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39. My then 7-yr-old son and I were at a crowded community college where I was registering
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 09:18 AM
Jul 2021

for my classes next quarter. The place was a madhouse. We sat on a bench for a few moments and sonny said, "Ma!! Look what I found!" Under the bench was a wallet STUFFED -- just STUFFED -- with cash. There must have been several thousand dollars in it. We took it to the main office of the school to turn it in. We opened the wallet to see the ID and as we looked at the photo on the ID, in ran the person in the photo. He was a foreign student, sweating and crying, totally distraught over the loss of his wallet because it contained the funds for his next school quarter, wired from his parents. Since the school was heaving with people, I'm sure he thought the wallet was gone forever.

He grabbed my hand to thank me and I said, "It was my son who found your wallet."

He grabbed my son's hands and pumped them up and down as he cried with joy. My son has never forgotten this.

Wallet found! [View all] 634-5789 Jul 2021 OP
Both good deeds! MuseRider Jul 2021 #1
I found a wallet outside my job once. iscooterliberally Jul 2021 #2
I turn'em in to the Police. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #3
That's a good idea. I didn't even think about that. iscooterliberally Jul 2021 #6
I disagree I have found and returned wallets one with cash fell out while he was bike riding Oppaloopa Jul 2021 #22
Or, toss it in a mailbox. That'll also work. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #31
Yes! Back in the 80s I was a mail carrier and found several wallets in the mailboxes I Nay Jul 2021 #40
Love when this happens!! secondwind Jul 2021 #4
And pretty nice of the thief to leave the wallet -- sans money -- intact. RVN VET71 Jul 2021 #5
I found a wad of cash once They_Live Jul 2021 #7
Slightly Different Experience leftieNanner Jul 2021 #16
I did that when i found a c-note once. nt. druidity33 Jul 2021 #20
my grandpa would clean the highway by the family cottage. he found a $20 once. i found a green deer pansypoo53219 Jul 2021 #34
This is why Social Security wants you to do direct deposit $ Grins Jul 2021 #26
Yeah. They_Live Jul 2021 #27
That's so nice!! ailsagirl Jul 2021 #35
bravo! bringthePaine Jul 2021 #8
Good on ya! sarchasm Jul 2021 #9
I hope that kid never again leaves his car running. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #10
Very true. Even when pumping gas right next to my car, I lock the car doors and bury my keys Ziggysmom Jul 2021 #11
One good thing about living in Oregon leftieNanner Jul 2021 #17
I see women at the grocery store with their open OMGWTF Jul 2021 #21
What an awesome person! Thank you! C Moon Jul 2021 #12
Can you find mine please? essaynnc Jul 2021 #13
I saw that wallet in Las Vegas having a real good time. jaxexpat Jul 2021 #14
If it's on the road.... 634-5789 Jul 2021 #32
A few winters ago i saw something dark in the front yard snow. Delmette2.0 Jul 2021 #15
I saw a purse sitting on a bench in the main walkway of an indoor mall. appleannie1 Jul 2021 #18
That's just the best story! MissB Jul 2021 #25
And her hubby's scowl turned into a smile! ailsagirl Jul 2021 #36
Good for you and good for him Warpy Jul 2021 #19
You're a good person Picaro Jul 2021 #23
I lost my wallet once keithsw Jul 2021 #24
Me: I'd rather lose the wallet than the car. Grins Jul 2021 #28
my cleaning partner and i found one on a transit bus that i was cleaning. AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #29
Whew! Lucky break! calimary Jul 2021 #30
K-U-D-O-S !! ailsagirl Jul 2021 #37
I found a wallet in an elevator at work, stuffed with cash Skittles Jul 2021 #33
There are good people out there . . . Aussie105 Jul 2021 #38
My then 7-yr-old son and I were at a crowded community college where I was registering Nay Jul 2021 #39
yep llashram Jul 2021 #41
One time, in the car on the way to a three day vacation, I realized Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2021 #42
Nice malaise Jul 2021 #43
I now keep a tracking chip in mine... brooklynite Jul 2021 #44
My husband is a picker every morning MOMFUDSKI Jul 2021 #45
$100 bucks? Dammit, I'm working the poor side of the town apparently. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #46
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