So the Pavilion, who is running the Lodge restaurant and bar at Jacobsen’s Plaza, has decided to go ‘cashless’. Not sure that is such a great idea considering a lot of people like to pay cash for a single cocktail or beer, but hey, I ain’t running the joint. So a compromise was to put in cash vending machines in the bathroom hallway (they also take credit cards). So I bought a pop with my debit card from the machine. According to the text on the machine there would be a 10 cent fee to use my card so the price would be $3.10. Well imagine my surprise when I just happened to look at my bank statement that night. They charged me $4.50! A $1.50 CC transaction fee! This is ridiculous. I already informed some city staff and hopefully they will address it.