Bus driver with a heart of gold...

davet82

A BUS driver who found a bag containing €390,000 handed the money over to police, who tracked down the elderly woman who had left her fortune behind.

The Austrian driver, identified by the Vienna transport authority only as Wolfgang R, was inspecting his vehicle at the end of the line when he found the bag in a seat behind the driver's.

"At first I thought it was shopping or medicine," he said. However, when he opened the bag he found a collection of €500 notes staring back at him.

Police in the Austrian capital used a bank deposit slip inside the bag to trace the owner. There was no word on whether the woman had given the honest driver a reward.

Personally i think he needs his head examined but fair play to him i guess

FatherLen

what kind of lunatic carries around that sort of cash?

the groutch

davet82 wrote: »

Personally i think he needs his head examined

or maybe he just has a conscience

davet82

the groutch wrote: »

or maybe he just has a conscience

he has a what???


:pac:

mickgotsick

FatherLen wrote: »

what kind of lunatic carries around that sort of cash?

What kind of lunatic forgets they're carrying that sort of cash with them?

FatherLen

FatherLen wrote: »

what kind of lunatic carries around that sort of cash?

mickgotsick wrote: »

What kind of lunatic forgets they're carrying that sort of cash with them?

who tracked down the elderly woman who had left her fortune behind.

BUBBLE WRAP

The way I see it, Finders keepers, losers weepers...

SEPT 23 1989

I don't who is the bigger gobsh1te:D

Frank Black

He could have bought an actual gold heart rather than having to make do with his figurative one.

LittleBook

FatherLen wrote: »

what kind of lunatic carries around that sort of cash?

mickgotsick wrote: »

What kind of lunatic forgets they're carrying that sort of cash with them?

You've answered your own questions there. My M-I-L is in the early stages of dementia and I could easily see her doing something like this.

Run_to_da_hills

mickgotsick wrote: »

What kind of lunatic forgets they're carrying that sort of cash with them?

I would guess quite a lot, particularly among elderly.

kraggy

I think it's very commendable because, if I were he, an elderly person's life savings isn't the first thing I would presume it to be. At the time, I'd reckon it's maybe for a drugs transaction or something and would consider holding on to it.

But if I knew it was an old lady's, no question, I'd give it back.

davet82

kraggy wrote: »

I think it's very commendable because, if I were he, an elderly person's life savings isn't the first thing I would presume it to be. At the time, I'd reckon it's maybe for a drugs transaction or something and would consider holding on to it.

But if I knew it was an old lady's, no question, I'd give it back.

i'd probably do that decision the other way around with the fear of being murdered, like whats a granny gonna do to you :P

Cool_CM

davet82 wrote: »

Personally i think he needs his head examined but fair play to him i guess

I've never lost anything in a German speaking country and not gotten it back. This includes multiple phones, keys and a wallet.

woodchuck

He did what any decent person would do. I don't think he deserves a pat on the back for it tbh though... what kind of person would actually keep the money!?

davet82

woodchuck wrote: »

He did what any decent person would do. I don't think he deserves a pat on the back for it tbh though... what kind of person would actually keep the money!?

i think we need a poll :rolleyes:

BUBBLE WRAP

woodchuck wrote: »

He did what any decent person would do. I don't think he deserves a pat on the back for it tbh though... what kind of person would actually keep the money!?

A poor person i.e. Myself.

The Aussie

woodchuck wrote: »

what kind of person would actually keep the money!?

K-N-A-C-K-E-R, if it aint yours why keep it, fair play Wolfgang you crazy German Austrain

woodchuck

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

A poor person i.e. Myself.

I understand that desperate times occassionally call for desperate measures. But in this situation the bus driver obviously had a job therefore couldn't have been too badly off for the money. I'd expect anyone in a similar situation as him to do the decent thing. If anybody took it purely for personal gain (and not because they don't have money for food etc) then there's no excuse and I don't see how their conscience wouldn't eat away at them.

