Archive for July, 2009
Lost Your Wallet? What to do… (part 4)
In many cases, a lost wallet or purse does not fall into the hands of a criminal, but rather an honest citizen. You can greatly increase your chances of having the missing item returned to you by attaching and asset tag or id label so it can easily be returned to you. Even though you were lucky enough to get an honest citizen to find your lost wallet, you may still be reluctant to have them rifling through the contents in search of contact info to return it. A professional lost and found recovery service is always a better option!
Lost Your Wallet? What to do… (part 3)
This is part 3 of a 4 part series of blogs with advice and information about the steps you should take if your wallet if it is lost. This article covers information about filing a police report and reporting the missing purse or wallet to the credit bureau.
Lost Your Wallet? What to do… (part 2)
Part 2 of a 4 part series on how to protect yourself if you lose your wallet. This article contains information on how to deal with credit card companies and the DMV.
Lost Your Wallet? What to do… (part 1)
It happens so fast. One minute you’re busy running errands – at the checkout counter and then it hits you. Where’s my wallet?! A frantic search begins followed by panic buzzing like adrenaline in your eyes. This is a four part series of blogs with advice and information about the steps you should take if your wallet if it is lost.
Know the Law: If You Find a Lost Dog
When I was a child, we always had a dog. We purchased the majority of the dogs we had. Twice, we had a dog wander into our yard and the question was raised… “Can we keep him?” So, an adorable pup comes wandering into your yard one day and he’s friendly, oh so cute. Make sure you know what the law says about keeping your new found friend.
Cool Collection of Lost Keys
[Photo by PATTI EWALD | Times Correspondent]
You think you have a lot of keys on your key chain?
Jim Wilson, Fort De Soto Park Supervisor located on the southern most tip of St. Petersburg, Florida, thought it would be easier to search for lost keys if they were stringed together rather than all mixed up in a drawer. [...]
5 Tips If The Airlines Lose Your Luggage
We are in the middle of summer vacation time and for some folks that means unforgettable trips. Not because they had a great time, on the contrary, because the airlines lost their luggage.
So, what should you do if your bag either doesn’t make it to your destination or home with you?
Beata Santora is the Editor [...]
A Tour of Portland, Oregon’s TriMet Lost and Found
Sarah Mirk recently stopped by the TriMet headquarters to take a peek inside the mysterious Lost and Found room. For those of you that don’t know, the TriMet is Portland’s public transportation system. Many people have wondered about this mysterious room; what a room full of items left on Portland public transit must look like. Well, Sarah asked the right clerk one day and he invited her inside.
Lost and Found Sign of the Times
It’s that time again when elementary, middle and high schools are cleaning off the shelves of their lost and found department and getting ready for the start of a new school year.
Electronics, fleece jackets, sweaters, jeans, footwear, umbrellas and even library books are among the unclaimed items filling up storage bins that students lost last year. Some of [...]
Lonely Luggage at Madrid Airport
These passengers had some fun watching as a piece of wet luggage in Madrid, Spain nearly got run over about 10 times before being rescued.