I'm also thankful to be able to mark another Lifetime Achievements item off my list. I suppose we all have mental lists of things we hope to accomplish before shuffling off this mortal coil. My list includes things like skydiving, seeing the Northern Lights, climbing Ayers Rock in Australia and winning the lottery. All my life I've been reading accounts of armored trucks spilling money onto freeways. It seems impossible, but hardly a year passes without it happening somewhere - a Brinks truck sails down the road, the back doors inexplicably pop open and out tumble several bags of cash.
Motorists stop and scoop up the loot.
I've always wanted to be part of that scene. Of course, I would return the cash to the proper authorities. Last week I happened to be parked in front of a bank while armed guards unloaded a Brinks truck. While I watched, a box of coins slipped off the hydraulic lift and fell to the pavement. Nothing spilled, and a guard reached down and picked up the box.