BUBBLE WRAP

woodchuck wrote: »

I understand that desperate times occassionally call for desperate measures. But in this situation the bus driver obviously had a job therefore couldn't have been too badly off for the money. I'd expect anyone in a similar situation as him to do the decent thing. If anybody took it purely for personal gain (and not because they don't have money for food etc) then there's no excuse and I don't see how their conscience wouldn't eat away at them.

Right, well even if I had a job I would have taken it. Although I would give a percentage of it to charity.. maybe..0.01 percent...

woodchuck

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Right, well even if I had a job I would have taken it. Although I would give a percentage of it to charity.. maybe..0.01 percent...

Why would you take it (if you're not absolutely desperate) though? Wouldn't you care about the person you were essentially robbing it from?

BUBBLE WRAP

woodchuck wrote: »

Why would you take it (if you're not absolutely desperate) though? Wouldn't you care about the person you were essentially robbing it from?

Well, I wouldn't be robbing it. Its could "finding". But a little extra cash is never unwanted.

LittleBook

LittleBook wrote: »

You've answered your own questions there. My M-I-L is in the early stages of dementia and I could easily see her doing something like this.

Maybe the family should get some kind of legal power so you have control over her 390k? :pac:

Wurly

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Right, well even if I had a job I would have taken it. Although I would give a percentage of it to charity.. maybe..0.01 percent...

Sometimes After Hours is a depressing, sad place!

woodchuck

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Well, I wouldn't be robbing it. Its could "finding". But a little extra cash is never unwanted.

As far as I know the law would disagree. I remember a story a while back about a couple finding a winning lotto ticket... it didn't turn out as a simple case of 'finders keepers losers weepers' (sorry I don't have time to find the link atm :P)

It might be extra cash for you, but what about the person who lost it? For all you know it could be their life savings! Wouldn't you care that your pleasure was causing suffering for another human being?

BUBBLE WRAP

Wurly wrote: »

Sometimes After Hours is a depressing, sad place!

I know:( , But I cheer up when I look at your're avatar.

The Aussie

I'm glad I grew up with good parents who taught me right from wrong.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is, how small is the inside of a Caravan

BUBBLE WRAP

woodchuck wrote: »

As far as I know the law would disagree. I remember a story a while back about a couple finding a winning lotto ticket... it didn't turn out as a simple case of 'finders keepers losers weepers' (sorry I don't have time to find the link atm :P)

It might be extra cash for you, but what about the person who lost it? For all you know it could be their life savings! Wouldn't you care that your pleasure was causing suffering for another human being?

Well, their hard luck if the loose their life savings.. But why caring around your life savings? You only deserve too loose it if you do..

seanhalpin

They do it over there too?

Jeez, what is it with oul wans going around with 1000s worth of cash on them. I remember when this oul wan had to go into hospital in Clonmel and when the nurse or whoever was putting here jacket into the bedside locker she saw that tens of thousands were hidden in the jacket lining.

What do be going through their wrinkly heads at all?

hurpederp

I was on a bus in Limerick, when the bus driver pulled in to the road. An audible groan of annoyance swept through the passengers " I just want to get home whatls this eejit at" type of thing. tje bus driver opened his door, stepped onto the street because he had noticed a blindman with a cane looking a bit lost. First he asked if he needed to take the bus, then he spoke to him, helped him across the road and spent a minute or two explaining to the man where he was before getting back into the bus.
Just thought I'd share this heartwarming tale with ye thieving bastards.

full_irish

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Well, their hard luck if the loose their life savings.. But why caring around your life savings? You only deserve too loose it if you do..

