Natural Progression

[[JiF][AARP]Tissueman]

Yesterday I was heading up the stairs at work and found a dime. Then when I left work I found a dollar on the sidewalk. I spent the rest of the day looking for $10 figuring that was the natural progression. I was sorely disappointed.

See how a good pessimist can take the good fortune of finding $1.10 and turn it into sorrow at not finding $10.

[[JiF]AlbieDamned]

You got robbed. The only thing stopping you from finding a $100 bill was that $10 bill which refused to reveal itself to you.

[[JiF]rIot]

THE MONEY HUNT ENDS NOT UNTIL SUN DOWN!

[[JiF][AARP]Tissueman]

Albie you inspired me:

Dear Mr. W,

I need your help. Yesterday, I was coming back from the building formerly known as the “Paper” building even though it is made out of brick. It is now known as the Family West Building. This also has nothing to do with its construction. I crossed the gerbil tunnel equipped with safety rails though I don’t believe I used them. I usually don’t use hand rails on relatively flat surfaces. I turned left and then entered the stair well. At the top of the stairwell I found a dime. The dime was right behind the door. Normally I would dive headfirst to get the dime before anyone else, but I was the only one there and I was being safety conscious. If I had my bump cap on (the fancy new imported PRO model) I could dive with out regard for my safety, but I didn’t have it on at the time. It wouldn’t do to win the dime, but get hit on the head by the door. I used my foot to move the dime out of the door path and picked it up.

Now, I know you are thinking two things:
1. How can I convince Vince (say that fast) that the dime in question is really mine? Answer: You can’t so give it up!
2. What a lucky person Vince is. Now he can retire. How could his day get any better?

I left work and guess what I found on the sidewalk? A dollar! There were no safety issues involved, though the dollar was soaked from the recent rain. No problemo – I just left it in my trunk until it dried out enough to go into my pocket.

I know you see the pattern being the excellent engineer that you are. I found money twice and the second find was ten times the amount of the first time. This is such a natural progression that I spent the rest of the day looking for the $10 bill that is rightfully mine. Woe, alas and alack! I never found the $10 bill leading me to believe that someone has stolen my money. This theft prevented me from finding the $100 dollar bill that is also mine. I suspect it may still be out there waiting, but I’m not sure. (I know you are thinking that I could be complaining about missing a $1000 or $10,000 or $100,000 dollar bill, but nobody at P&G would ever carry anything bigger than a $100 bill. And if they did drop it, they’d be sure to tell everyone and we’d get one of those “someone lost some money if you can identify it you can get it back” emails. The only people who have enough money to carry a $100 bill are from Sales and Marketing. If they dropped a $100 bill, they probably wouldn’t even notice it. If they did, they could easily write it off on their next expense report as ‘appetizers’. They have very different guidelines.}

I seem to have drifted a bit. To get back on track.: I’m tired of looking for that $10 bill someone stole from me. After all, it is mathematically proven that it is mine. So you owe me $100.

Thanks.

VB
PS I can take five (5) 20’s if you don’t have any hundreds on you.

[[JiF]rIot]

I am in tears laughing, well done!

[[JiF]AlbieDamned]

[[JiF]Sandretzky]