Monday, November 16, 2009
The Wrong Line, Too Much Money & A Lot Of Spiders
My thanks to everyone who came out to be a part of our live remote broadcast at Rosner Toyota of Fredericksburg. I have another one coming up on Saturday, November 28. I'll give you the details as we get closer.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Here's where Nick might have gone wrong. Over the years, he's purchased a jet, 2 yachts, 3 castles (why does anyone need one castle, let alone 3), two islands in the Bahamas, a $1.6 million comic book collection, a Bob's Big Boy statue, 50 cars, including a $496,000.00 Lamborghini, and a dinosaur skull for $276,000.00.
It's a bit excessive, don't you think?
The way this guy likes to spend money, I think he should quit acting and run for Congress.
Finally, a story that came across one of the wires today: A British man was arrested at the Rio de Janeiro airport because x-ray machines detected (literally)thousands of live spiders in his luggage. He was charged with smuggling exotic pets.
My thought on this is the guy either IS a smuggler of exotic pets OR he stayed at a really, REALLY bad hotel.
Why is it I consistently have a knack for selecting the wrong line at the drive in window at the bank? I stopped by Wachovia Bank this morning to cash a check. There were 3 open lines and each line had a car currently being served. HMMM-mmmm, this is a tough call. I decide to get behind the white car. Sure enough, the other two cars finish up and drive away, and there I am, still sitting behind the guy in the white guy. Now, other cars pull up and, of course, go to the two remaining open windows. They both finish THEIR transactions and drive away. I'm still sitting behind the guy in the white car. Now, I turn to Rae, who was sitting next to me, and I say, "What can this guy POSSIBLY be doing at a bank drive-up window that's taking so long? Let's face it, for the most part, you can only do one of three things at a bank drive-up window: Make a deposit (or payment), make a withdrawal or cash a check. What is this guy doing?" Ah, here comes the cylinder back from the bank, through the tube and back to this big dope in front of me. Finally, I can get up there and cash my check. The guy reaches over, grabs the tube, takes his stuff up, and now, he's sitting there. He's probably counting his money to make sure it's right. Three minutes later, he's still sitting there. Finally, I see some movement. Oh, no, he put more stuff in the cylinder and is sending it back. Now, I think it's time to back up and move into one of the other empty windows. Just as I make that decision, two other cars pull up and THEY pull into those empty windows. Eventually, the guy finally moved on. When I got up to the window, I said to the teller: "What was that guy doing, applying for a mortgage?"
Rae and I left there and went over to the Giant at Harrison Crossing. We were only buying about 4 or 5 items. We got in line where only one other couple was finishing up. It was then I heard the woman say to the cashier, "BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO GET 30 CENTS OFF THE RESOLVE".
"I'm sorry. I'll have to call a manager."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!You always hear about these people who win millions in the lottery,who a few years later, are flat broke, or these athletes and movie stars who make millions and millions of dollars a year, year after year, only to wind up filing for bankruptcy, or getting busted for not paying their taxes.
Case in point (and it explains a lot): Actor Nicholas Cage owes $6 million in back taxes and he's selling off some of his property in order to do that.
Here's where Nick might have gone wrong. Over the years, he's purchased a jet, 2 yachts, 3 castles (why does anyone need one castle, let alone 3), two islands in the Bahamas, a $1.6 million comic book collection, a Bob's Big Boy statue, 50 cars, including a $496,000.00 Lamborghini, and a dinosaur skull for $276,000.00.
It's a bit excessive, don't you think?
The way this guy likes to spend money, I think he should quit acting and run for Congress.
Finally, a story that came across one of the wires today: A British man was arrested at the Rio de Janeiro airport because x-ray machines detected (literally)thousands of live spiders in his luggage. He was charged with smuggling exotic pets.
My thought on this is the guy either IS a smuggler of exotic pets OR he stayed at a really, REALLY bad hotel.
posted by Denny # 5:45 PM 
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