Biker rains cash on Hwy. 4 -- by mistake

S.F. Chronicle ^ | October 25, 2003 | Charlie Goodyear

[Cultural Jihad]

That whooshing sound Steve Dass heard Thursday as he roared down Highway 4 wasn't just air flowing over his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle at high speed.

What was supposed to have been a routine trip will likely stand as the most expensive ride of Dass' life. Over the din of the bike's engine, 72 $100 bills -- earmarked to help pay for furniture for his mother -- shot out of the pocket of his unzipped biker jacket and into traffic, causing a free-for- all that left Dass practically penniless.

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[martin_fierro]

"If it's laying out on the side of the road, it's not theirs, and it should be turned in,'' said CHP spokesman Cliff Kroeger.

Yeah, that might happen.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Another dummy on a rice grinder....

[xsmommy]

keep yer pockets zipped next time, ya jagoff!

[deannadurbin]

What kind of mother would take that kind of money from a son who is unemployed???

[Cultural Jihad]

Think about it, though. The measure of our successful self-governance can be made upon the percentage of bills returned to the rightful owner. So far it's 2 votes for self-governance and 73 votes for a bloated government.

[Not_Who_U_Think]

Looks like the friendly BoA CSR type.

[resistmuch]

Jeez, what a dummie. Still, I'd gladly start a collection to replace his nest egg, if I knew where to send it.

[LibWhacker]

Doobies'll do that to 'ya.

[isthisnickcool]

He can always sell the bike and give mom the cash.

[Hank Rearden]

There ya go.

He's such a dumbass.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Yea this sounds like a real story......... more likely he's hoping some idiots will donate to help his poor mommy get new furniture.......

And along a similar vein....... we were going to buy a new house and uh, my, uh,this uh, stray cat got sick, and uh, we had to spend all the down payment money uh, on the uh, cat and uh, well we were wondering if anyone wanted to, uh, send us money since we had, uh, been so generous with the stupid cat.......

[mrs. a]

I'm willing to cut the guy a little slack. It's very easy to forget to zip a pocket. He made an honest (and quite common) mistake.

Just last night I dropped my driver's licence out of my pocket at the checkout line - had to go back to the store when I noticed it was missing - luckily for me, it had been turned in. Maybe I should bite the bullet and start carrying a purse - though I don't think that's an option for this guy.

Besides, I think it's nice that he was going to buy furniture for his mom.

[VRWC_minion]

Creative cover story. Probably only need a few hundred to explain thousands missing.

[BJungNan]

If someone can set up a fundraiser for the guy, I'd chip in a bit.

[pt17]

Yeah, that might happen.

Especially, in a state full of liberals.

[poindexter]

Riiiiiight, he pulled out $7000 cash to give to his poor old Moms for -sniff- new furniture. Gee, what could he really have been going to buy with that cash?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

What kind of mother would take that kind of money from a son who is unemployed???

Good question.

"She didn't take it quite well,'' said her son when asked for her reaction to the "cash- tastrophe."

For some reason "Can't buy me love" is playing though my mind.

[BraveMan]