Hi! Alexander,   
      
   On 10/07/2014 04:57 PM, you wrote:   
      
    ak> In Russia we have a law that if somebody finds money or hidden treasure   
    ak> he gets 25% of it cost as a reward. So, 1000 roubles can be traced to   
    ak> this law.   
      
   Over here, a reward is a reward.  Usually something is handed back with a   
   smile and a handshake, perhaps, with no expectations.   
      
    ak> BTW, 1000 roubles is about 30$ - do you call it small change, too?   
      
   That would be a small treasure for me.  :)  However, I lead a somewhat   
   'sheltered life' with small wants.  I think I have $6 and ninety-five cents in   
   my wallet; five cents short of $7.  For any shop purchases, I generally   
   'swipe' my credit card over a reader on the counter for either petrol or   
   tobacco; no PIN or receipt required.  I use very little cash these days.   
      
    ak> When a human sees a grizzly bear he usually runs away and climbs up the   
    ak> tree, hoping to escape. That's why grizzlies think that humans live in   
    ak> the trees like birds. Probably grizzly are too heavy to climb up the   
    ak> trees themselves.   
      
   Probably, yes.  Too much trouble.  So, you've never heard of Daniel Boone (the   
   American frontiersman)?  Apparently, he was able to stare-down a grizzly; that   
   is, he would stand erect and just stare a bear in eye.  Yeah, it was most   
   likely a fable.  :)   
      
    ak> Not at all. Russia is the only place where Ukrainians of Russian descent   
    ak> can feel safe during the Civil war in Ukraine. That's why we have such   
    ak> huge numbers of refugees. Ukrainian army doesn't hesitate to bomb cities   
    ak> and towns trying to kill so called terrorists and bandits.   
      
   No comment.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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