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   Snidely to All   
   Re: Can anyone spare a quarter?   
   01 Oct 20 11:48:20   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   hymie! asserted that:   
   > Banks: Woe is me! There is a nationwide coin shortage, and there is nothing   
   > I can do to resolve this issue.   
   >   
   > Me: I have a jar of coins. Can I come into your branch and use the   
   > coin-couting machine to deposit them?   
   >   
   > Banks: No. Drive-thru only, no coins aloud.  Oh, what will I do? There is   
   > a coin shortage and I can't do anything about it.   
      
   My credit union allows people into at least some of their lobbies, and   
   I turned in $19 in coins a while back.  I'm not spending as much time   
   in laundries these days, so I need fewer coins.   
      
   /dps   
      
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