So, yours truly, in dire need of some pretty polly, pulls up outside the local Sparkasse (=bank), parks his bike up and walks into the foyer and joins the queue to use the cash point. Lid on, visor up, neck warmer thingy on, and of course before I have a chance to even take my lid off some anal retentive banker barks at me that I can’t be going into his place of business like that. Mind you there was no sign posted outside that specified that helmets must be removed or anything like that.
I say ok, remove my lid completely, tuck it under my arm and ask him why I would park my motorbike in plain view with the number plate on display if I wanted to rob his bank, or if he thought my bright orange high-viz getup would aid me in a stealthy get-away. I kinda sigh, shake my head, get my cash and get out.
Now, I just get home and I’m informed the police rang while I was away. Apparently, he was bored enough to phone in my number plate to the police, and complain to them that I was causing him grief. He also informed the police that he was looking to ban me from going to that bank.
Can’t some people just GET A ******* LIFE?
They just love hating on bikers here, orderly German Burgers drive 4-wheeled transport, so bikers must be a bunch of satan worshipping, bank-robbing bastards right!! >.<
It was the “Sparkasse” here in Illingen, Germany… I reckon it’s a bit far for you lot to come and make a ruckus, however there are some nice Autobahns on the way
This chap really put’s the ass back in Spark ass e, don’t you think?
I hate Sparkasse!!! :crazy:
After spending 5 years putting my wages through their bank, whilst stationed in Hohne Garrison, I finally had to close my account so I could get a clearance signature.
I walk into the Sparkasse Bank on the garrison, which only deals with British personnel, and explain that I have had a 10 day notice of being posted to Northern Ireland.
They explain that I need to give at least one month’s notice before I can close the account.
I politely explain again that I am not going to be in Germany after the next ten days, which apparently falls on deaf ears!
“No Mr Brennan, you have to give us a months notice! Even if that means flying back here to finalize your account!”
At this point, I asked how much was in my account, withdrew the lot, and payed my account charges for that remaining month.
Was this enough? Not bloody likely! For nearly a year, they sent me ever accumulating monthly bills trying to charge me fees for having an empty bank account!!! :w00t:
Finally, after I phoned them and threatened legal action for harassment, they decided to stop bothering me!
Quite honestly the worst, most unhelpful bank I’ve ever used!
Sorry to say this but why the hell did you walk into a bank with your lid on? That is just asking for trouble! I know Germany has a far less severe problem with crime, but it is common sense. If you had done that in the UK you would have probably had an police armed response unit shouting at you to get on the floor.
The bank maybe be useless, but want you did was just plain daft.
+1. Someone I know walked into a bank in London wearing a balaclava and the staff set the panic alarm off. I do not believe you were doing yourself any favours by walking into the bank with your lid on. They didn’t shoot you I suppose so that was positive.
Yeah I hear what you are saying but it was a flip front lid?
All the time I worked as a courier I walked into many, many places wearing a lid like that… some places don’t like that, they will have signs, or a security guard that will politely ask you to remove your lid and leave it with them because they don’t like power rangers walking around their premises. Fair enough.
After all I complied with the guy’s request to remove my lid. Where was the need to get the police involved? Or ban me from the premises? Some people just need to get laid more/get a life.
