Jury rejects Harry Reid's lawsuit against fitness band maker he blamed for injuries

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[wardaddy]

I know it..

My friend who is one of my few teenaged hometown pals I still see made promises to the wrong folks stupidly

The fact we were so young probably is what saved us

He had family in Huntsville that had apparently socked away a bunch of Apollo program spent gold that they use for all manner of space travel needs from conduction to shields etc

I’m taking a couple hundred pounds in 1982....or so they said

So I had gone to Ole Miss and knew a pretty girl from rural New Jersey (Mississippi mom)whose paternal grandpa is a big deal up there in the bent nose crowd

She was a beautiful Tri Delt

Anyhow these folks in Huntsville had acquired this bounty when scientist dad had died and my friend got samples which tested out in assays at hallmark quality

And they wanted to liquidate at a discount for cash quietly

My girl pal with blood connections says her pappy ...that’s what everyone called him btw....he was like 80....will buy it all for like 70% of going hallmark spot price....around 400/ounce then

So we had a commission between the cash price and the Huntsville folks

So New Jersey sends down this soldado union boss from Reno...I think he could get the cash from union funds. Maybe

He and I hit it off immediately and he wanted to go see southern girls....so we go to Poets bar which was a haunt of mine then and a friend of mines divorced mom was in there and she comes over and hugs me and I introduce my goombah.....at that exact moment he was a goner for her.....she was fine as frogs hair and very very Deep South charming honey darlin

Anyhow....that’s a side story

They had the cash ready to be delivered ....I think 1.5m......and my buddy’s Huntsville folks flake out in a mountain or lies and just bullshit

I mean they were pissed....the Reno man knew it wasn’t my fault ....but my friend was in the cross hair and I’m on the phone with granddaughter with me...her telling grandpa don’t you dare do anything these are my friends

Anyhow I didn’t even know who Sam the Plumber was at that time nor Pappy whose name I’m not repeating here

The Reno guy had a sit down and chewed my buddy’s ass out but serious telling him he was being spared due to me being straight up and the granddaughters pleas

I’ll never forget he told him he should stick to something simple like selling shoes at JC Pennys

Anyhow....Reno stayed a week because of the introduction I had made and eventuallyshe became Mrs Reno and moved to Tahoe

Granddaughter married a doctor from Memphis

I stayed in touch with Reno and he came to the Delta to duck hunt with me for much of the 80s

Most of the parties are deceased now...

Wise guys have killed for less

Btw...I had money then and I gave Reno a tidy cash gift for his trouble and paid his expenses ....I knew I had to do something

I remind doofuss who I still see frequently when in Mississippi don’t forget I saved your life once

I told my dad after it all happened

He said I hope you realize how lucky y’all were and don’t ever try to do a deal with people like that again

Reno was not a fuggedaboutit stereotype wise guy

Kind of a westerner to be honest but he had gravitas as they say...lol