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Flexin · 05-07-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleck750

So it's better to go through life not noticing anything?

I have too active an imagination not wonder what's in a large plastic bag at an ATM. My luck it would be body parts or feces, not 120k.

Nothing wrong with noticing something but taking money isn't the best idea after finding it.

To me, my first thought would be that it was a small-medium sized business that lost the money. That amount of money could shut down a good small business.

When I had my small used car business I had give me $4000-6000 in cash. I had to take that to the bank. If I dropped it along the way it would have fucked me.

James

Flexin · 05-07-2009, 07:18 PM

Woman returns $100K found at restaurant
Updated 12/9/2008 8:17 PM | Comments 126 | Recommend 44 E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this
Billie Watts, left, pictured with her grandson, Michael Peralta, found $97,000 in a Cracker Barrel restroom and made sure the money was returned the to its owner.
Enlarge image Enlarge Family photo via The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal
Billie Watts, left, pictured with her grandson, Michael Peralta, found $97,000 in a Cracker Barrel restroom and made sure the money was returned the to its owner.

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By Doug Davis, The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Murfreesboro, Tenn., woman chose not to follow the old saying "Finders keepers, losers weepers" when she discovered nearly $100,000 in a bag at a local Cracker Barrel restaurant. But it wasn't that the thought didn't cross her mind.

"Satan will tempt you," said Billie Watts, 75. "I have been having real bad teeth problems. I thought, 'I'll get my teeth fixed.' "

She ultimately decided to return the money she found in a bag in the women's restroom to its rightful owner.

Watts had to be coaxed by Michael Peralta, one of her 12 grandchildren, to tell her story.

"I'm proud of her because if anyone in the world deserved to find $97,000 it was them," Peralta, 31, said of his grandparents, who live in an apartment and depend on their Social Security checks.
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The excitement began when Watts stopped by the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store with her husband, Malcolm, Thursday afternoon. In the bathroom, she found a tapestry bag hanging on a hook on one of the stall doors.

"It had a Manila envelope that was sticking out of the bag," she said. "It couldn't zip up; it was too full."

She searched the bag for the identity of its owner. Inside the envelope was a picture of two women and a child, but no names. Then she spotted the money.

"I said 'Oh my goodness,' " Watts recalled Monday. "I have never seen that much money in my whole life. I counted the money. There was $97,000 in one-thousand-dollar bills. They were neatly stacked inside the bag. "

Watts decided to leave the restaurant with the money.

"I was afraid to go to the counter," she said. "Maybe the wrong person could get ahold of it."

After the couple returned home, Watts called the Cracker Barrel restaurant.

"I told them I found something in the bathroom. I just left my number and asked them to call me."

In 10 to 15 minutes, a woman called.

"I knew it was the right person when she called. She identified the picture, the envelope and the money," said Watts. "I met her in front of the Cracker Barrel about 15 to 20 minutes after she called me."

In the restaurant's parking lot, the woman who left the money got out of her car and approached Watts.

"She run up and hugged me. She got excited and didn't even look at the bag except to pull out the picture to show it to me," said Watts. "She said it was the only picture she had of her daughter and her daughter's child, who are both deceased."

The money, the woman told Watts, was the proceeds from the sale of her home and all the belongings in it.

"She was going to start her new life in Florida with her son," said Watts.

The woman offered to pay Watts $1,000, but Watts refused it.

"(The woman) told me she needed every penny she could to start over," said Watts. "(The money) wasn't mine. I had no right to it. My mom and dad told me never to take anything that didn't belong to me."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat...returned_N.htm

James

Flexin · 05-07-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Cheater.

JC

When it comes to a tanning contest, some would call me a cheater. I say born to win.

James

Tsunami · 05-08-2009, 01:48 AM

ok since i don't trust cops
(no offense to any LEO's here), maybe i would hold on to the money and see if anyone claims it missing. If someone did legitimately did lose that much money, wouldn't it be on the news?

after a few months, if no one comes forward, then its mine!

Now if you end up stumbling across that money and no one claims it, do you have to pay taxes on it?

Tmall · 05-08-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Flexin

No fake tan on this Canadian.

James

Same, I'm probably a shade and a half lighter than you.

Rsv1000R · 05-08-2009, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsunami

ok since i don't trust cops
(no offense to any LEO's here), maybe i would hold on to the money and see if anyone claims it missing. If someone did legitimately did lose that much money, wouldn't it be on the news?

after a few months, if no one comes forward, then its mine!

