I left my wallet in a cab on Wednesday. I was a few minutes late for a lunch date with my daughter, and it must have slid from my lap to the floor as I rushed out the door of the cab. I realized it as soon as I closed the door, but by the time I turned around, the cab was zooming off.
Luckily, I had a few bucks in my pocket, so I was able to pay for lunch, a meal during which I debated calling the credit card companies right away, or waiting to see if someone had found my wallet. We decided that I would wait a few hours.
Sure enough, my secretary called me about 3 hours later. The next fare, a sweetheart of a guy named Alex, had found the wallet, and tracked me down through my hospital ID. He would be at Grand Central for the next hour. Did I want to come there, or should he come to my office tomorrow? This guy was saving my life, and now he was offering to schlep to my office!
Problem was I had no money and no metro card, so Mr TBTAM headed over to Grand Central for me and retrieved the wallet. Unfortunately, he did not get Alex’s address, so I can’t send him the wine I had planned to get him.
So, Alex, wherever you are, thanks. It’s people like you who make me love this city. Have a wonderful holiday.
Category: Considerations
What a really sweet story. It seemed particularly seasonal to me, as I always associate do-goodness with the holidays. That’s funny, though, isn’t it? Because the kind of person who would do good this week would have done the same in July.
Good on ya, Alex.
Wow, that Alex just got a karma boost he probably doesn’t actually need.
Great to hear good things.
Have wonderful holidays, TBTAM!