Fifty Plus (50+) - Good deed gets me in a really creepy situation

I found a drivers license last week on the local MUP. I was going to mail it back but since I didn't get around to it, I decided today to take a ride to deliver it in person. (According to Google it was a little over 11 miles round trip.)

So I get to the house and an older women, obviously not the one on the drivers license, answers the door. I told her I had found this drivers license, and she just looked at me in shock. Then she said that was her daughter who had died 3 years ago. :wtf:

I just stood there blinking. She said her grand-daughter must have been carrying the drivers license and dropped it. I stammered that I was sorry for her loss. She took the license and shut the door. I stood there blinking some more, then headed home.

Weird.

(To keep this on topic, this was my first ride with my new bike computer. My avg speed was 9.7 mph, max of 20.8 mph, distance 11.13, time 1 hour 8 minutes. This is the farthest I've ever ridden without stopping to rest. Yay me!)

Odd coincidence, I just heard the song "Laurie" on the oldies station a couple of days ago. Creepy for you, but I'm sure it will be heartwarming for the granddaughter, who will get her mom's picture back!

I absolutely believe in the concept of karma though I have no idea of the mechanism.

Whoooooo! That is creepy! I'll bet you'll be thinking of that for weeks!

Good for you, your deed and your new distance

I didn't even have to hear Dickie Lee's "Laurie" on the radio like GoGranny did - it was the first thing that popped into my head when I read your story.

It's like an opening scene in some creepy movie.

...Return the next day to find out the address is a tumbledown old house that hasn't been lived in for a hundred years...:twitchy::eek:

Great deed done on your part. Hope it comes back to you. Cheers!

Since you rode there all is ok. Don't believe I'd drive 11 miles to return. Laurie doesn't compute with me. I'm thinking grand daughter used for access to over 21 functions and/or purchases.

We used to look for lost items in a stream with diving masks. People would slide on the smooth rocks with their hands behind them and because of the cold water thier fingers would shrink and rings would come off. We found a class ring with initials on it one time. We got a year book from that school and found whose it was. We found them in the telephone directory (this was looooong before the internet mind you, so this was quite an effort). We called the person and made arrangements to meet them. We rode our bikes over and gave the ring to the young girl and got a very half-baked "thanks".
We just about left with the ring because of the response by this ungrateful #$%#%#. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be nice.
But good for you for doing the right thing.
But we did pawn quite a few we for some decent $$.

I found a drivers license last week on the local MUP.
That's strange. What condition was it in? You'd think that in that amount of time (at least three years) that it would have been buried under leaf litter and then under newly formed soil.

Steven King could make a great story out of that.

I didn't even have to hear Dickie Lee's "Laurie" on the radio like GoGranny did - it was the first thing that popped into my head when I read your story.

Thanks for the reference, Craig; I was like, Laurie? Who the heck is Laurie...I didn't read about no Laurie?..... :twitchy:

Meet Laurie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0N4nyYS5aA)

^^ It's really a pretty bad song, as were most of the other examples of the "teenage death song" genre.

It's like an opening scene in some creepy movie.

...Return the next day to find out the address is a tumbledown old house that hasn't been lived in for a hundred years...:twitchy::eek:You should get to writing immediately. Sounds like a new episode of Twilight Zone.

^^ It's really a pretty bad song, as were most of the other examples of the "teenage death song" genre.

Thanks to t4mv's link, I agree - had never heard that song.
Did you know: Writer of Teen Angel died recently.

That's strange. What condition was it in? You'd think that in that amount of time (at least three years) that it would have been buried under leaf litter and then under newly formed soil.

The license was clean and shiny and right on the path. It had obviously just been dropped recently.

That is eery but I'm sure the family appreciates your effort to return the license.

Thanks to t4mv's link, I agree - had never heard that song.
Did you know: Writer of Teen Angel died recently.

I never heard that song either.

As weird as this was for me, I keep thinking how painful it must have been for her mother who answered the door.

I never head that song either.

As weird as this was for me, I keep thinking how painful it must have been for her mother who answered the door.

"You're wrong, son, you weren't with my daughter./How could you be so cruel to come to me this way?"

;)

The license was clean and shiny and right on the path. It had obviously just been dropped recently.
I see; I misread your op.

It's like an opening scene in some creepy movie.

...Return the next day to find out the address is a tumbledown old house that hasn't been lived in for a hundred years...:twitchy::eek:

Or the ghost of a woman who rides the MUP. (I hope I get to do that after I die :).

Steven King could make a great story out of that.

Anybody remember the Twilight Zone?

Twilight Zone was like the '60s, if you remembered it then you weren't there, you were in the 5th dimension.

Anybody remember the Twilight Zone?

In my best stentorian, no-upper-lip voice: "Submitted for your approval..."

