While I was flying the other day, I found an iPad sitting on top of a urinal in a restroom at the terminal.  I was uncertain as to what I should do but I figured that who ever had forgotten it would soon come back for it.  So, I left it there.

But, Cheryl pointed out that I should turn it in as the next person to find it might not be as honest.  So, I went back for it.

At first, I tried to turn it in to the TSA folks but they wanted nothing to do with lost and found and suggested that I turn it in at the gate.  The gate people were happy to assist and quickly determined that there was no ID tag on the outside.  But, on checking the i Pad database, they were able to determine that it belonged to a woman.

I pointed out to the gate crew that I had found the i Pad in the MEN s restroom.  So, unless this person was having a gender identity problem, the woman was probably not the person who had left it there.  But, they paged the woman several times with no success.  Finally, it was time to leave so I don’t know what ever happened to the i Pad.

I found the whole event to be rather unsettling.  I didn’t like the fact that someone would not notice that their i Pad was missing.  And, I didn’t like that fact that it was right in front of them as they were leaving.  And, I didn’t like the fact that the owner of the i Pad appeared to be a woman.

I suspect that the TSA will be showing up at my door any day now.