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     CP wrote3 --   
      
   > > I'll often find mechanical pencils people have dropped.    
      
   > Hey, there for the taking -- else they;klkl be piocked up by grounds crews &   
   either kept, or discarded with the cigarette butts they sweep up.    
      
     Same with pens which I take to the office.  If it works just long enough   
   for someone to sign some paper work its served its purpose.   
     We go through a lot of pens with people signing something and pocketing   
   them.    
      
   > with money (significant to me amnounts); one was found   
   > by the bus driver on the bus I suspected I'd lost it on   
      
     In NYC a few years ago I found a bank card laying on a seat when I got   
   off, some teen-aged girl had been there, and turned it into the driver, who   
   gave me a "Oh, ok" puzzled look.   
     Like the old joke:     
    Would you turn in a wallet/purse if it had thousands of dollar in it?     
    I would if it belonged to a poor person.   
      
   > Don't get me wrong -- $20 is worth it to get my ID back!   
      
     Oh, absolutely.   
     I've lost mine a couple of times over the years.   
     The last time I distinctly recall was St Patrick's Day where the city had   
   a big street fair and all.  Big crowds of people bumping into each other.   
     When I got home my wallet was missing.  Dang, someone picked my pocket   
   was my first thought.   
     I called the bank and they cancelled my cards.   
     The next morning putting on my work clothes there was my wallet.  I   
   didn't even have it with me.  Duh.  :)   
     I don't usually carry much cash on me, less than $10.   
     But its such a bother having to replace bank cards, ID, etc.   
     Try and ID yourself at the DMV without a drivers license.  :)   
      
   > All the money in the wallet was there, except for a $20 I had stashed behind   
   some cards, as a backup.   
      
     I carry about $25-30 concealed in my wallet, mixed among various cards   
   and all.  That is my emergency stash.  Those bills have been in there for   
   years.   
     I also have about $100 emergency stash in my desk at home, hidden here   
   and there.   Again, been in there for years.   
     Once upon a time I didn't have a bank account.  My pay cheque was cashed   
   at the bank it was drawn on.  By the time I paid my bills (could pay   
   electric/phone at the bank, stop at the cable office and give my landlord   
   cash,buy   
   groceries, etc there wasn't much   
      What I had was in an envelope in my stack of snail mail.  (Long before   
   e-mail).     
     I was burgled once and my money was safe, the thief never thought of, or   
   had time, to go though that stack of mail with a rubber band around it.   
     I also would put money in clothes in the closet and for years I would   
   pull out something and find money in a shirt/pants pocket.  :)   
      
   > Same. I used todr9ink like a fish when a teen, but now hardly ever   
      
     Same here.   
     I just decided to stop and did, other than the very, very rare glass of   
   wine at a party or something.   
     I used to drink a lot of pop but now its more of a treat.  I had a can   
   with my Christmas dinner.   
     I'll buy a 12 pack and it'll last me nearly two years.   
      
   > courtesy cousin   
   > someone who is close like family, but not related   
      
     Sort of like a kissin' cousin.   
     Joe   
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