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SEA_tide t1_jb4qik8 wrote
Reply to comment by Delta4o in Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. She won the jackpot. by ChickenXing
The state of Washington prohibits winners from being anonymous. Note however that the winner didn't have any publicity photos taken, which is something, but there are likely photos of them out there somewhere.
SEA_tide t1_j6vhzd4 wrote
Reply to comment by _former_self in the last Boeing 747 produced is currently flying a logo formation over Washington before heading to it's destination. by Chinpokomonz
More accurately, the aircraft is flying to the part of Kentucky nearest Cincinnati. The airport code CVG stands for Covington, Kentucky, though the airport itself is called Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Kentucky is a very popular base for air cargo as CVG and SDF (Louisville) have lots of land for warehouses and are centrally located. Tennessee and Indiana are also quite popular. For shipments between North America and Asia, Alaska, especially Anchorage, is actually the ideal cargo hub location as it allows for better fuel economy (aircraft don't need to reduce cargo capacity in order to carry more fuel for longer flights) and the federal government waives certain cabotage laws, thus allowing foreign airlines to switch cargo between aircraft for the domestic US portion.
SEA_tide t1_isy5150 wrote
Reply to comment by ab0rtretryfail in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
I had a professor in college who told us that when he worked for a bank in the 1980s, the bank needed more physical cash before a holiday. His boss handed him a loaded handgun and told him to drive to the New Orleans branch of the Federal Reserve, pick up the bank's order, and drive back nonstop.
The US government regularly contracts with private truckers to haul very special loads and tells them to not stop except for diesel, pee in a bottle, and drive right past all weigh stations and most law enforcement officers: the feds will order state level law enforcement to stop the pursuit (if they do stop, the driver has a get out jail free card). Pretty much all rest requirements are waived. It's also a violation of federal law for the trucker to even open the trailer, which might be empty or carrying a dummy load. Canada can and likely does the same.
SEA_tide t1_isy3229 wrote
Reply to comment by stefanspicoli in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
I just got a brand new 2022 half dollar at a US casino cashier. I have no idea why they bothered getting rolls of those unless quarters weren't as readily available. Casinos already try not to use dimes, $1 coins, $2 bills, $10 bills, and $50 bills.
SEA_tide t1_jb51mu0 wrote
Reply to comment by UnpopularCrayon in Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. She won the jackpot. by ChickenXing
A number of states have laws specifically disallowing lottery winnings to be claimed by more than 1-4 people and require that their full names be disclosed. A name change later on is an option though.