Skippy SH13
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I just called the city today, to see if they have a list of things that people have lost. I had to explain THREE times that I was not looking for something. LOL
When it finally clicked that I was looking for a list (I explained that I was a metal detectorist, and occasionally find things in the dirt, that have probably been gone for a long time), she said she "got it!"
She then went on to explain that all items are kept for about a month or so, and then donated to a thrift shop, even valuable items. *Face palm*
So... again I explained that I'm not looking for something, and that I understand what they DO with the items... and that I was trying to see if they had a list of people who had lost things, so if I find something, I can check it against their list.
Her response. "oh. No sir, we don't keep a list, we just keep the items if people want to call in for them. But if you have a valuable item, we will keep it for a month and then donate it. But people have to call in to check."
No giving it to the finder, just donated to the closest thrift shop. weird.
yeah. NO. I'll look for the person myself, thanks.
This is what that sign means, btw, when it says, "PARKS AND RECREATION NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS."
EDIT: I just got a call back... Apparently, they DO keep records, but no, they won't look through them for me. I'm just supposed to drop off the item, and they wait for a phone call anyway, and maybe they'll check the records. Such a strange process, and probably because it's a HAND-WRITTEN record. Someone would have to look through the records one by one.
I asked if I could just get a list of items to search for in various parks, and the answer was no.
So... they make it REALLY hard to help connect a ring-finder with an owner, because their method is to take the ring in, and then tell you nothing...and you don't get the ring back. No information on whether or not the owner was found, no connecting to the owner of the finder... no proof that the ring wasn't then "stolen" by a city employee.
*sigh* When you want to do someone a solid... bureaucracy gets in the way.
And this coming from a city that has an ordinance that specifically ALLOWS metal detectorists in the parks! (They're super friendly about that!) So weird!
When it finally clicked that I was looking for a list (I explained that I was a metal detectorist, and occasionally find things in the dirt, that have probably been gone for a long time), she said she "got it!"
She then went on to explain that all items are kept for about a month or so, and then donated to a thrift shop, even valuable items. *Face palm*
So... again I explained that I'm not looking for something, and that I understand what they DO with the items... and that I was trying to see if they had a list of people who had lost things, so if I find something, I can check it against their list.
Her response. "oh. No sir, we don't keep a list, we just keep the items if people want to call in for them. But if you have a valuable item, we will keep it for a month and then donate it. But people have to call in to check."
No giving it to the finder, just donated to the closest thrift shop. weird.
yeah. NO. I'll look for the person myself, thanks.
This is what that sign means, btw, when it says, "PARKS AND RECREATION NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS."
EDIT: I just got a call back... Apparently, they DO keep records, but no, they won't look through them for me. I'm just supposed to drop off the item, and they wait for a phone call anyway, and maybe they'll check the records. Such a strange process, and probably because it's a HAND-WRITTEN record. Someone would have to look through the records one by one.
I asked if I could just get a list of items to search for in various parks, and the answer was no.
So... they make it REALLY hard to help connect a ring-finder with an owner, because their method is to take the ring in, and then tell you nothing...and you don't get the ring back. No information on whether or not the owner was found, no connecting to the owner of the finder... no proof that the ring wasn't then "stolen" by a city employee.
*sigh* When you want to do someone a solid... bureaucracy gets in the way.
And this coming from a city that has an ordinance that specifically ALLOWS metal detectorists in the parks! (They're super friendly about that!) So weird!