Tom Tighe noticed that someone left their keys in their mailbox. He didn’t take them down, figuring the easiest way to get them back to the owner would be through a Lynnhaven email.
Thanks, Tom.

This happens waaay too often and I am continually amazed when no one claims their lost keys after someone has found them and turned them in somewhere (not likely since the rec. centers have been closed) or at my house. Sometimes they include house and car keys, as well. How can you not notice that they're missing?

Rather than turning keys in somewhere, I'm proposing the following:

• If the mailbox is empty with the key still in the lock, re-lock the mail box and leave the key where it is. The owner will be embarrassed that he or she was so careless, but relieved that the keys are still there.
   
• If the mailbox still has mail in it, lock the box and drop the key in the clear plastic holder near the door behind the mail station (golf course side). I suspect that is the reason the holder was installed there in the first place.
   
• If you found the keys elsewhere (e.g., along the road)... any key found in Lynnhaven, still drop them in the clear plastic holder.
   
• If you've lost your keys and they aren't hanging from your mailbox, check that clear holder at the back of the mail station. 

The number on the mail key does not match your mailbox number, so it isn't easy to get the keys back to the owner, and the other keys are only useful to the person who lost them so they should be safe in the holder. Also, it is VERY expensive to replace those keys, especially if a car key is attached. Trust me.

If you left a credit card behind at a store or restaurant, you retrace your steps. The same should hold true if you lose keys. If they remain at the mail station, it should be easier for all, finders and losers alike.