Is This Bank Teller An Idoit?

[kg4kww]

The suspect demanded money in the bank's drive thru after sending the teller a "small electronic device" which he claimed was a bomb. Scared to death, the bank employee ran to the front door and threw it outside. A State Police bomb squad determined the device wasn't real.

But, the frightening ordeal did disrupt nearby businesses and traffic for two hours.

Bomb threat in Petersburg (http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/3494026.html)

[NA4BH]

What an idiot. Scared to death and concerned about the safety of others in the building, who does that stuff anymore. She should have dropped it, given the man the money and gone on break. Who knows, being the only survivor of the blast (if it had been real), she could have become President of the facility. WHAT AN IDIOT

[KA9VQF]

Generally the glass window of a drive through is bullet proof. If it was a pass box I would have simply sent it back out and told the dude to go ahead and set if off.

If it were a capsule shuttle drive through I would have put it back in the tube and done the same thing.

If it had been a real explosive device it may have taken out the bad guy if he actually did detonate it.

[N7RJD]

Should have sent him out a bundle of $1's with a dye pack. Then the crook could have found out what a small explosive device can do. I bet he would be quite red in the face for it too. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[N2RJ]

For a minute there I thought this was going to quote from www.dumbcriminalacts.com. #Check out that site and look under bank robberies. #I promise you won't be disappointed.

[KC9ECI]

Hmmmmmm....

Anyone know where I can buy some of those dye packets? I think I've just figured out how to put an end to the theft of beer from the local rod and gun club.

[n2nh]

Quote[/b] (KC9ECI @ Aug. 06 2006,00:20)]Hmmmmmm....

Anyone know where I can buy some of those dye packets? I think I've just figured out how to put an end to the theft of beer from the local rod and gun club.
You want the ones that can be seen with a UV light. They use that with oleoresin capsicum. The police should have no trouble ID'ing them. The red dye tends to get everywhere. Just look at the money lately. A lot of it seems to have red dye.

[kg4kww]

n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?

[N2RJ]

Quote[/b] (n2nh @ Aug. 05 2006,23:32)]Quote[/b] (KC9ECI @ Aug. 06 2006,00:20)]Hmmmmmm....

Anyone know where I can buy some of those dye packets? #I think I've just figured out how to put an end to the theft of beer from the local rod and gun club.
You want the ones that can be seen with a UV light. #They use that with oleoresin capsicum. #The police should have no trouble ID'ing them. #The red dye tends to get everywhere. #Just look at the money lately. #A lot of it seems to have red dye.
Thats interesting. I should look at some of my greenstamps with my blacklight and see what I come up with.

[KI4ITV]

We have bank robberies on almost a daily basis here in the Richmond / Petersburg area.
I'm beginning to think there is some kind of local vocational education program geared to this activity.
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[ad4mg]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,01:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
Greg,

You must not hyperventilate before you type. #Here ... let me help you out with your question:

&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

Breathe slowly Greg, a little in, a little out, then type. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[WA2ZDY]

Quote[/b] (ad4mg @ Aug. 06 2006,08:43)]Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,01:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
Greg,

You must not hyperventilate before you type. #Here ... let me help you out with your question:

&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

Breathe slowly Greg, a little in, a little out, then type. #:laugh:
&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then <s>flee</s> fled the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

If you're going to be a grammar cop, get it right.

Ok, only kidding.

VQF is right; she should have just sent it back to the doofus. But in this case the teller turns out to be the doofus.

[ad4mg]

Quote[/b] (WA2ZDY @ Aug. 06 2006,08:54)]Quote[/b] (ad4mg @ Aug. 06 2006,08:43)]Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,01:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
Greg,

You must not hyperventilate before you type. #Here ... let me help you out with your question:

&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

Breathe slowly Greg, a little in, a little out, then type. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then <s>flee</s> fled the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

If you're going to be a grammar cop, get it right.

Ok, only kidding.

VQF is right; she should have just sent it back to the doofus. #But in this case the teller turns out to be the doofus.
http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif # but ... but ... but I only wanted to be the spelling cop. #I dunno nuttin' 'bout yer gramma #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

73,
Luke

[K9STH]

Does everyone &quot;know&quot; how they would react in such a stressful situation? Especially with only seconds to take action.

You can sit at your computer and think of all sorts of things that could have been done. However, considering that the teller had only seconds to make a decision, throwing it out of the door was definitely one of the choices and was not a &quot;bad&quot; choice.

