tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post150092151262327894..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: James Goodfellow OBE.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51782664734305838162014-10-06T15:29:45.882+01:002014-10-06T15:29:45.882+01:00I would be stumped without them here. I never set ...I would be stumped without them here. I never set foot inside a bank.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-859973759532904262014-10-06T14:59:45.538+01:002014-10-06T14:59:45.538+01:00I only started using the machines recently. The ba...I only started using the machines recently. The banks don't want you inside wasting their time being a customer anymore.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28926313041976335312014-10-06T14:30:43.384+01:002014-10-06T14:30:43.384+01:00Live dangerously, Weaver!Live dangerously, Weaver!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82308002011335872042014-10-06T14:30:17.613+01:002014-10-06T14:30:17.613+01:00The rest of his millions probably got chewed-up.The rest of his millions probably got chewed-up.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17624056764389721802014-10-06T14:29:34.766+01:002014-10-06T14:29:34.766+01:00It better than a Friday afternoon Tea Dance.It better than a Friday afternoon Tea Dance.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65108658616825005152014-10-06T14:29:05.119+01:002014-10-06T14:29:05.119+01:00Bankrolled Or Broke.Bankrolled Or Broke.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49881165553506518252014-10-06T13:57:28.000+01:002014-10-06T13:57:28.000+01:00I have never used an ATM machine. I have never used an ATM machine. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50147039414592763692014-10-06T12:30:50.445+01:002014-10-06T12:30:50.445+01:00Oh, I never knew (or even thought) about who inven...Oh, I never knew (or even thought) about who invented the pin number. But thanks Mr Goodfellow. I remember our first ATM was in Richards Bay, and called the BOB Machine. Can't remember what BOB stood for now! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75985467020069635282014-10-06T11:33:43.716+01:002014-10-06T11:33:43.716+01:00I am old fashioned - I still buy my potatoes at te...I am old fashioned - I still buy my potatoes at ten in the morning.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66045949848900326232014-10-06T11:10:23.367+01:002014-10-06T11:10:23.367+01:00I wonder if his £10 was dispensed through a machin...I wonder if his £10 was dispensed through a machine?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69165421713394379882014-10-06T09:14:45.281+01:002014-10-06T09:14:45.281+01:00One thing I do know, is that I always COUNT my mon...One thing I do know, is that I always COUNT my money when it comes out of that little mouth.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57278226058372381442014-10-06T09:13:55.546+01:002014-10-06T09:13:55.546+01:00Several people claim to have invented them; but Go...Several people claim to have invented them; but Goodfellow holds the patent. Reg Varney is still on TV, causing groans across the UK.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43934518211779686902014-10-06T09:03:37.137+01:002014-10-06T09:03:37.137+01:00Have you ever seen the workings of an ATM ? I us...Have you ever seen the workings of an ATM ? I used to work for a bank, and often wondered( when filling it with cash) how anyone could have thought it all up as it is so complicated inside! Perhaps the first ones were simpler.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20260788040795807362014-10-06T07:59:20.183+01:002014-10-06T07:59:20.183+01:00I'd never heard of him. It sure beats a signat...I'd never heard of him. It sure beats a signature that no one ever looks at. It's funny because chip and pin hasn't been around that long but it's hard to imagine being without it now!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9943544369780665242014-10-06T07:47:51.882+01:002014-10-06T07:47:51.882+01:00It's easy to forget that things like this were...It's easy to forget that things like this were actually invented.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77026388564080887042014-10-06T07:43:32.903+01:002014-10-06T07:43:32.903+01:00….. and, the first one was put in my Dad's bra...….. and, the first one was put in my Dad's branch of Barclay's Bank in Enfield town in 1967 and was unveiled by Reg Varney from ' On The Buses ' fame !!!!! …. although, I thought it was John Shepherd-Barron who invented it ? XXXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15777683036212703632014-10-06T06:29:00.555+01:002014-10-06T06:29:00.555+01:00That's exactly as I see it too. A generous mir...That's exactly as I see it too. A generous miracle.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16606896622028153722014-10-06T06:19:06.270+01:002014-10-06T06:19:06.270+01:00I did not know about Mr Goodfellow. Now I want to ...I did not know about Mr Goodfellow. Now I want to thank him too for the hole in the wall that gives us money. ( Like my daughter used to call it when she was a small child)Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com