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Gromit

Gromit

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I don't know whether "Thank You" has gone out of fashion but it seems as if fewer and fewer people use it these days. I had to fly down to Durban on business yesterday and got done sooner than anticipated so I changed to an earlier flight home. Grabbed a bite at the airport and noticed a wallet had been left on a table in the restaurant. Picked it up and checked for a business card or some contact phone number. Nothing. A wad of cash (ZAR200 and 100 notes), credit cards, drivers license, etc etc. Looked around - nobody fitting the license photo in sight. I'm at the boarding gate so can't get back to the info desk to have the man paged. My flight is boarding so I don't have time either. I ask the boarding clerk whether they can page this guy as I've found his wallet. Other passengers around the boarding desk hear the conversation and the guys start patting down their pockets. One guy steps forward and rightfully claims the wallet, exclaims that he would have been in "big sh*t in Jo'burg", pockets the wallet and goes on chatting to his mate. No thank you, no acknowledgement, nothing! If someone had returned my wallet to me, contents including cash, in tact, I'd have probably hugged them.

Weird how thing work - I wasn't supposed to have been on that flight in the first place.

Anyway, manners just seem to be a thing of the past. :sad:
 
I hear ya gromit!

Feel lucky that you didn't get accused of stealing it.

I found an American Express credit card laying on the street one day and took it to the local police department to turn it in so they could locate the owner. They treated me as if I possibly was a thief and made me produce ID which they copied "to keep on file in case there turns out to be any unauthorized transactions" on the card. They kept me there close to an hour asking me questions until I finally asked if I was under arrest because unless that is the case, I was leaving.

I probably should have just called the toll free number on the back of the card and told them that I found it.
 
[quote author=The Seeker link=topic=2468.msg17041#msg17041 date=1226503294]
I hear ya gromit!

Feel lucky that you didn't get accused of stealing it.

I found an American Express credit card laying on the street one day and took it to the local police department to turn it in so they could locate the owner. They treated me as if I possibly was a thief and made me produce ID which they copied "to keep on file in case there turns out to be any unauthorized transactions" on the card. They kept me there close to an hour asking me questions until I finally asked if I was under arrest because unless that is the case, I was leaving.

I probably should have just called the toll free number on the back of the card and told them that I found it.
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OMG! I would have refused to allow them to copy my DL or enter my data into a computer. That is total BS!
 
Darn right Carl! I'd ask "what am I being accused of" They would need to arrest me or I'd walk out. I don't believe law enforcement can ask for an ID unless they can cite you something.
 
Yep, call the toll free number or simply cut the card into little pieces and let him/her get another card. The card would be cancelled anyway after you or the owner called to report the loss/found.
Leave the cops out of it.
As for that nitwit not even saying a simple "thank you", the world is full of those twits.
He deserved to not get his wallet back.
 
I hear ya on this one.....I am bringing my little ones up like I was brought up, Say Thank You, have respect for ya elders, all the usual table manners, treat everybody with respect...and so on....manners gets ya places. Even smiling at somebody and saying good mourning or afternoon can make somebodies day. When I'm out working and people walk by I will say hello. I have met people that way that see me on a regular basis and always wave or say hello. If anybody was to try and take my equipment and one of these nice people were walking by they would know it wasn't theirs. Manners go a long way in life and it does not take much effort. I can't stand it when I let people over on the road or out of a side turning and they don't say thank you. Blimey how long does it take ya to raise ya hand for crying out loud.

Like that in London too....you lose ya wallet good luck getting it back. heck if somebody came up to me and gave me a lost wallet back i would of gone into it and dropped them a note for bringing it back. Would of cost that guy a heck of a lot more.

Ride Safe
 
[quote author=Gromit link=topic=2468.msg17040#msg17040 date=1226502785]
I don't know whether "Thank You" has gone out of fashion but it seems as if fewer and fewer people use it these days. I had to fly down to Durban on business yesterday and got done sooner than anticipated so I changed to an earlier flight home. Grabbed a bite at the airport and noticed a wallet had been left on a table in the restaurant. Picked it up and checked for a business card or some contact phone number. Nothing. A wad of cash (ZAR200 and 100 notes), credit cards, drivers license, etc etc. Looked around - nobody fitting the license photo in sight. I'm at the boarding gate so can't get back to the info desk to have the man paged. My flight is boarding so I don't have time either. I ask the boarding clerk whether they can page this guy as I've found his wallet. Other passengers around the boarding desk hear the conversation and the guys start patting down their pockets. One guy steps forward and rightfully claims the wallet, exclaims that he would have been in "big sh*t in Jo'burg", pockets the wallet and goes on chatting to his mate. No thank you, no acknowledgement, nothing! If someone had returned my wallet to me, contents including cash, in tact, I'd have probably hugged them.

Weird how thing work - I wasn't supposed to have been on that flight in the first place.

