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Monday, September 5, 2011

Honesty Still The Best Policy

I was reading something a second cousin of my husband wrote about they they built Hwy 37 throught the east side of san antonio. She said the police were giving the teens a hassle about racing on the public streets so they got the idea to mark off the new highway with start and finish signs and use it for racing before it was opened to public traffic. I don't imagine that lasted long either. It reminded me ofou r own story of then they built the new highway. My husband's younger brother and his wife were newly married and living in a large two story apartment house slap dab in the highway's path. Everyone had a limited timee to vacate so they could dispose of the houses. They were the only people still left on their street because they had to wait until they completed papers on buying a house in another part of town. We went to visit them one last time. There was a chain length fence around the place with good double gates. Wonder what they are going to do with those gates my husband ask his brother. They are just disposing fo everything as far as I know he said. My husband said I sure could use those gates. They decided he may as well have them as anyone so they loaded them up on lur pickup. I wasn't too keen on it but thought well I guess its okay. In the middle of the night Mel's conscience paid him a visit. He couldn't sleep, he had to work next day. Needed to get to sleep, but couldn't. Finally I told him if it bothers you that much take those gates back. He called his brother in the middle of the night and told him I'm bringing the gates back.. Mel loaded them back up, took them back an unloaded them, came home and slept peacefully forever after.

12 comments:

Jill said...

Such a good story and lesson. Bless your hearts.

Paula said...

Sorry for the mistakes, I'm not able to edit.

TexWisGirl said...

oh my...

jack69 said...

Good story of an honest person. They were probably right about no one caring about the gates, but if inside you don't feel right, well Mel was a man of integrity.

You got some good stories to tell.
Thanks.

Lori said...

Mel was a GOOD man. You were blessed to have him, weren't you?

shirl72 said...

What a wonderful place to live if everybody felt that way.. A good story one for the books.

Shirl

Anonymous said...

I agree with Jack they probably wouldn't have cared, but the great guy your Mel was he still didn't feel right about it. Good story. Jean

Kath said...

I had to laugh at this story Paula.Heeee I can just imagine him tossing and turning in his bed LOL!!Honesty does pay,I am happy he returned them,but he could have put a note on with his phone number,they might have rung him.I would have tried that LOL!!Have a great day I hope my comment goes through now.Take Care God Bless Kath xxx

Toon said...

I haven't slept well in weeks...maybe I'm guilty of something. Hmmm.

DD said...

Good story, more importantly, good man.
Good post too!

DD said...

I like your welcome to Texas sign in your side bar. I think I caught one on our last trip through Texas.

Lucy said...

I like your welcome to Texas sign also but have found that is a place I would never want to live. We used to visit Lori and Marty and kids for our vacation time. Maybe it is because it was July and so hot and humid. They took us to all the sites that we wanted to see and showed us a really good time. I sometimes wish I could go back in time.