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the one thing I wouldn't have done, which nobody has suggested either, is handing it over to the shop
nice story, great ending, gratifying to meet the loser as well in this case
but what on earth is he doing drawing out all his pension in cash
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if it had been £8,000,000 in a briefcase left by Nigerian in taxi then maybe ?
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+1 I agree that this is indeed true.What goes round comes round.
I think I would have tried photocopies of notes for your Dad, trickier these days with the plastic ones but perhaps he won’t notice.My 90y old Dad, with dementia, likes to have £1000 in cash in his wallet .
He puts it in his LH trouser pocket, gets it out, counts it, transfers it to his RH trouser pocket .
Then he gets it out, counts it and transfers it to his shirt pocket.
Then he gets it out, counts it and transfers it back to his LH pocket.
If he goes out, his jacket allows him 2 further pockets to transfer it between.
Quite often he forgets which pocket it is in and complains that someone has stolen it .
At least, that's what used to happen. In 2017 we got him down to £500 . Quite often he would ring me (I live 200miles away) and complain that he had no money: when I got him to count what was in his wallet it might only be £300 and he would say "like I said - no money".
When he was admitted to hospital, the nurse was very keen to have the money taken away from him, but it causes him such stress.
Now he is in a care home and he is getting used to having £5 in cash, but I still think that is too much. However, it is my brother who deals with his money and it is also him who deals with the constant aggravation (usually whilst at work) from Dad.
They say that "a fool and his money is soon parted" and that "there is no fool like an old fool" . However, my Dad has always been a really nice man who would help anyone and I would like to think that if he did lose his wallet, someone would do as everyone on here has stated.
Gordon
PS I handed a beautiful gemstone ring in to the police and was sent a cheque for £80 from the owner who said it was the only memento from her dead mother, so losing it would have been disastrous. Honesty is always the best policy .
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Unfortunately that constitutes forgery and if caught with it he could be charged.I think I would have tried photocopies of notes for your Dad, trickier these days with the plastic ones but perhaps he won’t notice.
Yes of course would have handed back the money in OP . I would consider it theft not finders keepers. A note or coin in the street with no chance of finding loser would go in charity tin.
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