A patrol officer noticed something strange on his route\u2014crisp $50 bills scattered along the sidewalk, leading straight into a narrow alley. Curious, he followed the trail and spotted an elderly woman dragging two trash bags, one of them slowly spilling cash. \u201cMa\u2019am,\u201d he said, \u201cyou might want to know one of your bags is leaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh goodness, thank you!\u201d she replied sweetly.
\nStill baffled, the officer asked, \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind me asking\u2026 where is all this money coming from?\u201d
\n\u201cWell,\u201d she said, \u201cI live next to a very busy bar. And every night, drunk men use my garden as their personal restroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sighed. \u201cLast night I finally had enough.
\nI waited outside with my pruning shears. Whenever someone started, I simply said, \u2018Fifty dollars\u2026 or I trim more than the roses.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer burst out laughing and waved her on. As she walked away, he called out, \u201cSo\u2026 is the other bag full of money too?\u201d A patrol officer noticed something strange on his route\u2014crisp $50 bills scattered along the sidewalk, leading straight into a narrow alley. Curious, he followed the trail and… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nShe smiled calmly.
\n\u201cNot everyone believes in paying fines.\u201dREAD MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"