You know things are bad when....

The other day at the Thrift Shop, a man came into the store and asked if anyone had asked about some lost keys. We said no and he said if someone did he had them and found them out by our dumpster and they were for a Honda. So we asked him to leave them with us. He said no that he would keep them and stop in every day as he wanted $20 for finding them! So right after he left someone came in asking about lost car keys and we said that the guy on the bike had found them and we relayed the story. He chased the guy down and the guy claimed he didn't have them on him but would be right back. By now the keys' owner's father and uncle had joined him at the Thrift Store. We weren't sure if we were going to need the police. When the keys finder returned with the keys there was a lot of conversation and fortunately they resolved things without our having to get involved. I don't know if this is standard procedure around here or a sign of the times!