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M Richardson · 07-03-2008, 02:59 PM

In 1968 the army still paid in cash - last working day of the month everybody lined up and went through the company dayroom to get their month's pay in 20s. The fort I was stationed at was too small to have it's own full finance unit, and those duties were taken care of by a larger fort in the D.C. Prior to payday, an officer/currier was sent to collect the money. Lots and Lots of money, mostly in 20s, bundled and packed in those canvas bank bags.
The officer sent on this particular trip got out to the car and threw some of the bags on the roof of the car to get the keys out of his pocket. Of course he left one there. The bag finally fell off and was picked up by a civilian driving behind him.
The civilian tried, but failed, to catch up with the military vehicle (anybody familiar with D.C. traffic?) but, having been in the service and stationed in at the same little fort I was at, figured that was the destination. He then drove to the fort and turned the bag over to the MPs at the gate. Anyone want to guess how many neatly packaged 20 dollar bills fit in one of those canvas bags? Or try converting that amount from 1968 dollars to current value? Especially in unmarked, used, non-sequential, tax-free cash?
I suppose everybody's honor has a price. When I am faced with decisions like your Mr. Eminger, I think about that guy with the bag of 20s. I like to think my price would be at least that high.

07-03-2008, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
M Richardson NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,327 My Mood: Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Re: How low will some people go? In 1968 the army still paid in cash - last working day of the month everybody lined up and went through the company dayroom to get their month's pay in 20s. The fort I was stationed at was too small to have it's own full finance unit, and those duties were taken care of by a larger fort in the D.C. Prior to payday, an officer/currier was sent to collect the money. Lots and Lots of money, mostly in 20s, bundled and packed in those canvas bank bags. The officer sent on this particular trip got out to the car and threw some of the bags on the roof of the car to get the keys out of his pocket. Of course he left one there. The bag finally fell off and was picked up by a civilian driving behind him. The civilian tried, but failed, to catch up with the military vehicle (anybody familiar with D.C. traffic?) but, having been in the service and stationed in at the same little fort I was at, figured that was the destination. He then drove to the fort and turned the bag over to the MPs at the gate. Anyone want to guess how many neatly packaged 20 dollar bills fit in one of those canvas bags? Or try converting that amount from 1968 dollars to current value? Especially in unmarked, used, non-sequential, tax-free cash? I suppose everybody's honor has a price. When I am faced with decisions like your Mr. Eminger, I think about that guy with the bag of 20s. I like to think my price would be at least that high. __________________ Race cars, not greyhounds!