You dropped your wallet at 100kmph on SH2

[sgtp]

.....and luckily you waved when you past me, or I would not have stopped to get your wallet (just kidding:sunny:)

The good news is, wallet man had a business card in there...just rang him and he will drop by shortly to pickup whats left of the wallet after a dozen or so cars ran over it. I dont think his subway subclub card will be honored anymore.


The moral of the story? Always wave. :banana:

[Parlane]

"Sorry, there was no money in it when I found it."

[Eyegasm]

"Sorry, there was no money in it when I found it."

I never have more than $40 or so dollars in my wallet anyway...

If I lose my wallet and get it back minus the $40 it wouldn't worry that much.
Losing a wallet and having to get everything replaced is the problem!

[Parlane]

I never have more than $40 or so dollars in my wallet anyway...

If I lose my wallet and get it back minus the $40 it wouldn't worry that much.
Losing a wallet and having to get everything replaced is the problem!

A smart thief would insist on dropping the wallet off to you, right after writing down your CC details.

You never find out his name as he's just a nice guy doing a nice thing and doesn't want any credit for it.

6 months later your CC is down 12k :P

Moral of the story, replace your CC as if it was stolen.

[sgtp]

Well, wallet man got his wallet. He'll have to replace his bank cards anyway because they were all cracked in half from the cars rolling over it, but yeah, I agree with the idea to replace them no matter what, even though I am not a theif!

[avgas]

"Sorry, there was no money in it when I found it."
Who the hell carries that stuff these days?

[Parlane]

Well, wallet man got his wallet. He'll have to replace his bank cards anyway because they were all cracked in half from the cars rolling over it, but yeah, I agree with the idea to replace them no matter what, even though I am not a theif!

I wasn't saying you are a thief! It was just a little warning for others who may be in this situation in the future :)

[Crasherfromwayback]

I found a wallet in the street in Masterton a few years ago. Had quite a bit of cash in it. I handed it in at the local cop shop. Rang them a few days later to see if it had been collected, it had. Not even a call or a card from the owner saying "thanks".

What an ungrateful CUNT.

[Parlane]

I found a wallet in the street in Masterton a few years ago. Had quite a bit of cash in it. I handed it in at the local cop shop. Rang them a few days later to see if it had been collected, it had. Not even a call or a card from the owner saying "thanks".

What an ungrateful CUNT.

Atleast you are the GC.

[Str8 Jacket]

Who the hell carries that stuff these days?

Me - every week I withdraw my spending money. When it's gone then I know that I have no spare money to spend on non urgent items until the following week. Seems to work for me as I am now debt free and know exactly what I am spending and saving..... Not that this would work for everyone.

[Bald Eagle]

Tried that but kept finding I had more week left than money :lol:

[sgtp]

I wasn't saying you are a thief! It was just a little warning for others who may be in this situation in the future :)

no worries, just trying to earn some biker cred here, you never know with us newbies :shutup:

[Str8 Jacket]

Tried that but kept finding I had more week left than money :lol:

Well it certainly helps you to budget better!! :yes:

[LBD]

Every fortnight I get a cash advance from work...

Never carry a wallet or credit cards around town, only a little cash and photo copy of passport with visa.

Never use an ATM or buy anything with a credit card in town....ever.

But then this is Kyrgyzstan, the officially 5th most corrupt country in the world..

Drop a wallet here at walking pace on a lonely street and turn around immediately...its gone.

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...

[Bikemad]

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...

been awhile since you been here im pickin

[Bald Eagle]

et and turn around immediately...its gone.

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...

Used to have an old holden like that

[slofox]

Coupla weekends ago I dropped my wallet out of the tail bag at the local Gull servo - unmanned version.

Realised what I had done about three hours later. Phoned bank and cancelled credit and eftpos cards.

Half an hour later I get a call from the local constabulary. Wallet was handed in by some nice lady.

They gave me a cellphone number for the finder - I duly rang and thanked her.

So there ARE honest people around still.

[EJK]

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...

Yep I can personally vouch that

[Parlane]

Coupla weekends ago I dropped my wallet out of the tail bag at the local Gull servo - unmanned version.

Realised what I had done about three hours later. Phoned bank and cancelled credit and eftpos cards.

Half an hour later I get a call from the local constabulary. Wallet was handed in by some nice lady.

They gave me a cellphone number for the finder - I duly rang and thanked her.

So there ARE honest people around still.

Did you give them anything? If someone returned my wallet and it had cash in it. I would give them $20 or so. Basically a thanks for not stealing my money.

Options were:
Keep wallet and i Get nothing.
Give me back wallet and I be nice and give the guy some of the money I wouldn't have now if they didn't return it.

I like to reward those who don't want the money.
(Knowing full well that they would probably say no anyway)

[slofox]

Did you give them anything? If someone returned my wallet and it had cash in it. I would give them $20 or so. Basically a thanks for not stealing my money.

Options were:
Keep wallet and i Get nothing.
Give me back wallet and I be nice and give the guy some of the money I wouldn't have now if they didn't return it.

