Humanity redeemed..

sherri_chickie · 12-12-2010, 11:23 PM

Last weekend I was shopping and lost my wallet in the parking lot. I noticed before I got home but after I left the lot so I headed back and went hunting all over in the cold and snow for it. I asked in the store and the mall but no luck. I got home and lo and behold there was a note on my door saying that someone had found my wallet and left it with my neighbour (who is good people). So my wallet had been returned to my house before I even had. I called the number and they left and thanked her profusely.

Made my day...(week, year)

TommyHotWheel · 12-12-2010, 11:45 PM

Still a lot of good out there, kudos good samaritan.

tommymac · 12-12-2010, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyHotWheel

Still a lot of good out there, kudos good samaritan.

too bad its usualy overshadowed by all the bad stuff going on.

derf · 12-12-2010, 11:59 PM

So now they know where you live? Lock your doors.

Porkchop · 12-13-2010, 12:07 AM

This fall I was riding home on my bike. A car pulled left infront of me and as he did something black flew right past my elbow. I pulled into a driveway and ran out. Sure enough it was a wallet. Some high school kid's. I had to run home first but I went back to the address a bit later. At that point it was raining. The dad came to the door soaking wet. They had apparently been searching the whole neighborhood in the dark and rain. They had never thought that it would have stayed on the roof as long as it actually did. He offered me all the money in the wallet ($21

) but I turned it down. I saw the kid's facebook status later, it made me feel good inside.

101lifts2 · 12-13-2010, 12:17 AM

That is cool.

sherri_chickie · 12-13-2010, 12:26 AM

Most people I know say they would return a wallet, although I had one person say that they might keep the money ( that did not impress me) Still you worry that those who won't are the ones who will find it. I was making a mental list of who all I was going to have to call to cancell cards..

I look forward to "paying it forward"

Akilldema · 12-13-2010, 12:31 AM

Nice.. had a friend I posted about not long ago leave his wallet somewhere only to have some fuckbag spend 4 or so thousand dollars on his debit card at electronics stores. Then to top it off, he'd had another fairly recent fraud claim and his bank refused to cover it. It's nice when people actually help others sometimes.

azoomm · 12-13-2010, 09:34 AM

I once had a lost wallet returned, only to have the cards used and checks taken out of the middle of the book... by returning it they made me feel like I could trust them.

:/

skiergirl · 12-13-2010, 01:32 PM

I used to travel a lot and one thing I did a long time and still keep current is I have a folder in my office at home with a photo copy of the front and back of every card in my wallet, it makes calling to cancel if necessary very easy - and you know exactly what was in there.

I think there are a lot of good people that do good things every day but no one cares to talk about it, we focus on the bad because we can whine/bitch about it.

12-12-2010, 11:23 PM	#1
sherri_chickie WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary Moto: Gs500F Posts: 683	Humanity redeemed.. Last weekend I was shopping and lost my wallet in the parking lot. I noticed before I got home but after I left the lot so I headed back and went hunting all over in the cold and snow for it. I asked in the store and the mall but no luck. I got home and lo and behold there was a note on my door saying that someone had found my wallet and left it with my neighbour (who is good people). So my wallet had been returned to my house before I even had. I called the number and they left and thanked her profusely. Made my day...(week, year)

12-12-2010, 11:45 PM	#2
TommyHotWheel Imported from Detroit Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan Moto: 2001 Suzuki TL1000R Posts: 989	Still a lot of good out there, kudos good samaritan. __________________ Cry Havok! And let slip the hogs of war!

12-12-2010, 11:59 PM	#4
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	So now they know where you live? Lock your doors. __________________

12-13-2010, 12:07 AM	#5
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	This fall I was riding home on my bike. A car pulled left infront of me and as he did something black flew right past my elbow. I pulled into a driveway and ran out. Sure enough it was a wallet. Some high school kid's. I had to run home first but I went back to the address a bit later. At that point it was raining. The dad came to the door soaking wet. They had apparently been searching the whole neighborhood in the dark and rain. They had never thought that it would have stayed on the roof as long as it actually did. He offered me all the money in the wallet ($21 ) but I turned it down. I saw the kid's facebook status later, it made me feel good inside. __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

12-13-2010, 12:17 AM	#6
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	That is cool. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

12-13-2010, 12:26 AM	#7
sherri_chickie WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary Moto: Gs500F Posts: 683	Most people I know say they would return a wallet, although I had one person say that they might keep the money ( that did not impress me) Still you worry that those who won't are the ones who will find it. I was making a mental list of who all I was going to have to call to cancell cards.. I look forward to "paying it forward"

12-13-2010, 12:31 AM	#8
Akilldema Canyon Carver Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern VA Moto: FJR1300 Posts: 462	Nice.. had a friend I posted about not long ago leave his wallet somewhere only to have some fuckbag spend 4 or so thousand dollars on his debit card at electronics stores. Then to top it off, he'd had another fairly recent fraud claim and his bank refused to cover it. It's nice when people actually help others sometimes.

12-13-2010, 09:34 AM	#9
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	I once had a lost wallet returned, only to have the cards used and checks taken out of the middle of the book... by returning it they made me feel like I could trust them. :/

12-13-2010, 01:32 PM	#10
skiergirl Gixxer Girl Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kyle, TX Moto: 05 GSXR 750 & 06 YZ250F Posts: 1,424	I used to travel a lot and one thing I did a long time and still keep current is I have a folder in my office at home with a photo copy of the front and back of every card in my wallet, it makes calling to cancel if necessary very easy - and you know exactly what was in there. I think there are a lot of good people that do good things every day but no one cares to talk about it, we focus on the bad because we can whine/bitch about it.