A Funny thing Happened
on the Way to Get Bagels
I feel like Bobby Ewing...
I was going to get some bagels this morning after going to the farm. I was walking from my car to the bagel shop when I noticed some garbage being blown right towards me. I am in the habit of picking up garbage, I don't go out of my way but I find it hard to ignore it if it's making a b-line at me. So I pick it up and notice that it is a paycheck. It was endorsed too. The really strange thing is that was for the SAME company that I work for, only a different location in NJ. I went home and tried to look up his phone number but I found no listing. Then I went to anywho.com and found the street. As it turned out he lives about 2 miles down the road from me. I drove over and knocked on the door. His wife answered. She said the wind blew it out of his car this morning rather far from where I found it but the guy was kind of nervous because he had endorsed it. He was going to call work to try to but a stop payment on it.
I just thought that was so strange that we both worked for the same company. I hope he would have done the same for someone.
I was going to get some bagels this morning after going to the farm. I was walking from my car to the bagel shop when I noticed some garbage being blown right towards me. I am in the habit of picking up garbage, I don't go out of my way but I find it hard to ignore it if it's making a b-line at me. So I pick it up and notice that it is a paycheck. It was endorsed too. The really strange thing is that was for the SAME company that I work for, only a different location in NJ. I went home and tried to look up his phone number but I found no listing. Then I went to anywho.com and found the street. As it turned out he lives about 2 miles down the road from me. I drove over and knocked on the door. His wife answered. She said the wind blew it out of his car this morning rather far from where I found it but the guy was kind of nervous because he had endorsed it. He was going to call work to try to but a stop payment on it.
I just thought that was so strange that we both worked for the same company. I hope he would have done the same for someone.
7 Comments:
wow! crazy coincidence!
By
Photogirl, At
April 14, 2007 4:13 PM
nice thing u did
By
b o o, At
April 15, 2007 5:37 AM
Celeste - It was a strange coincidence. I never ceases to amaze me just how many things like that happen to me. I do believe it's a tuning into certain things that has happened to me over the past 3 years.
Boo - I felt there was nothing else to do other than to rip up the check but then the poor guy would have been in a panic not knowing if it was still out there or what.
But thank you :-)
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:phil:, At
April 15, 2007 9:21 AM
You're a good man to have done that. I maybe would have just given it to someone in payroll or accounting or whatever you have there and felt I did enough. Going that extra mile makes you a better person.
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mr. schprock, At
April 16, 2007 11:22 AM
good story Phil. I find wallets at work all the time. Its such a HUGE relief to someone who has lost $ to have it returned.
By
NINANINA, At
April 19, 2007 11:15 PM
Wow, what a mad little story :]
By
DoGGa, At
April 20, 2007 4:24 AM
I figured since we lived in the same area I'd return it. I doubt I would have driven an hour or anything.
It was just so odd that we worked at the same company though
By
:phil:, At
April 20, 2007 4:03 PM
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