Hold Out.

I lost my wallet in Taos, NM the day before I moved up here to Frisco, CO. Did the usual retrace my steps, let the grocery store and cops know- and with just enough cash to fill up my gas tank I moved to Frisco dreading having to deal with the CA DMV for a new licence etc.


2 days later I got a call from 414 area code- that's in Kentucky. a man in Kentucky had a wallet with a California driver's licence in it belonging to a girl in Colorado found in Taos. He hunted me down and sent back my wallet- with get this- $60 dollars cash-ola in it.

I got this email today.

Three cheers for humanity.
The eternal optimist, Liz.


Elizabeth

You are welcome. I have already received kindness from strangers and enjoy passing it forward. I was at a grocery in Albuquerque before I came to Taos and one of my hearing aids dropped to the ground without me noticing it. A stranger picked it up and brought it to me.
One of my favorite movies is "Pay It Forward". I didn't enjoy seeing the little boy killed but received inspiration from the rest of the movie.
In my mind's eye, I could see you right after you realized your cards were missing and felt so bad for you. I have a daughter a little older than you and was determined to do everything I could to get your cards back to you and to get a message that they were safe along with your identity. I just wished I knew about it sooner so I could have contacted you earlier, relieve your anxiety and enable you to use them.
I think I know what happened. My 'girl'friend and I were in Cid's and one of the clerks brought her some things she had left. It was mostly free literature that she has a bad habit of collecting. Your card case must have slipped in among all of the paper she picked up and we did not realize it until we returned from our trip and started going through things. I thought the case was hers and she said no, it did not belong to her. I then opened it up and saw that it wasn't. I immediately tried to figure out a way of contacting you. I called the credit card company and the Taos police. This was Sunday and the latter had only a dispatcher on duty and she did not see any report. It probably was because she used the wrong spelling of your name. On Monday, an officer did call me and again, did not see any report but a few minutes later, he called back and said he tweaked the name and came up with yours. That is when I called and left the message.
I hope your journey gets better. I recently spent some time in Dillon/Frisco/Breckenridge and enjoyed it very much. I love that area. Beautiful scenery.

Best Wishes,