De-monetization hit me and my family hard. At one point I was left with Rs. 10/- in usable cash. In the news I had heard horror stories of Hospitals insisting on cash payment, rather than a credit cardeven for emergencies. Being a senior senior citizen I had stashed Rs. 200,000/- in large notes justt to take care of medical emergencies. Now I had to quickly deposit the Rs. 200,000/- back in my bank account before the deadline expired. And then I had to explain to the bank where I got this large sum of money. I showed them my withdrawals over several weeks. Some days you just cannot win !In the meantime, I was lucky not to have any medical emergencies. Thanks to the generosity and understanding of the storekeepers where I regularly shop, I was able tobuy groceries by writing a check. A few other stores, understanding my predicament, extended crediteven though they had a large sign that said Cash Only.The poor fisherman who brings fish for sale on his scooter, had no buyers,because of the cash crunch and so in frustration he dumped his entire basket of fish in a nearby creek.If just I and my daily fish vendor suffered so much, I can imagine the suffering across the entire country. In the beginning I was supportive of the Govt.'s attempt to get rid of black money. But the implementation of this exercise was not well thought of or planned, causing suffering to the population. Pot holes galore in Porvorim and its environs. Zigzagging to avoid pot holes can cause accidents, somy poor scooter had to suffer the consequences and I had have its front suspension replaced for severalthousand rupees, and I suffered two tire punctures over the span of a week. Chalta he chalta he !. What is the point in complaining ? Are things going to get any better ?
