Hundreds of Safes Full of Quake Victims’ Money Are Washing up on the Shores of Japan

[scootro]

http://gizmodo.com/#!5791007/a-whole-bunch-of-unclaimed-money-is-washing-up-on-the-shores-of-japan

Citizens in Japan (especially the elderly) like to keep a fair amount of cash on hand in their homes. And after the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on homes, money (and safes full of money) are washing up on shore and appearing in the debris of ravaged towns.

[Denny]

Buoyant safes FTL!

[V8tt]

I bet if this had happened in New Orleans, not a single one would have been reported found and/or "recovered". What a stark difference in cultures/values.

[Denny]

I bet if this had happened in New Orleans, not a single one would have been reported found and/or "recovered". What a stark difference in cultures/values.

Right.

Not like any of them would hold too much value anyway.

[momo]

I bet if this had happened in New Orleans

that shit would be filled with crawfish and Heineken.

[CRASH]

Right.

Not like any of them would even have anything inside them anyway.

Fixed that for ya.

-Aaron

[ThreeFingerPete]

that shit would be filled with crawfish and heineken.

lol!