the people of dc must be deaf

no i'm not talking about the excessive ambient noise of city life, i'm talking about PNC bank ATMs and the self-checkout lanes at CVS (damn, that's a lot of acronyms). anyway, both electronic DIY devices are designed to YELL REALLY LOUDLY at the customer. how annoying. please ATM, tell everyone in the world that i am withdrawing money from you. beep deafeningly loudly so that the mugger down the street knows exactly when to start running so he can knock me down and steal my $40 quick cash.
worst off, dear CVS self-checkout, i love when you say out loud, in your sweet mechanical voice, exactly how much money i'm going to fork over. "you owe $105." perfect, now that thief behind me knows exactly how much this bundle of double-quilted toilet paper is worth, i feel extra safe.

UGH.