.......well, actually, that's obviously a lie because I wouldn't be sat here typing, I'd be running round with a massive grin on my face.
But I have just been out walking the dog on the golf course near us and saw what looked like a tenner on the grass and it set me thinking about what you'd have to do if you found a shit load of buried cash. (The "tenner" turned out to be a discarded score card.)
You'd have to be a bit cute about it because anybody who buries £1.8 million under a tree is probably not the sort or person you'd want to cross and they'd, quite understandably, not be overly chuffed if you dug their loot up and buggered off with it.
And you couldn't very well pay it in the bank in one big lump could you?
"Hello, I'd like to deposit this sports bag full of cash into my current account please. Sorry about the soil and leaves."
That would arouse suspicion and would probably end up with a knock at the door from the Excise Man.
You couldn't even go out and buy that flash car you've always wanted (like that bastard Glos did) because car dealers are only allowed to take a certain amount of cash in any one transaction to stop money laundering.
So, apart from buying a few bottles of Champagne to celebrate with (quietly), what would you do.......?
But I have just been out walking the dog on the golf course near us and saw what looked like a tenner on the grass and it set me thinking about what you'd have to do if you found a shit load of buried cash. (The "tenner" turned out to be a discarded score card.)
You'd have to be a bit cute about it because anybody who buries £1.8 million under a tree is probably not the sort or person you'd want to cross and they'd, quite understandably, not be overly chuffed if you dug their loot up and buggered off with it.
And you couldn't very well pay it in the bank in one big lump could you?
"Hello, I'd like to deposit this sports bag full of cash into my current account please. Sorry about the soil and leaves."
That would arouse suspicion and would probably end up with a knock at the door from the Excise Man.
You couldn't even go out and buy that flash car you've always wanted (like that bastard Glos did) because car dealers are only allowed to take a certain amount of cash in any one transaction to stop money laundering.
So, apart from buying a few bottles of Champagne to celebrate with (quietly), what would you do.......?