Yes, there were other choices available but the teller's first action was basically a combination of self preservation while protecting others that were in the bank. There was no time to consider various alternatives. The fact that the package &quot;tied up traffic&quot; for two hours is immaterial. Had the bomb been real I would definitely put up with having traffic &quot;rerouted&quot; for a couple of hours instead of having people injured or killed.

Glen, K9STH

[kg4kww]

Point understood, but, what if it had been a remote device? I think then, bad news. This just an opinion

[KF0RT]

Quote[/b] (ad4mg @ Aug. 06 2006,07:11)]Quote[/b] (WA2ZDY @ Aug. 06 2006,08:54)]Quote[/b] (ad4mg @ Aug. 06 2006,08:43)]Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,01:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
Greg,

You must not hyperventilate before you type. Here ... let me help you out with your question:

&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

Breathe slowly Greg, a little in, a little out, then type. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
&quot;<s>would</s> (Would) you have given the crook the <s>doe</s> (dough) and then <s>flee</s> fled the bank or try to act like a dummy and <s>through</s> (throw) the device out the bank door?&quot;

If you're going to be a grammar cop, get it right.

Ok, only kidding.

VQF is right; she should have just sent it back to the doofus. But in this case the teller turns out to be the doofus.
http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif but ... but ... but I only wanted to be the spelling cop. I dunno nuttin' 'bout yer gramma http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

73,
Luke
The real question is this:

If you ask if someone is an idiot, and you misspell 'idiot,' what is the cosmic impact?

73, Rob
Cultsville, CO

[ve2nsm]

The teller is an Idoit.. means he wants to do everything himself?

[KC2PBJ]

aLLL of this rEEding is HaRD on my EyyEs. In this world, idiots abound. Most of them we elect to public office so we can keep track of them.

[N0KLT]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 05 2006,23:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
What the H*** did you just say or I should say attempt to say. When my kid was 6 he could contruct a sentence that made more sense than that and without help also. That was pathetic.

[n2nh]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,01:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
I leave police work to the police. Intervening would make you a bigger candidate for the Darwin Awards than she was. If he shoots and kills 3 innocent bystanders because you interfered, how would you feel?

They'll catch him Greg. And then they'll return all the money he stole out of your bank. I hear that bank had a new invention. Video cameras. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[ne6ao]

hey n0klt conStruct do u want to save your asss or your face u left out the most oh well nevermind:p

[N0KLT]

Quote[/b] (ne6ao @ Aug. 06 2006,16:13)]hey n0klt conStruct do u want to save your asss or your face u left out the most oh well nevermind:p
Thank you so much for the constructive criticism. I always enjoy being corrected by someone incapable of constructing an intelligible sentence and has no ability to capitalize or use puncuation.

[KI4PEQ]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 05 2006,16:31)]n2nh would you have given the crook the doe and then flee the bank or try to act like a dummy and through the device out the bank door?
I've heard of banks giving away calendars, toasters, even money in a new savings account.

But female DEER? What's the name of that bank? There are a few good 'ole boys around here who would love a good deer hunt!
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[W0UZR]

Quote[/b] (K9STH @ Aug. 06 2006,09:19)]Does everyone &quot;know&quot; how they would react in such a stressful situation? #Especially with only seconds to take action.



Glen, K9STH
I would have yelled,

BOMB !!!! BOMB !!!!

EVERYONE OUT !!!!!


then give him some money and jotted down his license plate, make and description of the car.

I know that's what I would have done because I go over what I would do under any circumstances because of the business that I worked in. At any time, there could be situations like that in the gas stations, and stores I've worked in. And I also worked in a bank. And there is training on what to do in case of robberies in banks.

[WB2WIK]

When in trouble,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.

[kg4kww]

If all you people can do is nit pick about some ones's grammer, then the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you.

[n2nh]

I think you put an &quot;I&quot; instead of an &quot;A&quot; left the &quot;r&quot; out of Adroit. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[kg4kww]

n2nh your bridge is up, you can cross it now.

[KF0RT]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 06 2006,21:57)]If all you people can do is nit pick about some ones's grammer, then the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you.
Ummm... wouldn't that be grammar? Both my grammers passed away.

73, Rob

[wa5tts]

someone's

[kc7rs]

Let's not forget too instead of to.

[KF0RT]

Nitpick is only one word.

73, Rob

[W2ILP]

Better put it in a safe---than be sorry!

w2ilp (Idiot's Loony Panic)

[W2ILP]

Nitpick may be one word but lock pick is two and I believe that pick-pockets are hyphonated.
So wot?http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif I'd rather split hairs.

