Wallet stolen in 1982 found in NYC tree!

[lawyerman]

Money doesn't grow on trees, but a tree-care supervisor in New York City's Central Park found an old wallet inside a dead one.

The blue leather wallet had been stolen by a pickpocket 27 years ago. It was found in the hollow of a dying cherry tree. It was near where Ruth Bendik had hers swiped while she watched the New York City Marathon in 1982.

"I remember it like it was yesterday," Bendik said. "I was in the park, walking over to greet the runners after they finished, and I was in a crush of people, and all of a sudden, I realized my purse felt very light."

The 69-year-old Upper East Side resident says the only thing missing was $20 in cash. Her credit cards were still there. So were her student ID from Columbia University Teachers College and an employee ID from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The park worker says he found the wallet last week under five feet of compost. Police tracked down Bendik the next day.

 

[Cycleguy007]

Wonder what the odds of that happening are...

 

[Gyaos]

The 69-year-old Upper East Side resident says the only thing missing was $20 in cash.

That person had $20.00 in 1982? I thought that was not possible!

Gyaos.

 

[Brill]

Ruth Bendik?
I bet her nickname was Ruthless!

 

[WhaWhaWha]

They forgot to report that the wallet also contained a claim check for a local dry cleaner. Just to see what his reaction would be, Ruth Bendik took the claim check to the dry cleaner who was luckily still in business and operating under the same name. Without blinking, the clerk took the claim check into the back room and emerged a minute later. He told her, "It'll be ready on Thursday".

 

[great bear]

They forgot to report that the wallet also contained a claim check for a local dry cleaner. Just to see what his reaction would be, Ruth Bendik took the claim check to the dry cleaner who was luckily still in business and operating under the same name. Without blinking, the clerk took the claim check into the back room and emerged a minute later. He told her, "It'll be ready on Thursday".

Wha, that is so bad its good.