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Oct 11^th, 2016 at 2:29pm

A little trip down memory lane.

Do you remember, in the days when banks had local branches and those branches had managers and the managers were prominent people in local communities, it was like a rite of passage when you first got a chequebook.

And the other thing was, cheques were a fairly acceptable form of payment back then, as long as you had ID. And you pulled out your chequebook and slapped it down as if to say "how much do you want, whatever it is I'm good for it".

I found my cheque book in a drawer today. The last cheque I wrote was in 2014. I wrote two cheques in that year and none since.

It's like the passing of the age of steam.

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Re: Cheques
Reply #1 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 2:46pm

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 2:29pm:

A little trip down memory lane.

Do you remember, in the days when banks had local branches and those branches had managers and the managers were prominent people in local communities, it was like a rite of passage when you first got a chequebook.

And the other thing was, cheques were a fairly acceptable form of payment back then, as long as you had ID. And you pulled out your chequebook and slapped it down as if to say "how much do you want, whatever it is I'm good for it".

I found my cheque book in a drawer today. The last cheque I wrote was in 2014. I wrote two cheques in that year and none since.

It's like the passing of the age of steam.

I still use them to transact most if not all Taxi business payments.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74417 Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #2 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 2:52pm I use them occasionally.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 137055 Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #3 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:07pm I haven't used one since last century.
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21560 ACT Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #4 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:23pm Bogarde is sending one over to Donald as he is so short of cash and being outspent twenty to one by Hillary!
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Re: Cheques
Reply #5 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:57pm

I've been doing my financial business ONLINE since about 2000. Bills are sent to me via email, I pay via BPay.

The last time I had to deposit a cheque was when I received an inheritance from an Uncle. Sent to me via Registered Mail. Why they didn't just ask me for my Bank details and do a transfer, who knows. It was a substantial amount too.

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Reply #6 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:21pm

Neferti wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:57pm:

I've been doing my financial business ONLINE since about 2000. Bills are sent to me via email, I pay via BPay.

The last time I had to deposit a cheque was when I received an inheritance from an Uncle. Sent to me via Registered Mail. Why they didn't just ask me for my Bank details and do a transfer, who knows. It was a substantial amount too.

Uncle's name was 'John'?

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Reply #7 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:25pm

Unforgiven wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:21pm:

Neferti wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:57pm:

I've been doing my financial business ONLINE since about 2000. Bills are sent to me via email, I pay via BPay.

The last time I had to deposit a cheque was when I received an inheritance from an Uncle. Sent to me via Registered Mail. Why they didn't just ask me for my Bank details and do a transfer, who knows. It was a substantial amount too.

Uncle's name was 'John'?

No, not that it is any of your beeswax, his name was Victor and he was 96 when he died and had no children. Thus I was a beneficiary, as were my sisters.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21560 ACT Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #8 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:27pm I had to deposit my Lotto win cheque a couple of months ago!
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #9 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:42pm Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:27pm: I had to deposit my Lotto win cheque a couple of months ago! Bullshit. When I won lotto they deposited it into MY "special" account ( so that the ATO couldn't trace it). Don't lie, Redneck.
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Reply #10 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:43pm

Oh yes, you are showing your age if you remember banks closing at 3PM. No ATMs. Or that you had to were a suit and get a hair cut if you wanted to talk to person above the tellers. And then there was that quaint Australian custom of circulating a cheque, as if it was money, if it was made out to the bearer.

I think the last cheque I wrote, was at least ten years ago.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74417 Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #11 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:49pm i have a neighbour who always pays me for odd jobs that I do for her with a cheque ... friggen annoying as it's usually only very small amounts
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38617 Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #12 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:50pm Neferti wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:42pm: Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:27pm: I had to deposit my Lotto win cheque a couple of months ago! Bullshit. When I won lotto they deposited it into MY "special" account ( so that the ATO couldn't trace it). Don't lie, Redneck. Waste of effort. Its not taxable.
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Reply #13 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:51pm

Neferti wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:42pm:

Redmond Neck wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:27pm:

I had to deposit my Lotto win cheque a couple of months ago!

Bullshit. When I won lotto they deposited it into MY "special" account ( so that the ATO couldn't trace it). Don't lie, Redneck.

I suspect mine was bigger than yours to use a blokey term! Wink

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21560 ACT Gender:	Re: Cheques Reply #14 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:53pm John Smith wrote on Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:49pm: i have a neighbour who always pays me for odd jobs that I do for her with a cheque ... friggen annoying as it's usually only very small amounts MMMmmmmm! Sorry John but small penis, equals small remuneration for the job!
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