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09-30-2011 12:16 AM |
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Originally Posted by Yorio
(Post 399835)
I went on a fishing expedition to see if a deeper dialogue would be possible on TOTV but guess I was wrong. Or, perhaps my questions were too vague for starting a dialogue. So, let me try again.
Recently I had an experience at our neighborhood bank where I had business for decades. Now with bank mergers, we have some new staff. I had a State Tax refund check with both of our names on it. I asked my wife to counter sign where appropriate and brought it to the bank. The cashier told me that my wife has to be present with her ID. for me to deposit in my account. We have separate account. I told her I have done this before but she said this was the rule. Now, I know technically she is right but the small branch is really a neighborhood bank and I know most of the staff there. I thought I would get that 'friendly' treatment. I know she is right but I felt cheated. Rules are rules?
Or, recently I read on a post about a 5 some on a golf course. We do that occasionally on our club. We start off as three some and two some and join together later. Technically amongst five of us, we are using two tee times but rules says no 5 some. Could there be a wink or no?
Or, on another post I read that if one sees someone walking at 10 p.m. on a golf course, she will call the police. How about if a couple with two flashlights walking between 8 and 10 p.m. in winter where no golfers around, would she still call a police? Carrying flashlights a must.
I won't start on questions such as "what is love", "what is beauty", "what is justice", "what is insanity", at least not yet or this post is a total failure.:icon_wink:
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Speaking of seeing the other side...
The bank question: Suppose you lose a check. Someone finds it and forges your name. He goes to the bank and convinces a new teller-- who cannot possibly know all the regular customers yet-- that he cashes your checks for you all the time and has been doing it for years. The teller gives him the "friendly" treatment.
Bet you'd feel cheated then.
The five golfer question: Two tee times involves a different pace of play than does one group of five. Perhaps the group behind the fivesome gets a hole or more behind because five people playing together were able to play faster than when playing as separate groups. Now, the group behind that complains about the group that appears to be a hole behind. Or the ambassador sees they are behind and makes them pick up.
Another way to look at the question is, do I consider how bending the rules affects others or just how it affects me? Do the rules even apply to me? If not, why not?
Couple walking with flashlights: Hmm, perhaps a widow looks out her window and sees people with flashlights roaming behind the houses. Are they casing the homes? Scared out of her wits, she has a heart attack. Or maybe a couple's privacy-- for which they paid extra by living on a golf course-- is disrupted.
Another way to look at the question is, do I consider how bending the rules affects others or just how it affects me? Do the rules even apply to me? If not, why not? |
