Sunday, August 23, 2015

Only in Canada...?

So I was in Canada for vacation the last week of July. In Toronto, I recommend renting a city bike (24 hours = $7). On one day, my friend VK and I biked from our hotel to the harbor; and we wanted to bike across the waterfront and back up to Graffiti Alley (map below - sorry this is the biggest I could get to work). When we got to Graffiti Alley, I discovered that I was missing my wallet; it must have fallen out of my tote bag strapped to my bike while we were biking along the waterfront.  




















VK and I decided to retrace our steps on route back our hotel; not surprisingly, my wallet was not seen lying on on the streets/sidewalks on the way back. So I hurried back to my hotel and notified the receptionist that I had lost my wallet which contained my hotel key.

Plot twist - the hotel receptionist notified me that someone had called and reported that he found my wallet. The person left a number which I called, and he told me he saw the wallet fall out of my pocket, but couldn't catch me in time as he was driving. After picking my wallet up, he called the hotel number which was on my hotel key. After I got into contact with him, he was able to stop by my hotel lobby within 10 minutes to drop it off (he drove a mail truck). Nothing was missing in my wallet, and he refused any compensation I offered. I later discovered on my work email that the person had called my employer, since that was listed on my company credit card, and attempted to reach me through that channel as well. I went on the mail delivery company's website and saw an option to send a message to the CEO. Later that day...


So...Canadians are all as honest and nice as that guy is, right?

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