Making change at a cash register

42 is the correct answer Bill........always has been

I haven't touched coins in months ... only paying cash to my housekeeping crew.

Posted by: @chav

I haven't touched coins in months ... only paying cash to my housekeeping crew.

"housekeeping crew"......................what about the knaves and varlets ?....are they still allowed to freely hunt the royal preserves?

Posted by: @john-barry

Posted by: @chav

I haven't touched coins in months ... only paying cash to my housekeeping crew.

"housekeeping crew"......................what about the knaves and varlets ?....are they still allowed to freely hunt the royal preserves?

??? "knaves and varlets", had to open the dictionary (aka google) ... I had to travel to Bulgaria 3 times earlier this year, yes tipped shuttle drivers there with bills though, but used coins for coffee vending machines. My daily life in the US is boring, no knaves or varlets ... plastic works fine 99.9%

"crew" my housekeeper always bring 2 extra buddies, and I am happy the job is done in 1h instead of 3.

@chav

The truly saddest part about things like this is that these young folks don’t even know that they don’t know…

Let's try to look at this a little differently. Making change is a skill set/capability that is rarely necessary these days. Why train your crew to do it if there's virtually no need other than a few of us old codgers that remember how it works. They can't make change. We have a hard time using all the apps on our phones, and, heaven forbid, we try to compete in an online game! "But online games are silly!" we say. Well, they say, "Making change is silly when I never carry cash anyway." I asked my 32-year-old son to write me a check the other day, His response? "Dad, I've never had a checking account. I don't need one." I thought, "How can you get through life without a checking account?" He seems to be doing it! Just for giggles, I asked him if he knew how to make change. He said, "Nope. And I'm not going to learn. I pay for everything with my phone. When I can't use my phone, I use my debit card." I vividly remember some of the older folks in my neighborhood. I remember thinking, "They just don't get it." It was a revelation to me when I realized they were thinking the same thing about younger me.

I'm not convinced the world is going down the drain, folks. I certainly see problems. But I interact with a lot of the younger generations. Yes, they have tats and piercings and think quite differently than I do on many things. But all in all, most of them are decent kids trying to figure out life the best they can. I have hope. 

So, what does this have to do with the Diecast Zone? Our hobby needs younger folks if it is to survive. I don't think they would consider joining us while we complain about their ignorance and criticize their taste in cars, music, and appearance while hanging black crepe on the future.   

Posted by: @jkuvakas

Let's try to look at this a little differently. Making change is a skill set/capability that is rarely necessary these days. Why train your crew to do it if there's virtually no need other than a few of us old codgers that remember how it works. They can't make change. We have a hard time using all the apps on our phones, and, heaven forbid, we try to compete in an online game! "But online games are silly!" we say. Well, they say, "Making change is silly when I never carry cash anyway." I asked my 32-year-old son to write me a check the other day, His response? "Dad, I've never had a checking account. I don't need one." I thought, "How can you get through life without a checking account?" He seems to be doing it! Just for giggles, I asked him if he knew how to make change. He said, "Nope. And I'm not going to learn. I pay for everything with my phone. When I can't use my phone, I use my debit card." I vividly remember some of the older folks in my neighborhood. I remember thinking, "They just don't get it." It was a revelation to me when I realized they were thinking the same thing about younger me.

I'm not convinced the world is going down the drain, folks. I certainly see problems. But I interact with a lot of the younger generations. Yes, they have tats and piercings and think quite differently than I do on many things. But all in all, most of them are decent kids trying to figure out life the best they can. I have hope. 

So, what does this have to do with the Diecast Zone? Our hobby needs younger folks if it is to survive. I don't think they would consider joining us while we complain about their ignorance and criticize their taste in cars, music, and appearance while hanging black crepe on the future.   

Well said John.

OK, I just reread my post and realized it may seem harsh in light of Bill's fairly light-hearted anecdote. I'm not saying we can't have a chuckle over our daily situations. But, there's been a faint thread of despair and hopelessness running through the Lounge for the last few weeks. All I'm saying is that the world survived our generation. I think it will survive this one too.

@jkuvakas  JK I'm not convinced that the world is going down the drain either; it just seems that perhaps the rate of social change is shocking, disturbing and at times frightening to older folks.  There is certainly a culture shock being experienced; however it is best for us all to work to maintain a positive outlook in our lives; for ourselves and those we interact with.  We have much to be thankful for compared to most people on this earth.  IMO it is important to remember that in this age of enhanced information sharing....bad news sells....good news much less so.  Our daily information is skewed to the negative and the truth can be twisted or lost, so be careful about your impressions.

As far as making change and the like goes I guess for the bulk of daily transactions, our use of cards/phones, etc. almost make this need redundant (at least until the "system" crashes).  I do however see a very important need for traditional teaching of the mathematics required to do very many jobs at all levels correctly.  As we all know there are a multitude of jobs regularly requiring the traditional mental calculations of math without having the time/convenience/availability of utilizing an electronic device.  These are the areas that concern me and to be honest also the more minor daily requirements.  Many of us on this forum may be of an older generation with an older, more traditional style of education but the fact that we can, as frequently required, easily do math calculations mentally, from the basics through to percentages and the like, demonstrates to me the importance of maintaining the level of such education.  

@jkuvakas 

How can he have debit card without checking account? perhaps he has checking account but no check book.

AI is the danger, NI is not going to kill the world.

NI = natural I

PS, oops, that is an oxymoron, technically NI can kill the world by creating AI

@chav, I think they gave him a checkbook when he opened the account. The point is that he never used it and sees no need for it.

@jack-dodds, well said. But in that light, I remember being required to learn how to use a slide rule because there would come a day when the calculators wouldn't work. As the great twentieth-century philosopher, Bono, once said, "The beat goes on."

Posted by: @jkuvakas

@jack-dodds, well said. But in that light, I remember being required to learn how to use a slide rule because there would come a day when the calculators wouldn't work. As the great twentieth-century philosopher, Bono, once said, "The beat goes on."

LOL....ah yes, the slide rule.  Never did learn how to use it...so no comment.  lol.