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    St Anthony...Patron Saint of Lost Items....where is my BC CT55?? I’m kind of lost without it. (Cussing didn’t help me find it).

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    Can’t hurt!
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    Only one thing you can do. Buy another. Your old one will materialize shortly after.

    I was given a nice Leatherman tool one Christmas. I imagine it was $80 or so. I shortly found it indispensable, carried it around most of the time, always around the house.One day it was just gone, and I haden't left the house since I used it last. Bit the bullet and bought another. One day I had to replace the water valve on the back of my refrigerator. There it was, under it behind an air vent.
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    Chris from Tucson may be as close to a saint as they come. He sent me a PM that he has a couple extra and graciously decided to send me one! As he said, ‘Pay it forward’.

    Thanks Chris...you’re a gentleman!!

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    Well if you're already on your knees looking around, may as well try to earn some extra credit while you're down there.
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    Indeed ..... purchasing another one will usually bring out a lost item. I have gone through this process with both BC picks and Leatherman tools. As such I have given both tools and picks to my children. R/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Trujillo View Post
    Chris from Tucson may be as close to a saint as they come. He sent me a PM that he has a couple extra and graciously decided to send me one! As he said, ‘Pay it forward’.

    Thanks Chris...you’re a gentleman!!
    All's well that ends well. I'll hug my BC a little closer tonight.

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    That's why i have 3 well maybe 4 right now. I get an email from bluechip saying free engraving and shipping from time to time if i have a spare $35 i always buy one, they just had a father's day special and i bought another one
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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

    Sorry, Al. Bet Chris’s most generous offer will bring it back for sure! Otherwise, prayer would clearly be the way to go

    It’s funny, I go through phases. For the past 2 years or so I’ve played almost exclusively BC. Love the CT55 on mando, use TAD 50 on cello and 40 on guitar. I don’t waver too much from TAD40 on guitar, but I oscillate between CT55 and Wegen TF140 on mandolin. The humidity’s been kicking here the past few weeks, and I’m still running 50-55% despite 2 dehumidifiers in action. Switched back to Wegen 2 days ago because I wanted more volume and a little brighter sound, and my main player’s liking it better right now...
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    I keep a 1 inch cuff on a lot of my jeans because 30 inch inseam in my waist is easier to find than a 29 inch inseam.

    Any way, I have temporarily lost a few picks in the cuff, though not recently because these days that is where I check first.
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    Prayer is more effective when accompanied by a sacrifice or burnt offering. Consider giving up on social media for a week. Alternatively, set fire to a banjo. This will impress the gods of lost picks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sblock View Post
    Alternatively, set fire to a banjo. This will impress the gods of lost picks.
    Little known fact...the original last lines to It's a Wonderful Life went like this:

    Zuzu: "Daddy, teacher says that every time a banjo is set on fire a mandolin player finds his lost Blue Chip pick."

    George Bailey: "That's right Zuzu, that's right!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by UsuallyPickin View Post
    Indeed ..... purchasing another one will usually bring out a lost item. I have gone through this process with both BC picks and Leatherman tools. As such I have given both tools and picks to my children. R/
    Purchasing another didn't help me ! Still missing two and own five !

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    I agree with Br1ck. Buy another one, then it'll turn up. That's exactly what happened to me

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    Anytime I lose anything it will only show up upon me purchasing a replacement.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex Orr View Post
    Little known fact...the original last lines to It's a Wonderful Life went like this:

    Zuzu: "Daddy, teacher says that every time a banjo is set on fire a mandolin player finds his lost Blue Chip pick."

    George Bailey: "That's right Zuzu, that's right!"
    You know, I think they cut that from the later print in the film, although I understand it's in the original screenplay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Trujillo View Post
    Chris from Tucson may be as close to a saint as they come. He sent me a PM that he has a couple extra and graciously decided to send me one! As he said, ‘Pay it forward’.
    Please let Chris know that I recently misplaced $185,000 ...
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    Prayers always help even if you don't know it! A conundrum yes but hey doesn't hurt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Br1ck View Post
    Only one thing you can do. Buy another. Your old one will materialize shortly after.

    I was given a nice Leatherman tool one Christmas. I imagine it was $80 or so. I shortly found it indispensable, carried it around most of the time, always around the house.One day it was just gone, and I haden't left the house since I used it last. Bit the bullet and bought another. One day I had to replace the water valve on the back of my refrigerator. There it was, under it behind an air vent.
    I was installing a new microwave and dropped a part behind the range. Try as I might, I couldn't fish it out. So I pulled out the stove, only to find my engraved BC just sitting there waiting for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Austin Bob View Post
    So I pulled out the stove, only to find my engraved BC just sitting there waiting for me.
    Strange things cooking on your stove...
    I think I can say we are most anxious to hear how the BC came to be there - would you like to share the secret with us?

    Wild guess: cooked used strings to make them sound new and forgot to take the pick away from underneath them?
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    Check in the washer, or the lint trap of your dryer maybe it went to the place where old socks go
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    Just remember: you always find something you lost in the last place you look. Save time and look there first.

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    This is a great thread! I read the conclusion aloud to my spouse. Wow, such kindness and generosity!

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    I FOUND IT!!!!

    Rather my grandson found it...and here's where the story gets a bit weird.

    My wife made plans for she and I to travel 210 miles to NE Colorado to babysit the grandkids so that our son and DIL could have their first overnighter without the little ones. We had a great time and when leaving and giving hugs all around my grandson picked up the BC and handed it to me. WOW!! For a few moments I couldn't understand what I was holding in my hand!

    We can't figure how it got there and after thinking about it for a couple days I'm no closer to understanding how it ended up 210 miles from home. My best idea is that it somehow fell in my shoe and came out when I took them off. Who knows though?

    Now, I'm beginning to wonder if there really is a Chris from Tuscon or is he a pseudonym for St. Anthony, the Patron Saint of Lost Things?

    And by the way...as pointed out to me by a close friend who once studied at a seminary, St. Anthony is also the Patron Saint of Children! That last thought, that my 3 year old grandson found it made me get a bit choked up.
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