Juls and I decided to head out in the storm to shovel off our deck this past Saturday. After all the work, we couldn't pass up an opportunity for a little fun. The best part is Gus came to the rescue and quickly attacked me!
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
You never know how things will turn out..or where they'll turn up
As many of you know, Juls and I are selling our house. We're doing most of marketing on the web and have the property listed on sites like zillow.com, redfin.com, craigslist and many other sites. Strangely enough I posted the ad early Tuesday morning. Little did I know how fortunate I was to have posted the ad when I did...
So it was early in the afternoon Tuesday and a few coworkers and I got the itch and decided to get out for a bit. We took a quick trip up to Chipotle (aka. the greatest "fast food" establishment ever) on St. Paul St. in Baltimore. We walked in, hopped in line and began planning our creations. The only issue was when I went looking, I realized my creation was about to be underfunded as my wallet wasn't in my pocket.
At these points, you begin asking yourself a million questions and the first one was answered after I ran out to my coworkers car and realized my wallet wasn't there. "Where could it be?" I wondered. Then I began to think, this wouldn't be the first time something disappeared from my desk only to be returned later in the day by a wide smiling coworker. With that, my panic was abated. I returned inside, borrowed a few bucks for lunch and sat down for a quick meal thinking my wallet would be there waiting for me when I got back.
We later returned to the office, but to my surprise this wasn't another bad joke. Instead my wallet was still missing. I double checked my jacket, my pants, my desk, my briefcase, my coworkers car, sent out an office wide email and decided to return to St. Paul St. for a second look. I drove past where we had parked and ran into Chipotle. Unfortunately, they didn't have any good news.
As I returned outside my phone began to ring. Who could this be? I thought. Then I remembered we had listed our house in the morning and I realized it was probably someone calling about the listing. I decided I might as well try and make something good out of the situation, so I decided to pick up and it went a bit like this.
"Hello, this is Steve." -Me
"Steve, hello. Do you have a house listed on zillow.com at 3027 North Branch Lane?"
"I sure do. How can I help you?"
"Are you also missing a wallet?"
After a brief chuckle, I said "That would also be me."
We continued to speak until I got direction up to the school where my wallet was waiting for me. My first thought was, someone must be watching out for me and strangely enough, the school is named St. Elizabeth. Coincidence, possibly, but that won't keep me from thanking the big guy for watching out for me that day.
It turns out that an incredibly kind citizen had picked up my wallet in the road on St. Paul St. The wallet now bears some tire treads so I imagine it was there for a bit. She ended up poking her head into a few of the local stores and after she didn't see me, she decided to return back to the office. You might ask, how she would know who I am. I wondered that too until I remembered she had a copy of my picture ID (drivers license), as well as everything else I keep my in my castanza-wallet. They even used that same ID to Google our address and find our contact information on the zillow ad I had posted that morning...
With that said, we never know how things will turn out. Was it coincidence that we posted our house online that morning or that a good samaritan happened to pick it up my wallet or that they had the great idea to look me up and give me a call. I certainly couldn't have planned that and just thought I'd share my funny, yet crazy story. Have a great day!
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We're always looking for new real estate -http://www.sunsetmaplegroup.com/.
So it was early in the afternoon Tuesday and a few coworkers and I got the itch and decided to get out for a bit. We took a quick trip up to Chipotle (aka. the greatest "fast food" establishment ever) on St. Paul St. in Baltimore. We walked in, hopped in line and began planning our creations. The only issue was when I went looking, I realized my creation was about to be underfunded as my wallet wasn't in my pocket.
At these points, you begin asking yourself a million questions and the first one was answered after I ran out to my coworkers car and realized my wallet wasn't there. "Where could it be?" I wondered. Then I began to think, this wouldn't be the first time something disappeared from my desk only to be returned later in the day by a wide smiling coworker. With that, my panic was abated. I returned inside, borrowed a few bucks for lunch and sat down for a quick meal thinking my wallet would be there waiting for me when I got back.
We later returned to the office, but to my surprise this wasn't another bad joke. Instead my wallet was still missing. I double checked my jacket, my pants, my desk, my briefcase, my coworkers car, sent out an office wide email and decided to return to St. Paul St. for a second look. I drove past where we had parked and ran into Chipotle. Unfortunately, they didn't have any good news.
As I returned outside my phone began to ring. Who could this be? I thought. Then I remembered we had listed our house in the morning and I realized it was probably someone calling about the listing. I decided I might as well try and make something good out of the situation, so I decided to pick up and it went a bit like this.
"Hello, this is Steve." -Me
"Steve, hello. Do you have a house listed on zillow.com at 3027 North Branch Lane?"
"I sure do. How can I help you?"
"Are you also missing a wallet?"
After a brief chuckle, I said "That would also be me."
We continued to speak until I got direction up to the school where my wallet was waiting for me. My first thought was, someone must be watching out for me and strangely enough, the school is named St. Elizabeth. Coincidence, possibly, but that won't keep me from thanking the big guy for watching out for me that day.
It turns out that an incredibly kind citizen had picked up my wallet in the road on St. Paul St. The wallet now bears some tire treads so I imagine it was there for a bit. She ended up poking her head into a few of the local stores and after she didn't see me, she decided to return back to the office. You might ask, how she would know who I am. I wondered that too until I remembered she had a copy of my picture ID (drivers license), as well as everything else I keep my in my castanza-wallet. They even used that same ID to Google our address and find our contact information on the zillow ad I had posted that morning...
With that said, we never know how things will turn out. Was it coincidence that we posted our house online that morning or that a good samaritan happened to pick it up my wallet or that they had the great idea to look me up and give me a call. I certainly couldn't have planned that and just thought I'd share my funny, yet crazy story. Have a great day!
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We're always looking for new real estate -http://www.sunsetmaplegroup.com/.
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