In spite of the US government going for a nap this week a man who pieced together the remnants of five $100 bills eaten last winter by his one-eyed dog, has received a $500 cheque from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Wayne Klinkel, a graphic designer from Helena, Montana, who works for a local newspaper, said he found Sundance (presumably the dog) had eaten the notes, left in his car while he & his wife were away having lunch, leaving one intact dollar bill & a small piece of a single $100 note.
For the next few days Klinkel followed the dog around in the snow, collecting his droppings in a plastic bag, keeping it frozen in the cold outside his house, & after a couple of weeks he thawed the dog shit in a bucket of soapy water (everyone needs a hobby).
He separated the $100 bill pieces then washed & began to assemble the tiny paper fragments.
He took the taped-together bills to a local bank & the Federal Reserve in Helena where he was directed to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Mutilated Currency Division, where he mailed the digested bills with a notarized letter on 15th April.
The Treasury Department offers reimbursement in some proven cases of damaged currency, & a standard claim takes up to 2 years to be resolved, according to the department’s (currently furloughed) website.
“When mutilated currency is submitted, a letter should be included stating the estimated value of the currency & an explanation of how the currency became mutilated,” the website says.
On Monday he received a $500 cheque in the post from the Mutilated Currency Division to replace Sundance’s dinner.
A telephone operator with the U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday said department representatives were furloughed & unavailable for comment on Klinkel’s reimbursement.
It’s a dog’s life (if you’re lucky).
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