NYC - Early morning FOG finds - Totals

Like the cable nut!!! Along with change I’ll pick up nails, screws, bolts wire nuts etc. Toss it in a coffee can. Can’t tellyouhow many times I’ve used that stuff. Keep it going!!!

 

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@paddyman98 has redefined personal income. We need to keep the IRS out of the FOG. Or, should we keep them in the fog.

 

I'll bet you're a lot of fun on dates

 

I went to a friend's wedding reception a few years ago and when my wife and I left, I was looking on the ground and found 3 $20's. My wife said that someone must have had it in their pocket or purse and it must have dropped out. She made me go back into the reception and ask if anyone had lost the bills. No one claimed them, so I went up to the bride and gave it to her and told her to keep it for "Mad Money" in case she might need it one day. She gave me a hug and a kiss. All in All, it was worth the money.

 

@paddyman98 so you found the washer and the lock ring. And of course you're the nut --- winner full set winner

 

Yep.. I save everything at work just in case I will need it one day!

 

paddy, I need a lock nut for a junction box, how much, plus shipping do you want for it?

 

@PlanoSteve looks damaged to me... hit him up for a good discount

 

The flip side to the “found on ground” theme is the other side of the stories: that of the losing person. I probably have the record for loosing money. I sold an old farm tractor and the buyer paid with hundred dollar bills. For several months I carried one in the middle of my folded pocket cash, using it when the opportunity presented itself (not all businesses accept them). Once one was cashed, another would take its place. One day, prior to entering a restaurant, I removed the cash to check if there was enough to pay the check. There was and the $100 bill was there. After eating I again removed the cash from my pocket to pay the tab and the hundred dollar bill was gone. After searching up and down the street for a short time it became abundantly clear that it was gone forever. I consoled myself thinking that my loss certainly made someone’s day.

 

Careful there, the feds also track movement of FOG and there may be penalties for sales and distribution.

 

We are allowed to accept a certain amount of gifts per year. No one is getting that much in FOG. Don't worry about it. If anyone in the IRS tries to tax your FOG just deduct the price of a good pair of shoes each year and show your LOSS.

 

For today.. My first 4 2019 Philadelphia Cents!

And miscellaneous years.

 

FOG? Or did you cheat and buy something at the Bodega?

 

Haha!
I actually got all of them by the side of a tree on 28th street. I should've taken a picture. All were tossed on the ground.

 

My daughter and I also! When she was a kid, we did a lot of walking together. Also, I was reading a lot of William Gibson and other cyberpunk and in addition, taking a college class in Japanese. I learned the word GOMI "kibble... stuff you find on the ground." I called her "gomi-san." She is an adult now, and we sometimes talk about finding stuff. Money is best, but not always the most interesting.

 

This is probably as case of "...who needs all this insignificant thrash in the pocket..." Young people have no concept of money. With what you found today I could get into a movie. Or, a half gallon of gas.

 

This thread is a hoot. Makes me feel "normal." I also pick up ANYTHING that could remotely be used or useful to someone. The other day picked up a golf tee. My daughter was visiting us in AZ and she found a metal button on one of our walks.

Even when I worked in Europe for several weeks at a time I would pick up nuts, bolts, washers and bring them home with me. I KNOW I've used many of them over the years. Saves time and money not having to run to the hardware store. Yet I know when I eventually tip over there will be a lot of small hardware for sale on my estate sale!

Steve

 

When ny great-grandfather died, they found two shoe boxes in his closet

• Labeled "string to save"
• Labeled "string too short to be useful"

 

Yes, bless their souls (folks who emigrated to the USA, those who lived through the Great Depression) threw hardly anything away. My mother saved stuff that blew our minds, but I didn’t grow up as she did (she and her nearest-in-age sister went to school every other day because there was only one pair of shoes for the two of them).

Steve

 

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