Last week I mentioned I had lost my Oystercard. I didn't mention that I had also lost my Security pass for the old building, which I kept hold of because we initially thought we would need them for buildings elsewhere in the Empire (on the back, it says please hand it at the nearest police station). Also a few train tickets etc to support my next expenses claim.
I have just had a phonecall from Oyster who were contacted by Brixton police because someone had handed it in at the police station. Which is ace! (As I said to Jimmy, if I had found someone's Oystercard, I would have picked it up for safe-keeping and then not got round to handing it in, being a scatty cow, but at least safe in the knowledge that they were not being ripped off by a thieving toe-rag.
I asked the person at the police station whether the person who handed it in could be thanked personally on my behalf; she said they would have been. I don't expect to be given the name of the person, but, just in case you happen to be reading this (one never knows!), please accept my thanks.
Actually, that would be quite funny, to find lost property identifiable as belonging to someone who you sort of know but don't really.
My aunt once found a fiver and handed it into a police station, which I thought was crazy. I once found a fiver right outside Kensington Town Hall at lunchtime. I discussed with colleagues whether I should advertise on the notice board "One item of cash found" - please identify to claim it as yours", but we decided that was crazy. In the end we went with "One five pound note found outside Town Hall. Impossible to identify owner. Will be donated to the next reputable charity that collects in Town Hall or outside tube station." We got no response, and Crisis were collecting a few days later at the Tube.
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