Honest Cabbie Returns Diamonds
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
United States
February 8, 2007 12:23pm CST
I was so impressed regarding an article I read on Yahoo this morning about the NY cabbie who returned a case of diamonds to one of his fares. The woman had only tipped him 30 cents on a $10.70 fare. The woman offered the driver a $100 reward for returning the diamonds to her. He didn't want to accept the money from her but in the end did take the money to make up for the revenue he lost in fares for the time he spent looking for the woman.
Here is a link to the article so you man read it in its entirety. I thought it impressive and wanted to share with those who hadn't heard of it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_fe_st/honest_cabbie
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@lilttownmommie (1473)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I agree, If I ever take a cab I hope he is the driver.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
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8 Feb 07
wow how many people are like that nowadays?
mind you if i was stinkin rich like this woman i would have given him more than 100 bucks lool..i think what he did was commendable and he deserved more..thanks for sharing this..
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
8 Feb 07
It was enlightening to read that he didn't mind getting a small tip. He said that people may not have the money for a tip or get distracted when giving the tip.
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@western_valleygirl (1363)
• United States
9 Feb 07
You would not believe how many people pretend to "forget" that they were supposed to tip. I would not be surprised if she was a cheapie. They are usually the richest.
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@shooie (4984)
• United States
8 Feb 07
That is so cool. It is nice to know that there are still honest people in the world. Now days you only hear about all the bad stuff that is going on. I think internet and Newspapers need to post more good items than all the bad stuff that is going on.
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@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
that's another act of honesty. it's very inspiring to see people like this who do good deeds without asking for anything back. i think the cab driver made a right decision in accepting the 100dollars. He should be compensated for the gas used and the revenue he could have earned had he not spent time looking for the owner of the case.
@lisado (1227)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I read about that. It's nice that there are honest people out there. He really could have "stuck it to her" since she skimped on the tip so badly. Can you imagine how much money he could have made pawning those rings or selling them on Ebay or something? He was honest and returned them. Amazing. You don't see that much anymore, sadly.
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@hopefoo (1145)
• Malaysia
8 Feb 07
Wow..I just read the ariticle. It is impressive. I don't think I know anyone (if I know my friends well enough) who would return the diamond rings. Do you think you'd return them? I don't know. Considering that I'm living on a budget now, I think I'd probably have kept them. Still, such honesty from a New Yorker and a cabby at that. Makes one feel..humbled.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I would return them. I am too honest to keep what is not mine.
@bhogz13 (126)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
If only all people are like the cab driver i think this world will be like a paradise...Its good to have a cab driver like him..A clean heart and soul can never be equal to any amount of money..Having a clean and nice work is already enough...We should be all honest always...
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@Sageoak (36)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Yes, N.Y. gets a bad rap from the media and most of the world but we have some really great people in this city. This is not the first time a N.Y Cabbie has done such a noble deed. Give the nice people of N.Y. a hand, they take enough guff most of the time.
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@zerocn (41)
• China
9 Feb 07
Return the diamonds?
hel no!!I would have kept the diamonds.The cabbie probably help this jeweler save his job mong other things.People might say that it's best to be honest, i believe that in some cases it is,no way!You always hear of someone returning something of value to someone and they always get "rewarded"with some crumbs!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Thank you for responding. But you should also know that people aren't always driven by greed. Many often are happy with the knowledge that they have done a good deed and that is all the reward they need.
@sirensanssmile (3764)
• Netherlands
9 Feb 07
Honesty in itself is the best reward. If you can sleep at night knowing that you did the right thing, that is the best sleep there is. No guilt and no regret. Honesty is genuinely its own reward.
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@patootie (3592)
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9 Feb 07
Hooray for NY Cabbies .. pretty remarkable story though .. she was a very lucky woman to have a cabbie so dedicated to find her again .. most would have given up and started taking fares again ..
Makes you feel nice and warm inside to know there are such good folks still around ..
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@freezingfev (815)
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9 Feb 07
wow....thats a pretty good story...!!it reinsttalls the faith that there are still honest guys out there....!!!
wow i wish there were a lot more people like him.....i wish i could send him a congratulatory msg or something!! :)
cheerz ^_^
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@Radicalpatriot (665)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Materialism is suffocating our society these days, and that is one reason why this kind of story is so unusual. The good will that will be spread by this story far outweighs any money that might have exchanged hands here. It far outweighs any profit the cabbie could have gotten from the diamonds. That's why I can't understand most property crimes. They lead to a very short-term goal (money) that often is simply wasted on crap anyway. If you're caught for crimes, your life essentially ends as you get swallowed by the criminal justice system. What are people thinking? Good for this cabbie, and good for the world at large.
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@bcl_me (582)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
His parents must really be proud of him. I think he really a very honest man, imagine, he spent so much time looking for the woman even though he is still on duty knowing that the woman needs it so bad ... it's an act of selflessness...I wish the world should be made up of people like him...
@candela88 (50)
• Singapore
9 Feb 07
oh my the cabbie is really hard to come by. i'm so glad that there are still kind people around. =) thanks for ur discussion topic! it made me feel more light-hearted.
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