"Humorous story about a lost then found book." Topic
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 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 05 Dec 2021 5:34 a.m. PST |
Background: for a while there, for about 15 years I went to the same physician for all my needs. A couple years ago during a scratchbuilding kick I tore my house up looking for a particular book that had line drawings of some of the French Napoleonic invasion craft destined to never carry a French army to England. Eventually I convinced myself that I stupidly sold it during a book purge. Some time, maybe two years after that I was visiting said Dr. and we were talking about sailing ships and he said "hang on… I have a book you might like". When he came back from his office he had a book that looked familiar and he said "somebody left this in the waiting room about ten years ago. You can have it if you want it." Sure enough, it was my missing book, complete with post-it notes and other markers I had placed in there last time I used it. |
| rustymusket | 05 Dec 2021 6:14 a.m. PST |
Good to hear. Thanks for sharing. |
| KevinV | 05 Dec 2021 6:39 a.m. PST |
Funny story. Thanks for sharing.
I regularly tear my house apart, looking for 'lost' items. Last Wednesday looking for Osprey, Napoleons Hussars, after watching the Duelists, 1977. |
| Dave Jackson | 05 Dec 2021 7:32 a.m. PST |
Absolutely brilliant story!! |
| 79thPA | 05 Dec 2021 7:32 a.m. PST |
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| Perris0707 | 05 Dec 2021 9:49 a.m. PST |
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| ZULUPAUL | 05 Dec 2021 9:58 a.m. PST |
I once ordered some books from a retailer (before internet) when they arrived one was missing…"The Lost Books of the Bible" My wife & I laughed so hard.
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Dec 2021 11:23 a.m. PST |
What a great story! It reminds me of the time I lost a library book, and when I went to the library to pay for it, the librarian checked the card catalog and found that it had been returned on time, and no fine was due. How it got back to the library I will never know. |
| Frederick | 05 Dec 2021 12:03 p.m. PST |
Shows the importance of having a good solid GP |
| robert piepenbrink | 05 Dec 2021 2:07 p.m. PST |
Raising the eternal question of how long a book should be lost before you buy the replacement copy--and how soon after you do so the original will resurface. |
| Grumble87106 | 29 Dec 2021 4:43 p.m. PST |
I bought *Lincoln's Greatest Speech* and took it to my father-in-law's, thinking he would enjoy it as much as I had. It was a loan, and when I asked for it back, only the dust jacket was to be found. I shrugged it off, but I kept the dust jacket.
The book turned up -- in his house -- about five years later. The dust jacket is now back on the book. It looks brand-new. |
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