Imagine my surprise when I went to pay my storage unit rent last week and was told that they no longer accept cash. I thought someone must be pulling my leg, but no, she was quite serious. I understand the reasons that car rental businesses will not accept cash, but since I had to provide a pile of paper work and fingerprints (thank you Homeland Security) to rent said unit, I remain perplexed as to why Andrew and Ben are no longer welcome...? What has happened to the term "legal tender"? Sorry, I was told, you must pay with a money order or credit/debit card. WTF? She defended her illogical position by saying that there had been a lot of counterfeit money circulating through Safeway and Alco. I explained to her gently and slowly that when cognitive skills fail it is possible to resort to the use of nifty pens invented for the sole purpose of identifying bad bills. Yes she agreed, and pulled one from her desktop organizer. However, we are open until 7 p.m. (said like this was a very dangerous time to be conducting business) and it is not safe to have cash on hand. Paleeeeez! This irritation was further compounded the following day by the arrival of a notice to increase the rent come February because of rising costs. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that accepting cash might lower their overhead...I know that it is a good idea not to sweat the small stuff, however this is still chapping my ass almost a week later! Thanks for listening! I guess it's time to clean out my overstuffed garage so I can terminate my contract with these idiots...