National City Bank has billboards around the area that say there are 1,565 ATMs here in Indianapolis–and that they rebate the fees on 1,565 of them.
So here’s where the math gets interesting. I estimate that there are between 20 and 30 National City branches around town, and that with each one having at least one ATM, [...]
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Bankers Who Can’t Count
Posted in Observation, tagged 1565, advertising, ATM, Bank, billboard, false, fees, National City, nationalcity.com/noATMfees, rebate on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1897
Posted in General, tagged centimes, chest, dracula, Earhart, France, Napoleon, treasure on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
<<This is a follow-up to “The Treasure Chest” in which I mention a French coin I have from 1897.>>
By some accounts, MDCCCXCVII was not an extraordinary year. The United States of America is officially 121 years old and consists of 45 states: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii would collectively take us to 50 [...]
The Treasure Chest
Posted in General, tagged Bundes Republic Deutschland, Canada, chest, coins, England, Luxembourg, money, travel, travels, treasure on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Very few people know this–perhaps even fewer people care: There is a treasure chest in my house. OK, so not the type of pirate lore, but a treasure chest nonetheless. In it are coins from around the world. In all, 38 different governments or monetary systems are represented. As of today, the chest contains 1,213 [...]
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