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Mrs. K-, her lost check and the pig
Back in 1980 I was working for a local bank (remember when there was such a thing??) I was a bookkeeper responsible for personal accounts of customers with last names begining with A thru L. Part of my job was to set up stop payments for my clients who had lost or suspected checks had been stolen. Probably the strangest story relating to this duty began when Mrs. K- called one morning lamenting the loss of a 250.00 check she'd written to her mortgage company. Keep in mind Mrs. K- had a thick midwest/almost southern accent.
Ring...
Good morning, bookkeeping this is Beth how may I assist you?
This is Mrs. K- and I need to put a stop payment on a check...
I explained the 10.00 service fee for a 6 month stop payment and reminded her that if she wanted it to continue after 6 months she would have to call again and there would be another fee. She agreed and seemed extremely relieved to know as yet no one had cashed this check.
I asked for the account number, names on check, who it was written to, the check number, the date it was written and all other pertinent information while filling out the form we kept on file so we could check each morning for the lost check in case someone tried to cash it.
The last section was relating to any info about where the check may have been lost and whether or not it was possibly stolen.
Mrs. K- are you sure it is lost or could it have been stolen?
Well, I am perdy sure its just lost fer good.
Do you know about where you lost it?
Oh yes! I know exactly! I dropped it in the barnyard and mah pig ate it.
I stopped for a few moments to compose myself becuse I felt a huge snort coming on that refused to be denied. I don't know, maybe I was channelling the pig here.
By now my co-workers were intrigued. Once I felt out of danger I asked, are you sure he ate it? Co-workers are now gathering around like I am about to fling myself from the third story window.
Mrs. K- Oh yes, he eats everything.
Mrs. K- I really don't think you need to waste the money for a stop payment because I am pretty sure no will want to cash that check once your pig is finished with it.
She thought for a moment then said, You know, yer probly right. Thank you very much!
I hung up and looked into the faces of my co-workers. I began, That was Mrs. K-..
And one says Oh yes, her. She has a pet pig. She even lets him in the house and it sleeps on the sofa.
What kind of pig, one of those small ones ppl keep as pets? I asked
No a regular full grown farm pig, he's huge! And noticing the look of horror on my face co-worker continues, But he goes outside to do his business.
Well, I am glad for Mrs. K-
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What a great story Beth! I can't believe she would want to put a stop payment on it after she new full well her pig ate it. It wasn't going anywhere!
Your stories are wonderful. The laugh is wonderful. Keep up the awesome writing!
Jan
6/4/04 9:08 AM