Turn it down, it's too loud!
I hate hitting up ATMs right before the bar.
Not because of the hassle. It’s the noise.
Almost every ATM I go to (especially the Bank of America ones) make these loud “BOOP, BOOPs” when I hit the buttons to withdrawal cash.
I’m constantly looking over my shoulder, because the ATM is announcing my transaction to the whole freaking block.
It’s saying: “HEY BUMS AND MUGGERS! THIS GUY OVER HERE IS ABOUT TO HAVE SOME CASH IN HIS HAND! HEY! OVER HERE!”
A couple nights ago at a Fells Point ATM, some random dude came up to my friends and me and tried to sell us a doll and some collector’s coins — because he heard the BOOPs.
So, bank reps, if you’re reading, please re-program these machines to stop BOOPing, because right now, they’re serious bum magnets.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
