Good Samaritan turns in lost money - $11,000 cash

[The Straight Story]

Good Samaritan turns in lost money
Posted 9/05/06
BAKERSFIELD - The woman who lost $11,000 cash Monday will soon get the money back.

“What can I say but thank you for number one, finding it, and then turning it in,” said Cindy Thum. “I’m glad we do have good people, we have good neighbors. It’s just a miracle. I had just about given up hope.”

Thum was shocked to learn her money was turned into the Bakersfield Police Monday night.

The man who turned in the money identified himself to police as “Jim” and said he found the hundred dollar bill-filled pouch outside Auto Zone in the Northwest Promenade Monday, shortly after Thum reported it lost.

Thum said she dropped the pouch before going into Great Clips Salon.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=50F1AD1E-B8C9-4F1C-82E6-49D3C64096F7

[William769]

1. Ok I'll bite.

Why was she carrying a pouch with $11,000.00?

[The Straight Story]

3. More info:

She says the pouch contained $11,000 dollars in cash, which was part of her husband's earnings.

Thum also says she intended to make a payment Tuesday on a family vacation.

Thum says she regrets carrying such a large amount of cash and just hopes the finder will return it.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=986D06BD-0183-4844-87E3-B0837041B07A

[William769]

4. I am glad she got it back.

[seabeyond]

2. yeah.... what a beautiful man JIM.... love ya dude

so very kind of you.... whoever where ever you may be. good for cindy to get her money back

[Nevernose]

5. What an enormous dumbass.

And I apply that statement to all involved.

Bank. Four letters. Five in French or Spanish -- Banque. Who wouldn't deposit eleven grand in the bank immediately, except people who either A) didn't really need the money, or B) the people so genuinely stupid they rally didn't need the money?

What kind of business earns that much cash and doesn't, at the very least, keep in a safe over night?

And why in the holy fuck would you take eleven thousnad dollars to Wal-Mart?

And "Northwest Promenade?" She dropped it in the freaking MALL? She DESERVES to lose a litle cash flow, especially if she can afford to "wait until it hits the media before reporting it to police."

To me, five bucks is a lot of money. Fifty is enough to get the police involved with.