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Man finds $150,000 in Garden
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As the old saw goes, money doesn't grow on trees. But sometimes it sprouts up in the garden. An unemployed man in northern Illinois was out working in his backyard when he came across some serious green: bags filled with $150,000 cash.
Wayne Sabaj was headed to pick some broccoli to go with his roast. The carpenter spotted duffel bags that looked like trash by the peppers -- but they turned out to be a cash crop: stacks of $20 bills that added up to about $150,000. The 49-year-old, who is living with his dad, did not exactly jump for joy.
The out-of-work carpenter told ABC7, "I could really use this money." But with this money comes trouble. He explained, "With my luck, it would be bank robbery and I'd get caught and say I'd robbed a bank."
So the honest man with money troubles alerted the police to his amazing backyard treasure.
For now, police haven't a clue to where the cash came from: There are no reported burglaries in the area, and no banks have been robbed.
Then there was the concern that whoever left the money behind would be back, and that's a problem the Sabaj men would rather have solved by the police.
If nobody comes forward to legitimately claim the cash, there may be a happy ending for the man tending his garden: Police will help figure out if Sabaj can keep the money. The carpenter has retained an attorney just in case.
For now, the cash is in custody with the country sheriff, who left behind a card on the lawn where Sabaj found the bags, bearing the simple message, Please call.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man ... 54517.html
Wayne Sabaj was headed to pick some broccoli to go with his roast. The carpenter spotted duffel bags that looked like trash by the peppers -- but they turned out to be a cash crop: stacks of $20 bills that added up to about $150,000. The 49-year-old, who is living with his dad, did not exactly jump for joy.
The out-of-work carpenter told ABC7, "I could really use this money." But with this money comes trouble. He explained, "With my luck, it would be bank robbery and I'd get caught and say I'd robbed a bank."
So the honest man with money troubles alerted the police to his amazing backyard treasure.
For now, police haven't a clue to where the cash came from: There are no reported burglaries in the area, and no banks have been robbed.
Then there was the concern that whoever left the money behind would be back, and that's a problem the Sabaj men would rather have solved by the police.
If nobody comes forward to legitimately claim the cash, there may be a happy ending for the man tending his garden: Police will help figure out if Sabaj can keep the money. The carpenter has retained an attorney just in case.
For now, the cash is in custody with the country sheriff, who left behind a card on the lawn where Sabaj found the bags, bearing the simple message, Please call.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man ... 54517.html
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The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
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The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Peace
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The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
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My luck they're marked bills and I get nabbed trying to buy a life size picture of Jean-Claude Van Damme
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
we do have member or two that lives up that way...hmm...
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
You're using the wrong dirt apparently
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
of course i am...
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
if she had that kinda cash, she should have paid to get my fat ass to wisconsin! :problem:
The real question is what would you have done with the money ?
I would have just buried it like a new seed
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
people ..i tell ya :?
Imagine the all the rangers games you could go to ?
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Don't let her fool ya
She still has her baby teeth money
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
thats taken care of.....
little crib on the north shore of oahu
150K get that done ?
seems cheap
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
If it was my $150,000, it would have been in a backpack, not a duffel bag.
And I would have flown Norm's ass out to Alpine for the sole purpose of being my Sherpa.
And Norm the dog, of course.
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
I know, eh. Now he has to wait and see if the police will let him keep it.
It's like DUDE - you already had it in your hands!
I wonder what the money was for though? Drugs? Ransom? I wonder if anyone will call the number on the card, lol
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
I bury it under the Rhododendrons
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Lol
On second thought, maybe the guy did the right thing by turning it in.
Who knows, the money may have a tracking device...
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
I would be scared to keep it though.... either it could be from a robbery, and I'd end up in trouble or it was drug money and some scary guys would show up at my door for it after I spent a bunch of it.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Why not just hide the money in the house and wait and see if anyone comes knocking at the door?
Don't spend any of it for like a year. If some bad dudes show up looking for it, hand it over. If not, move and go on a shopping spree.
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self