If You're Winsome, You Lose Some

[F350Platinum]

A funny thing happened at the beach today, I was to meet up with Chase at a local beach, one I now dub the "Beach of Low Expectations".

I was detecting the beach cut in front of a motel, and saw a flip-flop, a half empty Corona bottle, and an iPhone. Sure enough the phone worked, and had ID and credit cards in a pocket on the case. I asked a woman nearby if it was hers, and she said no, but she thought it might belong to a woman who was very drunk and noisy on the beach the night before.

I took the phone to the motel office and asked if the woman was staying there, and the manager said yes, the people were still checked in. She said I could bring it up to her room, and mentioned they were trouble. I decided to take it myself being the fearless individual I am ?

Went to the room and knocked, once, twice, finally 5 times when I heard "GODDAMN IT" and someone coming to the door.

It was the woman, nearly naked, not sure if she was wearing much at all. I tried not to look at anything but her face, first time someone looked better in their license photo than in person. ?

I said "You might want this back", and that was all I could get out, she said "Thank you", took it, and closed the door.

Yikes. ?

I went back out to the beach, Chase had got there, and I dug very little. ?

.68, a copper arthritis ring (ID'd by my wife), and a bling earring. ?‍♂️

That was my Karma for returning someone's life. ? We still had a fun day, the weather was great, and there were lots of nice people out there today. I think we did better than the other detectorists from what they said.

[rvpopeye]

?Ahhhhhhh , my eyes !

Karma isn't always instant , that's usually the bad kind anyway.....

 

[kac]

Did you return the half empty corona? Bite the dog that bit ya is a sure cure for a hangover haha

[F350Platinum]

3 minutes ago, kac said:

Did you return the half empty corona? Bite the dog that bit ya is a sure cure for a hangover haha

Nah I don't pick up bottles and flip-flops. ? gotta have some standards ?

[JCR]

One for the storybook.

[Valens Legacy]

We all know that you were video taping the return so you could post her reaction, so I will hold judgement about the lady until I see it.

Sounds like you and Chase had a good time and hope to hear from him soon. That way we can find out for sure if she was nice or ugly as a stick.

Good luck on your next hunt, and I hope to see more from you.

[F350Platinum]

7 hours ago, JCR said:

One for the storybook.

Yes, not quite the fairy tale I envisioned. ? Thought it might be amusing to show the cloudier side of recovery. ?

[F350Platinum]

3 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

We all know that you were video taping the return so you could post her reaction, so I will hold judgement about the lady until I see it.

Sounds like you and Chase had a good time and hope to hear from him soon. That way we can find out for sure if she was nice or ugly as a stick.

Good luck on your next hunt, and I hope to see more from you.

I had hoped for a more pleasant reaction and interaction, but after being told by two people she was trouble, I guess it was for the best the encounter was short. I would have photographed the contents of the phone case (ID, credit cards) and the person who took it back. The staff didn't want to do it. ?

We did briefly and in hindsight consider taking an advance reward at the casino, breakfast and some gambling perhaps. ? I might have got more coins from a slot machine.

[markinswpa]

Good on you for taking the time to return the phone , Id and card. That woman doesn't  realize how lucky she was that someone honest found it and was kind enough to return it.  Karma will repay. Good luck. Mark

[CPT_GhostLight]

Well good on you, F350, but unfortunately some folks just don't deserve your kindness. You took the high road and stayed true to your nature. Your reward will come later. The woman on the other hand will probably stay true to her nature and lose all that again on her beach bender tonight! ?