Camera lost! Then found!

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Permalink Reply by Ed F. (bpos2) on February 8, 2009 at 10:25pm

I love happy endings !!! I am glad (but not too surprised) that things worked out - another testament to the spirit and people (locals and visitors alike) of Steamboat. Being one that has lost one camera and broke another [way back in the old days before they had things like lenses and shutters ;) ], I know the monetary and personal loss associated with such incidents. Hope you and your daughter had a great time in SB.

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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on February 9, 2009 at 3:59am

reminds me of the time I found a cell phone and wallet on the snow outside Thunderhead. I went to lost and found down at the base at the end of the day and the owner was in the process of filing a report. He was very happy to see me as I walked up and said "Does this look like what you are reporting?"

I also have been the beneficiary of another kind soul who turned in a pair of my sunglasses I dropped somewhere, so it goes both ways. ;-)

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on February 9, 2009 at 4:45am

I also found a cell phone (in the middle of the piste at the bottom of the Blizzard run) a year or two back. It was lying on the surface, I had stopped for a breather and I saw it shine in the sun. I picked it up and met a Ski Patroller at the top of Ego and handed it to him to give it to lost and found.

In contrast with a cruise we were on a few years ago. We left a digital camera down on the floor near our seats in the theatre. Didn't realise that we didn't have it within 3 minutes of leaving. Tried to get back in, but the doors to the theatre were locked. Reported it, but it was never found. Where we were sitting only one of about 12 other passengers would have seen it and walked past it or the cleaning crew could have taken it... :-(

This is one of the reasons why Steamboat is so good: there are lots of "my kind of people" around (both locals and visitors) :-)

Glad that your daughter got it back: no heartache for her AND it restores you faith in human nature too :-)

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Permalink Reply by trudeska on February 10, 2009 at 9:29am

Since I live in South Florida I can relate to Boo's observations. I think cleaning crews seem to think that whatever they find is their "tip" for being in that particular business.

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Permalink Reply by jg atl on February 9, 2009 at 10:11am

Similar experience a couple years ago. Lost my phone doing first tracks down Buddy's when I took a spill in two feet of fresh powder. On the ride up Storm Peak Lift I realized it was gone, and given the depth of the snow, I wrote it off as gone for good. We got back to our condo that afternoon and there was a call there from our daughter. It seems a local had found the phone and called our daughter (who happens to be the first entry in the phone book) and gave her info on how to contact them. I gave the nice lady a call and she dropped it off to the condo. I was amazed! And I still have the phone and it works great.

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