I found it!

@GreenMoo (11833)

April 14, 2013 9:27am CST

A couple of weeks ago I was pretty upset after losing my partner's ring. You may have seen my discussion about it here. Last night whilst I was stacking firewood next to the stove I found it lying on the floor directly in front of me! My guess is that is slipped off my finger whilst I was putting down a load of wood, and that it has been sitting underneath the pile ever since. I'm thrilled of course, and very pleased that we had not yet got around to buying me a replacement. The peculiar thing is that when I went to slip it back on my finger I could not get it over my knuckle. Perhaps my hand has grown in the intervening weeks? Unlikely! Or the ring has shrunk in the heat from the stove? Also unlikely! It shall remain a mystery I suppose, and in the meantime the ring is stashed safely until I can get it to a jewellers. Have you a nice story about something lost and then found?

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@wolfie34 (26771)

• United Kingdom

14 Apr 13

Congratulations my friend, I do remember the discussion in question and I remember saying that often you find things when you have given up on looking for them, or have stopped looking for them considering them to be lost! The great mystery solved! My nice story actually involves losing an animal! When my ex and I moved home we took the two cats with us, but one of them suddenly went missing, we were beside ourselves with worry, combing the streets, asking our new neighbours and worrying about where he had gone, it was only hours later we were sitting down with a drink after the hard work of moving in, and I notice something move at the back of the television, the cat had only found himself a nice hidey hole and curled up and went to sleep! We were so damn relieved to find him, little monkey, I swear he did that to us on purpose as if to say how dare you move me from my old home!

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@wolfie34 (26771)

• United Kingdom

14 Apr 13

They are very cunning! And have a knack of finding these great hidey holes that you would never dream at looking for.

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@GreenMoo (11833)

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14 Apr 13

And staying very, very still!

@GreenMoo (11833)

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14 Apr 13

My son spent most of yesterday trying to help a friend find his kitten. There's no sign anywhere, but I'm convinced it must be in their house somewhere as we couldn't find an exit.

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@ElicBxn (63640)

• United States

14 Apr 13

That's great news! Its sad to lose something that has sentimental value, in some ways worse than of actual value because you can replace THINGS, you can't replace sentimental things.

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@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

So close to me as well, all that time.

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@BarBaraPrz (47630)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

14 Apr 13

Maybe the ring just doesn't like being on your finger?

Seriously though, if you raise your hand above your head, fingers pointing up, and shake it, this sometimes makes it easier to put on or take off a ring. I was told this trick by one of those people hawking jewelry cleaner at some fair. It worked for me that time.

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@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

Good tip. I'll wait until this evening when it cools down and give it a try.

@succeednow (1633)

• Singapore

14 Apr 13

Hi GreenMoo, Glad you've found your ring. You must be feeling elated since it probably has sentimental and significant meaning to you and your partner. Sometimes lost items tend to appear by themselves. They seemed to be playing a sort of hide-and-seek with you until they're tired of the game! I was not so fortunate. I've lost some money when I went to buy some pastries. I didn't have have small change and so I gave her 50 bucks. She returned me 48 bucks in small denominations which is a small bundle. So I just put it in my pocket and left in a hurry. When I got home I realized that the bundle was gone! Pretty expensive pastries I must add and they didn't even taste that good either!

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@GreenMoo (11833)

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14 Apr 13

Ouch! I guess whoever found it must have thought all their Christmases had come at once.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16785)

• China

17 Apr 13

I am happy for you.Maybe you never thought the ring that had been lost would be found again.It was playing hide-and-seek.

@GreenMoo (11833)

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17 Apr 13

I had given up ever finding it. I thought I'd probably lost it outside somewhere.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16785)

• China

19 Apr 13

Anyway You won't feel sad at the thought of the ring from now on.

@Dominique25 (9464)

• United States

14 Apr 13

I'm glad to hear that you found the ring. It is great that you were able to find it. It is a good thing that you hadn't bought another one.

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@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

We were just talking about replacing it in the morning too.

@GardenGerty (160883)

• United States

15 Apr 13

I am glad you found your ring. I lose stuff all the time, but so far not my ring, as it will not come off. I wonder if you are retaining water to make your fingers swell, or maybe you have injured your knuckle. I find things in my yard that I did not lose, but others must have. It can be a pair of shower shoes, or even a fairly expensive watch. It seems always to be exactly what I needed at the time.

