Caller 2 (1:54)

But was it hundred dollar bills or.

Rich (1:57)

It was a mix.

Host (1:59)

It was twenties.

Rich (2:00)

No, it was all upper bills. Like fifties, hundreds. I think it was fifties and hundreds. Yeah.

Host (2:06)

If the economy wasn't bad now and you guys weren't struggling this year like you were in past years, how would you handle it?

Rich (2:12)

Well, honestly, it's never happened before, so I really don't know. The first thing that came up to my mind that came to my mind, I was like, you know, babe, even though we're struggling, I was like, maybe if we took part of it and found a cherry that we like and gave, like, a little too. And then like. But we really. I mean, we're behind. You know what I mean? We're like.

Host (2:28)

Like how behind?

Rich (2:29)

Well, we're getting to a point now, especially. And it's kind of my fault, too. Cause I'm in school. I feel bad. But, I mean, we're to the point now where, like, we're trying to figure out if and how the bills are even gonna be paid next month. You know what I mean? So it's getting to the point where it's like, all right, we don't even know what has to go out next month is not even what we bring in. And I'm sure a lot of people can relate to that. So it's like, we have this money. This can put us ahead a little bit, at least pay the bills.

Host (2:54)

If I was looking at this, right, And I want to get all deep about it, right? Let's say it's a Monday afternoon, and I just went to church on Sunday. I would say to myself, this question, is this a gift from God or is this a test from God?

Rich (3:06)

Exactly.

Caller 3 (3:07)

You know, but how do you give it back? Like, where did she.

Caller 4 (3:10)

She found it.

Rich (3:11)

It's not like it was sitting, like, in an area where if she wouldn't have found it, someone else was gonna pick it up and take off with it. And it's not like it was sitting there with a name and phone number on it. It was money. And it's one of those things where, like, obviously you're like, there's. If there was a way that, like, you know, if she saw it fall out of someone's purse as they're walking by, I mean, she's the kind of person. She would have ran after him and gave it to him anyway, but. So this is not really a way that we could Return it? That I can think of. But at the same time, it's like, would you even return it if it's laying on the ground? Like I said, someone else would have come by if it wasn't her.

Host (3:40)

Is it near, like, even if she wanted to do something about it? I'm trying to. Without giving specific location of where it is, just try to figure out the local. Like, are there buildings in the area? It's such a tricky thing because if you go from lobby to lobby asking if anybody's lost $400, obviously the dude's gonna go, right? I did. Oh, my God. Thank God you're here and it wasn't the dude.

Caller 1 (4:00)

You know, the only thought I had is if you posted a sign or something, said, lose something, question mark, call, and then if they knew exactly what they had lost, then that might be the person. But you can't say it's money.

Rich (4:09)

Yeah, and I thought about that too, but I mean, seriously, times are so bad, it wouldn't surpr. If you get enough phone calls or enough requests and someone's bound to, you know, get 100, 200, you can almost. It's not like it's like $15,000 on the dot and unmarked bills and a suitcase kind of thing. It's not really specific. It could even be guessed, I think, at some point. I mean. No, to answer your question, it wasn't like, in an area where you would be able to tell who dropped it, or maybe it specifically came from there. It was out in the middle on the ground where anyone could have picked it up and she would just happen to be the person who spotted it.

Caller 3 (4:40)

It happened to me, too. I was at a club and I was walking up the stairs, and all of a sudden there was just a wad of cash. But I thought it was just 120. I picked it up, it was like 150 bucks. But what am I supposed to do? Go around to the club, hey, did you lose 150 bucks, like, to everybody in the club? You really just.

Host (4:54)

Yeah. I don't know what you do in a case like that.

Caller 3 (4:55)

Just have to take it.

Host (4:56)

Did intern Ben tell you guys that he's been finding this rolled up cash in a bathroom stall for a couple of weeks? In a ride in the bathroom of the toilet roll.

Caller 1 (5:07)

He might lose his life for that one.

Host (5:09)

He found somebody's drug stash, huh?

Caller 1 (5:12)

Sure did.

Host (5:12)

Hey, Erica, Good morning. You're on Q100.

Caller 5 (5:15)

Good morning.

Caller 6 (5:16)

How are you?

Host (5:16)

Good, how are you?

Caller 5 (5:19)

I've been there, done that, kept the money. Unless you can absolutely identify who that money belongs to, then you have no responsibility to try to find who it goes to. Not only that, if, if I had $400 in cash in my hand, I would be a lot more careful with it. And when you're careless of something, especially in these hard times, you deserve to lose it. Learn a lesson, I don't know.

