Try that at the airport with your e-boarding pass, or at a concert with your e-ticket, when the WiFi is offline, and see how far you get, but I do take your point - it's mostly just old people who still print out paper copies of things.
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I really hate the e-ticket way of doing things. I've had my phone fail me before and I can just see myself scrolling furiously on my phone when I could simply be handing the ticket taker the ticket I have in my pocket. So far the e-ticket has worked fine for me, but I never feel safe without a fall back position. --- I'm old enough to remember the golden rule of computers: "All drives will crash. It's just a matter of when."
Myself and my wife too, but I fear that it's just because I'm getting too old. It is the same with cash. Hardly anyone uses cash now. Some EU cities are practically cashless. However, I was in a taxi cab with my son, his partner and my son-in-law and the cab driver said his card machine was broken. Who was going to pay? They don't carry cash anymore. Luckily, I still do. Or, unluckily, for me!
Same. The other day we were settling a debt between us and I handed him 5 twenties. He was dumbfounded. He said "Who carries this much cash?" --- Answer: "Sometimes I do." (Actually I usually have that much cash on me.)
I still get the odd local supplier who, when I ask for a quote, asks 'Are you paying cash?'. It happened last Friday when I asked a sawmill for the price for an oak beam cut to size.
Does that mean he gives a discount for cash? That used to be a thing, and probably still should be because of the charges on credit cards and (believe it or not in the States) on checks as well.
I can guess why that might be.
(I wasn't thinking bank charges. Businesses get charged for banking cash too.)I didn't really mean tradesmen, I meant shopping and retail. My sister is a hairdresser and she still get's paid in cash, but the problem today is where to bank all the cash. We've just received letters this week that two more local bank branches are closing. The nearest branch is now 5 miles away. I live in suburban London. If you live somewhere more rural then that could be 20 or 30 miles away. And keeping piles of cash hidden about the house isn't a great idea from a security standpoint; even less so if you drive a lettered van and the criminals can see you might be someone who takes large amounts of cash.
I would imagine it's more tax avoidance. I doubt if they would supply a receipt for the transaction.
I'm giving myself points for not thinking of that. But that's the most likely answer.
In some cases disposing of cash can be a problem.I can guess why that might be.
I didn't really mean tradesmen, I meant shopping and retail. My sister is a hairdresser and she still get's paid in cash, but the problem today is where to bank all the cash. We've just received letters this week that two more local bank branches are closing. The nearest branch is now 5 miles away. I live in suburban London. If you live somewhere more rural then that could be 20 or 30 miles away. And keeping piles of cash hidden about the house isn't a great idea from a security standpoint; even less so if you drive a lettered van and the criminals can see you might be someone who takes large amounts of cash.
The electrician who has done most of the work on my house (nearly two hundred years old - the house not the electrician) tried to buy a second house in the town for cash about ten years ago. He said he was asked so many questions about where the money came from that he gave up.
I have to say that I've always paid him by bank transfer.
Also, a friend of mine had two relatives die fairly close to each other and was left nearly £500,000 in cash. When he transferred it to his own bank he was asked a lot of questions. Basically he told them to mind their own business and heard no more about it.
I wouldn't blame the banks. The banks are forced to do that. It's the Law and meant to stop money laundering, but criminals know better than that and have much more sophisticated ways of dealing with it. Without getting into current affairs, it's always a sledgehammer used to crack a nut!
It really took off when they added the pulsejet... although the engine cutting out turned out be major downside....
I bet you'd really survive a 45mph accident well in that thing!
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