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   Message 143,049 of 144,834   
   Beaver Fever to Snidely   
   Re: Can anyone spare a quarter?   
   01 Oct 20 10:04:06   
   
   From: Beaver_Fever@live.com   
      
   On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 9:31:08 AM UTC-7, Snidely wrote:   
   > Rick B. submitted this gripping article, maybe on Thursday:   
   > > Beaver Fever  wrote in news:5e6d2140-71f3-4bbd-b014-   
   > > 9f84c4...@googlegroups.com:   
   > >   
   > >> Or a hundred.   
   > >>   
   > >> I have cash.   
   > >>   
   > >> And why the hell doesn't coin laundry accept credit cards yet?   
   > >   
   > > The one nearest me does, but only for the washers--still need quarters for   
   > > the dryers.   
   > There are laundromats in SoCal that take a card, but it's specifically   
   > for the machines, and I think you need to fill them with a minimum   
   > purchase. I also think I've heard of laundry rooms (in an apartment   
   > complex) that do something similar; you charge the card at the   
   > complex's office.   
   >   
   > Laundromats may have less pull than McDonalds in getting the bank fees   
   > per transaction lowered.   
   >   
   > /dps   
   >   
   > --   
   > "That's a good sort of hectic, innit?"   
   >   
   > " Very much so, and I'd recommend the haggis wontons."   
   > -njm   
      
      
   Okay like the FedEx store!   
      
   Hate Laundromats when I can do it here and work on other things too.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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