CSpenceFLY 1 #1 January 7, 2008 Discuss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #2 January 7, 2008 No - I'm the person that drives 15 miles back to a gas station after realizing they gave back too much change...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Twoply 0 #3 January 8, 2008 Not to sound pessimistic, but anymore I would. After seeing all the owners' kids coming into the company with newly formed positions handed to them with starting salaries that I could never attain, and all the vandalism that happens, yes I'd take it. I'm still an honest guy, but nobody's paying me to be one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #4 January 8, 2008 It's only money... but no I probably wouldn't...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #5 January 8, 2008 Hell, If I'm gonna steal I may as well make it hurt. (sarcasm meter running high)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #6 January 8, 2008 Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #7 January 8, 2008 Nope. I don't care about money that much."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CSpenceFLY 1 #8 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act? none. It's a question of right and wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #9 January 8, 2008 No. I wouldn't want someone to do that to me, and karma seems to have a way of biting you in the ass later on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #10 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act? none. It's a question of right and wrong. Is it yours?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CSpenceFLY 1 #11 January 8, 2008 No, it's yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites boinky 0 #12 January 8, 2008 Once upon a time, I would've said yes. And being quite honest, there was a time I've shoplifted too. But I have a different set of morals now. About a year ago, I bought a $50 card table/chairs from Walmart. I got into the parking lot and realized that the cashier never charged me for them. Since I was already in the parking lot, they would never have known the difference. But I would have. So, I peeled the UPC coded sticker off of the box and I went back into the store to the Customer Service desk and explained what happened. And paid for it. The lady seemed quite shocked. I'm sure she doesn't have that happen very often. Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #13 January 8, 2008 Quote No, it's yours. Well then hell ya I'm going to steal it!What the hell do I need all that money for - I need it more than me!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,563 #14 January 8, 2008 Depends who's money it was.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RhondaLea 4 #15 January 8, 2008 QuoteNo - I'm the person that drives 15 miles back to a gas station after realizing they gave back too much change... Fifteen years ago, I walked out of Macy's with eight items and a charge receipt that reflected the purchase of four items. I didn't notice it until I got home, but as soon as I did, I called customer service and read the rep the SKUs so she could adjust my bill. Doing so "cost" me nearly $500 dollars, but I'd never have had a moment's satisfaction wearing those oufits if I'd done differently. These days, it's small stuff--too much change at the register, an extra $10 from the ATM (well, I tried to give that back, but the bank wouldn't take it). All in all, it really doesn't matter to me what the person on the other end of the transaction thinks (or those who might be watching), but it makes a whole lot of difference about how I feel about me. Still, I'm not sure there's any way to pose a question like yours and get a graven-in-stone answer, because depending on the circumstances, the answer may change, even for someone with very stringent standards for ethics and honesty. Like...what if I had no money at all? And a hungry child? Or bill collectors pounding at the door? Or I needed medical attention? Or--double-whammy time--I had a sick, hungry child? There are a world of possibilities in this question, and while one can estimate one's choices based on past performance, there is always the possibility that there will be some unforeseen circumstance to alter everything. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #16 January 8, 2008 Quote There are a world of possibilities in this question, and while one can estimate one's choices based on past performance, there is always the possibility that there will be some unforeseen circumstance to alter everything. rl What if you just had to pay an extravagant bumpersticker bill - because some idiot stole them from you and started plastering them - not by any direction of yours - all over the city and surrounding areas.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 January 8, 2008 Hi RL - glad you see you posting again! Quotebut I'd never have had a moment's satisfaction wearing those oufits if I'd done differently That was sort of the point of my post - *I* would know that I'd done it...and I wouldn't like being that person. With that said, I *could* see keeping the money in some sort of dire need scenario like you envisioned (hungry/sick child), but otherwise, no.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #18 January 8, 2008 Quote Depends who's money it was. Yep. If it was some dumb ass drug dealer who left a wad of cash on top of his car and drove off, leaving it on the street, hell yeah I'll take it, after making sure he's really gone. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #19 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Depends who's money it was. Yep. If it was some dumb ass drug dealer who left a wad of cash on top of his car and drove off, leaving it on the street, hell yeah I'll take it, after making sure he's really gone. I would too - but I wouldn't keep it . . It would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jewels 0 #20 January 8, 2008 Who are you and what did you do with turtle? TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites futuredivot 0 #21 January 8, 2008 QuoteIt would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a timeYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #22 January 8, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a time True that - it would be helping the community . . . I'm just sayin'.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #23 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote It would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a time That sounds more like the turtlespeed we know. But yeah, I would have put the money to good use... drug education programs, etc... minus a finders fee of course..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #24 January 8, 2008 Quote Who are you and what did you do with turtle? See - Turtle hasn't changed - it just went unnoticed.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #25 January 8, 2008 Quote Still, I'm not sure there's any way to pose a question like yours and get a graven-in-stone answer, because depending on the circumstances, the answer may change, even for someone with very stringent standards for ethics and honesty. Have to say that I agree. Like Billy said...is it money from a drug dealer? If it was some kind of overpayment from either or both of 2 entities that I won't name to keep this out of SC, I'd use that money on treatments that are not covered by insurance for my sons. I hold those 2 entities partially responsible for my sons' disabilities, and $8000 is not even a laughable joke compared to the money we spend combating those deficiencies. Meh, come to think of it, I actually probably wouldn't. I would obsess about looking over my shoulder with 'what ifs'. I can find other ways to make $8000 if it came to dire circumstances.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
