Tuesday Tale

Five days a week we walk at least 45 minutes  between 8 am and 9:30 am.  

We do our walking at Crabtree Valley Mall

about 2 miles from home  (as the crow flies).  Depending on the weather, if it is above

40 degrees in winter and below 75 (with out humidity) in the summer, we'll walk outside around the mall, through the parking lots and trails.  The mall doesn't open until 10 am.

The wise ones say walking is good for your health

We find that it is  not only healthy, it will make you wealthy. 

and often you can **help your those around you.

**During 2018, while walking, I found three bank debt cards in the parking lots on different days. 

 I am amazed at how careless folks are with these cards.

Each one from one of the three banks in the mall area. We turned them into the banks

right a 9 am. On New Year's Eve day about 8 am,  I saw an object in an empty parking spot that looked like a small pocket book calendar.  I almost walked passed it but decided to pick it up.

When I turned it over, I was shocked to see it was Passport from Mexico.

I opened it to check dates.  Expiration date was April 21, 2020. The owner had

filled in her name, local address and phone number.  We took it to the mall office immediately.

If the owner had already realized it was missing, I know she was frantic.

Mostly what we find is lots of coins and some times paper money.  We put in a huge jar. At the end of the year take the jar to the bank to use their automatic counter.  I thought I'd give you all a chance to 

guess how much money we found this year.  Below is a photo of the jar.

Note there is a $1.00, $5.00 and $10.00 bill.  All found in empty lots early in the morning.

So you have a head start it is more than $16.00.

We'll be taking the Jar to the bank sometime in the next few days.
I'll let you know the total.

Moral to this story is two fold:
1. be careful with your debt cards don't just stick them in the top of your pocketbook or in your pants  pockets.  If you have to have your passport with you at all times, put it somewhere safe.
2.  keep your nose to the ground when walking there are treasures to be found.


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