Money I Can't Have

There was another story making news in Chicago this week about a guy who found $17,000 and turned it in.  Like I've said before, that is the dream for someone like me. The guy said he never thought about keeping it and has a clear conscience. In this case, I have to agree with him. He found a clear plastic bag (like a Brinks bag), next to an ATM in a bank parking lot. It's pretty clear where the money was from. I would turn it in too...after some hesitation, I'm sure. Now, if it had been in a brown paper bag on the sidewalk with no businesses around, it may be a different story. I do have to say that if I did find $17,000, I probably wouldn't blog about it, so sorry, you wouldn't hear the tale. I can assure you that the most money I've found at one time was $50, so I'm not keeping anything from you....yet.

In other news of money I can't have, I was running on Wednesday along my normal route and saw 2 quarters and a penny on the sidewalk. Of course I got excited and bent down to pick it up. To my surprise, it was glued to the ground. And glued with some pretty strong stuff. Being me, I tried to pick them up for about 10 seconds and then moved on, laughing. I started singing (in my head) "I always feel like somebody's watching me," because I did feel like somewhere someone was staring out their window laughing at me trying to pick it up. Otherwise, why in the hell would you glue money to the ground?

It did take me back a couple of years to when I was a manager at a retail store and my associates would glue money to ground in front of the store just to watch me try and pick it up. They found this hilarious, as did I, when I found out they did it. It also provided entertainment for me when I was in the store watching other people try to pick it up. You would be surprised what people will go to for some change. I remember one guy went back to his car and got a tool and was able to pry it off the concrete. Another lady worked to pry it up for at least a minute. I haven't gone that far yet, but the $.51 glued down along my route will torment me every time I run by it.

Despite that, I found $3.73 this week, including two $1.00 bills yesterday. I also found a Canadian penny and a 10% off coupon to a popular bar in Wrigleyville. It was a pretty good week. Until next time, have a great one!