Posted on 12/20/2008 11:10:07 PM PST by nysuperdoodle
I'm a NYer. The Evil Conservative has lived here for more than 20 years and, despite the liberal politics, traffic, high taxes, and extremely high cost of living, every now and again I get a public reason to be proud of being one. Usually that happens when I'm traveling and someone starts to knock NY. That probably stirs the pride in anyone from anywhere. But as a NYer you get used to hearing about how awful your hometown is.
I'm referring to the Queens supermarket clerk who returned a discarded $1 million lottery ticket to a 92 year old grandmother. The clerk, Chris Connelly, 24, saw the discarded ticket was a big winner and he went and stopped the lady to tell her she had tossed a winner. (video)
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Being “Forthright and Trstworthy”, should garner this person a few percent of the prize. If the old lady dose’nt give him more than the time of day, well, I’d say he made a mistake. I have to honest, at 20 or 250$ no problem, I’d do the right thing. . If it’s a super big prize, I think I’d trust myself to do what is right, like if my mom dropped it, I’d give it back. If anyone else dropped a winning lottery ticket worth mills, well, I trust myself to do the right thing before any lawyer or judge.
What a great story. For as much evil there is in the world people sometime need to be reminded of all the goodness out there as well.
I think I heard she gave him $200.00 for his actions.
I thought that was a little skimpy, but it is New York.
He should feel lucky he got anything I guess.
$200? I hope you heard wrong...that's pathetic. If it were me I think I'd give him 10% of the post-tax winnings...
Depending on his age, I too would give him 10%.
If he is a young fella, I think I’d set up some
kind of account which would protect it from
foolish and impulsive spending.
[if anything like that still exists.]
Dude was honest, Since now, I’m willing to make a guess he’s ‘hired’, if the old lady has any brains.
You know there is an old saying:
“Virtue is its own reward.”
Guess it doesn’t mean much these days, even around here.
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