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Arugueably I'm in a hurry anytime I do a monetary transaction. Except my check to the landlord, he's never in a hurry for me.

Considering most bank transactions take days to settle you probably have more time than you think.

Bank holidays really put the "automated" in Automated Clearing House. Robots are going to take your job, but not on President's Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, or Memorial Day.

True, but for most reasonable purchases, time is of some sensitivity.

Even using his previous examples, withdrawing $20 or buying lunch, you can't wait hours or days- you usually want them immediately.

> There is no such thing unless you are in a hurry.

I think this is easy to say because we don't have to wait hours every time we use cash or our debit or credit cards.

It's reminiscent of using checks for everything. Businesses would have to factor in the possibility of checks bouncing or Bitcoin transactions being rejected after the POS transaction.

No one wants to wait for a transaction. "Let me wait 5m for my ATM to give me my money."