Counter checks

[1Timothy115]

"In all of your days" sounds like they are very few (less than 40). You used to be able to write out your own check (on any paper) and they would be honored at your bank if it had your signature.
No, fraud was not as epidemic as now, as for Bonnie Parkers' and Clyde Barrows' "career", they were not paper hangers.

Incidentally, I realize what "counter checks" refers to now, we were dealing with what "counter checks" used to refer to. Remember, some of us remember when only big corporate retail giants (such as the Sears and Roebuck Co) could afford air conditioning (and I'm from the Deep South) and used it as a marketing item ("and enjoy air conditioned shopping").

I'll take the age as a compliment, I do look young, considering. You'll have to look up the links from the search below.
http://www.google.com/search?ix=hcb&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Counter+Checks

I know in days of yore there were all kinds of agreements among the honest folk were tendered. However, a counter check is a counter check and has been since there inception. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheque#History

[JerryNumbers]

"In all of your days" sounds like they are very few (less than 40). You used to be able to write out your own check (on any paper) and they would be honored at your bank if it had your signature.
No, fraud was not as epidemic as now, as for Bonnie Parkers' and Clyde Barrows' "career", they were not paper hangers.

Incidentally, I realize what "counter checks" refers to now, we were dealing with what "counter checks" used to refer to. Remember, some of us remember when only big corporate retail giants (such as the Sears and Roebuck Co) could afford air conditioning (and I'm from the Deep South) and used it as a marketing item ("and enjoy air conditioned shopping").

The Air Force spoiled me when I got to Blytheville AFB, they had both center heat & a/c, wow, I adapted to that quite fast.

I still remember those hot Sunday mornings in church with many of the ladies having funeral parlor fans trying to cool their faces.

Setting in classrooms at school with all the windows raised us students setting at our desk with sweat running off my forehead.

We have lots of people now that were not here during the days of no A/C, & never heard of a counter check, or 15 cent gasoline, or 5 cent cokes, 5 cent candy bars & its unbelievable to them.