throbber Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I picked up a tenner once on commercial street and got it into my pocket right away in case anyone near me had seen me do it. When I was out of site and in a shop closer to town I snuck it out only to find that the opposite face to what I had seen was blank paper and there was a note saying "hahaha idiot" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Pearbuyerbell said: I was walking back to my Kia Ceed last night when I noticed a £2 coin gleaming on the pavement. I choose to leave it and headed back over the Forth road bridge towards the best part of Scotland. But it started to niggle me on my journey home. That could have purchased some Mr Kipling. That could have been the winning Euro millions ticket I very much crave! So I took what I can only describe as an excellent move for my overall well-being, and slowed down from 87mph to 56mph for exactly the last 26 miles home. This way I managed to save £2 from petroleum, which exactly wiped out any perceived financial gain and I didn't have have to pick up from the tarmac. Essentially I had the last laugh. So this morning I thought I'd run a wee experiment and I've scattered 8 coins 1p-£2 around the carpark of the Ferry Road, Morrisons. I'll be returning after work to gather evidence from my case study. In my younger days, I conducted coin/ground related expirments of my own. I'd superglue coins to the ground and watch as poeple tried, in vain, to pick them up. My findings were that most people had one go at a pick up then retreated in embarrassment. Around 20% of people obviously felt that they had already been embarrassed so why not go the whole way and prise the coin off the ground. You could say their attitude was... *takes off shades, stares into the middle distance* ... in for a penny, in for a pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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welshbairn Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, GordonD said: That's silly, the engine's in the boot in a Beetle, he could easily have moved the front an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Maybe there was a lot of heavy luggage in the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 My dad once spotted a 50p piece on the ground just outside the fire station in McDonald Road. (This was back when 50p would buy a pint.) He tried to pick it up only to find it was glued down. Then he spotted the firemen lined up at the window, pissing themselves laughing... We attached a fiver to a fishing rod once and wound up drunks when I lived in Dundee a few year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 4 hours ago, throbber said: I picked up a tenner once on commercial street and got it into my pocket right away in case anyone near me had seen me do it. When I was out of site and in a shop closer to town I snuck it out only to find that the opposite face to what I had seen was blank paper and there was a note saying "hahaha idiot" on it. I got a 20 on the train with some religious message in it. I was furious. I used it to play the same trick in the office for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 If it was my own money I'd dropped I'd pick up 20ps and upwards. If it's money that someone else has dropped I'm not a thieving c**t. Unless it's a fiver or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I saw a £2 coin on the floor as I was leaving the library yesterday. I didn't want to stop since there were a few people on the way out at the same time. Also, Euromillions tickets now cost £2.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Probably a quid but only after I'd gave it the soft kick test to make sure it wasn't glued to the ground. Won't be fooled by that one again, no siree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Depends on the situation really. If I was at the bookies for example and saw 10p at my feet I'd probably just stick it in my pocket. But if I'm on the move in the street I wouldn't stop for 10p. 50p is the lowest I would go in such a situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Why do those lazy f*ckers sit outside shops all day asking for spare change when there seems to be plenty going about on our pavements - away and look for it ya radges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearbuyerbell Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Case Study update: I couldn't be arsed returning to Morrisons post-work. Case closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Utterly dreadful stuff. A day in and no c**t mentions a scramble. The death of Scottish culture IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Utterly dreadful stuff. A day in and no c**t mentions a scramble. The death of Scottish culture IMO. £3 and a powercaird being the minimum in said situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 10 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: Utterly dreadful stuff. A day in and no c**t mentions a scramble. The death of Scottish culture IMO. The abominable SNP's fault IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 11 hours ago, tamthebam said: Why do those lazy f*ckers sit outside shops all day asking for spare change when there seems to be plenty going about on our pavements - away and look for it ya radges. I spoke to a copper in Manchester, who did the Picadilly Garden beat. The average daily take in a busy area like that is £100.00 a day. Obviously spice and crack isn't cheap, but it's good money for minimal effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 There was a programme on the tele a few years back about an old couple who used to scour the streets for coins. In total they collected over 2million pounds. They must have been out all day every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Napkins, would be a laugh to chuck them out a car window at laugh at the scramble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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