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Always use cash from now on, not credit cards


               
2021 Sep 4, 4:36pm   81,952 views  471 comments

by Patrick   follow (59)  

Drove to a restaurant today with my wife and was first of all creeped out to find that they knew my name from my phone number, which I had to give to get on the wait list. They said they use a centralized database of many restaurants for that.

They have a window where you can order a beer while you are waiting. So I ordered a beer and they refused to take cash.

OK, I wanted the beer, so I paid with a credit card. Then the total had an extra $1.50 on it. I asked about that and was told that I added a tip. I specifically did not add a tip because I was pissed that they don't take cash.

I got the manager and made him remove the tip.

We are rapidly approaching the CCP utopia of complete tracking of all citizens at all times.

Lesson: call ahead and make sure a restaurant will take cash. If they will not, don't go there.

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465   Patrick   @   2025 Dec 14, 10:03am  

Booger says





Lol, it was almost certainly the store owners themselves who installed the skimmer.
466   Booger   @   2025 Dec 25, 7:50am  

Patrick says

Lol, it was almost certainly the store owners themselves who installed the skimmer.

You know that's true when they try to stop you from removing it.
467   Booger   @   2025 Dec 25, 7:52am  

Police using a device that checks for skimmers:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y2IyhYlnf0Q?si=oLy6cRT2gemShpkQ
468   Patrick   @   2026 Jan 7, 11:08am  

https://robindeboer.substack.com/p/eu-zet-zwitserse-kolonel-op-sanctielijst


EU zet Zwitserse kolonel op sanctielijst wegens 'complottheorieën' over Rusland, nu kan hij geen eten kopen

Toen een vriendin vanuit Zwitserland probeerde voedsel voor hem te bestellen bij een Belgische leverancier, werd de betaling geblokkeerd.


In English:


EU puts Swiss colonel on sanctions list over ‘conspiracy theories’ about Russia; now he cannot buy food.

When a friend tried from Switzerland to order food for him from a Belgian supplier, the payment was blocked.
469   HeadSet   @   2026 Jan 7, 1:37pm  

Patrick says

EU puts Swiss colonel on sanctions list over ‘conspiracy theories’ about Russia; now he cannot buy food.

And the Fondu Krauts are not even part of the EU.
470   Patrick   @   2026 Jan 29, 8:58am  

https://tdefender.substack.com/p/lawsuit-challenging-national-park-services-cashless-policy-moves-appeals-court


Attorney Ray Flores is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging a National Park Service policy that prevents visitors from using cash to pay for entrance fees at some parks. Children’s Health Defense (CHD) funded the suit.

In an appeal filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Flores argued that the district court was wrong to dismiss the lawsuit. He asked the appeals court to reverse the dismissal so that the case can proceed — or to declare that the National Park Service’s no-cash policy is unlawful.

“Preserving cash protects freedom,” Flores told The Defender.

The lawsuit alleges the National Park Service’s refusal to accept cash for entry fee payment at many of its sites is illegal because U.S. law defines cash as “legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues.”

Flores filed the suit on March 6, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on behalf of Toby Stover and two other plaintiffs.

The court initially dismissed all three plaintiffs’ claims. However, it allowed the plaintiffs to submit an amended complaint, which Stover alone did on March 4, 2025.

In January 2024, Stover tried to visit the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, run by the National Park Service, in Hyde Park, New York. According to the complaint, park officials turned her away when she tried to use a $10 bill to pay her entrance fee.

Nearly 30 national parks, historic sites and monuments deny entrance to those who try to pay with cash, the amended complaint said. The park service Cashless Fee Collection FAQ states that it accepts only credit, debit and other electronic forms of payment, such as Apple Pay.

Stover asked the court to declare this practice unlawful, which would mean the park service would be forced to let visitors pay with cash. She is also seeking relief for the cost of the suit, including attorney fees.
471   The_Deplorable   @   2026 Jan 29, 10:35am  

Patrick says
"Attorney Ray Flores is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging a National Park Service policy that prevents visitors from using cash to pay for entrance fees at some parks."

Policy?

This is not a policy. This is treason.

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