That's our banerjek...

Granola Bar wrappers work well also.

I'm gonna carry my check book. That way I can keep writing checks in different amounts until I find the one that works.

Luddite. Everyone uses debit cards nowadays.

It's a financial exchange/sacrifice to the tire gods to allow you to travel home

If you're really concerned about sidewall gashes like this, you could also carry a Park TB-2 in your seatbag along with your tube and tire lever. It actually works a little better than cash.

had this happen to me - thank goodness for littering as I found a kit kat wrapper nearby worked perfectly

That's so Fredly - what next, you use matches to light cigarettes instead of $100 notes?

I'm sure junkies use the same justification on rolled up Franklins.

Get yourself a Tyvek envelope and you can make all the emergency tire boots you'll ever need. Tyvek is much stronger than a paper bill and weighs nothing.

Steve