39 years..... weird news

Bhelliom · 08-22-2005

BOSTON (AP) - Back in 1966, James Lubeck bent over to secure his sailboat against a gathering storm and his wallet slipped from his back pocket into Marblehead Harbor. The wallet and the credit cards inside were seemingly gone forever.

Then Lubeck got word recently about a mind-boggling discovery: A fisherman had hauled in the wallet's sheath of credit cards in a netful cod, flounder and haddock.

"I can't find the adjectives," Lubeck, 74, said in an interview Friday. "I don't know how many people would have done that."

Fisherman Antonino Randazzo hauled in the catch in June roughly 25 miles from where Lubeck lost the wallet. The sheath was caked in mud, but the 10 to 12 credit and identification cards were in pristine condition.

"It is incredible," he said. "Life is full of mysteries."

Randazzo, 44, said he initially feared the wallet belonged to someone who was lost at sea, but when he looked at the cards, he noticed that the expiration dates were from the late 1960s.

The only Lubeck listed in the Marblehead phone book was a Jonathan. Randazzo called and nervously inquired whether James Lubeck was home. He was relieved to learn from James Lubeck's daughter-in-law that he was alive and living in Connecticut.

Later, when Lubeck got a call from his son about the recovered wallet, he initially had no idea what he was talking about. He eventually recalled the details - and the $300 in expense checks that had been lost with the wallet.

"Thirty-nine years ago, $300 was a lot of money," he said.

The checks, cash and leather of the wallet are gone, but the value of the find isn't in what was recovered, but what happened afterward, Lubeck said.

"It's the idea that somebody reached out," Lubeck said. "And the puzzlement of that moving so many miles."

Steady · 08-22-2005

Cool story...It is nice to hear there are still good people in this world.

MorganGrayson · 08-22-2005

Thank you, Derek.

I love knowing that "they" are out there quietly doing good...and even getting written about in the paper.

Today is a "high pain" day for me, but I think I'll change my attitude and not hate life for a while. Life is good.

Red · 08-22-2005

That's the kind of story that restores one's faith in humanity.

Bhelliom · 08-22-2005

Red I agree. I also, have a few questions for you if you could get in touch with me via icq or something 7660483

Morgan. I'm glad I could lift up your day

WickedTemptress · 08-22-2005

Wow! That was really cool! I like reading stories like that, thanks for posting it!

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Bhelliom Will fuck for beer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,143	39 years..... weird news BOSTON (AP) - Back in 1966, James Lubeck bent over to secure his sailboat against a gathering storm and his wallet slipped from his back pocket into Marblehead Harbor. The wallet and the credit cards inside were seemingly gone forever. Then Lubeck got word recently about a mind-boggling discovery: A fisherman had hauled in the wallet's sheath of credit cards in a netful cod, flounder and haddock. "I can't find the adjectives," Lubeck, 74, said in an interview Friday. "I don't know how many people would have done that." Fisherman Antonino Randazzo hauled in the catch in June roughly 25 miles from where Lubeck lost the wallet. The sheath was caked in mud, but the 10 to 12 credit and identification cards were in pristine condition. "It is incredible," he said. "Life is full of mysteries." Randazzo, 44, said he initially feared the wallet belonged to someone who was lost at sea, but when he looked at the cards, he noticed that the expiration dates were from the late 1960s. The only Lubeck listed in the Marblehead phone book was a Jonathan. Randazzo called and nervously inquired whether James Lubeck was home. He was relieved to learn from James Lubeck's daughter-in-law that he was alive and living in Connecticut. Later, when Lubeck got a call from his son about the recovered wallet, he initially had no idea what he was talking about. He eventually recalled the details - and the $300 in expense checks that had been lost with the wallet. "Thirty-nine years ago, $300 was a lot of money," he said. The checks, cash and leather of the wallet are gone, but the value of the find isn't in what was recovered, but what happened afterward, Lubeck said. "It's the idea that somebody reached out," Lubeck said. "And the puzzlement of that moving so many miles." __________________ I am a Sado-Machiavellian. As long as I cum in the end... It doesn't matter what I did to get there. :yowsa: I just made that term up.... pretty good eh?

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Steady Members Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 864	Re: 39 years..... weird news Cool story...It is nice to hear there are still good people in this world. __________________ ICQ 314168626 Check out our Shared Plans CLICK HERE!

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MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: 39 years..... weird news Thank you, Derek. I love knowing that "they" are out there quietly doing good...and even getting written about in the paper. Today is a "high pain" day for me, but I think I'll change my attitude and not hate life for a while. Life is good.

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Red Dreaming of a Cowboy Hat like Max Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,812	Re: 39 years..... weird news That's the kind of story that restores one's faith in humanity. __________________

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Bhelliom Will fuck for beer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,143	Re: 39 years..... weird news Red I agree. I also, have a few questions for you if you could get in touch with me via icq or something 7660483 Morgan. I'm glad I could lift up your day __________________ I am a Sado-Machiavellian. As long as I cum in the end... It doesn't matter what I did to get there. :yowsa: I just made that term up.... pretty good eh?

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WickedTemptress Members Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 251	Re: 39 years..... weird news Wow! That was really cool! I like reading stories like that, thanks for posting it! __________________ -Wicked Temptress Crypt Cash: Where your checks last longer than you will! Written Temptations: Want your surfers to whip out the plastic?