You can't select your nose but you can pick it when on strike.

w2ilp (Insignifant Logic Picking)

[kg4kww]

Yup, the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you all.

[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 07 2006,05:49)]Yup, the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you all.
Ok Greg, tell us what you would have done. Sit on it and wait for it to hatch perhaps?

The fact is the subject matter is too trivial which has nothing to do with depth.

It's nice to sit in the comfort of our homes and second guess what somebody did in response to a tense situation. The fact of the matter is you don't know what you would have done. Sure, you know what you would like to think you would have done but not having been faced with this situation you don't truly know how you would have responded.

Using proper spelling and grammar are very basic and shallow means of expression. If you can't get past the shallow you will never reach areas too deep for others.

[KF0RT]

Quote[/b] (KE7DLG @ Aug. 07 2006,13:24)]Using proper spelling and grammar are very basic and shallow means of expression.
...and yet so few rise to even the lowest levels of the cause. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

73, Rob

[NA4BH]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 07 2006,11:49)]Yup, the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you all.
So what was the topic of this discussion? Oh yes, the conveyance of an electronic device for money. No that wasn't it. Maybe it was the heat wave covering the eastern portion of the country. No that wasn't it. Oh yeah, it was about spell checking programs. Which one is the best? No, that wasn't it. Man, this thread is deep.

Billy Martin saw a bear in his back yard yesterday. Now that's what we were discussing. FINALLY

[kl7aj]

I would have dropped the bomb down his shorts

[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (kl7aj @ Aug. 07 2006,09:03)]I would have dropped the bomb down his shorts
The crook's or Greg's?

[ab8ma]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 07 2006,18:49)]Yup, the subject matter of the thread is to deep for you all.
Too deep. And yes it is. For me anyway. Seems the link went down.

[kg4kww]

You are right, channel 12 has removed the link. Guess that's what you call old news now.

[n2nh]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Aug. 07 2006,20:28)]You are right, channel 12 has removed the link. Guess that's what you call old news now.
Now?? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[K8MHZ]

No matter how you look at it, carrying the device through the bank was asinine. When one realizes the option was available to send the device back and shut the door, the story almost sounds like an urban legend.

Personally, I don't believe a word of it.

[kf6rdn]

Quote[/b] (KE7DLG @ Aug. 07 2006,14:45)]Quote[/b] (kl7aj @ Aug. 07 2006,09:03)]I would have dropped the bomb down his shorts
The crook's or Greg's?
Hmmmm... decisions, decisions..

Wait! I'm still thinking..

[n2nh]

Albatross! Albatross!

[n6hcm]

Quote[/b] (K9STH @ Aug. 06 2006,08:19)]Does everyone &quot;know&quot; how they would react in such a stressful situation? #Especially with only seconds to take action.
as a matter of fact, i do. i'd give over the money (including the tracer pack).

i've done it before, you see ... i was once a summer bank teller at chase manhattan in new york. we were held up four times in five weeks ... during teller training the bank instructed tellers to comply with such people, and i agree--bank tellers don't get paid enough to do anything but (especially for money that's not even theirs).

it was kinda fun to know that one idjit put the dye pack down the front of his pants when scooping up the money ... and that's where it was when it was detonated.

[n2nh]

Quote[/b] (n6hcm @ Aug. 08 2006,02:33)]Quote[/b] (K9STH @ Aug. 06 2006,08:19)]Does everyone &quot;know&quot; how they would react in such a stressful situation? Especially with only seconds to take action.
as a matter of fact, i do. i'd give over the money (including the tracer pack).

i've done it before, you see ... i was once a summer bank teller at chase manhattan in new york. we were held up four times in five weeks ... during teller training the bank instructed tellers to comply with such people, and i agree--bank tellers don't get paid enough to do anything but (especially for money that's not even theirs).

it was kinda fun to know that one idjit put the dye pack down the front of his pants when scooping up the money ... and that's where it was when it was detonated.
ROTFLMAO!

You're right. The end result at the end of the day is to go home to your family. Just like Sean Connery said in the Untouchables. Of course that doesn't mean you should booby trap your untouchables. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (n6hcm @ Aug. 07 2006,17:33)]it was kinda fun to know that one idjit put the dye pack down the front of his pants when scooping up the money ... and that's where it was when it was detonated.
I just got a mental picture of a cartoon cigar after the exploding tip went off.

I guess justice does have a way of working itself out.