school smarts

I used to work in Henrico County, just outside Richmond, capital of Virginia. I was a web developer for one of the major beneficiaries of fractional reserve banking and manipulated interest rates. At the end of the work day (however I could get away with defining that), I'd hot-foot it back to Charlottesville, an hour away. Love Charlottesville. Not a big fan of Henrico County.

This story amuses me:

August 17, 2005

How to know that the price is too low
Jeffrey Tucker

Thousands show up for computer sale: People trampled, beaten with a folding chair. A woman urinating on herself. The police called, then themselves calling for backup. All to get a bargain. The stampede erupted Tuesday when a crowd estimated at 5,500 showed up at the Richmond International Raceway to purchase 1,000 used Apple iBook laptop computers. The Henrico County school system was selling 1,000 of the 4-year-old computers to county residents for $50. New iBooks cost between $999 and $1,299.... Seventeen people suffered minor injuries, with four requiring hospital treatment, Henrico County Battalion Chief Steve Wood said. There were no arrests, and the iBooks sold out by 1 p.m."

Posted by Jeffrey Tucker at August 17, 2005 07:41 AM