$100,00 Up For Grabs In The Street

Since moving to Naples, Florida from the North Shore of New England some fifteen or so years ago, I’ve always marveled at how pristine the area is, not a blade of grass out of place, no trash in the streets. As I’ve traveled around the country and returned home, it has really stood out to me how beautiful Naples is.

Yesterday, I happened to be closing up an exquisite new construction single family home for a friend of mine, when, as I’m walking to my car, I spotted what I thought to be just an ordinary piece of paper lying face down in the grass. Naturally, having lived in such a spotless area, I’m prone to doing my civic duty and picking up anything I might find lying around, which is very rare. (I’ve found lots of pennies, but they haven’t been necessarily that lucky).

As I bent down and retrieved it, I turned it over and was stunned to find that this was no ordinary piece of paper. It was actually a negotiable check for $100,000 that had been made out and dated that day. After some bit of research, I discovered that the check was actually a deposit, part of an offer that had been made on the property earlier in the day. I hurriedly got it back to the proper person.

Only in Naples could you be picking up what you thought was an piece of paper lying on the ground and find $100,000. Oh well…rich in thought for a moment anyway!