ATMs in Antarctica

[RandomLetters]

@Geobabe

I haven’t been, but my mother has. I’m still horribly jealous. She brought me back some penguin feathers, but that’s not quite the same as being there.

Well, you could always buy a pet penguin. Just be sure to keep it away from seagulls.

[The_Unkempt_One]

@RandomLetters

Well, you could always buy a pet penguin. Just be sure to keep it away from seagulls.

That is easier said than done. A determined, horny, flying seagull has quite an advantage over those poor flightless penguins. Perhaps you should invest in a penguin chastity belt.

[gotpasswords]

@OtakuLoki

Are these cvilian-use ATMs, hooked up to regular financial networks? Or are they military pay ATMs?

Good ol’ normal ATMs on a normal consumer bank network. Just like any other of our ATMs like what you’d find at a local bank or supermarket. Well, the networking may not be entirely normal. The reason the Antarctica ATMs were being discussed was general happiness that they were the last two in our network to be upgraded to current security standards. The old equipment could only handle DES encryption and the new stuff does 3DES (triple-DES).

And, come on, wouldn’t it be fun to be able to get PAID to go to the most inhospitable continent in the world?

NOPE!

[Amp]

Raytheon is a huge contractor to the NSF. They provide a lot of the people working there. I browsed their website to get some more info and actually applied for two jobs in Antarctica. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Zebra]

Are the buttons really big so you can work them with your mittens on?

[Robot_Arm]

@gotpasswords

Apparently, they don’t get a whole lot of use, so they only get refilled about four times a year. but still, it’s a heck of a round-trip to get there!

Your financial institution may charge a fee of

$1700

for this transaction. Do you wish to accept the charge?

Yes
No

[OtakuLoki]

@gotpasswords

And, come on, wouldn’t it be fun to be able to get PAID to go to the most inhospitable continent in the world?

NOPE!

BWAK! :p;)

[DMark]

@Shirley Ujest

Has anyone here every been to Antartica?

I’d love to go.

It was cold enough growing up in Illinois. Just saying the word “Antartica” makes me shiver.

And regarding using an ATM there…I can see me depositing Aunt Margaret’s birthday check she sent me for $5.00…and see the funds credited to my account 4 months later.
Hmm…actually not much slower than depositing a check in a Nevada ATM.

[twickster]

@DMark

…I can see me depositing Aunt Margaret’s birthday check she sent me for $5.00…and see the funds credited to my account 4 months later…

Whoa. Time to go go. I actually thought “No kidding, DMark knows Ann-Margret?”

[DMark]

@twickster

Whoa. Time to go go. I actually thought “No kidding, DMark knows Ann-Margret?”

he he…

but as fate would have it, a good friend of mine was Ann-Margret’s personal assistant for many years and I have met her. She doesn’t send me $5.00 checks for my birthday though.

[Fiver]

@Little Nemo

Actually considering the “local talent” around the base is mostly penguins, tipping with a cod might get you some serious action. Just make sure to wear protection - you sleep with a penguin, you’re sleeping with every seagull it ever slept with.

You’re more right than you know.

[MysteryFellow63427]

@enipla

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I went to the pole.

My best guess is you would have become a supervillain, commandeered the base, and attempted to take over the world through your evil machinations.

[TwoOnSunday]

@Icarus

Jobs in Antarctica ]

I think I will e-mail that link to my brother’s wife. But, what will I do when the phone stops ringing?

[CynicalGabe]

@Shirley Ujest

Travel Tip #32: putting a cod in the g-string of a lap dancer at McMurdo is not in the accepted form of currency. In a pinch, herring will do.

If that doesn’t work, try putting it in the codpiece.