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The day the card machine went down at my local diner last month
I was at Mike's Diner in Detroit. 30 minutes for lunch. Get to the register. Their Square terminal is just dead. Blank screen. The cashier says 'cash only.' I had zero. Guy behind me had cash. Paid for my $12 burger. But I saw panic on like 5 other people's faces. Phones out, no apps loaded. Just stood there. Made me think. What happens when this is all we have and the grid goes down? Anyone else been stranded without cash?
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taraross1mo ago
Wait, isn't this kinda overblown? I've been cash-only at farmer's markets and taco trucks for years. Never been stranded. People act like a Square crash is a national emergency. You had a nice guy cover your burger. That's community, not a crisis.
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caseythompson1mo ago
idk man, feels like people just want something to freak out about.
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