Guest guest Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 NYC cabbie ignores small tip, returns diamond rings left behind by customer Wed Feb 7, 9:51 AM NEW YORK (AP) - A taxi driver returned a black bag carrying 31 diamond rings to a passenger who earlier had given him a 30-cent tip on an $11 ride. Hours after Chowdhury Osman dropped off the passenger, he tracked her down through a flurry of phone calls and returned the bag, which she had left in the taxi's trunk. The unidentified woman, who said she was a jeweller, offered a $100 reward. Osman accepted the money to cover the fares he lost while tracking her down. Osman, a native of Bangladesh, told the New York Daily News he never considered keeping the gems. "I'm a hard worker," the soft-spoken cabbie said. "I enjoy my life. I'm satisfied. I'm not going to take someone else's money or property to make me rich. I don't want it that way." "When I find something left in my cab, and I can return it to the owner, I feel very happy. I feel proud," he said. Copyright © 2007 Canadian Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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