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Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 23.11.2020 20:42

 AK>> But there can be situation with a high inflation and low deposit
 AK>> interest. You lose your money slowly and perfectly lawfully.

A situation! I missed that damn thing again! ;-)

 AH> Yes. But if you hide it under the mattress its original value will
 AH> still be eaten up by inflation... that's what I was thinking of.

In Russia people can buy stable foreign currencies and store it under
mattresses. But it is probably more risky than storing in the bank. Especially
if you haven't a strong safe hidden behind several steel doors and alarm
system. ;)

 AH> A backpack... with my purse in it... was stolen in Los Angeles. We
 AH> didn't realize until after the fact that our rental car came with a
 AH> sticker in one of the back windows which made it fairly obvious we
 AH> were tourists. At the hotels there were signs advising us to lock
 AH> valuables in the trunk, as we did. That's what I'd have done at
 AH> home... where I had an old car with a lot of rust around the wheel
 AH> wells etc. and coveted the bumper sticker saying "Don't laugh --
 AH> it's paid for!" Nobody tried to steal anything from *that* car,

"to covet" is "to want very much". Why does the sticker is coveted?

 AH> although I drove it to a few less than salubrious parts of
 AH> Vancouver.

So, "salubrious" can be pertain not only to the person's health, but to the
criminal situation, too.

 AH> I reckon it looked to passers-by as if the driver didn't
 AH> own anything worth stealing. With these older vehicles it was also
 AH> far more difficult to get into the trunk than it is with modern
 AH> cars... which at the time I knew very little about.

Do the locks in the old vehicles are more sophisticated?

 AH> Fortunately, I had my keys in my pocket & Dallas had my passport in
 AH> his pocket. Nowadays I wear garments with several pockets if I can
 AH> find them. It's not easy to find female garments like that. But
 AH> apparently it is easy to steal handbags, shoulder bags, and
 AH> backpacks if one is so inclined.... (sigh).

Do they pay now in cash, or people now pay with credit card only?

Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin

english_tutor 2020

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