what would Joe do?

the other morning arriving at coffee in town at 0400, in the parking lot was an aluminum racing jack and handle just laying there. i picked it up and put in my truck, figgered some dorkfish or even a normal person would either trip over it, drive on it and do some damage to their vehicle, then try to sue the place I found it. soooooooo.....this morning a worker at this place asked if I had that jack yet? I said yeah, they said the owner called and wants it back! I guess i'll leave it in the truck and if he shows up when i'm there, i'll give him his jack depending on his attitude. not gonna make any special trip into town.

Have to agree with Jay. If it's his he knows it. And I don't blame you, I wouldn't make a special trip either. If nothing else he could come to me or the closest convenience store if you don't want him at your house

"Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan

Well, Shameless,,,,if you are talking bout my HONESTY, worry yourself NO MORE,,,,!! I would take that nice aluminum jack,,That I been sorely needing for the longest seein as how my old arthritic back keeps reminding me to go and buy an aluminum jack and stop using all them yard sale specials thast weigh a ton EACH,,,,,!!! There-in lies your answer!!!!

I would load it up Quick, taking care to NOT look too guilty and drive by the local Constable's office,,,take notice that there does not appear to be anybody present (It being Sunday) THEN thinking bout coming back later I go home and unload the purdy aluminum jack and go ahead and stash ,,,errrr I meant put it in garage so some hooligan don't come by and STEAL it. Since the owner does NOT come by to claim it,,,,,for a week, I figure it falls under the Finder's Keepers doctrine,,,,

SO,,,,now you know Ole Buddy,,,,and,,,,and,,,I know you already knew what my response would be BUT,,,,BUT,,I notice "YOU" didnt take the one you found to the local Constable's office either and you also know where that office is,,don;t you,,,,????? LOL

Did that when lived in OK in 81 Lars, picked up an entire Job Box exploded on the road as it hit solid. Several days later there was a sheriff looking for a Tool Box Thief so showed him the box and the pile of damaged goods, still filthy from the road hit, named the spot it hit pavement and he went looked. Came back hour later was expecting arrest but he handed me the stuff I forgot to pick up. Said was another a half mile further on in the weeds, SAW that one fall from the SAME Company's truck and did not ever slow. NOT pressing charges nor asking for their stuff back and he left. Forgot to add, did NOT get the second one.

Edited by DMiller - 06 Aug 2023 at 11:29am

I once found a Jackson large window welding hood and 50 lbs of 70/18 rod on the side of the road. Of course they fell off my truck.
Hood was ruined and a lot of rod lost and a lot destroyed.
Found a handyman Jack once too.

Found a rockwell corded hand planer, in its metal case, once at a gas station island, advertised it as found on crag's list, no response... Another time I found a Wacker gas generator, up-side-down on a concrete island. I did a Rockford u turn, for that one! likewise advertised, but unanswered. Mine now... Wink

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**gonna B*tch slap Tyler!

shameless dude wrote:

**gonna B*tch slap Tyler!

If that's the case, come here to do it. That way I get your picture

"Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan

I’d give Tyler a hunnert$$$
If he’d paint that Jack JD green with yellow wheels and weld it to Shameless truck bed.

Having been in situation where door latches failed on my service truck, I've lost a few things, fortunately nothing serious... but being around hard working tradesmen, when I see it happen, I do the best I can to get their tools and materials back to them.

There's times when that just isn't possible, on account that the items are there, and there's nobody, and no clue as to whom they belong.

IF someone comes up and asks me if I'd found something they lost, and they can identify the item and where they might've lost it, I make sure it gets back into their hands... because it is part of their livelyhood.

My WAG is that if there's a jack sitting on the ground in a parking lot, it's probably there because some feller had to help someone with installing a spare tire in the middle of the night, and once the work was done, forgot to load it back in, and didn't see it in the dark. It happens...

Edited by DaveKamp - 09 Aug 2023 at 10:16pm

Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.

OK,,Shameless,,,I "KNEW" you was eventually gonna wind up wantin to sell to some unsuspecting and "Honest" member here,,,,but,,,,but,,,I ain't gonna fall for such blanten skuldrudgery,,,,what I will do is offer $46.37 for that old jack,,,,I'm thinking it don't even WORK and is why the owner left it there a'purpose, so he wouldn't have to haul it to the dump,,,,,,?? Wink

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