1) One who spots a lost item at a bus stop while waiting for the bus, and dealing with it will cause him to miss the bus and be late for work, is not obligated to pick it up, as the loss of time is considered a loss of money. (Ruling of Maran HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Zatzal quoted in Hashovas Aveidah K'Halacha age 100 footnote 8)
2) However, if he already picked it up, he has already obligated himself and may not put it back down or give it over to someone else to deal with. (as once he picks it up he becomes a Shomer, a watchman, and he is responsible for the item and it is Asur for a Shomer to give it over to another Shomer. Ibid. footnote 9)
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May one drink water before Havdalah?
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Yes. But not before Kiddush. See Shulchan Aruch Siman 299:1 and 271:4
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