Gas station mom finds $10, buys winning ticket

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[Kor37 9]

Good For Her!

[trekz 7]

"Found" money has often been called "lucky" but this takes that idea to a whole new level.

 

When will the first person show up at the station, claiming that ten was theirs, and asking for a split of the winnings.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

The single mother -- with nine maxed-out credit cards and $8,500 in debt for her associate's degree -- bought what turned out to a $1 million winning ticket with a $10 bill she found in the store Friday.

Good for her, but how the heck can someone even GET nine credit cards?

[MrPsychic 1]

The single mother -- with nine maxed-out credit cards and $8,500 in debt for her associate's degree -- bought what turned out to a $1 million winning ticket with a $10 bill she found in the store Friday.

Good for her, but how the heck can someone even GET nine credit cards?

That makes me think of this one time, I applied for a credit card and was declined. The very next day, literally, I got something in the mail that said I was pre-approved....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

That makes me think of this one time, I applied for a credit card and was declined. The very next day, literally, I got something in the mail that said I was pre-approved....

 

I have a couple stories like that.

 

One time in college I applied for an internship at a commercial bank (banks that make loans to businesses and provide venture capital funds). It was a month and I hadn't heard anything but I was at an awards dinner that the bank sent a representative to. During an interview 3 days later I was offered a position on the spot. I met with the VP of HR and filled out the usual paperwork for her.

 

I got home and in that day's mail was a postcard from the same VP of HR telling me I didn't meet their qualifications. (Don't ever go through the HR office as your first contact if you can help it.)

 

Another story:

 

My dad went to enlist in the Army during Viet Nam. During the pre-screening physical they noticed some scar tissue on the inside of his ear and were worried he wouldn't be able to hear battlefield commands, so they rejected him.

 

In that day's mail was his draft notice.

Edited May 21, 2007 by Lt. Van Roy