Lisa wrote: <No, it can happen anywhere. This happened to me 20 years ago in Minnesota when I was in college. The ATM just off campus had been mistakenly stocked with $20 bills in the $10 slot. >
I didn't mean cash machines giving the wrong notes, which could happen anywhere, but the queueing and agreeing rules. I accept what Tamara said about the telephone box in Poland, but then the Polish were used to queueing for limited supplies, just as we were during the war and for some time after. Other countries who had shortages would also queue and accept that if supplies ran out before they got to the head of the queue then they went without. I was reading today that during WW2 we were rationed to 2 ounces of butter per week and one egg per week, but only got that if eggs were available. The habit of queueing has remained with countries who suffered this way. We do now see some instances where people don't wait their turn and rush in. At one time it wouldn't have been in our nature, but nowadays it does happen and people are often too frightened to challenge in case they get attacked. Unfortunately we're rapidly changing to an "I want it now, so I'm going to have it no matter who has to go without" society. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
