People Will Surprise You

Katiean · Feb 20, 2011

Saturday Feb 19th we had to brave the elements (we had just gotten 9 inches of new snow at my house)and go to Sacramento to pick up my niece and nephews puppies at the airport. We drove on solid ice from home in Reno, NV to Colfax, CA. Well, about 5 miles east of Nyack (not sure of the spelling) Rd my truck over heated. BAD! We pull over and when a cop stopped and made sure we were OK. We had the kids up on the snow bank in case someone hit the truck. The truck cooled enough to start it and get to Nyack Rd. because there is a gas station/store and Burger King. Boy was it busy. We went in and got some antifreeze and then went into Burger King while the truck cooled. We then went out and put the antifreeze in the truck and went on. We get to Auburn for a potty break because Nyack was too crowded. I find out I do not have my purse. It is back at Nyack Rd. Well, if I don't have my purse I do not have I.D. and there is $200 cash in it and my digital camera is in it. I had the flight info and my cell phone in the truck. I called the airport and tell them what happened and we changed who was to pick up the puppies. We then get to the airport and the puppies are so cute. I will add picks later. I took all of the blankets and supplies we took with us to check for my purse. Nope. It is confirmed. The purse is not in the truck. I was so worried. I had no I.D. or anything. It is a pain in the you know what to replace everything. My brother kept saying "You won't get it back". We get back up to Nyack Rd. At least the roads are clear. I go into the store and ask at the counter if anyone turned in a brown purse. NO. So I go into Burger King.

id by chance anyone turn in a brown purse?" "YES!!!!" "OH, THANK YOU!!!" "Do you know who turned it in?" "NO." I would have given a reward. I open my purse and everything is in it! My wallet, the $200, the camera. Everything! There are good and honest people out there and I thank them who ever they may be.

topnotchminis · Feb 20, 2011

So glad you got it back. There are some good people in this world.

Sterling · Feb 20, 2011

How refreshing!

LindaL · Feb 20, 2011

That's awesome that you got it all back! It is a wonderful feeling when you realize that there ARE honest people out there that will return lost items intact. That happened to me back when I was about 19-20 and was at a rock concert. I left my purse in a bathroom stall and when I went back for it, it was gone!

I went to a security desk and they had it...someone had turned it in!!

:yeah

Reble · Feb 20, 2011

That was fantastic,, I know I would of done the same..

Have been there before.. so yes, there is still honest people still in this world..

REO · Feb 20, 2011

Blessings upon that honest person!!!

Riverrose28 · Feb 21, 2011

Last summer I came out of Walmart, (can I say the name?) and there was a shopping cart by my truck with a purse in the child seat. It was old and worn, so I thought maybe someone had purchased a new purse and left the old one in the cart, I mean come on if this person was too lazy to return the cart to the proper place why would they throw their trash in the container. So I pushed the cart to the place were it goes and was going to throw the purse away but when I get to look the purse was full of stuff, a wallet, keys, a a ton of folded papers. I knew then that someone had left in a hurry and forgot the purse. I took it into the store and took it to security and also let an employee that works there that I know about the purse. When I went back to the store later that week I was told that the purse belonged to an elderly lady that had gotten ill in the store and just wanted to go home. She didn't realize she had left her purse in the cart until she got home. Long story short she got her purse back, I got a thank you and the good feelings that go with being honest.