[G Griffin]

Not window cleaning related- 'cos that's stupid-but me and a few mates went out for a drink and a bet on Cheltenham Gold Cup day. One of the lads was due a ton back from a bet and the assistant paid him £500!
I checked my account on Saturday morning and there was more in than I thought.
They'd paid me £220 out on a losing bet.
It's especially nice when those wretched bookies do it (and we didn't give it back).
We'll give it them back eventually, though.

[elite mike]

bristol county council overpaid me £1000 on a job last year 

i did ring and point it out to them 

[Geoff]

Custard paid me £20 when it should have been £16 - but she paid by cheque so i just gave her the £4 back in coins.

I think she appreciated my honesty.

But I will pay tax on that extra £4 as if I earned it, but I can't be bothered to split hairs.  You don't hear of HMRC recognizing this kind of behaviour, do you?

[andyM]

Not window cleaning related- 'cos that's stupid-but me and a few mates went out for a drink and a bet on Cheltenham Gold Cup day. One of the lads was due a ton back from a bet and the assistant paid him £500!
I checked my account on Saturday morning and there was more in than I thought.
They'd paid me £220 out on a losing bet.
It's especially nice when those wretched bookies do it (and we didn't give it back).
We'll give it them back eventually, though.

Just hope the assistant doesn't get that £500 taken out of their wages. 

[G Griffin]

Not window cleaning related- 'cos that's stupid-but me and a few mates went out for a drink and a bet on Cheltenham Gold Cup day. One of the lads was due a ton back from a bet and the assistant paid him £500!
I checked my account on Saturday morning and there was more in than I thought.
They'd paid me £220 out on a losing bet.
It's especially nice when those wretched bookies do it (and we didn't give it back).
We'll give it them back eventually, though.

Just hope the assistant doesn't get that £500 taken out of their wages. 

I know, Andy, I thought that. He did ask why she had to ring up to confirm the amount, though. Whoever gave confirmation could have checked too. Then she just started counting and counting. It's just an antiquated way of dealing with bets, I think; and it was Ladbrokes.
I don't know what I'd have done and I was in the pub down the road, so it was nowt to do with me. I just got a few drinks out of it.
With my bet I was waiting to hear all day to say it was a mistake. I didn't hear anything and left the money in but didn't say anything. Ah well.
It shows that there are human and computer errors. .