A pleasant surprise

[magpie in the 80's]

you might do this MAL

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/austra ... 5794671542

[mal]

Magpie
If I found less than $100 I would keep it
If I found a package or purse or a calico bag or a suit case with thousands I would like to think I would return it
But when Im that situation what a temptation it would be to keep it

[Pottsy]

I've found a few wallets & cash in my time. With ID, I always had a good record on the return...

One day when I was living in Darwin I found a wallet on my a morning walk with my girl. Opened it, a couple of hundred in cash.

The bloke lived just around the corner from me.

Saw a couple of unusual bits of paper...curiosity got the better of me. They were two subpoenas for assault.

I pocketed the money and chucked all his other stuff down a very large Darwin drain during the wet season.

I no longer have a perfect record.

[CoverKing]

I've found a few wallets & cash in my time. With ID, I always had a good record on the return...

One day when I was living in Darwin I found a wallet on my a morning walk with my girl. Opened it, a couple of hundred in cash.

The bloke lived just around the corner from me.

Saw a couple of unusual bits of paper...curiosity got the better of me. They were two subpoenas for assault.

I pocketed the money and chucked all his other stuff down a very large Darwin drain during the wet season.

I no longer have a perfect record.

Fair enough IMO. F*** your a mean prick

[Gingernuts]

Story on abc website today:

Cash discovered in op shop donation
Posted 44 minutes ago

Map: Rowville 3178
Volunteers at a Salvation Army store in the Melbourne suburb of Rowville made a shock discovery as they were sorting through donations dropped off last week.

A staffer found what is being termed as a "significant" amount of money in a piece of furniture.

The cash was split between several packages, each of which was labelled with a name.

However, police have been unable to trace the names on the packages or the person who dropped off the furniture.

Senior Constable Jason Dickinson from the Rowville police station says they want to speak to anyone who may have information about the cash or furniture delivery.

"This is a large amount of cash and police would like to locate the rightful owner," Sen Const Dickinson said.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers.

Let the Salvo's keep it I say!

[Gozu]

Let the Salvo's keep it I say!

Why, they're a tax exempt Billion dollar organisation that exists first and foremost to try and indoctrinate people into it's Christian faith?

[Psyber]

Let the Salvo's keep it I say!

Why, they're a tax exempt Billion dollar organisation that exists first and foremost to try and indoctrinate people into it's Christian faith?

It didn't work on my Dad - apparently he played in the band on Sundays, having spent Saturday afternoons at the races, which was a big "No no" back then.
I'm not involved with them as a religion, and never was, in fact I am not religious at all.
But, in my dealings with them professionally they have always put their work to assist people before seeking conversions.
Admittedly that is unlike some "Christian" groups, and unlike political parties...

[nuggety goodness]

Let the Salvo's keep it I say!

Why, they're a tax exempt Billion dollar organisation that exists first and foremost to try and indoctrinate people into it's Christian faith?

It didn't work on my Dad - apparently he played in the band on Sundays, having spent Saturday afternoons at the races, which was a big "No no" back then.
I'm not involved with them as a religion, and never was, in fact I am not religious at all.
But, in my dealings with them professionally they have always put their work to assist people before seeking conversions.
Admittedly that is unlike some "Christian" groups, and unlike political parties...

The Salvation army these days is not what it used to be. They were once an evangelical force, preaching everywhere and seeing people converted, this was the main thrust of the army. it has now changed direction somewhat and focusses on feeding the hungry and giving aid to those who need it, which is not a bad thing.

ultimately the bible tells us to 'go into all the world and preach the gospel...' Mark 16:15 and in Matthew 28:19 'Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations...'

The aim as a Christian shouldn't be 'i hope they think i'm a great guy cos i feed the hungry and give money to widows etc' (although we should do that) our aim should be to bring glory to God, and fulfil his will which is that '...whoever beleives in Him should not perish but have everlasting life' John 3:16

[Gozu]

But, in my dealings with them professionally they have always put their work to assist people before seeking conversions.

In your experience sure but it's not why they exist. Others have had bad experiences with them in the past especially their Employment Plus job network arm which got busted fudging their books by rorting $9 million of tax-payers money under John Howard's job network rort: http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/conten ... 604688.htm

Their first order of business is to try and convert people to Christianity and then watch the money roll in:

"The Salvos raised a record $53 million in last year's Red Shield appeal, but few donors would appreciate that they are Australia's fourth biggest church with 2004 revenues of $625 million."

http://www.maynereport.com/articles/200 ... -5450.html

The Salvation Army's stated objectives are:

The advancement of the Christian religion as promulgated in the religious doctrines—which are professed, believed and taught by the Army and, pursuant there to, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole.

