06-02-2026 — Roses aren’t red

Howdy all. Just a quick note for today. Maybe. I needed $20 bills for my lawn work team. I pre-fill envelopes well in advance, with the correct amount, and date them so I know I’ve paid. Right now it is $60 per mow. At this point in the year, I went through 8 of the 10 envelopes I had set up. I’ll need to do about 30 total by end of mowing season (November). So anyway, I needed more twenties, and got up early to go to Chase Bank’s ATM near me. Since the Giant Eagle grocery store lost their ATM services, Chase is the closest.

The Chase ATM is a drive-thru, but because the machine is so low to the ground, and the lane to it is narrow, with columns on each side, I need to park my truck and do a walk-up to the ATM. Today I do that, and turns out the machine is in some sort of “certification” mode. Says it can’t accept deposits, nor show balances, nor disperse cash. Duh, like what else do you do with an ATM?

I ended up driving to the Marc’s grocery store to use the ATM there (USA? is that a bank?) Anyway, they have a $300 maximum withdrawal, and an extra $2.50 dispersal fee. Gee, thanks for little. But I did get some twenties for a few weeks. I’ll end up needing to try getting cash again real soon.

Possibly there is an ATM near the dentist office. I go there on Thursday. Not excited about the pain and $$$ that will cost me.

On the brighter side of life.

The first yellow roses of 2026 have opened.

Very pretty. The red rose bush has a couple open flowers now too. Both bushes have dozens of buds and will hopefully soon have a cascade of beauty for the world to see.

Stopping to smell the roses, is THE way to Enjoy Life.