@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

How odd that things appear in your yard! Although rather convenient :) I'm guessing my finger is just more swollen as the weather is warmer, so i shall have to try and remember to try it first thing one morning.

@jillhill (37354)

• United States

17 Apr 13

I wish I wish I could fing back my dad's wedding ring that I lost....or that was taken from me. I knew where it was all the time then one day I go to find it and it disappeared....I would love to have it back. I bet you were very happy to find yours! Congrats!

@GreenMoo (11833)

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17 Apr 13

I thought it was gone for good. Fingers crossed that your Dad's one shows at some stage too.

@Kashmeresmycat (6369)

• United States

14 Apr 13

I'm so happy for you! I just couldn't even imagine losing something so precious like that and here it was under your nose.....well, almost.

I wonder why it doesn't fit anymore...could you be swollen from so much hard work? It wasn't that long ago that your fingers would have changed...I could see that in a few years maybe, but not this quick. That part I just don't get. Anyways, congrats!

finding something precious

@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

It WAS tight, but I guess it's just because the weather is warmer now so my finger is more swollen. I need to try first thing in the morning, but i forgot today.

@dawnald (85146)

• Shingle Springs, California

16 Apr 13

water weight? Cannot think of a single good lost/found story. Other than my daughter. We lost her and the Renaissaince Faire. the Faire people found her and were going to give her a brownie, but we got there first. She is still mad 11 years later about losing out on the brownie.

@GreenMoo (11833)

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17 Apr 13

That´ll teach her for getting lost!

@katsmeow1213 (28716)

• United States

14 Apr 13

Yay! That's great! I'm so glad you found it!

@GreenMoo (11833)

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14 Apr 13

I'm really pleased. It's sentimental rather than valuable of course.

@katsmeow1213 (28716)

• United States

14 Apr 13

Of course.. but the sentimental value makes it even more important!

@bounce58 (17385)

• Canada

17 Apr 13

Hey, I remember those discussions! And how you were supposed to go with your partner and get a replacement ring. It's great that you found it, even before getting a new one. The only great lost and found story I have is my memory stick which I carry around in my pocket all the time. I once lost it in my old job, and I was worried sick all day because it contained a lot of vital information in there. It had pictures of 'voided' check which I use to open up automatic debit accounts, it had picture of our passports, and some other bills. I dropped it as I was getting out of the car, and it fell on the snow. It was cold and it even rained a bit but I was so glad to find it at the end of the day. I would have been just glad to just find it even if it wasn't working anymore so I know nobody would have accessed the data, but I was even happier to find it working still!

@GreenMoo (11833)

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17 Apr 13

Whoo! Just as well you found that one!

@Janey1966 (24170)

• Carlisle, England

14 Apr 13

How brilliant is that? You remember my story, right? About my wedding ring going 'missing' then I, too, found it in a peculiar place. I just knew your ring would turn up.

@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

I'd forgotten actually, but you reminded me. You found it in a bag of stuff which was due to exit the house didn't you? So lucky.

@Janey1966 (24170)

• Carlisle, England

15 Apr 13

I was lucky, you're right. Because the ring was glinting at the bottom I had to dig it out to find out what it was. My face must've been a picture when I realised it was my 'lost' wedding ring..and it had been missing for MONTHS rather than weeks..so I was ecstatic to say the least!

@inertia4 (27960)

• United States

24 Apr 13

Thats good news. I am glad you found the ring. I don't know why it won't fit. But maybe from carrying the wood your fingers swelled just enough so that the ring would not fit. That happens sometimes. Wait a day or so and try the ring again.

@GreenMoo (11833)

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24 Apr 13

It might be just that the temperature has increased since I lost it and my hands are generally more swollen. It still won't fit.

@blackrusty (3519)

• Mexico

14 Apr 13

well i am glad that you had found the lost ring and that you have it put away safe if it does not fit a little later down the road you can have it re sized good luck be well

@GreenMoo (11833)

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15 Apr 13

I've got to remember where I put it for safety!

@emily7339 (1337)

• Malaysia

14 Apr 13

Glad for you, you have your "lost and found" item back - your partner's ring

. I did lost my pendrive last year with very important informations in it

. However, I could not find it until today

@GreenMoo (11833)

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14 Apr 13

I am forever losing pendrives, normally because my kids pinch them. Now I back up my back ups! I hope it comes to light eventually.