It's 2017 and I still can't believe that...

[GaryV]

It's 2017, and yet checks are still used as a payment method.

If the plumber comes to my house to fix a leak and wants payment right away, how else am I going to pay him if I don't have that much cash on me?

Most home services now have a gizmo to plug into a phone to be able to charge to a credit card.

[vdeane]

I use online bill pay through my bank for most things.  As a rule, I don't give companies direct access to my account.  There are a couple exceptions - notably Verizon (which they require for only having one service) and E-ZPass (to get the tag deposit refunded, and because it makes roadtrips easier), and they both go to a credit card, not my bank account.

I use checks for a few things, though it's occurred to me that the vast majority of those are either in place of withdrawal slips when I get my quarters (then I can just walk into the bank instead of taking time to fill in my account information, plus it allows me to  or could be done by credit card if I really wanted to.

Depositing checks by phone sounds convenient, but what do you do with the check afterwards?  You can't just put something with someone's bank account info in the recycle bin, and I don't own a shredder.

Notice they still put safeguards in place that gave states a check on federal power, such as the lack of an income tax and allowing state legislatures electing senators instead of via a popular vote (the way it should be).

But don't senators still represent their states since they're elected by only people from within those states, not anyone outside of the state?

[I-39]

But don't senators still represent their states since they're elected by only people from within those states, not anyone outside of the state?

The original intent of the Senate was not to represent the people per say, but to represent the state governments in Congress to balance out the directly elected House of Representatives. Hence, why senators, until 1914, were chosen by the state legislature and not directly elected. The senators voted however the states wanted them to, otherwise they would get recalled. This allowed for the Senate to block legislation that took power away from the states. It is no coincidence that a lot of the legislation that expanded the federal government to where it is today was enacted after the 17th amendment.

[jeffandnicole]

Depositing checks by phone sounds convenient, but what do you do with the check afterwards?  You can't just put something with someone's bank account info in the recycle bin, and I don't own a shredder.

You're supposed to write Deposit and the date on it. Wait a few weeks to make sure there's no issues, then do with it whatever you want. You can cut it up and put different pieces in different trash bags if you're concerned about privacy.

[SP Cook]

There's nothing wrong with carrying cash.

The reason it is dangerous to carry cash in the scenario I described is that cash is a bearer note.  The FAA denies me my Second Amendment rights, and leaving that aside you can just lose cash in all of the hassle of the TSA's ruse or just accidentally. 

Other than going to the casinos, I usually carry maybe $200.  And a 9mm.

[Nanis]

You could always use giftcards

Tow truck driver: "That will be $120 for the roadside service call."
Nanis: "Here, take these gift cards."
Tow truck driver: (smacks Nanis across the forehead with a tire tool) 

I'm sure cjk's electric company, water company, cable company, cell phone provider, etc., would be happy to have a Walmart or iTunes or Cracker Barrel gift card in payment for services rendered, instead of money.

I honeslty thought he was talking about buying stuff online.

[hbelkins]

It's 2017, and yet checks are still used as a payment method.

If the plumber comes to my house to fix a leak and wants payment right away, how else am I going to pay him if I don't have that much cash on me?

Most home services now have a gizmo to plug into a phone to be able to charge to a credit card.

And those are useless in the vast areas of rural America where there is no cell service.

[csw]

It's 2017, and yet checks are still used as a payment method.

If the plumber comes to my house to fix a leak and wants payment right away, how else am I going to pay him if I don't have that much cash on me?

Easy. You must give them your first-born son as an apprentice for a proportional amount of time.

[jwolfer]

Depositing checks by phone sounds convenient, but what do you do with the check afterwards?  You can't just put something with someone's bank account info in the recycle bin, and I don't own a shredder.

You're supposed to write Deposit and the date on it. Wait a few weeks to make sure there's no issues, then do with it whatever you want. You can cut it up and put different pieces in different trash bags if you're concerned about privacy.

Or light it on fire!   

LGMS428

[TravelingBethelite]

Depositing checks by phone sounds convenient, but what do you do with the check afterwards?  You can't just put something with someone's bank account info in the recycle bin, and I don't own a shredder.

You're supposed to write Deposit and the date on it. Wait a few weeks to make sure there's no issues, then do with it whatever you want. You can cut it up and put different pieces in different trash bags if you're concerned about privacy.

Or light it on fire!   

LGMS428

Or pay with goats!

[CapeCodder]

-There are still cloverleaf interchanges here in Mass. They always back up and create headaches.
-The Mass Pike still only has a set number of interchanges.
-I-495 hasn't been extended to the Bourne Bridge.
-676 still has a traffic light on it in Phila.

[cjk374]

That there is STILL hope for the Alan.   

[Max Rockatansky]

That there is STILL hope for the Alan.   

The Alan IS hope.

[HTM Duke]

...Fairfax County still has an unpaved portion of state road left.  (Kincheloe Rd, from Old Yates Ford Rd to Kincheloe Park near Clifton.)

[Roadgeekteen]

I somtimes have slow internet.

[jp the roadgeek]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

[The Nature Boy]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

[Roadgeekteen]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

Moose don't have cellphones.

[hotdogPi]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

Moose don't have cellphones.

Caribou and moose are not the same thing. However, caribou and reindeer are.

[inkyatari]

Mind you moose bites kan be pretti nasti.

[The Nature Boy]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

Moose don't have cellphones.

I'll relay that to my friends in Northern and Downeast Maine. Verizon is practically useless north of Bangor.

[Roadgeekteen]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

Moose don't have cellphones.

I'll relay that to my friends in Northern and Downeast Maine. Verizon is practically useless north of Bangor.

You can be friends with animals.

[cjk374]

There are spots in my town (especially inside Stop & Shop) where cell phone calls get dropped.

Consider yourself lucky

Cell phone service is a luxury in half of Maine, which baffles a lot of people.

Moose don't have cellphones.

I'll relay that to my friends in Northern and Downeast Maine. Verizon is practically useless north of Bangor.

You can be friends with animals.

Friends of yours?:  https://www.google.com/search?q=grizzly+adams+cast&client=ms-android-att-us&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiexcPVscbVAhXs54MKHfIvA7AQ_AUICigB&biw=360&bih=559#imgrc=FggnlFBHipvqQM:

[ZLoth]

Fax Machines are still commonly used

[CNGL-Leudimin]

... that Labor Day is in September instead of May 1st (The true Labor Day, as observed in the rest of the World).