A 76-year-old German man, tired of waiting for ice on his car to thaw, decided to speed things up by using a blow heater. He installed the device under the hood and went indoors for a while.
But the sound of two explosions brought him back outside. He alerted fire services to prevent the fire from spreading to the house.
Damages to the house and car amount to $56,240. Patience, my friend, is a virtue.
A 62-year-old woman was sentenced to a 22-month suspended jail term for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
Between 2003 and 2005, the woman, a manager of a bank branch in Germany, secretly transferred funds from the bank accounts of her wealthy customers to those of customers in need, to prevent their accounts from being closed for want of funds.
In total, she transferred 7.6 million euros in 117 separate transactions. She transferred part of the money back, but 1.1 million euros are still missing.
The court, located in the city of Bonn, gave her a light sentence after considering that she had lost her job and had not made any profit in the process.
© 24 November 2009 The Dumb Factor.
English
Français
(1 vote(s) - 9.00 / 10)
Loading ...