Subj : Liver and death
To   : GEORGE POPE
From : JOE MACKEY
Date : Thu Jan 27 2022 06:21:30

  CP wrote3 --

> > I'll often find mechanical pencils people have dropped. 

> Hey, there for the taking -- else they;klkl be piocked up by grounds crews & either kept, or discarded with the cigarette butts they sweep up. 

  Same with pens which I take to the office.  If it works just long enough
for someone to sign some paper work its served its purpose.
  We go through a lot of pens with people signing something and pocketing
them. 

> with money (significant to me amnounts); one was found
> by the bus driver on the bus I suspected I'd lost it on

  In NYC a few years ago I found a bank card laying on a seat when I got
off, some teen-aged girl had been there, and turned it into the driver, who
gave me a "Oh, ok" puzzled look.
  Like the old joke:  
 Would you turn in a wallet/purse if it had thousands of dollar in it?  
 I would if it belonged to a poor person.

> Don't get me wrong -- $20 is worth it to get my ID back!

  Oh, absolutely.
  I've lost mine a couple of times over the years.
  The last time I distinctly recall was St Patrick's Day where the city had
a big street fair and all.  Big crowds of people bumping into each other.
  When I got home my wallet was missing.  Dang, someone picked my pocket
was my first thought.
  I called the bank and they cancelled my cards.
  The next morning putting on my work clothes there was my wallet.  I
didn't even have it with me.  Duh.  :)
  I don't usually carry much cash on me, less than $10.
  But its such a bother having to replace bank cards, ID, etc.
  Try and ID yourself at the DMV without a drivers license.  :)

> All the money in the wallet was there, except for a $20 I had stashed behind some cards, as a backup.

  I carry about $25-30 concealed in my wallet, mixed among various cards
and all.  That is my emergency stash.  Those bills have been in there for
years.
  I also have about $100 emergency stash in my desk at home, hidden here
and there.   Again, been in there for years.
  Once upon a time I didn't have a bank account.  My pay cheque was cashed
at the bank it was drawn on.  By the time I paid my bills (could pay
electric/phone at the bank, stop at the cable office and give my landlord cash,buy
groceries, etc there wasn't much
   What I had was in an envelope in my stack of snail mail.  (Long before
e-mail).  
  I was burgled once and my money was safe, the thief never thought of, or
had time, to go though that stack of mail with a rubber band around it.
  I also would put money in clothes in the closet and for years I would
pull out something and find money in a shirt/pants pocket.  :)

> Same. I used todr9ink like a fish when a teen, but now hardly ever

  Same here.
  I just decided to stop and did, other than the very, very rare glass of
wine at a party or something.
  I used to drink a lot of pop but now its more of a treat.  I had a can
with my Christmas dinner.
  I'll buy a 12 pack and it'll last me nearly two years.

> courtesy cousin
> someone who is close like family, but not related

  Sort of like a kissin' cousin.
  Joe
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