(mis)Adventures in Banking
A collection of wild tales during my career as a banker.
Heated.
Movies from the 1980s and 90s fed my love of morally grey men. Not just in the way that had me chasing emotionally unavailable men my whole life, waiting to finally be the one, but in fun, lusty ways too. I'm pretty sure one of the things that drew me to banking was the bank heist movies from the 90s.
The Bank Robbery
I remember this day vividly, even though it was almost 20 years ago. Picture it with me... it's December 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There are heaps of snow, it's freeze-your-eyeballs-solid cold, and the hectic holiday season is in full swing.
Well I'll Be Damned!
If you aren't familiar with my bank robbery story, I suggest you read that now. Not to worry, I will still briefly recap here. Those of you already familiar with it, I think you will enjoy this. To recap: in December 2005, while working as a head teller, I was robbed. This robbery was nearly mistaken as a giant, idiotic prank. The doofus handed me a full…
I BAIT You Didn't Know This
Want to know a surefire way to ruin $450,000 CASH? I'm talking about rendering it entirely useless for circulation and needing to send it to the federal bank to be incinerated. Curious? I thought so... If you're up to date with my bank robbery story, you'll be somewhat familiar with the dye pack/bait money. If you're unfamiliar, let me explain; at that …