I went to lunch with the owner of a construction-related company today. He was a hoot. We flipped for who would buy. Before he was even done flipping I knew I’d lost. Was I taken? Still not sure. But he’s clearly a gambler.
When I mentioned that I’m heading to Vegas Thursday, he pulled out a wad of cash and peeled a crisp $100 bill from the bottom. “Put in on black,” he said.
Not sure how many $100s he had in the stack, but I left lunch thinking I’m clearly in the wrong business.
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Clearly.
And yet the builders fight against safety requirements in our building codes. They put affordability (profitability) before protection.
Ms. Rengers: Sounds like you got taken by the old “silver dollar-with-two-tails” trick! Hope you enjoyed the lunch.
And also, the old “one hundred dollar bill wrapped around 30 one dollar bills” trick. Always looks impressive.
Incidentally, are you holding a locked canvas bag which he said was full of thousands of thousand dollar bills? Your check for $1,000 which he is holding is merely to prove your honest intention to hold the money bag safely for a few weeks until he returns with the key so you can divide up the money.
Be sure to hide the bag safely somewhere in the news room upstairs in the Eagle building!!!
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