mnealtx 0 #2 January 7, 2008 No - I'm the person that drives 15 miles back to a gas station after realizing they gave back too much change...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #3 January 8, 2008 Not to sound pessimistic, but anymore I would. After seeing all the owners' kids coming into the company with newly formed positions handed to them with starting salaries that I could never attain, and all the vandalism that happens, yes I'd take it. I'm still an honest guy, but nobody's paying me to be one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 January 8, 2008 It's only money... but no I probably wouldn't...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #5 January 8, 2008 Hell, If I'm gonna steal I may as well make it hurt. (sarcasm meter running high)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 January 8, 2008 Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #7 January 8, 2008 Nope. I don't care about money that much."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #8 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act? none. It's a question of right and wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #9 January 8, 2008 No. I wouldn't want someone to do that to me, and karma seems to have a way of biting you in the ass later on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Discuss. Are there any penalties for this act? none. It's a question of right and wrong. Is it yours?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #11 January 8, 2008 No, it's yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #12 January 8, 2008 Once upon a time, I would've said yes. And being quite honest, there was a time I've shoplifted too. But I have a different set of morals now. About a year ago, I bought a $50 card table/chairs from Walmart. I got into the parking lot and realized that the cashier never charged me for them. Since I was already in the parking lot, they would never have known the difference. But I would have. So, I peeled the UPC coded sticker off of the box and I went back into the store to the Customer Service desk and explained what happened. And paid for it. The lady seemed quite shocked. I'm sure she doesn't have that happen very often. Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #13 January 8, 2008 Quote No, it's yours. Well then hell ya I'm going to steal it!What the hell do I need all that money for - I need it more than me!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #14 January 8, 2008 Depends who's money it was.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #15 January 8, 2008 QuoteNo - I'm the person that drives 15 miles back to a gas station after realizing they gave back too much change... Fifteen years ago, I walked out of Macy's with eight items and a charge receipt that reflected the purchase of four items. I didn't notice it until I got home, but as soon as I did, I called customer service and read the rep the SKUs so she could adjust my bill. Doing so "cost" me nearly $500 dollars, but I'd never have had a moment's satisfaction wearing those oufits if I'd done differently. These days, it's small stuff--too much change at the register, an extra $10 from the ATM (well, I tried to give that back, but the bank wouldn't take it). All in all, it really doesn't matter to me what the person on the other end of the transaction thinks (or those who might be watching), but it makes a whole lot of difference about how I feel about me. Still, I'm not sure there's any way to pose a question like yours and get a graven-in-stone answer, because depending on the circumstances, the answer may change, even for someone with very stringent standards for ethics and honesty. Like...what if I had no money at all? And a hungry child? Or bill collectors pounding at the door? Or I needed medical attention? Or--double-whammy time--I had a sick, hungry child? There are a world of possibilities in this question, and while one can estimate one's choices based on past performance, there is always the possibility that there will be some unforeseen circumstance to alter everything. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 January 8, 2008 Quote There are a world of possibilities in this question, and while one can estimate one's choices based on past performance, there is always the possibility that there will be some unforeseen circumstance to alter everything. rl What if you just had to pay an extravagant bumpersticker bill - because some idiot stole them from you and started plastering them - not by any direction of yours - all over the city and surrounding areas.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #17 January 8, 2008 Hi RL - glad you see you posting again! Quotebut I'd never have had a moment's satisfaction wearing those oufits if I'd done differently That was sort of the point of my post - *I* would know that I'd done it...and I wouldn't like being that person. With that said, I *could* see keeping the money in some sort of dire need scenario like you envisioned (hungry/sick child), but otherwise, no.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 January 8, 2008 Quote Depends who's money it was. Yep. If it was some dumb ass drug dealer who left a wad of cash on top of his car and drove off, leaving it on the street, hell yeah I'll take it, after making sure he's really gone. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #19 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote Depends who's money it was. Yep. If it was some dumb ass drug dealer who left a wad of cash on top of his car and drove off, leaving it on the street, hell yeah I'll take it, after making sure he's really gone. I would too - but I wouldn't keep it . . It would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #20 January 8, 2008 Who are you and what did you do with turtle? TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #21 January 8, 2008 QuoteIt would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a timeYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #22 January 8, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a time True that - it would be helping the community . . . I'm just sayin'.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #23 January 8, 2008 Quote Quote It would end up at an orphanage or a battered woman's shelter. you could donate it to single working mothers $1 at a time That sounds more like the turtlespeed we know. But yeah, I would have put the money to good use... drug education programs, etc... minus a finders fee of course..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #24 January 8, 2008 Quote Who are you and what did you do with turtle? See - Turtle hasn't changed - it just went unnoticed.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #25 January 8, 2008 Quote Still, I'm not sure there's any way to pose a question like yours and get a graven-in-stone answer, because depending on the circumstances, the answer may change, even for someone with very stringent standards for ethics and honesty. Have to say that I agree. Like Billy said...is it money from a drug dealer? If it was some kind of overpayment from either or both of 2 entities that I won't name to keep this out of SC, I'd use that money on treatments that are not covered by insurance for my sons. I hold those 2 entities partially responsible for my sons' disabilities, and $8000 is not even a laughable joke compared to the money we spend combating those deficiencies. Meh, come to think of it, I actually probably wouldn't. I would obsess about looking over my shoulder with 'what ifs'. I can find other ways to make $8000 if it came to dire circumstances.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
