Goodness of strangers: return of lost item

[Aggie_Ama]

I have a good one. A few years back I had gone to the apartment gym and forgotten to take my rings off. So I could do weights I set them down and then forgot them. Not just any rings, my Aggie Ring, my engagement ring and my wedding band. A day and half went by and I was devastated, then the apartment manager called and said they were turned in. I got the kind guy's phone number and he said he had been at work when the office was open so he had them longer than he wanted, knowing if it was his fiancee she wouldn't sleep until they were found. He had tried to look me up by my Aggie Ring inscription but it was my maiden name inside and he wouldn't accept the reward I offered.

I didn't have the same experience in Seattle last month. We had bought me a really cute purple beanie at REI when we got there. One night we were eating and sampling beer at Pike Brewery. We got up to the street and I realized I left my beanie on the booth. Went back not 10 minutes later and it was no where to be found, none of the staff could say it was turned in. We even went back the next morning and still nothing in the lost and found. Who wants a worn hat? It even had some of of my make-up on it! My husband bought me another one a couple weeks ago since I was so disappointed. I hope whoever didn't turn it in has a warm head!

[krisl6]

My partner dropped her wallet while walking the dog in a big park near us. Thankfully someone brought it to the police station and they gave it back to her. I could never take anything I found like that. Once we found 50euros in an envelope on the street. We also notified the police and a few hours later a sweet old man showed up at the door with flowers to say thanks. Made me feel really good. We were slightly tempted to keep it as we had no money ourselves at the time, but doing the right things just feels good in my opinion.

[redrhodie]

My boyfriend was once in the dentist's office getting work done when he got a phone call there. It was a guy who found his wallet in a cab. BF hadn't yet noticed it was missing. Luckily the appointment card was in there, and he got his wallet back.

I also once found a wallet by a pay phone, and went to the address on the driver's license, and returned the wallet to the owner. The guy was really happy to get it back.

[katluvr]

I don't have a story to share. But I will say that this thread was really nice to read, especially this time of year!
There really are nice and honest people out there. You just don't hear enough about them!

[omachine]

I was in Super Fresh on Saturday and I took out my ATM card and sat it on the ledge above the conveyor belt. Why, I have no idea!?? Anyway, the customer in front of me was having an major issue with the cashier so I decided to switch lanes. I grabbed my groceries but some how, like a flake, over looked my ATM card. When I went to purchased my groceries, I of course couldn't locate the ATM card and so instead, I used my credit card. My roommate who happened to be with me pressed on locating my card, so I pawed through my timbuk2 bag a couple of times, still not remembering that I had left it in the other aisle, when a woman asked my cashier where could she return an ATM card she had found. I looked up and told her it was mine! I must have looked so relieved because the woman who had found my card gave me two great big hugs as if she were trying to comfort me. I managed to hug her back just as hard, repeatedly thanked her and we each told each other to have a happy holiday!!

[Irulan]

DH was on a semi wilderness boating excusriosn (10 days of touring remote Idaho locations with whitewater boats on trailers) and his wallet fell out of the truck when they stopped to scout a rapid. This road is about 4 hours in off the pavement.... A lady who lives back there and was hunting found it and called us. She is a school teacher back in there, and sent it back intact.

The funny thing is, she had contacted us (via a business card) and mailed the wallet back to me before he'd even figured out he'd lost it.

[shootingstar]

Nearly forgot this incredible lost and found story plus stranger. And it's cycling-related.

We went for all-day group bike trip with 10 people on Vancouver Island. At the end, we piled into someone's car with 4 bikes in total. Included all panniers of 4 people.

Then we arrived at home of couple to overnight. My partner suddenly realized he had mistakenly left behind his pannier with his clothing, etc. on the pavement in the parking lot.....50 kms. away! Even after they drove car back. No pannier. It was gone.

When we got back to Vancouver, dearie phoned police to report missing pannier. A woman returned in his packed pannier to the local police station the next day!

So dearie, following wk. took the 1 hr. ferry ride and did 100+ kms. bike ride to recover this pannier.


Morale: Not only there are sometimes good strangers, but please, please check all around the car that you have put all your gear into the car.