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Honesty is still the Best Policy!

  • 26-01-2013 4:04pm
    #1
    dak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭


    I found an old mans Wallet today with his travel pass ,cards and about 50 euro. His address was on the Travel pass so I dropped it down to his house which was about a mile away from me. He was delighted to get it back.

    He didnt offer nor would I have accepted anything for returning his wallet. However when I arrived home from shopping about an hour later my wife told me that a man had called to the house and left a nice bottle of wine in as a thank you ! Happy Days.


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  • #2
    RebelRed90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭RebelRed90


    Fair play to ya boss. good to hear u were rewarded all the same, enjoy the bottle!


  • #3
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    Do you want a medal or something?


  • #4
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,903 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Do you want a medal or something?

    Do you want to be thanked for saying that or something?


  • #5
    13spanner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭13spanner


    Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is the best defence ;)


  • #6
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    Hardly thread-worthy stuff is it? Surely returning the wallet to its owner is the default response to finding it to begin with?


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  • #7
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    Do you want to be thanked for saying that or something?
    Obviously.


  • #8
    hotshots85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭hotshots85


    How did he know we're you lived?

    Creepy


  • #9
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Obviously.

    We're not giving away bottles of wine for posting dickish comments on AH today.


  • #10
    KamiKazeKitten
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭KamiKazeKitten


    Fair play to ya.


  • #11
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    We're not giving away bottles of wine for posting dickish comments on AH today.
    How about whiskey?


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  • #12
    The Road Runner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭The Road Runner


    hotshots85 wrote: »
    How did he know we're you lived?

    Creepy

    He dropped his wallet at the other guys house. the bottle of wine was bought from the spoils


  • #13
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    Do you want to be thanked for saying that or something?

    MY 12 year old read your post, he reckons you,re an arsehole.

    I'd like to apologise to you , my post was directed at FionnMcCool87


  • #14
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Do you want a medal or something?

    Excellent idea, I second this suggestion of getting dak a medal. Anyone know where we can get one?


  • #15
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    COYVB wrote: »
    Hardly thread-worthy stuff is it? Surely returning the wallet to its owner is the default response to finding it to begin with?

    I agree.

    But, there's enough nastiness going on in the world, that it's nice to hear/read nice stories every so often, especially in After Hours. :)


  • #16
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    COYVB wrote: »
    Surely returning the wallet to its owner is the default response to finding it to begin with?

    To some people, yes.

    To others, they think it's their lucky day. :(


  • #17
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    To some people, yes.

    To others, they think it's their lucky day. :(

    surely it would be most people who'd return it?


  • #18
    dak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭dak


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Do you want a medal or something?


    Nope! I got my reward for doing an honest deed ! Simple as that !


  • #19
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,075 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    Conrad Rotten Pentagon wrote: »
    Excellent idea, I second this suggestion of getting dak a medal. Anyone know where we can get one?

    I hear can pick up the Jim'll fix it medals quite cheap these days !


  • #20
    Synyster Shadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,773 ✭✭✭Synyster Shadow


    COYVB wrote: »
    surely it would be most people who'd return it?

    you must be thinking of some other planet


  • #21
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    dak wrote: »
    I found an old mans Wallet today with his travel pass ,cards and about 50 euro. His address was on the Travel pass so I dropped it down to his house which was about a mile away from me. He was delighted to get it back.

    He didnt offer nor would I have accepted anything for returning his wallet. However when I arrived home from shopping about an hour later my wife told me that a man had called to the house and left a nice bottle of wine in as a thank you ! Happy Days.

    Nice to hear on a day that to some is dark with other news events.
    Shows there is still also goodness in the world. Thank you. :)


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  • #22
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    If it was me I would have been pissed, I don't like wine.:mad:


  • #23
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Where To wrote: »
    If it was me I would have been pissed, I don't like wine.:mad:

    Yeah, but the wife might! ;)


  • #24
    3ndahalfof6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,184 ✭✭✭3ndahalfof6


    What if there was 4k in it? how easy would it be to hand over.


  • #25
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    3ndahalfof6 wrote: »
    What if there was 4k in it? how easy would it be to hand over.

    Well, you'd keep it then, obvo! Who here has seen a one thousand euro note? I'd be wanting to show all my friends. The other 3 notes would be back ups if the first one went missing or got damaged etc.


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