In Russia, a 73-year-old woman in Siberia tased the postman who was delivering pensions*, bound and gagged him, took his money bag that contained the pensions of the 46 retirees living in her neighborhood, hopped on a plane, and left for Thailand.
The postman stayed gagged for 3 days until a neighbor found him and called for help. It was later discovered that the resourceful retiree had taken out a loan with her apartment as collateral and purchased a one-way ticket to Thailand in preparation for the assault on the postman.
Thailand is known in Russia, first and foremost, as the prime destination for sexual tourism. When I imagine the kind of life a 73-year-old woman could have had in Siberia, I can only feel happy she’ll finally have a good time.
* There is no banking system to do direct deposits. Pension payments are delivered in person by postmen.
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I found this story very uplifting.
On an unrelated note, I found this hilarious:
https://twitter.com/vkovanovic/status/1034951349232787457
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I don’t know about Australians, but the part about Eastern Europeans is spot on.
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And yes, I’m happy for the lady, too.
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“happy for the lady”
The problem is…. how long can 46 Russian monthly pensions last? I have trouble imagining that Russian pensions cover a month of living in Russia much less Thailand (where often prices for foreigners are double or triple the prices for natives).
There was an extremely depressing Polish movie with a similar plot point (though in the movie it was the mailwoman protagonist who steals the money).
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“the pensions of the 46 retirees living in her neighborhood”
Would they get replacement pensions? Everything I know about Russia says…. no, they get to eat air for a month, but on the other hand I have the idea that senior citizens are the most enthusiastic Putinites and so they might get a sliver more… attention from the government than other demographics.
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