Lost and found

[overstim.livejournal.com]

Lost and found posts are pretty common here, and they always irk me.

"I found xxx in a cab, let me know if its yours". Well, if I lost something, and I'm pretty sure it was in a cab, I'd call the cab company, not check LiveJournal. The sense of responsibility and community here is impressive and rare and heartwarming, but also often counterproductive.

So I got to thinking– should we designate some public space as an all-purpose lost and found? Say, if you find anything within a .5 mile radius of Davis Square, you'll drop it off at Diesel, or the Somerville Theatre or something. That way if I lose something, I'd only have to check one place, not every person I know, several school bulletin boards, several LJ communities and several Craigslist pages. Think some local business would be interested in this?

Comments

[misterthorn.livejournal.com]

I still think it was an idea worth discussing, though.

And it's still a completely valid point that maybe it is sometimes a good idea to leave something where you find it, for those who might retrace their steps. On the third hand, if it's an iPod, it's more likely to get stolen if you just leave it there.

The sad fact is, it just plain sucks when something gets lost, and there's no perfect solution. That's why it's good to have threads like this, so everyone can see everyone else's ideas/solutions/smackdowns.

[magg1es.livejournal.com]

I like the idea because the closest police station is in Union Square. It would be convenient to have somewhere local to have a lost and found. I think that it would increase the likelihood that people will turn something in instead of keeping it.


... I also hate police stations and will not set foot in one.

Teele Square

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

As of a year ago, there's a substation in Teele Square:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=1154+Broadway+St,+Somerville,+MA+02144&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1154+Broadway,+Somerville,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+02144&ll=42.400453,-71.125445&spn=0.008572,0.026457&z=16