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Ashland man accidentally trashes shoebox containing his life savings [View all]
From https://kobi5.com/news/ashland-man-accidentally-trashes-shoebox-containing-his-life-savings-108011/
Ashland man accidentally trashes shoebox containing his life savings
KPIX | 02:40 AM, Sun Aug 04 2019
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – A local man who accidentally tossed out his life savings will be reunited with his money thanks in part to workers at a northern California recycling center.
The Press Democrat reports an Ashland man mistakenly put a shoebox containing $23,000 into a Recology recycling bin outside of his home.
The man didn’t realize his mistake until later on in the day, after the bin had been emptied.
According to the Press Democrat, the man called Recology and told them about the incident.
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KPIX | 02:40 AM, Sun Aug 04 2019
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – A local man who accidentally tossed out his life savings will be reunited with his money thanks in part to workers at a northern California recycling center.
The Press Democrat reports an Ashland man mistakenly put a shoebox containing $23,000 into a Recology recycling bin outside of his home.
The man didn’t realize his mistake until later on in the day, after the bin had been emptied.
According to the Press Democrat, the man called Recology and told them about the incident.
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