Anyway, manners just seem to be a thing of the past. :sad:
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I hope that you said something .It would not be Gromit if you didn't :y114:
You should have asked him why he carries a photo of his wife and condoms in his wallet at the top of your voice .That would fix him :ya2:
 
[quote author=Rafiki link=topic=2468.msg17135#msg17135 date=1226578685]
I hope that you said something .It would not be Gromit if you didn't :y114:
You should have asked him why he carries a photo of his wife and condoms in his wallet at the top of your voice .That would fix him :ya2:
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I wish I'd thought of that and would you believe, I was just so gobsmacked, I just stared at him.
Two other guys in the queue did say something to him and he just ignored them too. But the good that came out of it was that 1 of the guys who did say something, ended up next to me on the plane and we got chatting. Your business, my business etc and then he asked for my business card - he's the international HR deployment officer for a big civil engineering company, isn't happy with their current service provider and has asked me to prepare a presentation for him for the new year. So something good came out of it and even if I don't get the business, it still sweetened the experience.
 
[quote author=Rafiki link=topic=2468.msg17135#msg17135 date=1226578685]
I hope that you said something .It would not be Gromit if you didn't :y114:
You should have asked him why he carries a photo of his wife and condoms in his wallet at the top of your voice .That would fix him :ya2:
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:y115: I love it! :y114:
 
[quote author=Gromit link=topic=2468.msg17138#msg17138 date=1226580482]
I wish I'd thought of that and would you believe, I was just so gobsmacked, I just stared at him.
Two other guys in the queue did say something to him and he just ignored them too. But the good that came out of it was that 1 of the guys who did say something, ended up next to me on the plane and we got chatting. Your business, my business etc and then he asked for my business card - he's the international HR deployment officer for a big civil engineering company, isn't happy with their current service provider and has asked me to prepare a presentation for him for the new year. So something good came out of it and even if I don't get the business, it still sweetened the experience.
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You just never know who observes your actions. By that one deed, you told sent a message to the HR are guy that you were honest and competent.
 
Actually I had no problem showing them an ID and I did so telling them that I have nothing to hide...then added that I learned my lesson - never again will I be a Good Samaritan and I can thank them for that.
 
[quote author=Gromit link=topic=2468.msg17138#msg17138 date=1226580482]
[quote author=Rafiki link=topic=2468.msg17135#msg17135 date=1226578685]
I hope that you said something .It would not be Gromit if you didn't :y114:
You should have asked him why he carries a photo of his wife and condoms in his wallet at the top of your voice .That would fix him :ya2:
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I wish I'd thought of that and would you believe, I was just so gobsmacked, I just stared at him.
Two other guys in the queue did say something to him and he just ignored them too. But the good that came out of it was that 1 of the guys who did say something, ended up next to me on the plane and we got chatting. Your business, my business etc and then he asked for my business card - he's the international HR deployment officer for a big civil engineering company, isn't happy with their current service provider and has asked me to prepare a presentation for him for the new year. So something good came out of it and even if I don't get the business, it still sweetened the experience.
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I believe everything happens for a reason....sometimes we may not know until later on....but I have had things happen to me that made sense later on why it happened.

Ride Safe
 
I would still be a good Samaritan; I just wouldn't do so thorough that LEO force. I regularly found drivers lincenses, credit cards, camera's wallet, watched, etc, when I worked for the county. I took wallets, purses, credit cards, drivers licenses, etc to the sheriff's office and the stuff without ID to the Park Ranger's office. Never did the SO ask me for anything other than my name and telephone number. They even filled out the form of where and when the article was found. Occasionally I would find drugs and drug paraphernalia. Those I didn't touch; I just called the SO and they would send a deputy.
 
[quote author=The Seeker link=topic=2468.msg17041#msg17041 date=1226503294]
I hear ya gromit!

Feel lucky that you didn't get accused of stealing it.

I found an American Express credit card laying on the street one day and took it to the local police department to turn it in so they could locate the owner. They treated me as if I possibly was a thief and made me produce ID which they copied "to keep on file in case there turns out to be any unauthorized transactions" on the card. They kept me there close to an hour asking me questions until I finally asked if I was under arrest because unless that is the case, I was leaving.

I probably should have just called the toll free number on the back of the card and told them that I found it.
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Same with me - in a phone box just off O'Connell St I found a wallet, couldn't find a guard anywhere so on my way back home I called into the nearest station. Told them I found it and was asked "Is their any money inside it?" mentioned 'no, just some credit cards' and the young pup behind the counter said "sure they all say that!" was asked if I wanted to leave my name and address with them
"No thanks" was my reply

Gromit - good karma will follow you and hope you get that business call :y115:
 
Another funny - have you ever been stuck in traffic and politely smiled at the person in the car next to you, or walked down the street and greated a perfect stranger? You get the weirdest reactions.
People look behind them to see if the smile is for somebody else,
they look at you like you are some sort of pervert
they look at you like you are a "loose" woman.
Occasionally people actually smile back.
Weird.
Are people too scared to be friendly lately or just can't be bothered?
 
Lioness, this is typical here in the large urban areas, especially those in the northeast. It is not typical in the smaller towns and in the south and western states.
 

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