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Pete C.

T wrote:
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> In article 7>,
> says...
> > On Thu 13 Nov 2008 08:21:36p, Ed Pawlowski told us...
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> > >
> > > "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> > >>
> > >> I'm not having a problem with this. If I go to a machine owned by my
> > >> bank, there's no fee. If I'm going to travel, I take some cash. I use
> > >> my ATM card to buy stuff. If I go to a store, they'll give me some
> > >> cash back, too, if I need it. If I have an emergency, and need money
> > >> from a foreign ATM, well, it's worth it to me. I haven't done this for
> > >> years, but I feel more secure knowing I have the option.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Dan Abel
> > >> Petaluma, California USA
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > It is nice to know you can get cash and not have to carry large sums
> > > around.
> > > Traveling to Europe I use the ATM to get money cheaper than any other
> > > exchange. There is always one at the airport.
> > >
> > > I also find that just about every ATM in Europe is multi-lingual and I
> > > don't recall ever seeing one in the USA.
> >
> > In Arizona just about every ATM appears to at least be bi-lingual in
> > English/Spanish. So, too, are most of the self-checkout machines.
> >
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> Here in RI even the drive-up ATM's have braile.

Blind people have been known to ride in cars. Amazingly enough, those
drive up ATMs are accessible to rear seat passengers, not just the
driver.