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I was riding my dirt bike way the heck out in the mountains where there was no service.. at some point I realize I lost my phone. I went back to look for it but it was hopeless. I used my friends phone to log into my apple account and set it to lost mode (so it has contact info when someone finds it, and alerts me when it gets service again). Later that day my wife gets a call from my phone, we meet the guy at a gas station, and pick it up. He lived pretty far away and he insisted on meeting me halfway, and didn’t seem like a person of means. He did accept a finders fee at least.

A lot of people have done a lot of nice things for me, that one kind of stands out since he didnt seem like he had much.

I have a lot of such stories while riding dirt bikes. Kind of need to depend on the help of others if you get wedged or injured.

I will also never forget the CEO who gave me 3 paid months time off when I was hospitalized / sick. I think it was a risk for him since it was unclear I would be able to work again, but fortunately I made it back.





It's often the folks with the least who are willing to give the most.

I've heard that said by many, but it's been my experience as well.




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