Daggers Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 For a while I looked at it on my desk. I had absolutely no use for it but a part of me said that no one would ever be the wiser if I kept it and let the kids use it when they stopped over at other people's houses or went on trips. I have a drawer full of mobile phones - I've no idea what possessed me to think that I may need another one. We'd been walking in the park; Sutton Park makes Bradgate look like a council estate playground. The dog sniffed it, the girl glanced at it and I picked the Nokia up. The brand new Nokia. I pressed the button and a cute blond looked out at me, her arm proudly circling the first proper love in her life. Her hair, her arm, her man, her phone. Her phone. The thoughts of keeping it flew through my head as one of a thousand options, lingering only long enough for me to feel a real shit for contemplating it in the first place. The same self-acknowledged ignorant stupidity you feel when you harboured thoughts of doing your mate's mum at 17. Those thoughts everyone had. You had them, right? Shit. Her Dad replied to the text I sent, her proud Dad. An eighteenth birthday present for his smiling daughter. An eighteenth birthday where she cuddled her boyfriend for the camera. The door went. Her Mum, herself, her hair. Their smile. Their gratitude. My wine.
lou Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Same thing happened to me about a year ago......... found a brand new phone (looked very expensive) on Staples car-park. The person I was with suggested I take it and for a brief second I considered it but instead I rang the 1st contact on the list and explained the situation. He said he knew the owner and told me his name and he would come and fetch it but lived 40 mins away so would I wait there for him, I did. about half an hour later a distinguished Asian gentleman started loading a printer into his mercedes across the car park so I asked him if it was his phone. He checked his pockets and he said it was. I told him about the convo with his friend and asked him for his name to make sure it was deffo his. While we were doing this his friend also arrived so I knew it was definately his phone. I held out the phone to him, he took it and turned to his friend, thanked him, and got in his car and drove off. No thanks, no reward, nothing. How I wished I could have turned the clock back... Id have flogged it! Oh well I suppose I might make it to heaven.
Edmund Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Nothing worst than losing your phone, in fact anything on the lines of wallet/handbag etc. Always nice when a few decent folk return it.
lou Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Nothing worst than losing your phone, in fact anything on the lines of wallet/handbag etc.Always nice when a few decent folk return it. please tell that to Carphone Warehouse........... theyve had mine for nearly 4 months!
DB11 Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Same thing happened to me about a year ago......... found a brand new phone (looked very expensive) on Staples car-park. The person I was with suggested I take it and for a brief second I considered it but instead I rang the 1st contact on the list and explained the situation. He said he knew the owner and told me his name and he would come and fetch it but lived 40 mins away so would I wait there for him, I did. about half an hour later a distinguished Asian gentleman started loading a printer into his mercedes across the car park so I asked him if it was his phone. He checked his pockets and he said it was. I told him about the convo with his friend and asked him for his name to make sure it was deffo his. While we were doing this his friend also arrived so I knew it was definately his phone. I held out the phone to him, he took it and turned to his friend, thanked him, and got in his car and drove off. No thanks, no reward, nothing. How I wished I could have turned the clock back... Id have flogged it! Oh well I suppose I might make it to heaven. Why should you seek reward?
Nugent Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Why should you seek reward? Maybe because she spent 40 minutes of her time and effort to wait there and hand the phone back?
Babylon Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 For a while I looked at it on my desk. I had absolutely no use for it but a part of me said that no one would ever be the wiser if I kept it and let the kids use it when they stopped over at other people's houses or went on trips. I have a drawer full of mobile phones - I've no idea what possessed me to think that I may need another one.We'd been walking in the park; Sutton Park makes Bradgate look like a council estate playground. The dog sniffed it, the girl glanced at it and I picked the Nokia up. The brand new Nokia. I pressed the button and a cute blond looked out at me, her arm proudly circling the first proper love in her life. Her hair, her arm, her man, her phone. Her phone. The thoughts of keeping it flew through my head as one of a thousand options, lingering only long enough for me to feel a real shit for contemplating it in the first place. The same self-acknowledged ignorant stupidity you feel when you harboured thoughts of doing your mate's mum at 17. Those thoughts everyone had. You had them, right? Shit. Her Dad replied to the text I sent, her proud Dad. An eighteenth birthday present for his smiling daughter. An eighteenth birthday where she cuddled her boyfriend for the camera. The door went. Her Mum, herself, her hair. Their smile. Their gratitude. My wine. You still scanned through the gallery for any 18 year old tits though... didn't you... I know you did, you're a bloke.
