We enjoyed a nice breakfast after Sunday worship in Dallas at First Watch, a breakfast /lunch chain we’ve become fond of. I was especially impressed with the lemon blueberry cornbread, a recipe I will definitely seek out for home baking.
As we finished up, our server brought by the check commenting, “Our system is down. Can you pay by phone?”
“No problem. Thanks.” More and more this is the way you pay for a meal. But this happened right on the heels of a Starbucks system shutdown just a few days before. Hmm.
Is it coincidence that this has been happening more frequently? Just think how easily you could bring down a competitor just by messing with their wifi. How many security systems would fail with an interruption to cell service? Every third time I go to get cash at my bank drive through, one of the ATM’s isn’t working. My chip card works or doesn’t work, depending on the store or the day.
What about all the people who don’t know how to pay by phone? Most of the people ahead of me at an ATM or self-checkout spend way too much time figuring out a simple transaction.
It’s so convenient and yet so maddening.
Waite for it... 