Many here will know how I love to bleat on about "penguins"; some will hate that (too bad; get over it, I'm not changin'), some will find it mildly amusing (you are obviously sick like me 
).
But I stand by my harsh observation of our species, and saw an absolute classic re-affirmation if it this morning.
I happened to walk past the CBA bank just up the footpath from our workshop at around 10.00. The bank opens at 9.30.
Through the window I could see a line of people which stretched from the spot where you queue for a teller, almost out the door.
Now, the context of this is that it is Thursday...Pension day. So, here are all these pensioners lining up like a flock of sheep/penguins to get their money with which to go shopping.
"So what?" you might say.
Well, here's the thing; almost all these people have not much else pressing to do with their time I'd say, so why the hell are they all lining up at the exact same time to get their money out?
Why not learn to use an ATM? FFS
Why not wait a coupla hours (as I did when I went back there to make a deposit at 11.45am), avoid the swarm, and do your pension picking in relative comfort and peace?
It's idiotic; I wandered in there as I said, and there was ONE other customer in there other than me.
I was thinking; if I was a pensioner, I'd be either going in there when I did, or the day before, or the day after.
The day before would be a challenge I suppose as they might have too much week left at the end of the money by Wednesday, but surely they could manage their affairs well enough to get 'em through to this day, or last until Friday when the crowds have gone??
And, further to this - don't get me started on the queues at Aldi about an hour after the bank crowd disperses.
Maybe they could organise a bus from each bank to take them all to the next port-of-call which is Aldi's, then load 'em back up for a quick trip to the RSL for a lunch, and then home for a milo and lie-down?
).But I stand by my harsh observation of our species, and saw an absolute classic re-affirmation if it this morning.
I happened to walk past the CBA bank just up the footpath from our workshop at around 10.00. The bank opens at 9.30.
Through the window I could see a line of people which stretched from the spot where you queue for a teller, almost out the door.
Now, the context of this is that it is Thursday...Pension day. So, here are all these pensioners lining up like a flock of sheep/penguins to get their money with which to go shopping.
"So what?" you might say.
Well, here's the thing; almost all these people have not much else pressing to do with their time I'd say, so why the hell are they all lining up at the exact same time to get their money out?
Why not learn to use an ATM? FFS
Why not wait a coupla hours (as I did when I went back there to make a deposit at 11.45am), avoid the swarm, and do your pension picking in relative comfort and peace?
It's idiotic; I wandered in there as I said, and there was ONE other customer in there other than me.
I was thinking; if I was a pensioner, I'd be either going in there when I did, or the day before, or the day after.
The day before would be a challenge I suppose as they might have too much week left at the end of the money by Wednesday, but surely they could manage their affairs well enough to get 'em through to this day, or last until Friday when the crowds have gone??
And, further to this - don't get me started on the queues at Aldi about an hour after the bank crowd disperses.
Maybe they could organise a bus from each bank to take them all to the next port-of-call which is Aldi's, then load 'em back up for a quick trip to the RSL for a lunch, and then home for a milo and lie-down?
