Comments on: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

By: jeffrey J.

jeffrey J. — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:07:04 +0000

A few years ago, I had a passerby give me a purse that he found in the parking lot at a business next to our bike shop. That business was already closed for the day. Apparently, he had contacted the woman and had told her the purse would be at our shop. Of course I accepted it and placed it in safe place. And, of course, when the lady comes in, she opens the purse and starts yelling at me about how “a lot of money is missing!” No numerical amount-just “a lot.” Total bad scene. Had to call the police- and wouldn’t you know it- mysteriously, she was suddenly no where to be found… A year or so later I saw her photo in the paper after bring busted in some sort of retail store gypsy scam….

By: Art Harris

Art Harris — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:53:36 +0000

That story brings back memories. When I was about 13 years old (1963), a friend and I were riding around on our 3-speed bikes when I spotted a wallet on the road. Normally when we found coins in the road we would keep them. But this was different. Not knowing what to do I stopped at my grandfather’s house. He found an address in the wallet, and was able to look up the phone number.

Turns out the wallet belonged to a bike racer! He was more interested in getting his racing license back than the money. He gladly gave me the three dollars in the wallet as a reward.

By: chris dresden

chris dresden — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:44:49 +0000

I found a checkbook while commuting bike bike on Park Ave in SJ and called the owner who lived off Summit Rd. Very appreciative and stopped by in the morning to pick it up.

Also spotted a loose dog on Park, got him to come over to me, looked at his tag, and used my cable as a leash and walked him to his house which was just off Park. Knocked on the door and the dog had escaped by an open gate. Again, very appreciative.

By: Barry Chaffin

Barry Chaffin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:41:38 +0000

I found a wallet while cycling last fall and managed to track the owner down. He was very appreciative. I refused to accept any kind of reward at the time. The gentleman was Chinese and a couple weeks ago he insisted on stopping by and giving me something for Chinese New Year. It was a nice gift card to a restaurant.

By: ted pauly

ted pauly — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:08:31 +0000

good stuff ray….i usually find a single glove, or sometimes a pair of sunglasses. That’s always nice. I usually try to stop when i see something in the road that may be of some value to somebody…mostly just dead animals though…as you know.