The most cash I've ever carriedThere's nothing like carrying large amounts of cash to make yourself feel simultaneously like a lottery winner and an obvious target.
A friend went to buy a car for ten grand, panicked and stuffed it down his pants for safety. It was all a bit smelly by the time he got there and he had to search around for some of it...
Tell us the story behind the most cash you've ever carried.
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chthonic, Thu 22 Jun 2006, 10:39)
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Frummers in HendonNot me, just what I witnessed...
I was at Middlesex Uni in Hendon 10 years ago. Being a skint student I was up to my weekly cashpoint limit so I had to go to the bank to cash a cheque. As I stood in the queue, a large Hassidic Jewish bloke came in (the full monty with beard & black hat & ringlets & long frock coat, etc) accompanied by wife & tall teenage son (son looked just like dad but without the beard). My turn came so I went up to the counter & started to write out my pathetic cheque for "Cash fifteen pounds only". The next window became free & the three of them trooped up, dad with beaming smile on his face. He nudged son who reached into his right inside pocket & pulled out the biggest wad I have seen. It must have been 4 inches thick. He just about squeezed it into the drawer & the slightly suprised teller took it out of her side. Then he went to left inside pocket & took out another one. Two more followed from his outside pockets. I had begun to twitch at the first one, but now I was visibly trembling. I overheard the teller confirm the amount of £350,000 & I nearly fainted.
You would hire a Securicor van for less & yet here they were having strolled through Hendon with 350 grand in son's pockets.
It took me nearly an hour back in the canteen to stop shaking.
(I kept an eye out ever afterwards to roll the bastards, but I never saw them again ;0(
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Dunks, Fri 23 Jun 2006, 14:11,
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