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We used to have a 4 gallon (20 litre for the youngies) drumin the corner of the workshop for the christmas do.

At the start of the working year (5/1) the employees would put anything under 5 cents in the bin at the end of the day. All puncture reairs ($2.00 at the time) and battery charges (also $2.00) would go in as well.

At the end of the year it was that heavy you couldn't lift it. Our record was $15,000 which paid for all the staff to hire a houseboat on the Murray for a fortnight and included all food and drink.

But counting and bagging it was a nightmare.
$15,000 :eek:

$200 weighed about 15-20 Kgs.

Al