I'm thinking grand daughter used for access to over 21 functions and/or purchases.

That's a lot less heartwarming than the idea of the license photo being the granddaughter's favorite photo of her mom, but unfortunately it's likely to be closer to the truth. In the long run, though, this license might become a treasured memento just because it was returned by a mysterious person on a bicycle.

This subforum is great. Humour. Respect for each other. Am loving reading the various posts.

BTW, I rode 600 miles today. All uphill into a headwind and 6' of snow.

Reminds me of a local ghost story I heard long ago.....something about a young girl or perhaps it was a young couple out walking on Lake Avenue during a cold rainy night. A thoughtful passerby stopped and gave them a lift. They were in the midst of a conversation when the passerby suddenly found himself all alone in the car, as he was driving past Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

nutmegTN, I too sometimes react in a manner that could be considered cold when I'm suddenly reminded of my deceased children. Rest assured, the woman is most grateful for your kind actions. I imagine she simply had a sudden urge to cry and needed her space.

Reminds me of a local ghost story I heard long ago.....something about a young girl or perhaps it was a young couple out walking on Lake Avenue during a cold rainy night. A thoughtful passerby stopped and gave them a lift. They were in the midst of a conversation when the passerby suddenly found himself all alone in the car, as he was driving past Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Different story, but it sounds like yours: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Mary

I just "watched" Laurie on YouTube. I always like the comments. Especially this one: "..Geez, I`m 61....and we think the kids are getting @#@ed up with today`s music".

I just "watched" Laurie on YouTube. I always like the comments. Especially this one: "..Geez, I`m 61....and we think the kids are getting @#@ed up with today`s music".

And we didn't 30-40 years ago.....

That is rather interesting/creepy, NutmegTN. If I were you, I'd look around and see
if Rod Serling, or John Newland* is standing off to the side.

*I trust everyone remembers John Newland, and "One Step Beyond". Another priceless from TV's golden age.

And there was "Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. ... We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical."

I'm thinking grand daughter used for access to over 21 functions and/or purchases.

That's a lot less heartwarming than the idea of the license photo being the granddaughter's favorite photo of her mom, but unfortunately it's likely to be closer to the truth. In the long run, though, this license might become a treasured memento just because it was returned by a mysterious person on a bicycle.

Or even worse, someone else was using the deceased person's id for who knows what.

I once found a set of keys on the walk outside the supermarket. The set had a US Post office box key on it. Figured it would be the best way to return it. Took the keys to the PO and got a total load of hassle from the overpaid post office folks in trying to return the keys to the owner. It was gonna be just too much work to look up who owned the box that matched the key on the chain. They finally took the keys after some resistance on my part and I was later informed the keys got to the owner. Moral of the story = no good deed goes unpunished.

When my daughter was a teenager she found a wallet, which had misc items in it (some cash, a check, a library card, no drivers license). One of the things had an address on it, which was about 1/2 mile from our house, so she walked over to return it, and the gentleman who had lost it answered the door, with a daughter running up behind him. He was clearly suffering from dementia, and started yelling at my daughter about something related to a cat. My daughter came back home, a little shaken up and confused. We went out for ice cream and put it all in perspective. The world can be a very strange place.

Moral of the story = no good deed goes unpunished.

Generally only when dealing with government employees.

And there was "Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. ... We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical."

One of the Best. Shows. Ever! For interested parties, the entire series run of the original "Outer Limits" is available for your viewing pleasure at Hulu.com. Fans have also posted plenty of clips at youtube.

Now look what you did... You activated my geekboy sub-routines.

One of the Best. Shows. Ever! For interested parties, the entire series run of the original "Outer Limits" is available for your viewing pleasure at Hulu.com. Fans have also posted plenty of clips at youtube.

Now look what you did... You activated my geekboy sub-routines.

I often watch old B&W movies from the '40s on Hulu. Geekgirl.

I often watch old B&W movies from the '40s on Hulu. Geekgirl.
Is that geekgirl = :D :thumb: or geekgirl = :o :innocent: ?

Is that geekgirl = :D :thumb: or geekgirl = :o :innocent: ?
:lol: It it neither a source of pride nor embarrassment, it is a state of being.

On our twice daily dog walks around our neighborhood (3-4 miles each time), I have found LOTS of personal items, all of which I have returned if possible.
3 cell phones, driver's license, trolley pass, lots of credit cards, wallets etc.
Only two people were really thrilled to have their cell phones returned. The other just gave me a quick "thanks" and were on their way.
The credit cards I have tracked down through the internet most of the time. Most of those people were ungrateful when I gave them back. If I couldn't find the owners I would shred the card.
For one credit card, I found the house, rode over on my bike to return it, no one home, left a note then rode back later that day to give back the card.
At least I know Karma will be in my corner when I need it.