Another Melbourne Update

Days have continued to be fairly busy. We are trying to catch up with people but as per usual people make contact late in the visit when we are very nearly fully booked up. We are 'out' almost every night now before we leave. Our daughter Kate still appreciates having her mum around to help out with two little ones to look after.

We expect to leave here next Wednesday morning and arrive home about lunchtime on Friday.

I got this from West Texas! You can click on the pictures for a larger view.

Bill owns a company that manufactures and installs car wash systems. Bill's company installed a car wash system in Frederick, Md. Now, understand that these are complete systems, including the money changer and money taking machines.

The problem started when the new owner complained to Bill that he was losing significant amounts of money from his coin machines each week.

He went as far as to accuse Bill's employees of having a key to the boxes and ripping him off. Bill just couldn't believe that his people would do that, so they set up a camera to catch the thief in action. Well, they did catch him on film!


That's a bird sitting on the change slot of the machine.



The bird had to go down into the machine, and back up inside to get to the money!


That's three quarters he has in his beak! Another amazing thing is that it was not just one bird -- there were several working together. Once they identified the thieves, they found over $4000 in quarters on the roof the car wash and more under a nearby tree.


And you thought you heard of everything by now!!