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Great feel good story

  • 17-06-2012 1:56pm
    #1
    Daisy M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭


    Just read this story and it really restores my faith in humanity, especially given the age of the people who helped. The daily mail is normally full of rubbish but in my opinion this is a proper story. Basically a 54 year old man withdrew £1000 from a bank. He tripped and fell dropping the money which blew away. Every note bar £20 was returned to him by mainly young males aged between 12 and 25.

    I have found items on a few occasions and have been lucky enough to return them to their rightful owner it would not cross my mind to keep them. I believe that the majority of people would do the same.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160208/Grandfather-watched-1-000-blow-away-falling-stunned-strangers-return-penny.html


Comments

  • #2
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    It's a shame when a 'feel good story' just involves people doing the decent thing, which they should do anyway.


  • #3
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    I always thought if I found something like that I would keep it.
    I proved myself wrong by returning a wallet with a hefty wad of cash in it.

    What an idiot I am.


  • #4
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    Great story. I came in to the thread and the first thing I saw was "Daily Mail". Nice to see they can break their mould.


  • #5
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Fair play to all that helped. Great to read. Thanks Daisy M.


  • #6
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    It must have been a funny sight when he tripped. Nice to see people help him out, I hope they all got a good chuckle out of it as well.


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  • #7
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    Lovely story...if that happened to my dad I'd hope people would do the same!!


  • #8
    tallaghtmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,724 ✭✭✭tallaghtmick


    Fecking thieving scumbag stole £20 :pac:


  • #9
    iguana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,916 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    This is my favourite feel good story.
    http://auschwitz.dk/denmark.htm


  • #10
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    North of England

    The southerners wouldn't do that ;)


  • #11
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    No recession in his house with his thousand pounds ATM withdrawl


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  • #12
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Just before Christmas last year, an old lady took about a grand out of the credit union. She got mugged by a junkie right outside the place. Everyone knew who did it but the Gardaí did nothing.

    Anyway, the woman was heartbroken, but there was nothing she could do. After she went home, word spread around the place what happened. Every shop in the area and the local pub started a collection for her. Everyone chipped in and they raised the grand in less than a week, so she still had time to buy her presents. The butcher even gave her a free turkey and ham.


  • #13
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Name this fine town! :)


  • #14
    bb1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    phasers wrote: »
    Just before Christmas last year, an old lady took about a grand out of the credit union. She got mugged by a junkie right outside the place. Everyone knew who did it but the Gardaí did nothing.

    Anyway, the woman was heartbroken, but there was nothing she could do. After she went home, word spread around the place what happened. Every shop in the area and the local pub started a collection for her. Everyone chipped in and they raised the grand in less than a week, so she still had time to buy her presents. The butcher even gave her a free turkey and ham.

    Thats so good to hear, really nice story, thanks :)


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