locking it shut. I didn't notice until it was too late. Then after I left, he presumably returned to remove the bolt and collect my money. It was an absolutely ingenious hack, but that doesn't make me any less inclined to throttle the bastard.

palish 18y ago
Hmm.. After you noticed the cover was locked shut, could you have called the cops? That's a robbery in progress, so that seems like a valid reason to call 'em. From there, they could have retrieved your money
- dfranke 18y ago
  I called them. They couldn't be bothered to show up.
  - josefresco 18y ago
    Where in the hell to you live? I can't imagine any police force in the US ignoring that call. Maybe you're some sort of local hooligan who cries wolf? You're obviously also pretty foolish to simply let yourself be passively robbed.
    - dfranke 18y ago
      San Francisco, and I'll choose to ignore the ad hominems.
    - palish 18y ago
      Jeez, dude. I hope you're just having a bad day. Relax. Have a party with some friends. Play some guitar. Paint a self-portrait. In other words, try to be happy. If you don't care about others, they won't care about you -- and that's a rather scary position to be in.
  - steveplace 18y ago
    All you have to do is call them back and say "don't worry about it, I shot the guy who tried to steal from me" They'll show up.
ovi256 18y ago
I think that was just random vandalism. The ATM takes the money back if you do not take them in about 2 minutes, for example if you forget. It happened to me, and the bank did not charge me.