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A Well-Planned Retirement

Outside England's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were for cars (Â£1.40), for buses (about Â£7.00)..

Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn't show up; so the zoo management called the city council and asked it to send them another parking agent.

The council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the zoo's own responsibility. The zoo advised the council that the attendant was a city employee. The city council responded that the parking attendant had never been on the city payroll.

Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain or France or Florida is a man who'd apparently had a ticket machine installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about Â£560 per day -- for 25 years.
Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over Â£7 million pounds ....... and no one even knows his name.

<blockquote data-quote="Steve_L" data-source="post: 8604" data-attributes="member: 523">A&nbsp; Well-Planned Retirement Outside&nbsp; England&#039;s Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for&nbsp; 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking&nbsp; fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant.&nbsp; The fees were for cars&nbsp; (Â£1.40),&nbsp; for&nbsp; buses (about&nbsp; Â£7.00).. &nbsp;Then,&nbsp; one day, after 25 solid years of never missing&nbsp;&nbsp; a day of work, he just didn&#039;t show up; so&nbsp; the zoo management called the city council and&nbsp; asked it to send them another parking&nbsp; agent. &nbsp;The&nbsp; council did some research and&nbsp; replied that&nbsp; the parking lot was the zoo&#039;s own&nbsp; responsibility. The zoo advised the council that&nbsp; the attendant was a city employee. The city&nbsp; council responded that the parking attendant had&nbsp; never been on the city&nbsp; payroll. &nbsp;Meanwhile,&nbsp; sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of&nbsp; Spain or France or Florida is a man who&#039;d&nbsp; apparently had a ticket machine installed&nbsp; completely on his own and then had simply begun&nbsp; to show up every day, commencing to collect and&nbsp; keep the parking fees, estimated at about Â£560&nbsp; per day -- for 25 years. Assuming&nbsp; 7 days a week, this amounts to just over Â£7&nbsp; million pounds .......&nbsp; and no one even knows his name.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve_L, post: 8604, member: 523"] A Well-Planned Retirement Outside England's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were for cars (Â£1.40), for buses (about Â£7.00).. Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn't show up; so the zoo management called the city council and asked it to send them another parking agent. The council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the zoo's own responsibility. The zoo advised the council that the attendant was a city employee. The city council responded that the parking attendant had never been on the city payroll. Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain or France or Florida is a man who'd apparently had a ticket machine installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about Â£560 per day -- for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over Â£7 million pounds ....... and no one even knows his name. [/QUOTE]

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