3rd December 2025
I had a strange experience today, one that left me speechless, and concerned for the future.
I went to the bank that I recently opened an account with. I had some money to pay in, and this would be my first time. I walked in and looked for a smiling face. I said that I wanted to make a deposit, this smiling lady then took me to a machine. She asked for my ID then placed it in a small scanner, the next, a young girls face appeared on the screen and the smiling lady started to have a conversation with her. I looked in disbelief, “are you real?” I asked. Apparently this girl works in the main branch and is linked with all the smaller branched in the state. So the bank I joined doesn’t have any tellers, just a girl in a box, I find that horrible, I dislike self checkouts for the same reason, replacing people. Technically the girl in the box is a person, but she has replaced a few others that are no longer employed. It won’t be long before she will be replaced by AI.
I left the bank numb, and a little depressed.
Next on our list of places to go was a thrift store, not our usual one, but where Kelli found a few things she can sell on, whereas I lost the will to live.
Then we drove to the upholstery place to return a fabric book and to take drawing of the cushions for the chair. I included pictures of furniture that had the style of upholstery we liked.
Things will begin once I get the chair shell to him,
I’m sure it will be good to get that part of the project going.
On a sadder note, Dharma, out oldest dog is getting near the end of her time. She had been slowing down over the past weeks, and her hearing has gone. She has had fourteen years as part of this family, so it’s a difficult time for all.
Another Lifetime to go 