The 500 dollars, missing from an amp sale for six years was found today.

About seven years ago, I bought a DRRI in Los Angeles while I was on other business in the area. It was an older one that still had the extra switch on it, I've forgotten what it was for, but it had an extra switch on the back. (ground switch?) I thought it sounded fine, but some people with good hearing (like my wife) could hear a high pitched noise in it that I never heard. I considered having it repaired, but I also had a Blues Deluxe at the time, that I liked better.

Having said that, I did what made perfect sense to me at the time, I sold both the DRRI and the BD, and bought a new DRRI which after receiving three in shipment without getting one that would work for more than a few hours, I took a floor model, got some money back, and had to have that one repaired in a month. I don't know if having five DRRIs is any kind of record, but it's the most of any one amp I've ever had and I still don't like it, but at this point am afraid to EVER buy another amp.

ANYWAY, I sold the DRRI, and tossed the money in an envelope on the kitchen counter, then I remembered what happened to my wallet full of pistol money when my wife spied it, and thought better of it and put it away. I never could find the money, my wife couldn't find the money, we decided that someone stole the money, or it sprouted wings and flew away like a cartoon.

Today in the process for searching for a new dentist, (my wife's idea) she pulled all of my old dental records and WALLAH, out of the records falls the envelope with the five hundred bucks in it. I mentally apologized to all of the people that I (thankfully) mentally accused of stealing it. (is that considered a spate of meditating?) I (without thinking it through offered it to her since she found it) She said she didn't want it, that it was mine. I thought discretion the better part of valor, and hastily beat it to my secret hiding hole in the SAFE. Where it shall remain, (hopefully) until I savor it for a while. (My wife muttered something about it being used for the new dentist which I acted as if I did not hear)

 

Thank you, me too.

There was a time when I would right now be down at Guitar Center, buying something I would not like within two days after the return period was expired!

 

I am still kind of in shock, I had written that money off long ago. I'm sure I have mentioned it going missing here on the forum, probably more than once. Back when I was still working, I was doing very well towards the end of my employment days, and when I'd get a bonus check, I'd just cash it and split it with my wife so that she would have some fun money to spend. I had a great time spending it though! Now I have a little dab left to squander or maybe even just keep.

 

I'm sorry that I found YOUR money, I'll immediately wire it to you by Western Union.

 

Those darned golf caps go missing in the darnedest places, I've found mine there too!

 

I mentioned to my sister in law one time about the money being missing. She offered to help me look for if it was FINDERS, KEEPERS! I chose not to take her up on her generous offer.

 

I have one of those, I have said HUH so many times, when my wife has something important to say, she grabs me by the neck and switches it to ON.

 

Right on number one, wrong on two. Somehow I escaped my own stupidity with that one! (for now)

 

My wife doesn't need any help deciding what to do with my money, she's well versed and practiced on the subject.