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<p>[QUOTE="montynj3417, post: 2952179, member: 89220"]Way early one Sunday morning, before even a mouse was astir, I was either walking or riding my bike past the gas station located directly across the street from the police station. To my amazement, the gas station entrance was literally carpeted with quarters; not a sea of silvery coins but a goodly-sized spread at least; flung explosively around a sizeable area of greasy asphalt apron; a case of thoughtless public littering on the part of some low-life, which without second thought, I immediately stepped forward to rectify.</p><p> Knowing full well the fate of confiscated fireworks and other such contraband fallen into the hands of law enforcement, I didn't march across the street to inform the police of this unfortunate blot on our town's pride, so I was never able to learn the back story of this incident, which had undoubtedly played out in the wee hours of the previous night. I was certainly grateful for the opportunity to spare a few fortunate police officers from the risk of throwing out their backs and shoulders, stooping to scoop up the offending quarters.</p><p>Whatever had happened the night before, I'll bet it was quite a story.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="montynj3417, post: 2952179, member: 89220"]Way early one Sunday morning, before even a mouse was astir, I was either walking or riding my bike past the gas station located directly across the street from the police station. To my amazement, the gas station entrance was literally carpeted with quarters; not a sea of silvery coins but a goodly-sized spread at least; flung explosively around a sizeable area of greasy asphalt apron; a case of thoughtless public littering on the part of some low-life, which without second thought, I immediately stepped forward to rectify. Knowing full well the fate of confiscated fireworks and other such contraband fallen into the hands of law enforcement, I didn't march across the street to inform the police of this unfortunate blot on our town's pride, so I was never able to learn the back story of this incident, which had undoubtedly played out in the wee hours of the previous night. I was certainly grateful for the opportunity to spare a few fortunate police officers from the risk of throwing out their backs and shoulders, stooping to scoop up the offending quarters. Whatever had happened the night before, I'll bet it was quite a story.[/QUOTE]
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