guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) (08/24/85)
From the August 20th New York Times: SHREDDED MONEY IS TREATED AS TOXIC WASTE ON THE COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- California's laws against hazardous substances are so tough that its list of restricted substances include old money. The two tons of old United States currency that the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shreds each day are considered hazardous waste by the state because of its lead and copper content. That is why the shredded bills have to be packed in sealed dumpsters and transported to dumps for highly toxic waste. Workers with gauze masks and protective clothing shovel up any residue left from the shredding. Guy Harris
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (09/03/85)
> SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- California's laws against hazardous > substances are so tough that its list of restricted substances include old > money. > > The two tons of old United States currency that the Federal Reserve Bank > of San Francisco shreds each day are considered hazardous waste by the state > because of its lead and copper content. > > That is why the shredded bills have to be packed in sealed dumpsters and > transported to dumps for highly toxic waste. Workers with gauze masks and > protective clothing shovel up any residue left from the shredding. > > Guy Harris I volunteer to save the government a lot of money. Instead of shredding all that old money, packing it up, and shipping it off to toxic waste dumps, they can send it to me. I'll figure out some way to get rid of it, free of charge. I'm so patriotic! -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff
JOHN@NCSUVM.BITNET (09/11/85)
But how much would you have to give back to Uncle Sam. Or should I say the IRS.. tis a nasty problem..
inc@fluke.UUCP (Ensign Benson, Time Cadet) (09/21/85)
> But how much would you have to give back to Uncle Sam. Or should > I say the IRS.. tis a nasty problem.. */Begin hasty response/* 'Tis indeed. In *fact* the IRS is one of this country's *nastiest*. speaking of our monetary situation, since Uncle is redoing the folding currency, I vote for Kevlar(tm) as our next coinage material. __ __ |Kevlar is a trademark of Hi-Test Productions, | |a wholly-owned subsidiary of coke. Coke is it.| -- -- *** TIPTOE THROUGH THE NEWSGROUP WITH ME *** /* esnopser ytsah dnE /* -- Ensign Benson -Time Cadet- _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-The Digital Circus, Sector R-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
rich@aoa.UUCP (Rich Snow) (10/02/85)
>> I say the IRS.. tis a nasty problem.. >*/Begin hasty response/* >speaking of our monetary situation, since Uncle is redoing the folding >currency, I vote for Kevlar(tm) as our next coinage material. > C'mon, we're all HI-TEK here... use GORE-TEX rich snow ...!{decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!aoa!rich ^ ^ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*> ^
carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft) (10/02/85)
In article <309@aoa.UUCP> rich@aoa.UUCP (Rich Snow) writes: >>speaking of our monetary situation, since Uncle is redoing the folding >>currency, I vote for Kevlar(tm) as our next coinage material. >> >C'mon, we're all HI-TEK here... use GORE-TEX Good idea. As all you techies know, Goretex was created to do CABAGes (arterial bypass...). So now we will have to pay the cardiac surgeon in advance so he can sew our money next to our hearts. Hmmmm, how Republican. Darwin's Dad (Carl Witthoft) ...!{decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!aoa!carl @ Adaptive Optics Assoc., 54 Cambridgepark Dr. Cambridge, MA 02140 617-864-0201 " Buffet-Crampon R-13 , VanDoren B-45, and VanDoren Fortes ."