I lost a watch once--was sure it had gotten into the trash with some red fuzzy fabric clippings. Even went to the city dump and asked if they knew where our trash had been dumped--I was sure that if they looked for red fuzzy fabric, they would find my watch. Of course, they laughed at me. My son, who was about 7 at the time was fascinated by the "bulldozers" driving back and forth at the city dump and thought that it was a great adventure. Several weeks later, the kids were palying with their LEGO blocks and my watch appeared. Had been there all the time.