155 Trial Spins

Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls Royce to a downtown NY City bank and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000. The loan officer was quite taken a back, and requested collateral. &;Well, then, here are the keys to my Rolls-Royce”, the man said. The loan officer promptly had the car driven into the bank&’s underground parking for safekeeping, and gave him $5,000. Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank&’s doors, and asked to settle up his loan and get his car back. The loan officer checked the records and told him, &;That will be $5,000 in principal, and $15.40 in interest.” The man wrote out a check, thanked the loan officer, and started to walk away. &;Wait sir,” the loan officer said, &;while you were gone, I found out you are a millionaire. Why in the world would you need to borrow?” The man smiled. &;Where else could I securely park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two weeks and pay only $15.40?”