slauson slim
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Yesterday there was a knock on our front door, we were not expecting anyone. It was an unfamiliar casually dressed man, in his 30s or 40s, who did not appear to be a delivery person, but many delivery drivers now don’t wear uniforms. We live behind a gate and so rarely does anyone appear that is not friends or family, or a delivery.
I opened the door, went outside and closed it behind me - to prevent the dog from running out.
The man named my wife and asked if she lived there. I did not see a delivery vehicle in our driveway, but a newish imported sedan. I thought perhaps he could be a process server or - my antenna went up - involved with a permanent restraining order my wife had gotten against a man who threatened violence against her. At one time we had law enforcement - uniformed and undercover - watching our house due to this threat. He did not, however, physically resemble my wife’s threat.
I said she lived here and he reached out and handed me my wife’s passport wallet. It contained her passport, drivers license, credit cards, vax card, cash, and other important stuff.
He told me he had found the wallet on the floor of a store and thought it important to return it in person. He had come eight miles across town. He was sincere, well spoken and well mannered.
I thanked him for his gracious kindness, we chatted for a minute, and shook hands. He wanted nothing more than to drop off the wallet.
My wife had no idea her wallet was missing. His act of kindness saved her an afternoon of backtracking and worry, and the difficulties of getting replacement cards and a passport - especially as we are going overseas in December.
Yesterday was another proof of the simple good in people.
I opened the door, went outside and closed it behind me - to prevent the dog from running out.
The man named my wife and asked if she lived there. I did not see a delivery vehicle in our driveway, but a newish imported sedan. I thought perhaps he could be a process server or - my antenna went up - involved with a permanent restraining order my wife had gotten against a man who threatened violence against her. At one time we had law enforcement - uniformed and undercover - watching our house due to this threat. He did not, however, physically resemble my wife’s threat.
I said she lived here and he reached out and handed me my wife’s passport wallet. It contained her passport, drivers license, credit cards, vax card, cash, and other important stuff.
He told me he had found the wallet on the floor of a store and thought it important to return it in person. He had come eight miles across town. He was sincere, well spoken and well mannered.
I thanked him for his gracious kindness, we chatted for a minute, and shook hands. He wanted nothing more than to drop off the wallet.
My wife had no idea her wallet was missing. His act of kindness saved her an afternoon of backtracking and worry, and the difficulties of getting replacement cards and a passport - especially as we are going overseas in December.
Yesterday was another proof of the simple good in people.
