Lost Wallet Found After 18 Years

An elevator repairman found an Austin woman's burgundy leather wallet in an elevator mechanical room at a recreation center. As this article explains, he was able to estimate the age of the wallet to be over 18 years old by the expiration dates of coupons inside the wallet. He was nice enough to track down the woman on the internet and return it to her.

As you would expect, the woman was quite surprised. She thinks the wallet had been stolen. The article makes it sound like the woman doesn't remember it well. Seems like if I had lost my wallet or thought that it was stolen, it would stick in my mind even after 2 decades.

In addition to the coupons, other contents of her wallet included some 22-cent stamps.

Mini Notepad Wallets

I've had several occasions when I would like to write down something when I'm away from home. Sometimes it may be a useful idea or something that I've experienced when traveling. PDAs are becoming useful for this, but they can be another thing to carry. Cellphones also can be used for this but entering notes on their keyboards can be difficult.

This article from the Salt Lake Tribune has a good solution. The author mentioned that he purchased a wallet-sized leather notebook that contains slots for credit cards and a place for a pen or penciel. You can carry this as you would a wallet. In addition to writing down notes, it can also be used to sketch an outdoor scene or a map.

There doesn't seem to be many notepad wallets for sale. I found one here but it's no longer in stock.