karma came back and bite me hard(craigslist bike prank)

[Doppel]

meh. I don't buy any of it.

this

 

[alkemyst]

A few times a month I go to the post office with several thousand in cash on me. I Always put that shit in my front pockets so that if I got mugged or was dumb I wouldn't lose it all

A few (3+) times a month with several ($3000+) thousands dollars?

You must be one of the premier Chicago bartenders. Why don't you open your own bar with that kind of cash flow and not deal with paying to deposit your money?

 

[TallBill]

A few (3+) times a month with several ($3000+) thousands dollars?

You must be one of the premier Chicago bartenders. Why don't you open your own bar with that kind of cash flow and not deal with paying to deposit your money?

I've already posted what i make before, roughly $1000 a week. Some months have 5 weekends in them.

Sometimes I get lazy and let the money pile up, other times I go every week regardless of what I have.

I would never open up my own bar though. Service industry is a tough one as an owner to make money in, regardless of the economy.

Also, bars make huge cash deposits almost every morning, especially on mondays.

 

[440sixpack]

...I Always put that shit in my front pockets so that if I got mugged or was dumb I wouldn't lose it all

Muggers don't check front pockets?

 

[chusteczka]

Muggers don't check front pockets?

Everyone is different but a mugger can be nervous and focused on a wallet.

 

[TallBill]

Muggers don't check front pockets?

I've never been mugged. I suspect most muggers simply ask for a wallet and then scram. Might as well improve my chances a little bit should something happen.

 

[Dude111]

I'm sure all saw the thread where I pulled a prank on a guy I know about a bike
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2194779&highlight=

Well it came back on me 20x

You didnt know he was going to take a loss @ your prank (Sell his guitar)

The best thing you can do now is BUY HIM A NEW GUITAR of the same type!!


AND PLEASE DONT EVER DO THIS AGAIN!!

 

[olds]

Muggers don't check front pockets?

When I carry large sums, I put it in my front pocket. It's just easier to keep track of. Even when I don't carry large sums, if I am standing in line or around people I hook my thumb is the pocket my wallet is in to be sure it isn't lifted.

 

[KlokWyze]

meh. I don't buy any of it.

Me neither.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

meh. I don't buy any of it.

:thumbsup:

 

[arrfep]

Lol, I am a little bit careful when I do this, but I definitely have no set pattern of when I go to the post office and I even go to a few different ones that are close to my apartment. That way nobody knows that at like 1pm on mondays I'll be walking with a good chunk of change in my pocket. Odds of even employees picking up on it are low.

Either way I gotta walk somewhere with my cash, part of being in my industry.

Also, being built like a brick shithouse probably helps deter would-be muggers. TB if you don't mind me asking, where do you bartend?

 

[Powermoloch]

not sure if serious

 

[TallBill]

Also, being built like a brick shithouse probably helps deter would-be muggers. TB if you don't mind me asking, where do you bartend?

I don't mind at all. I work out in naperville at bar Louie. Yeah I don't exactly present myself as an easy target lol

 

[arrfep]

I don't mind at all. I work out in naperville at bar Louie. Yeah I don't exactly present myself as an easy target lol

Gotcha. Thought you might have worked in the city.

 

[TallBill]

Gotcha. Thought you might have worked in the city.

Strange enough, most bar jobs in the city don't make as much as I do. The real money comes if I can get into fine dining bartending

 

[OverVolt]

How does losing your wallet stuffed with cash = bad karma.

 

[alkemyst]

Strange enough, most bar jobs in the city don't make as much as I do. The real money comes if I can get into fine dining bartending

Based on what you posted you probably aren't going to be making much more than a few several thousand dollar deposits in a month as any bartender.

My biggest question is even with $2500 you should be able to open a free checking account at even a boutique bank and those should be plenty in Chicago (my entire family is practically living there other than my immediate). Most post office lines are a train wreck...a nice bank with a good minimum deposit requirement easy to get in and out of.

Then just go online and do a transfer.

 

[TallBill]

Based on what you posted you probably aren't going to be making much more than a few several thousand dollar deposits in a month as any bartender.

My biggest question is even with $2500 you should be able to open a free checking account at even a boutique bank and those should be plenty in Chicago (my entire family is practically living there other than my immediate). Most post office lines are a train wreck...a nice bank with a good minimum deposit requirement easy to get in and out of.

Then just go online and do a transfer.

Surprisingly enough, the ones that I go to are not that bad. I did consider doing exactly what you described but what I do now works.

 

[Josh]

Rubber bands son.