From: NOSTALGIA1@aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 20:02:07 -0500
To: balloon@fooledya.com
Subject: Re: collecting tips

In a message dated 96-12-24 19:40:40 EST, you write:

<< ONCE"! I had always feared that one day,
 someone would grab my tip container. In preparation for this, I put 5 loose
 bricks in the bottom to make it more akward to carry at a a dead run. It
 worked. He wasn't making very good time and I followed at a fair pace. As
 we ran down the street I was telling(yelling?) him that I was going to
 catch him sooner or later, that if he set my $$$ down & ran on, I'd have as
 hard a time catching him as he was having trying to get away, seeings as
 how I'd have to pick my $$$ up to continue the chase. He continued a short
 distance as my next words sank in. "If you put my $$$ down, I'll let you
 go. But if I have to catch you, it won't be pretty and when I'm finished,
 I'll let the police have you, 'cause I'll press charges" About 6 block from
 my set-up, he stopped. Between gasps, he reminded me that I promised to let
 him go. I reminded him that I hadn't promised not to hit him. I did, too.
 Several times. Oh, I didn't hurt him very badly. We both walked away. I
 just needed to get out my frustrations & he needed to know that there is a
 payment for crimes.
  >>

I think I saw this on an episode of KOJAK :o)

Happy Holidays everyone.

Bruce (who was sorry he took the jar) Kalver