The ATM Is Evolving

About four years ago, I told you of a story about this originally Cebuano contraption (or concoction whatever) of a coin-operated water dispenser in a box for outdoor use!

Even then, there were already "variants" like 'boxed or not', 'cold only', 'hot & cold', etc. I somehow expected, this ATM would be evolving in form, not so much on function.

And evolve it did (and still does), like this one I happened to pass-by this afternoon:
Most noticeable are the two (separate) coin slots for Old and New 1-Piso coins. Aba that's Pinoy creativity or ingenuity or even resilience. Kesa mag-huramentado o mag-wala, due to two kinds of one-peso coin, ayan ginawan na ng paraan. Shame on BSP!

Is it a sign of progress? Oh well, the creation of such a useful gadget surely is. Now the public has easy access to cold or hot potable water by just dropping a 1-peso coin.

But, installing 2 coin slots in one dispenser is a waste of time, effort and resources. All because we have a central bank that can't keep one standard in its 1-peso coins.

Anyway, look at that dispenser, it has become bigger (wider) just to accommodate the two coin acceptors - due to issues with people having 2 types of 1-peso coins.

Older "ATM models" were thinner (more slender) and would usually have signs that either said "use new coins only" or "use old coins only". With that one, pwede lahat!

Anyway again, crude (to some sosyalin folks) as it may be, I wish they could export this "technology" to South Asian countries like P??????? and B????????? because...

ay, ayoko nalang mag-elaborate - pero yung makakita ka ng inuming tubig, tinatabo sa mga palengke nila... this our ATM should be more hygienic - POV ko lang naman!

Seriously, ATMs can promote "world health"!
#CentralVisayas #TravelPhilippines #automatictubigmachine
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