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		tonyedgecombe on Oct 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The pneumatic tube mail system in New York City UK Supermarkets used to send cash from the tills to a back office using a system like this[1]. At some point a thief decided it would be a good idea to intercept some of this cash: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1554632/Thief-stole-... These systems disappeared as we shifted away from cash. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamson_Engineering_Company_Ltd

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