Two days ago, the the neighbor’s’ kids came knocking at my door. One of their pet rabbits had escaped and they asked if I could help corral it. Nice guy that I am, I said sure and joined the posse. Well, we finally caught the rabbit and all was well again. Or so I thought. During the chase, I lost my college class ring. The ring always was a bit loose on my finger and it slipped off during the chase. And of course, with all the fallen leaves covering the ground, trying to find it was like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack.
I seached both their yard and mine to no avail and was about to give up when it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to try using a metal detector to find the ring. Well, I went out and bought one. Armed with this technology, I began sweeping the neighborhood. This went on for two days. And lo and behold, today I actually found the ring.
So, I guess the moral of this story is “Never chase a rabbit without a metal detector.”
LOL! No good deed, right Harry?
And, I really don’t think there was a gigantic jump in logic in the moral. Perfect sound logic.
Now, you didn’t specifically say, and, I am curious. Did you find the ring with the metal detector? Or, was it on your night stand?
Glad you found it, none the less.
Yes I did indeed find it using the metal detector. It was buried under some leaves along the neighbor’s driveway. The rabbit had been hiding under their car and I was prodding it with a stick to try and make it hop into their backyard. I guess that’s when I lost it.
And the under $100 metal detector turned out to be a good investment. A new ring equivalent to mine would cost about $650 today. I don’t remember what I paid for my ring back many years ago. But I do know it was nowhere near that price. At that time, $650 would have been way beyond my means.
Plus, there are just some things we do not want to let go of, enough slips away as it is.
That was mighty sweet of you to help those kids.