Roger Halstead wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:34:24 -0500, pltrgyst
wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 04:33:44 GMT, Roger Halstead
wrote:

First, any cash transaction with a business or bank of more than
several hundred dollars is supposed to be reported to the government
as it's suspicious (money laundering among other little items brought
that little problem about)

$10,000.00 is many, many hundreds.

I was given the figure of "several hundred", but even if it is 10,000
that would rule out purchasing cars, homes, boats, and lots of other
stuff and services.

Paying cash for $200 worth of gas will definately cause questions.
Check or credit card doesn't even raise an eyebrow.

You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?)
www.rogerhalstead.com

-- Larry


It wasn't that long ago that I worked night shift in Cincinnati, and
had a full hour drive home. I usually carried around $300 at all times,
in case I broke down at night. It came in handy once, when I blew out a
tire on the step van I drove, and the only mobile tire service I could
get wouldn't take a check, or a credit card that didn't have a business
account with their company. $185 for the tire, and another $50 for road
service late I made it to work. By the time I filled the 30 gallon gas
tank that night, I had spent well over 200 in cash.

Several other times I stopped by the Sears, Wards or J.C. Penny
outlet stores for something and found an expensive item I needed for my
home, and for 75% off so I paid cash for it and took it with me. You
should have seem me take a full size drafting table home, tied to the
roof of a '70s Dodge Colt. I took the legs off and put them in the car,
threw a blanked on the roof to protect the finish, and tied it down.
--
24 days!


Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida