It's an ill wind that blows no good..............

[Bob Wright]

Nita and I were running a few errands this morning, and pulled into a parking space at the shopping center. Few folks were out, it being still early. I got out of the Jeep and started around to Nita's side to open her door when the wind blew something right at my feet.

Looking down and stopping the objects, they were two twenty dollar bills!

I picked them up and showed them to Nita, and looked around to see from where they might have come. They had come from the direction of the street, but no body was in sight, nor any passing cars. We went inside but found no customers looking around frantically.

Forty dollars is a lot of money for someone to lose, and we made an honest attempt to find the owner.

I told Nita let's just say "Thank you, Lord" and we kept the money. I gave Nita one of the twenties. I still hate it that someone lost $40 but we did make an honest effort to find that person.

Bob Wright

 

[Mike J]

Sometimes that is all you can do. Sometimes I find tools at work. I usually ask anyone working around me if it might be theirs. If no one claims whatever it is I keep it. Anyway hope the $20 is a blessing.

 

[roarindan51]

drive 'round and give it to a homeless person.
put it in the collection plate at church
mail it to me
pay it forward

 

[Colonialgirl]

I found two 20's on the floor in a grocery store, no one else around and hardly anybody in the store, waited a bit and then asked if anyone had reported losing money; Never mentioned the amount. No one ever claimed it so I kept it.

 

[caryc]

Bob, thanks for finding them, it was very windy here in California this morning. The last I saw of my two twenties, the wind had them headed east. :mrgreen:

 

[eveled]

It usually pays to walk alone a fence at the far end of a parking lot. I've found lots of money. Unless it is obvious somebody is looking, for it, then it's yours.

No point just giving it away because you found it.

I've also found lots of money with somebody else walking right by or over it. People are mostly oblivious to their surroundings. They also step in dog poop a lot more than I do.

 

[blume357]

I had the same thing happen yesterday... I was walking my dog and saw a penny on the ground and picked it up..... anybody here want to claim it?

sorry someone lost $40 but glad you got it.

 

[contender]

Over the years,,, as a treasure hunting metal detectorist,, I have found a lot of money. Some was buried, and some was on the surface. Including paper cash money.
I have also found wallets, and other items that were identifiable as to who they belonged to. Those got returned.
I found 2 pennies the other evening in a parking lot,, and kept them. I've also found as much as $258 in one place in cash. No way to properly identify either previous owner.
I've also lost cash myself.

I say keep it.

 

[rimmer]

I won $50.00 off the injuns at the casino and I didn't give it back.

 

[Jeepnik]

I must be the odd man out. I've never found any paper money. Never found anyone's wallet. But the mention of tools got me to thinking.

I work in many different locations, and things vary drastically from place to place. I have one customer where a pair of channel locks laid on a shelf outside until they were rusted into uselessness. You could leave things for ever and it would be right where you left it (I've done it).

Yet in other places if you turn your back someone would steal a tool in a heartbeat. In one instance I laid a multi tool on top of a piece of equipment and went to the restroom. When I came back it was gone. There were a couple of outside contractors working in the area. It was pretty obvious one had taken it. I made it quite clear that either they returned it or I was going to turn their pockets out for them.

Seems they figured it wasn't worth it and one finally handed it over saying "I thought it was mine". For the cost of a 40 or 50 dollar multi tool he lost a job.

 

[kramden]

A couple days ago I found a Chick-Fil-A gift card. Thought it was probably garbage. Took it the one of the restaurants and it was $25.

 

[hdxr750]

You are a Good Man.