DB11 Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Maybe because she spent 40 minutes of her time and effort to wait there and hand the phone back? And feeling good about doing the right thing is not good enough? Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so
Daggers Posted 9 April 2009 Author Posted 9 April 2009 When we lived in Ven I lost five phones in the space of two months. That was a bit annoying.
lou Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Why should you seek reward? I didnt, I sought a bit of simple gratitude............ thanks would have been lovely and reward enough. If I was after money I would have sold the fecker! I personally would have offered it though. I would have recognised that the person who found my phone could quite easily have stolen it.
Babylon Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Always check the phone for any potential blackmailing material. £$£$£$£$£$£ Ching Ching.
lou Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 And feeling good about doing the right thing is not good enough? Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so I didnt say I sought reward... please dont twist my words. I merely stated there was none offered. That doesnt mean I was looking for one. As already stated I could have gained financially by selling it.
Daggers Posted 9 April 2009 Author Posted 9 April 2009 Always check the phone for any potential blackmailing material. £$£$£$£$£$£ Ching Ching. I wouldn't dream of checking out the pictures and texts.
Hullfox Posted 9 April 2009 Posted 9 April 2009 Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so Do you get paid for reffing?
Steven Posted 10 April 2009 Posted 10 April 2009 And feeling good about doing the right thing is not good enough? Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so
samlcfc Posted 10 April 2009 Posted 10 April 2009 And feeling good about doing the right thing is not good enough? Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so im sure that she would have been happy with a thanks from the bloke for waiting for him to come and fetch his phone that he lost because of his carelessness. she could have kept it and been a few quid better off and she dont get a thanks. I would have took the phone back off the t**t
Trav Le Bleu Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 For a while I looked at it on my desk. I had absolutely no use for it but a part of me said that no one would ever be the wiser if I kept it and let the kids use it when they stopped over at other people's houses or went on trips. I have a drawer full of mobile phones - I've no idea what possessed me to think that I may need another one.We'd been walking in the park; Sutton Park makes Bradgate look like a council estate playground. The dog sniffed it, the girl glanced at it and I picked the Nokia up. The brand new Nokia. I pressed the button and a cute blond looked out at me, her arm proudly circling the first proper love in her life. Her hair, her arm, her man, her phone. Her phone. The thoughts of keeping it flew through my head as one of a thousand options, lingering only long enough for me to feel a real shit for contemplating it in the first place. The same self-acknowledged ignorant stupidity you feel when you harboured thoughts of doing your mate's mum at 17. Those thoughts everyone had. You had them, right? Shit. Her Dad replied to the text I sent, her proud Dad. An eighteenth birthday present for his smiling daughter. An eighteenth birthday where she cuddled her boyfriend for the camera. The door went. Her Mum, herself, her hair. Their smile. Their gratitude. My wine. When YOU were 17, or when SHE was 17? Or is 17 the name of a nightclub?
SystonFox Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 when i was about 13 or 14 i found a saw in a ditch nr thurcaston whilst riding along the road by bike. the phone didnt work anymore so i took the sim out and put it in my own phone, there was a voicemail so i listened to it and sure enough it was an old man asking if anyone finds the phone please return so i rang the number "Home" in the contact list and explained i'd found it and the phone was destroyed due to weather/water. i returned the phone along with sim and he gave me £10 for my trouble, even tried to refuse but he insisted.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 when i was about 13 or 14 i found a saw in a ditch nr thurcaston whilst riding along the road by bike. the phone didnt work anymore so i took the sim out and put it in my own phone, there was a voicemail so i listened to it and sure enough it was an old man asking if anyone finds the phone please return so i rang the number "Home" in the contact list and explained i'd found it and the phone was destroyed due to weather/water. i returned the phone along with sim and he gave me £10 for my trouble, even tried to refuse but he insisted. Nice story... but you found a saw? And it was a phone?
davieG Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 And feeling good about doing the right thing is not good enough? Shouldn't ever do things to seek reward for doing so I think you missed the key word of 'thanks' as in no thanks the rest I assume was to emphasise this very important point not because a reward was expected. Leastwise that's how I read it.
Zingari Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 I get paid expenses. does that include porn channel movies ?
Bryn Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 DB stop trying to make a point, you know well what she meant. Div.
Unit Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 Whenever I find a phone I judge the type of person by their photos/texts etc (yes, prejudice is the way forward) the other day I found a shit phone (instantly not worth flogging), phoned the home phone etc, got a box of roses for my troubles
SystonFox Posted 11 April 2009 Posted 11 April 2009 Nice story... but you found a saw?And it was a phone? sorry i meant to say i saw a phone. blah blah etc you get the jist
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