Caller 2 (5:42)

But at the same time, if you can't rightfully return it, what do you do? I mean, really. I mean, there really is no other option. I think that you guys are thoughtful in thinking, okay, give some of it back and pay it forward a little bit. Because if you see it like Berth said, as a gift from God, as something to really help you guys get in a better place, then maybe you can also gift to someone else.

Rich (6:04)

Maybe could be like a gift slash test, you know, like we'll, we'll take a little gift and pass the test.

Caller 1 (6:10)

Or you can use it all knowing though that when you can pay it forward, you pay it forward in the same amount or even more.

Host (6:16)

I think if it's my case, I do something just to ease my own mind that at least I tried to find the person. I don't know if that means Craigslist. I don't know if that means posting something vaguely on a poll somewhere near where it was lost, just so I have peace of mind that I did something, I tried.

Caller 1 (6:36)

And, and that's why I say like, and not being specific. That's why it's like, did you lose something? Question mark, you know, here, or. I don't know how to word it. So that when they call, I mean, you may get a lot of, you know, prank phone calls, but if you, if they are specific about, about how it was broken down and everything, then it might be theirs. But if not, then it's, you know, it's not theirs. And you don't say money on it. You know, I think it might have

Caller 3 (7:00)

come from somebody who's well off because who just has 50s and hundreds in their pocket. Like, I think when I go get, like, if, if I had 400 bucks, I'd be broken down into like 20s and tens, you know, I wouldn't have 50s and hundreds. I'm sitting in my wallet.

Host (7:13)

It just wads it up and puts it. It was strange to me.

Caller 1 (7:16)

That's just to make you feel better about taking it. I mean, it could be somebody who was make. About to make a deposit for somebody else. It was. I mean, who knows what it is? But I think when we start getting into, well, who has that kind of money, who would crumple it up? And that's what we want, to lose it. It's like that, that. You're only saying that to make yourself feel better.

Caller 2 (7:33)

Yeah. You want somebody to have made it rain in the parking lot. So don't feel bad about it. Throwing out money.

Caller 1 (7:38)

Yes.

Host (7:39)

Hey, Stacy. Good morning. You're part of the Birch show. Hi.

Caller 5 (7:41)

Hi.

Caller 1 (7:42)

Hi.

Caller 4 (7:44)

I was saying, like, I think it'd be from, like, a drug deal.

Host (7:47)

Why?

Caller 4 (7:47)

Someone up to no good. I mean, it was probably someone putting it down, Someone watching in the corner, like, having the money, you know, like it' something fishy.

Host (7:57)

Yeah, it's totally something like that. You should keep the money. I agree. If you keep this money, it's really. You're just trying to prevent a drug deal from going down.

Rich (8:04)

I just saved a life.

Host (8:07)

Good morning, Michelle. You're on Q100.

Caller 6 (8:10)

Hey, good morning, guys. You know, I agree with the last caller and several of the others. First of all, it's other money from a bartender. You know, they get money and they jab it in their pockets. I served, and that's what I would do. And also, it could be money from a drug dealer because they just get those larger bills, like $20, and shove that in their pocket.

Caller 4 (8:28)

And.

Host (8:34)

What are you telling them to do? You tell them to keep it.

Caller 6 (8:36)

Yeah, bro, Keep it. You know, no worries. What are you gonna do? I think trying to find the person to give the money back to is ridiculous. Everyone's gonna claim it.

Caller 2 (8:44)

Yeah.

Caller 6 (8:44)

Do pay it forward. You know, give 50 bucks to your church or support a family in need, or buy toys and drop them off. Something. But to ease your mind. But definitely keep it and help your family. It's a gift.

Caller 2 (8:56)

Yeah.

Caller 1 (8:57)

I think my feeling is, I mean, if you're gonna keep it, keep it. Help your family. But just remember how you got this money, because everybody. Everybody goes through phases of financial security. Sometimes you're in debt, Sometimes you're well off. And just remember when you're well off that you have to, like I said, do the equivalent or more.

Host (9:15)

Give it back.

Caller 1 (9:15)

Yes.

Host (9:16)

I'm gonna be very curious to see what you guys do with it the next couple of days.

Rich (9:18)

I'm kind of curious, too.

Host (9:19)

You promise it's not spent yet?

Rich (9:20)

No, it's not. It's not. I promise. So.

Host (9:23)

All right, keep us posted.

Rich (9:24)

All right, we'll do the first show.