I like to reward those who don't want the money.
(Knowing full well that they would probably say no anyway)

The lady concerned doesn't live locally and said that she doesn't want anything from me. But I have told her that next time she is in The Tron, to come and visit my store and I will give her a bottle of wine...

[sugilite]

I found a wallet in the street in Masterton a few years ago. Had quite a bit of cash in it. I handed it in at the local cop shop. Rang them a few days later to see if it had been collected, it had. Not even a call or a card from the owner saying "thanks".

What an ungrateful CUNT.
If you hand money you found into the police and it is not claimed within 6 months, technically it's yours. Might be too late to ask them now!

[PrincessBandit]

I found a wallet ..... Not even a call or a card from the owner saying "thanks".

What an ungrateful CUNT.




It is nice when people acknowledge your honesty/kindness, but there may have been a good reason why you never heard from them. Maybe the contents weren't as intact after they'd been sitting at the station?

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...
Tee hee hee hee hee


Coupla weekends ago I dropped my wallet out of the tail bag at the local Gull servo - unmanned version.

Realised what I had done about three hours later. Phoned bank and cancelled credit and eftpos cards.

Half an hour later I get a call from the local constabulary. Wallet was handed in by some nice lady.

They gave me a cellphone number for the finder - I duly rang and thanked her.

So there ARE honest people around still.
Sure are, and while being rewarded for doing a good deed is nice I sometimes wonder if being honest/good citizen is taken too far occasionally with the expectation of reward for simply being honest. Good on you for wanting to offer her something by way of thanks, I applaud you sir slofox and would do the same in the same situation. But it's also nice when people kindly decline "reward" too - it shows that they have no ulterior motive for doing something which should be considered simply good form or um, well, I guess "honest".

[Parlane]

But it's also nice when people kindly decline "reward" too - it shows that they have no ulterior motive for doing something which should be considered simply good form or um, well, I guess "honest".


A non-monetary reward is often a better choice. Like slofox offering a bottle of wine :)

But you obviously never give anything to anyone who asks... That's actually called extortion lol.

[Gearup]

been awhile since you been here im pickin

Hell yeah!

[sleemanj]

I lost my cards including licence out of my pocket (I need a damn alarm on those zips to remind me to do them up) they all turned up except my licence courtesy of an observant bicyclist, about 1/2 an hour after I'd spent an hour going back and forth along the summit road (pre-earthquakes) looking for the damn things and was just about to start tearing the house apart in case I had put them somewhere and never actually taken them with me.

Gave them $20 from memory, least I could do for them saving me spending the next 3 hours searching the house.

One day some archaeologist digging somewhere on the summit road is going to turn up my old licence and I'll be a famous long lost link to the past, like that end scene in AI.

[sleemanj]

Who the hell carries that stuff these days?

In theory, I have some cash in my morotcycle jacket, when you leave your cards in your wallet, on your desk, not in your jacket, buying gas gets tricky.

In practice, I rob the cash to buy something and forget to resupply it. :facepalm:

[The Pastor]

I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

[JimO]

Who the hell carries that stuff these days?

fuck i always carry a grand of 'walking around money" in my wallet

[varminter]

fuck i always carry a grand of 'walking around money" in my wallet

I always carry half a million in cash in my jacket. Last time I fell over it took three people to lift me up again.

[Hailwood]

If you hand money you found into the police and it is not claimed within 6 months, technically it's yours. Might be too late to ask them now!

its 90 days and you have to indicate on the found property report that you wish to claim the property if it is unclaimed otherwise the property is disposed of. If its cash it goes to government slush fund (not Police). if its property then it is usually auctioned if of value with $$ going to governemnt again. if no value or broken, then it is usually destroyed.

If you claim the property after 90 days, you also are required to return it to the owner or reimburse them in the future if they ever do claim it as theirs....extremely rare!!!!

[_Shrek_]

If you hand money you found into the police and it is not claimed within 6 months, technically it's yours. Might be too late to ask them now!

no it's three months :yes: wife & I found $450 in cash handed it in (Hastings) three months later they rang & said come & pick it up it's yours :clap:

[awa355]

But then this is Kyrgyzstan, the officially 5th most corrupt country in the world..

Drop a wallet here at walking pace on a lonely street and turn around immediately...its gone.

I miss NZ...the honest upright trust worthy people...being able tho leave the keys in the car over night in suburban Ak and it still be there in the morning...

What the hell are you doing in Kyrgyzstan?? And it must have been a bloody long time since you left a car with the keys in it in AK overnight.

[LBD]

been awhile since you been here im pickin


Used to have an old holden like that


Yep I can personally vouch that


Tee hee hee hee hee
.


And it must have been a bloody long time since you left a car with the keys in it in AK overnight.

Was a bit tongue in cheek ...Close family member was moving flats in AKL....moved the car way up driveway to to house to load....went in to get a box and car was gone along with a good load of personal possessions...mid day suburban AKL