The beliefs of the Salvation Army rest upon these eleven doctrines:

"1. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
2. We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
3. We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
4. We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.
5. We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by his suffering and death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved.
7. We believe that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation.
8. We believe that we are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.
9. We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
10. We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
11. We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_army

[Psyber]

I won't defend the tenets on which religions are based, Gozu, as I am not a believer.
But I expect many organisations are based on doctrines that get put aside in the process of dealing with the real world, for good or bad.
Your interest in politics should have demonstrated that to you - there is not much commitment to original stated principles there...

In practical terms many people in supported accommodation and on the streets have only praise for the "Salvos".
I give money to them and the Little Sisters of the Poor, as my work years ago in a Geriatric team demonstrated they both did more good than any political organisation despite the political rhetoric.
I'll trust them to do good, in the right places, with my money before any government bureaucracy.
They seem to be less blinded by their own dogma in practice...

[spell_check]

Anyway, going back on to the thread topic, I found a scratchie ticket once that had $40 on it, (i.e. three amounts of $40) that was left on a counter at a newsagency.

[Lunchcutter]

.... i know still off topic but I support the Salvos by donating to their programme for homeless young men in Adelaide often addicated to drugs/alcohol... makes me feel good to help a little and is a tax deduction for me come end of financial year... btw i am a believer and have very happy memories of being a Leader in Salvos Youth Group circa 1984

[fish]

The Salvos seem OK in my experience - and one of the few religious organisations I know of that actually get out there and assist people in need. They've never tried to convert me or even mentioned their religious side. I've attended a talk that they organised that was absolutely secular - the speaker and the audience.

[fish]

Back to the topic of the thread though: In a previous job I used to work in urban stormwater drains and would find a few wallets. They were mostly ones that had been discarded after a theft and so had no cash but sometimes a few cards. I tried to reunite the battered and muddy wallets with their owners and succeeded once or twice - they were pretty surprised to get it back after 6 months or so long after they'd replaced all their cards etc.

I'd also find heaps of tennis ballls (my dog was very happy about that), the odd football, soccerball, shopping trolley etc. and even a chainsaw

[Psyber]

Back to the topic of the thread though: In a previous job I used to work in urban stormwater drains and would find a few wallets. They were mostly ones that had been discarded after a theft and so had no cash but sometimes a few cards. I tried to reunite the battered and muddy wallets with their owners and succeeded once or twice - they were pretty surprised to get it back after 6 months or so long after they'd replaced all their cards etc.

I'd also find heaps of tennis ballls (my dog was very happy about that), the odd football, soccerball, shopping trolley etc. and even a chainsaw

Left over from the Stormwater Chainsaw Massacre??
Any bones or skulls?

[fish]

Back to the topic of the thread though: In a previous job I used to work in urban stormwater drains and would find a few wallets. They were mostly ones that had been discarded after a theft and so had no cash but sometimes a few cards. I tried to reunite the battered and muddy wallets with their owners and succeeded once or twice - they were pretty surprised to get it back after 6 months or so long after they'd replaced all their cards etc.

I'd also find heaps of tennis ballls (my dog was very happy about that), the odd football, soccerball, shopping trolley etc. and even a chainsaw

Left over from the Stormwater Chainsaw Massacre??
Any bones or skulls?

Nah no body parts or human bones found. Foxes might have got to them first - saw a few of those around the drain at the airport. The most amusing find (well, to our childish minds anyway ) was an old couch in a drain at Wingfield - we called it the love couch as every morning it was surrounded by used condoms apparantly it was a gay beat site.

[Pottsy]

I'd say that one belongs in "An Unpleasant Surprise".

[Thiele]

This has nothing to do with money. When i was getting something from Presenation night at the West Adelaide Football club that i didnt know about. Also when my work said to me that you have been nominated for the Pride of Australia medal a couple of years ago.

[fish]

I'd say that one belongs in "An Unpleasant Surprise".

Yeah you're not wrong Pottsy the whole drain and surrounds stank - not only from the sludge in the drain itself but there was also a tannery nearby plus some other smelly industries. And every week the nearby Animal Farewell League did a burn off of the animals they'd put down and that wafted over too. Very romantic!!

[fish]

Just returned from the local library. There is a vending machine there and I bought my boy a Wagon Wheel and didn't get my 20c change.

A quick look at the change slot showed it to be jammed, but a little work with a pop stick cleared it and I am now $2.30 richer.

Very handy just before Christmas!