A True Hero - Founder of $10,000 Diamond Earrings

MADISON, Wis. - A garbage truck operator is being hailed as a hero for finding $10,000 worth of diamonds that had accidentally been thrown away.

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"We got a call from a customer that had some earrings in the garbage," said front-load truck operator Ron Lund.

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At Pellitteri Waste, where Mr. Lund works, those types of calls come in about once a month so he really wasn't surprised, though these were no average earrings. They were $10,000 diamond earrings from a local jewelry store, WISC-TV reported.

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What surprised him is he actually found them!

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"I'm thinking, 'No way, I'll never find them,'" said Lund. "I told them, 'Good Luck,'" he laughed.
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On his route, Lund picks up garbage from more than 130 businesses, including the jeweler.

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"I was thinking, 'Little diamonds versus 30,000 pounds of garbage,'" said Lund. "No way."

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But, those little diamonds got him looking.

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"I kind of knew where the store was on the load," said Lund. "So I drove forward to lay it out."

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And the digging began.

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"I grabbed a bag and started looking in there and that's where I found them," said Lund. "I found one first then I thought the other's got to be in the bag, and I found the other one."
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It took him a total of eight minutes.

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"I was just surprised I found them," said Lund. "I'm surprised anybody would find them."
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The business owner gave him an $80 reward.

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Lund said that he decided to try his luck again.
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"I already spent it," he said. "I went and bought Powerball tickets. I figure I found the earrings, I'll buy the tickets and maybe I'll get lucky."

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Lund also admitted he once dumped all his keys into the garbage, and was lucky enough to find them, too.

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Source: Channel 3000

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What a very remarkable deed (..and luck!) done by Ron Lund! Who would have thought you could find something tiny and valuable in heaps of trash. What I did not like about the incident though, was that the company only gave kind, hardworking, and honest Mr. Lund only 80 bucks. I mean, for something worth $10,000? They could have at least given him a thousand, 500, or even just make it a hundred. I just think he deserves more than 80. Surprisingly, amidst all the surprises, Mr. Lund was happy about it and bought himself Powerball tickets. I commend Mr. Ron Lund for a job well done, not only being honest, but someone who does good without asking for anything in a return. Ron Lund, you are a true hero and a fine example for us all!

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