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December 9, 2007
Lost And Found
Yesterday evening Ashley left her purse in Kohl’s while trying on shoes. We all about had a fit when she realized it once we were back in Winchester and in the car on our way home from Wal-Mart.
I called Kohl’s and asked for the lost and found department, which I believe is the same thing as customer service and thank goodness, some wonderful person had turned in Ashley’s purse.
As we walked out of Wal-Mart, before we realized the purse was missing, my dad called my cell phone. He informed me that they were over in Hamburg eating at Friday’s and asked me to call him back when I got home.
So, I did call him back, but by the time I called, I had a favor to ask; would he and mom be so kind as to go to Kohl’s and retrieve Ashley’s purse from the customer service counter.
Of course, they did, thus saving us a trip all the way back to Lexington. Ashley inspected everything in the purse; cell phone, money, keys – everything was still there in its place. We told her how fortunate she was and what could have happened had someone not so nice had found her purse.
It is very doubtful that the kind soul who found her purse is reading this blog, but if you are, many thanks go to you!
While Ashley lost something yesterday, my dad found two items.
The first thing he found was a cell phone someone had dropped in Dawhares. He ended up meeting the woman and returning her phone to her a little later.
He also found a man’s billfold in Target, I believe. After the man in front of dad had made his purchases, he left his billfold and his money lying on the counter. Dad took the billfold with him and called a number on the inside.
He didn’t want to turn the billfold in at the counter at Target because he said it would have been too easy for someone to have taken the money out and said it was turned in that way. Dad wants to make sure the man gets everything he is supposed to get. Hopefully he will hear from the man soon.
All of this is a lesson though. We are all in a rush and all we want to do at times is buy our stuff and get home. Sometimes, it would be much better for us if we would slow down and think about things before we act.
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This afternoon we finished watching Tin Man which I had taped earlier this past week off the SCI FI channel. We watched it together; Kevin, Ashley and I and I think I speak for us all when I say we thought it was good. It was very, very far off from The Wizard of Oz story, but it was enjoyable. I’m sure they will replay it if you want to give it a try.
Posted by tami at December 9, 2007 5:55 PM
Comments
I'm so glad Ashley's purse was recovered and complete! Years ago, I found a wallet on the ground at a jazz fest in Columbus. It was, I kid you not, bulging with cash. I turned it in to one of the police officers roaming the crowd, and a day later, the owner phoned me to thank me. He was a guy in town just for the duration of the Ohio State Fair, running an air-brushed t-shirt booth. He said he wanted to make a t-shirt for me as a thank-you and told me to call and let him know when we'd come to the fair. When I tried reaching him at the hotel a few more times after that, he never returned my calls. I'm still glad I did the right thing by turning his wallet in, though.
I am going to have Howie record Tin Man -- I meant to, but forgot!
Posted by: gw at December 9, 2007 6:06 PM
Aaargh, just missed the encore. The episodes are available in full online, however. Yay!
Posted by: gw at December 9, 2007 6:18 PM
That reminds me of the time I left my handbag on top of the car and drove off without realising what I had done. It was found on the top road and returned to me. That is one of the good things about living in the country and knowing your neighbours.
Mind you, I also left my baby outside a shop on Christmas Eve - in my own defence it was the first time I had been shopping with her since leaving hospital the day before. I think that is one of the things that I am still begging forgiveness for!!
Posted by: Miss L at December 10, 2007 9:07 AM
Oh my! That is a lot of lost and found!
Posted by: Tammy at December 10, 2007 9:30 AM
I think it's crazy the things people loose and never go looking for. here at the school we get all kinds of keys turned in and never claimed. i could not imagine spending money replacing them if i had not checked every place i had been. can't recall loosing anything or leaving it....other than the to-go box at the restaurant, i'm bad about asking for the box and leaving it on the table! don't think i can go back and claim that one though!
Posted by: deanna at December 10, 2007 10:59 AM