Bystanders help man after wind scatters his cash
TORRANCE, Calif —
A dozen bystanders rushed in to help a 70-year-old man after he stumbled leaving a Southern California bank, causing thousands of dollars to scatter in the wind.
Ludwig Geier says hundreds of bills were “gone in no time,” flying through the air and littering the First National Bank’s parking lot in Torrance on Monday.
Almost immediately, about a dozen bystanders rushed in to help. The machine shop owner says about 96% of the money was found.
Geier says he’s going to pray for those good Samaritans, adding, “If I could get them together, I’d buy them dinner and drinks.”
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nisegaijin
too bad these dollars are going to be useless in about a year:p
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adaydream
Nice people. < :-)
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westurn
YES YES YES !!! Japantoday you have finally done it !!! A single positive story about Americans !!! My hats off to you ! See that wasn't so hard now was it ! Lets hope this is only the beginning of a new philosophy here at Japantoday. One that respects all nations and their people ! Yes !!!
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roomtemperature
"A single positive story about Americans !!!"
I'm sure it was still pretty difficult to dig this one up..;)
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freakashow
Yes, let's hope it starts a trend of respect for all nations. I'll start. American citizens are generally good people. This article proves it. We basically want to do what's right in life. Unfortunately, there do exist bad elements in society, as does in all nations.
The Japanese are also generally good people. Time and time again, I hear stories from people I know of how easy it is to find items that have been lost because good Samaritans turned it in to the police.
In fact, throughout the world, you'll find good people in all nations. It is just unfortunate that evil and hatred does exist. Then again, I've come to realize that fighting evil with evil is not the way. I wish governments could come to understand this. Racism exists when we start generalizing a whole group of people due the actions of a few.
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