bunn: (George Smiley)
bunn ([personal profile] bunn) wrote2010-06-16 06:30 pm
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What was Alan Bennett up to..?

I read this news story :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8740984.stm ; all about various scams.  But it didn't answer the first question I had on reading the story about how Alan Bennett's wallet was stolen : namely, what was he DOING with £1,500   in cash in his wallet?   £1,500! 

Who carries that sort of sum around in cash?  People who run cornershops and ice cream vans going to the bank at the end of the week, perhaps.  But elderly writers?  OK, he's old enough not to have a credit card and perhaps also to distrust debit - but  does the man not have a cheque book?

[identity profile] tovaglia.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Am amused by the thought of Alan Bennett in an ice-cream van!

[identity profile] parrot-knight.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I blame dodgy street-corner tweed jacket vendors, who only deal in cash and want extra for the leather elbow-patches.
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[identity profile] sigisgrim.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that boggled me too.

[identity profile] philmophlegm.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You can buy a lot of custard creams for £1,500...

[identity profile] the-marquis.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Just trying to work out how thick a wedge of 30 £50 notes would be ...