[Sndbox] RE: [TheSandbox] Garbage Strike Leads to Good Fortune

[David]

Talk about luck.  But I think I would quit my job at UPS for sure.   David L. Ben Franklin:  "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt, they have more need of masters." -----Original Message----- From: Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TheSandbox] Garbage Strike Leads to Good Fortune Garbage Strike Leads to Good Fortune Siblings Recover $10 Million Lottery Ticket in Trash AP The Garnett siblings accept their payout from a lottery official (at right). CHICAGO (Nov. 26) - The Chicago area's garbage strike was a nuisance for many, but now it smells sweet to two lottery winners who had mistakenly thrown their $10.5 million ticket in the trash. Chicago resident Ezekiel ''Zeek'' Garnett, 27, and his sister, Karen, 24, bought an Illinois Lotto ticket Oct. 4 in Niles but threw it out without checking the numbers. Their mother then heard that a ticket sold in Niles was a winner, and she checked the trash with her daughter. Thanks to the nine-day garbage strike last month, the ticket matching all six numbers was in a bag still waiting to be picked up, lottery officials said. ''This will definitely help me live more comfortably. But I'm still keeping my job at UPS,'' Zeek Garnett said Wednesday. More on This Story · Post Messages · Check Lottery Numbers His sister, a baggage screener at Midway Airport, said she will pay off bills, buy a home and take her dream vacation to Hawaii. ''I always thought maybe I could go there on my honeymoon, but now it looks like I can go sooner,'' she said. The siblings did not say what they would do for their mother, except that she would be taken care of financially. 11-26-03 1353EST Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.     Greg Hopper   "Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying, but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?" - Lily Tomlin - Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT The SandBox, where food is a serious issue. http://www.the-sandbox.org The Truth at Http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TruthPost/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We reserve the right to bury you in the sand if you do. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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