On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 11:29:56 AM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/3/2016 2:51 PM, graham wrote:
> > On 03/01/2016 12:47 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >> On 1/1/2016 11:50 AM, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >>> Nancy Young wrote:
> >>
> >>>> You too, Leo, best wishes for 2016.
> >>>>
> >>>> Got to start practicing writing the new year on checks, not that
> >>>> I write many any more thanks to online banking.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Was in the grocery line the other day, and someone was actually
> >>> writing a *check*!
> >> > They were middle - aged, not "old" ;-) Something I hadn't seen for
> >> ages,
> >>
> >> Just once in a while, you see that check come out. For some reason it's
> >> usually when there's been some other holdup that makes you even
> >> take note how someone's paying.
> >>
> > I've noticed that a large % of the elderly now pay by card.
>
> I generally don't notice, so odds are they're paying by card here,
> too. It took me a while, but I finally convinced my mother to
> carry a credit card in case she gets into a jam. She still doesn't
> use it. I haven't asked her how she pays for groceries.
>
> nancy

I was surprised to see a small notice on the door of a local market chain saying they would no longer accept checks in 2016. OTOH, I don't see any horse and buggy's in their parking lot either so I guess it shouldn't be too surprising.

Personally, I like payments in check because I don't have to pay the processing fees. Then again, I don't have lines of people in a hurry to fork over some dough and get the hell out.