”“Why, do you think?”“Because Gareth’s bank may not be the ancient, trustworthy and robust mercantile bank that it pretends to be.”“And ...ow would you know that?”“Probably the same way your father did, by hacking into their files.”“You did that?” she gasped.“Not personally, no. Like your father, I found someone to do that for me. Your father paid someone, or already employs someone to do it, while I just called in a favour from a mate from my military days who owed me one.”“So what did he find. My sister was sixteen and when ever our parents were gone she was expected to baby sit for me. When she did, she also took the opportunity to have her current boy friend over and have sex in her room all evening until just before my parents came back. My room was right next to hers so I heard everything that went on but I never said anything because I didn't think it was any of my business and after all she was “older” and could do “those things.” Plus, she left me alone in my room to do what I. You are not dating them for who they are but only because they look like us.”Michael nodded. Again it was not the first time he had heard this argument.“If you ask them I am sure they would have said being my date was worth it and if it fizzled out then our time together was everything they would have wished for.”“Do you know how conceited that sounds? You are a monster!”And Sharon finished her coffee and went to do something, somewhere out of sight of her conceited monster. Susan was expected. The closest I could come to that dimension was the hub of a toilet paper roll, which was 5-1/4". So that would have to do. I weighted it with some lead fishing weights, put it into a self-sealing baggie, and immersed it in a deep plastic bowl filled with water, which went into the freezer.The next morning, the water had frozen hard. I had a little trouble getting the toilet paper hub out of my new toy, but realized after a second's thought that I need only open the baggie and pour some warm.