It all started three weeks ago. A group of friends and I were doing the BBQ for a fairly large charity event (expected crowd 300 to 500 people) on a Saturday. We were bringing out our trailered smoker and 8 burner gas grill. On the menu: burgers, dogs, pulled pork and corn-on-the-cob. In volume. The first guys headed out about 8am. I followed about 9:30.Figured to start serving about 11:30am.

We were really smoking (literally!) until about 10:30. We had plenty of help and the guys were all just enjoying working together for a good cause (in this case, a home for foster children). That's when it became obvious to us that rain clouds were heading our way. Massive rain clouds.

You can probably guess what happened next. The skies opened up on us. And, there's no downpour like a Florida downpour. A little like standing under a waterfall. But we had people to feed. So we kept on cooking. And cooking. For about 3 hours in a very steady hard rain.

Still the guys were all fine about it. In fact, we even had some fun with it. By the time I got home around 3pm I was soaked to the skin. Couldn't have been any wetter if I had jumped in a lake with my clothes on. I had a few dollars folded in one pocket. Soaked. My wallet? Just about the same. First thing I did when I got home was to get out of the wet clothes and take a shower. Tossed my wallet in it's usual place figuring it would dry out soon enough.

Fast forward a couple of weeks. I'm shopping and pull a bill from my wallet. It's still a little damp. And my wallet has a distinct musty aroma! Now that wouldn't be a big deal unless you're known as the Dollar Stretcher. And, although I'll admit to be careful spending money, there's no truth to the rumor that my wallet is opened so seldom that mold is growing on the inside. Really, I promise you that it's just not true! 

Moral to the story? If you're cheap and get very wet you need to make sure that your wallet gets properly dried. Failing that I wonder if putting one of those pine tree car fresheners in my wallet would work...

Keep on Stretching those Dollars!

Gary 

 (musty smelling wallet)