FOUND KEYS AND RETURNED THEM

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so for some reason my post aren't showing up so if this is already on here maybe someone can fix it:BangHead: but heres what happened i founds these keys today detecting 007.JPG I was able to get a name of a company off the keys and looked it up in the phonebook and found that the company still was around i called and left a message and told them i had found some keys with there name on them but that they lokked old 20 minutes later the guy called me back and told me to describe them for him so i did and he told me that back in the late 90's he lost his store keys at this place looked for several hours and could never find them his wife had an extra set so he just made copys he asked if i could bring them to him so i took them there he put it in his door and they still worked he couldnt beleive someone found them after all these years let alone return them he offered me twenty bucks for finding them but i refused the money just a handshake pretty cool day
 

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Pretty cool story, good job returning the keys!

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thanks i have to be honest it felt pretty good returning those he was an elderly gentleman was pretty happy bout it so smiles all around:headbang:
 

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Now that is what a REAL metal detectorist does!!!! Well done!!!!
 

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thank you crazy thing is.Is that the store is a locksmith store thats ironic lol
 

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very nice.. I hunted the church next to me this week and returned a set of keys and 3 boy scout neckerchief slides I found to the scout master there..and hes the same same scout master I had 25 years ago..pretty cool...I apologized for me and my brother being rotten kids
 

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lol very nice..
 

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ha ha thanks chuck :thumbsup:
 

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Honorable mention, right? Well done!! :occasion14:
 

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that would be very cool papa bear :icon_thumleft: not sure what that is exactly though
 

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nevermind blonde moment... that would be cool lol
 

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Just out of curiosity, how far did you have to drive to return his keys that he lost?
 

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Its bout a 25 minute drive not too far
 

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Update the gentleman contacted me this morning and told me since I wouldnt take his money that his wife baked me some cookies and pies as payment so I told him I would except those I will get them after work hope they are good lol
 

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Real nice story, hopefully it will show detectorists in a different light, not scavengers.
 

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that has to be one in a Million !

I would never have thought they would be using the same locks.

Cool find Story, & Results :thumbsup:
 

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that has to be one in a Million !

I would never have thought they would be using the same locks.

Cool find Story, & Results :thumbsup:

i thought the same thing bout the locks but apparently not....p.s the pie and cookies are great yummmy
 

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