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Honesty Pays Big For Cabbie
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| 12/1/05
Posted on 12/01/2005 2:28:36 PM PST by LdSentinal
(Los Angeles -AP, December 1, 2005) - A Southern California cab driver's simple act of honesty has turned to gold.
Two weeks ago, the driver, Haider Sediqi, tracked down a jeweler and returned to him the $350,000 worth of diamonds he left in the back seat of the taxi. As a way of saying "thank you," the jeweler sent the cabbie a $10,000 check and a diamond bracelet.
But the honest cabbie was just as impressed with the man's thank-you note. The jeweler wrote that the cab driver had "changed his life."
The driver is putting the money in a bank account to help pay for his children's schooling. And he's giving the bracelet to his wife, who assured him he did the right thing in returning the diamonds.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cabbie; diamonds; honesty; reward; truth
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To: LdSentinal
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:29:25 PM PST
by
andyk
(Fear my strategery of misunderestimation.)
To: LdSentinal
Nice story.
Right at the $10k gift limit too, so sorry IRS.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:29:43 PM PST
by
Uncledave
To: LdSentinal
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:34:18 PM PST
by
DB
(©)
To: Uncledave
Hope Heider's here legally.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:34:52 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: LdSentinal
The jeweler wrote that the cab driver had "changed his life." A strange thing to say. What did Haider do, convert him to islam?
To: LdSentinal
Superb! More good people. :-)
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:36:13 PM PST
by
TChris
("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
To: LdSentinal
Haider Sediqi. Damned immigrants!
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:37:48 PM PST
by
CWOJackson
(michael savage: the white trash alternative to talk radio)
To: LibWhacker
A strange thing to say. What did Haider do, convert him to islam?Maybe he renewed the guys hope in humanity.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:38:07 PM PST
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
To: LdSentinal
Good story. Thanks for posting it.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:40:33 PM PST
by
Termite_Commander
(Warning: Cynical Right-winger Ahead)
To: LdSentinal
And he's giving the bracelet to his wife, who assured him he did the right thing in returning the diamonds Schwing!
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:44:14 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: LdSentinal
I think 'Haider' is an Indian name.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:44:35 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: LdSentinal
C
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:46:43 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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To: TXBubba
Something like that would change a cynics heart.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:46:45 PM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
To: LibWhacker
A strange thing to say. What did Haider do, convert him to islam? Read the last paragraphs of this article and you will know how Haider's honesty changed Austein's life.
To: LdSentinal
I like stories like this. His parents certainly raised him well.
The jeweler's did, too. Wonderful that the jeweler gave a reward.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:47:39 PM PST
by
mysterio
To: Uncledave
Sadly, he'll have to pay tax to the extent of the bracelets FMV.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:48:03 PM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
To: Right Wing Assault
To: andyk
Good story. I read about this when it first happened and the guy told the cabbie he would be rewarded. Glad to hear he kept his word.
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:48:59 PM PST
by
jwh_Denver
(Merry Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas!)
To: neodad
And his wife assured him he did the right thing in giving the diamond bracelet to her!
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posted on
12/01/2005 2:51:22 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
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