BUBBLE WRAP

hurpederp wrote: »

I was on a bus in Limerick, when the bus driver pulled in to the road. An audible groan of annoyance swept through the passengers " I just want to get home whatls this eejit at" type of thing. tje bus driver opened his door, stepped onto the street because he had noticed a blindman with a cane looking a bit lost. First he asked if he needed to take the bus, then he spoke to him, helped him across the road and spent a minute or two explaining to the man where he was before getting back into the bus.
Just thought I'd share this heartwarming tale with ye thieving bastards.

genuine LOL! :pac:

BUBBLE WRAP

full_irish wrote: »

Not appearing for me, I will watch it when I watch it when I get home...

smurgen

I probably would have taken it given the likelihood that someone just walking around with physical cash in that quantity is probably a criminal.,and I wouldn't mind screwing some drug dealer or whatever.Fair play to the person who handed it over tho, hope they got a reward.

biko

Wolfgang R, bless your heart!

davet82

biko wrote: »

Wolfgang R, bless your heart!

you have special powers biko add a poll for me, i want to see how honest boardsies really are

1) give back the money

2) keep the money

3) buy twenty thousand atari jaguars


pretty please

Boscoirl

I wouldnt have taken it, it would be too hard to break a €500 note, and the banks would make you use those stupid machines in the branches to lodge it, too much effort

FatherLen

he didn't keep it because he is already minted!
Who can afford a golden heart these days?

BUBBLE WRAP

Boscoirl wrote: »

I wouldnt have taken it, it would be too hard to break a €500 note, and the banks would make you use those stupid machines in the branches to lodge it, too much effort

That's the reason you wouldn't take it?

saiint

Id keep it
nice little holiday to las vegas , lose half spend spend a good bit on hookers and drink then spend what ever littles left on a hopefull recoverie with the std il get

geeky

Nice and all, but it'd be a bit awkward just swiping it - wouldn't there be CCTV on the bus?

And €390,000 is a good bit of money, but not quite enough to run off to Rio and live like a lord.

miss no stars

seanhalpin wrote: »

They do it over there too?

Jeez, what is it with oul wans going around with 1000s worth of cash on them. I remember when this oul wan had to go into hospital in Clonmel and when the nurse or whoever was putting here jacket into the bedside locker she saw that tens of thousands were hidden in the jacket lining.

What do be going through their wrinkly heads at all?

Generally a lot of fear and confusion. Don't forget, they're of the generation where stuffing money in a mattress was considered a fairly normal form of saving...

There's so much in the news about banks and the euro in trouble and bailouts that I can see how it would be easy for an old person, probably already confused, to think that the safest option was to mind the money themselves, rather than risk it disappearing altogether in the bank and/or being given to Greece or Ireland :eek:

I would keep it purely in the hope of getting into some hilarious Guy Ritchie-style caper with cockney-rhyming drug dealers looking for their money back.

BUBBLE WRAP

full_irish wrote: »

Well, after seeing them two videos, I though you made a mature post. :rolleyes: How wrong I was.

Plazaman

Damn, I'd probably give it back but there'd be only €389,000 in the bag. I'm keeping a grand because sure as shít Mrs Als Heimer wouldn't give me a penny for the trouble of getting it back to her (the Austrians are notoriously tight people).

minidazzler

I'd not keep it for the simple fact, it's in 500 euro bills, how the fook do you spend them?

I'd keep it because I'd assume nobody would ever have that much legal money on them.. My assumption would have been wrong in this case but right in 99% of other cases.

miamee

For all of you reckoning that it would more than likely have been proceeds of crime...what the flip do you think a drug dealer or bank robber would be doing getting a BUS, sitting behind the driver and carrying the proceeds in a plastic bag?!
It had elderly person written all over it, hard to see with the Euro signs in your eyes though I suppose.

wyndham

What were they thinking in the bank that gave her this money ? It was obviously a withdrawal from somewhere if it was all in 500's.

UCDVet

miamee wrote: »

For all of you reckoning that it would more than likely have been proceeds of crime...what the flip do you think a drug dealer or bank robber would be doing getting a BUS, sitting behind the driver and carrying the proceeds in a plastic bag?!
It had elderly person written all over it, hard to see with the Euro signs in your eyes though I suppose.

Criminals who frequently move those sums of money are the ones in suits, riding in limos, and getting police escorts.

Eathrin

I couldn't keep the money myself but I'd be tempted to sneak a €500 note