Way back in the early nineties, I had a very short term girlfriend, we were both tweakers of a sort, you all know this about me, but that’s not the point. She worked at the AM/PM on Watt Ave. and Fair Oaks Blvd. in Sacramento at the time. She would bring me little trinkets and things once in a while. One time she gave me a pair of #460 Channel locks that she told me she took from work. At the time I didn’t think much of it, other than how I didn’t really need a channel lock that big, but whatever.
That was 1992. Now, 32 years later, as I still possess that set of pliers, hanging from the pegboard in my garage, I wonder if I should return them to their rightful owner. I’d have to drive 40 miles to do it, and the owners may not even be the same people, but that’s not the point. The point is, I have this thing that I know isn’t rightfully owned and maybe, it’s just something I should do.
It’s not like I’m worried about some gay karma shit. I just wonder if it’s something I should do. What do you all think?
Return them. Doesn't matter if different owners. It's on your mind enough to post about it, so it is a bit of a weight on your soul. It seems small, but you will definitely know for the rest of your life that you did something right.
I’m gonna do this. There’s a lot of shit from back then that I can’t do anything about. This thing I can do. It forces me to drive to a part of a town I don’t wish to go to again, but I can do it and it appears I should. Thanks.
ICEMONKEY...any act of honesty is honorable, if effort is made to act honorably then at least it's an honest attempt. Your conscience will decide for you and it makes for a soft pillow...."my pillow.com?"
You know what, everybody makes mistakes. Neither the tool nor the money are significant. Ask God for forgiveness and find a young man who is worthy of your wisdom, your experience, and the lesson you've learned. Give him the tool if it makes you feel better. Pay it forward.
Those are yours and have been for a long time. If it was something that has any kind of value, sentimental or monetary, you wouldn't be asking this question. You'd know what to do immediately.
Absolutely! Get those things back to where they belong or go pay for them.
I have already been there and done that and it is worth it. I was just a kid about 9 years old. I stole a pack of certs from my local gas station. Went back years later when I was a teenager with a regular paying job. The gas station had changed hands but I didn't let that stop me. I told them what I had done years before and paid them for a pack of certs.
Call and ask if it's still the same owner from the early 90s. If yes, return them by mail with a note. If no, either donate them to a charity or keep them as a reminder and donate the $ equivalent.
Do it because it's something you know you should do.
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And you can post the conclusion to this story.
[ + ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey
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There’s a lot of shit from back then that I can’t do anything about.
This thing I can do.
It forces me to drive to a part of a town I don’t wish to go to again, but I can do it and it appears I should.
Thanks.
[ + ] AugustineOfHippo2
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[ + ] Zyklonbeekeeper
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Your conscience will decide for you and it makes for a soft pillow...."my pillow.com?"
[ + ] BoozyB
[ - ] BoozyB 2 points 5 monthsNov 17, 2024 21:25:24 ago (+2/-0)
Neither the tool nor the money are significant.
Ask God for forgiveness and find a young man who is worthy of your wisdom, your experience, and the lesson you've learned.
Give him the tool if it makes you feel better.
Pay it forward.
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I have already been there and done that and it is worth it. I was just a kid about 9 years old. I stole a pack of certs from my local gas station. Went back years later when I was a teenager with a regular paying job. The gas station had changed hands but I didn't let that stop me. I told them what I had done years before and paid them for a pack of certs.
It was definitely the right thing to do.
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Call and ask if it's still the same owner from the early 90s. If yes, return them by mail with a note. If no, either donate them to a charity or keep them as a reminder and donate the $ equivalent.
Do it because it's something you know you should do.
[ + ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey
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[ + ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey
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No, she doesn’t, and wouldn’t care.
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[ + ] dulcima
[ - ] dulcima 1 point 5 monthsNov 17, 2024 19:15:01 ago (+1/-0)
Aren't they all run by Indians? In that case the OP is returning that item to a streetshitter.
[ + ] i_scream_trucks
[ - ] i_scream_trucks 2 points 5 monthsNov 17, 2024 20:53:19 ago (+2/-0)
at least the indians werent trying to make me wear a mask and when asked politely accepted the offer to 'go fuck themselves' if the subject came up.
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The covid spazzoes were all white people.
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