Now if you end up stumbling across that money and no one claims it, do you have to pay taxes on it?

of course.

njchopper87 · 05-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Touching story.. I know I say I'd keep it, but I'd probably end up turning it in no matter what and having a few drinks later on. Stupid shit..

fasternyou929 · 05-11-2009, 12:54 AM

Well, since the finder's full name has been published in the local newspaper, you can be sure the rightful owner will be around to collect after the 30 days pass.

05-07-2009, 07:18 PM	#82
Flexin AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,698	Woman returns $100K found at restaurant Updated 12/9/2008 8:17 PM \| Comments 126 \| Recommend 44 E-mail \| Save \| Print \| Subscribe to stories like this Billie Watts, left, pictured with her grandson, Michael Peralta, found $97,000 in a Cracker Barrel restroom and made sure the money was returned the to its owner. Enlarge image Enlarge Family photo via The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal Billie Watts, left, pictured with her grandson, Michael Peralta, found $97,000 in a Cracker Barrel restroom and made sure the money was returned the to its owner. o Yahoo! Buzz o Digg o Newsvine o Reddit o Facebook o What's this? By Doug Davis, The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Murfreesboro, Tenn., woman chose not to follow the old saying "Finders keepers, losers weepers" when she discovered nearly $100,000 in a bag at a local Cracker Barrel restaurant. But it wasn't that the thought didn't cross her mind. "Satan will tempt you," said Billie Watts, 75. "I have been having real bad teeth problems. I thought, 'I'll get my teeth fixed.' " She ultimately decided to return the money she found in a bag in the women's restroom to its rightful owner. Watts had to be coaxed by Michael Peralta, one of her 12 grandchildren, to tell her story. "I'm proud of her because if anyone in the world deserved to find $97,000 it was them," Peralta, 31, said of his grandparents, who live in an apartment and depend on their Social Security checks. FIND MORE STORIES IN: Florida \| Tennessee \| Social Security \| Manila \| Malcolm \| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store The excitement began when Watts stopped by the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store with her husband, Malcolm, Thursday afternoon. In the bathroom, she found a tapestry bag hanging on a hook on one of the stall doors. "It had a Manila envelope that was sticking out of the bag," she said. "It couldn't zip up; it was too full." She searched the bag for the identity of its owner. Inside the envelope was a picture of two women and a child, but no names. Then she spotted the money. "I said 'Oh my goodness,' " Watts recalled Monday. "I have never seen that much money in my whole life. I counted the money. There was $97,000 in one-thousand-dollar bills. They were neatly stacked inside the bag. " Watts decided to leave the restaurant with the money. "I was afraid to go to the counter," she said. "Maybe the wrong person could get ahold of it." After the couple returned home, Watts called the Cracker Barrel restaurant. "I told them I found something in the bathroom. I just left my number and asked them to call me." In 10 to 15 minutes, a woman called. "I knew it was the right person when she called. She identified the picture, the envelope and the money," said Watts. "I met her in front of the Cracker Barrel about 15 to 20 minutes after she called me." In the restaurant's parking lot, the woman who left the money got out of her car and approached Watts. "She run up and hugged me. She got excited and didn't even look at the bag except to pull out the picture to show it to me," said Watts. "She said it was the only picture she had of her daughter and her daughter's child, who are both deceased." The money, the woman told Watts, was the proceeds from the sale of her home and all the belongings in it. "She was going to start her new life in Florida with her son," said Watts. The woman offered to pay Watts $1,000, but Watts refused it. "(The woman) told me she needed every penny she could to start over," said Watts. "(The money) wasn't mine. I had no right to it. My mom and dad told me never to take anything that didn't belong to me." http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat...returned_N.htm James __________________ "Bust a nut inside your eye, to show you where I come from" "f youre horny, lets do it, Ride it, my pony, My saddles waitin, Come and jump on it, If youre horny, lets do it" "I'm not a playa I just fuck a lot" "Round two, I'm down to Do, what it takes to make you Understand I'm the Candyman And I melt in your mouth, not in your hands Hard as rock, yes I'm no sucka The boots I knock make me one bad mutha"

05-08-2009, 01:48 AM	#84
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	ok since i don't trust cops (no offense to any LEO's here), maybe i would hold on to the money and see if anyone claims it missing. If someone did legitimately did lose that much money, wouldn't it be on the news? after a few months, if no one comes forward, then its mine! Now if you end up stumbling across that money and no one claims it, do you have to pay taxes on it?

05-11-2009, 12:54 AM	#88
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	Well, since the finder's full name has been published in the local newspaper, you can be sure the rightful owner will be around to collect after the 30 days pass.