I'm trying to do the right thing.

[Old Rotor Flap]

Yesterday, I found a camera here on Kauai.

This morning I called the police to see if it had been reported lost. The officer say they would send an officer over to pick it up. I asked what if no one reported it, would it go into their annual action. He said it would. I told him I didnt agree with that policy and would explore other avenues.

I then put an ad on Craigslist, but I don't know that it will be seen by the owner. Nor do I know that they might check with the police though the police do have my name and number here as well a my wif'e's cell number.

When I get home I'm going to call the camera manufacturer's customer service number to see if they can give me the owner's name throught the serial number.

I also thought about placing a listing on ebay with a unusually high price (so no one bids) to see if the owner might be looking for a new camera and can ident this one.

I welcome suggestions to help me reunite this camera with it's rightful owner.

 

[Donmon]

Yesterday, I found a camera here on Kauai.

This morning I called the police to see if it had been reported lost. The officer say they would send an officer over to pick it up. I asked what if no one reported it, would it go into their annual action. He said it would. I told him I didnt agree with that policy and would explore other avenues.

I then put an ad on Craigslist, but I don't know that it will be seen by the owner. Nor do I know that they might check with the police though the police do have my name and number here as well a my wif'e's cell number.

When I get home I'm going to call the camera manufacturer's customer service number to see if they can give me the owner's name throught the serial number.

I also thought about placing a listing on ebay with a unusually high price (so no one bids) to see if the owner might be looking for a new camera and can ident this one.

I welcome suggestions to help me reunite this camera with it's rightful owner.

Did you check out the pictures on the camera? I once found a camera and got it back to the owner after they took a picture in front of there house and the street name was visible I recognized the street as being in Anaheim and I found the camera in Pismo. If not you did all you can do happy birthday you got a new camera.

 

[LarryH]

Years ago i rented a car to make an emergency trip to Fort Leavenworth, Kentucky. I found a really nice Nikon 35mm camera and case in the trunk of the car i had rented. No receipt or film in the camera. I called the rental car company, gave them the info, left the camera with my son, threw the suitcases in the trunk and headed out. When i got back two weeks later the rental car company had never came and picked up the camera or called. I later gave the camera to my brother-in-law.

 

[rooster57]

A few years ago i found a cell phone in the office parking lot. I searched through the numbers and found the name Mom. When i called her she acted like it was a scam. I told her where i lived and to come get it. An hour later her son called and wanted to by god know who i was . I told him the story and his response was no one in his family was missing a phone and dont call back. I told him fine i will throw the damn thing in the trash thats what i get for tring to do the right thing. So i droped the 250.00 sony pda phone in the trash and set my trash out on tuesday. thursday about 6pm a young man called and enquired about the phone. Seems he was a son-in-law and called his mother-in-law MOM. I told him i dropped it in the trash yesterday and to take it up his smart ass brother-in-law.

 

[Old Rotor Flap]

The Kauai Police just called saying they had a report filed by a tourist who lost a camera.

A local officer is one his way over to pick up the camera.

When I turned the camera on, I saw the screen instructions were in German. The police told me the owner was from Germany so I trust this is the owner, although I don't know for sure that he'll ever see it. You're right, I have little faith or trust in the government.

Regardless, I feel great that I did the right thing.

BTW, I took a picture of my wife and I with the camera. I also wrote a note saying we found it showing our names but no address and took picture of the note.... LOL.

 

[Old Rotor Flap]

We're just back from Hawaii and there was a message on the machine thanking me profusely for returning his camera.

That message made up for the long, no-sleep plane ride. I feel great!

What goes around, comes around.