To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

When you stopped at that convenience store just off of the Shelby exit along I-80 and found that wallet just laying there did you stop to even think of who the owner of the wallet might be before you took the nearly $800.00 inside? Did you even think for a second it could be a recent honorably discharged military man from Fort Collins. Yes, it was irresponsible of him to not have a better watch over it but if you had taken time to look at his license you would off seen that he was still nearly 1000 miles from home, did you not think he would need it to get home? Did you not think he'd want to buy his family Christmas gifts once home? Did you think even for a second that the loss of this money could send him into the panic attacks he suffers from? No, probably not! While he was serving in the Army, defending your & my freedom, just what was it that you did for the good of our country? The glow from your ill-gotten gain is surely going to fade quickly and you're going to fade back into that dark world from which you came. I'm sorry you weren't brought up in a home with good moral values that would of had you turn the wallet back over to my nephew completely intact. May the Lord have mercy on your soul. Thankfully he has loving parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles who were able to get him money via Western Union so he could continue on his way back home.

Lon

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Speaking of this, a few years ago at Carlisle, my father and I walked up on a fanny pack with $8,000 cash in it. Just laying on the ground. No one was around. We stood there for about 15 minutes waiting for someone to come around looking for it. Sure enough, a young couple looking frantically all over the ground retracing their steps came around. We gave it to them and made their day. I wouldn't want that coming back to haunt me if I had taken it and would have wanted someone to do the same for me.

Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

Only thing I hate worse than a liar...is a thief. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/mad.gif

Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

I don't want anyone to think that I think it is someone from the board but if your an Iowa member, you are in the local waterin' hole and you hear someone braggin' about findin a lost wallet, well.............................................. ...

Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

Hey, he might not be from IOWA.

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Hey, he might not be from IOWA.

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tis true!

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Man, I'd be pretty freakin' frantic also to lose $8,000 in a fanny pack at a swap meet! Have you ever thought to yourself as a swap meet how much cash is probably walking around you. Nobody goes there broke.

Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

I feel very bad for the guy who's money got swiped. But, all I can think of right now is Karl Malden telling him he should have had american express checks!

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At Carlisle one year I had a guy hand me 3 brand new $50's and then he looked back down into his pack to dig out more cash. When he looked back up he saw me standing there with 5 $50's in my hands https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif. I asked if he wanted to start over. I knew with the new money it was probably sticking together. Had a HAPPY customer that day!

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if youre dumb enough to walk around with $8000 in a frigging fanny pack,you deserve to lose it.

Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

Lon, with all due respect, I don't feel a veteran is more entitled to justice than me - that wallet belongs to someone.

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Andy wtf crawled up your ass and gave you a rash?? you have been on a rant for awile, take a chill pill! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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if youre dumb enough to walk around with $8000 in a frigging fanny pack,you deserve to lose it.

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Lon- I live in Fort Collins. Anything I can do to help, say the word... Mark 970 631 8138

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I think Andy is merely suggesting that it's smarter to do something stupid with less money. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Sorry, but nobody deserves to lose $8000 no matter what. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif

Geez relax. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

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After going to Carlisle years ago and seeing a #'s 375 HP Camaro project w/all paperwork for sale, I drove back home 2 hours each way to get more money as the owner would not take a deposit. The car was sold when I returned. Since then, I always carry atleast 10,000 dollars when I go to Carlisle. I suspect many people are carrying even more. I paid over 7k twice at Carlisle just for a rare part. I don't see any other way to shop there. The vendors there do not accept checks...hehe

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Re: To the thief in Shelby, Iowa
 

I see more & more ATM's pop up in rural swapmeet fields,and rightly because of this I guess.