Man's £5 debt repaid 39 years on

[westerby]

A Sheffield man who lent a penniless Australian tourist £5 to pay for a ferry trip in 1969 has been repaid his debt nearly 40 years later.
While Jim Webb was out, a card and £200 was hand delivered to his home by Gary Fenton, to repay the money he borrowed when they met in Ostend, Belgium.
A note inside read: "To Jim Webb, a good man. From Gary Fenton, a tardy payer of debts."

Source: BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sout ... 791427.stm

A good tale to balance the negative stories we hear on this Forum.

[Irish Alan]

Good one Westers... =D> =D> =D> We already have prophets of doom and gloom maybe you can be the prophet of... Happiness and joy... Go WEST young man there's good in them thar hills.

[beer monkey]

Yes Young Westers...have Team Point for that one. =D>
Now lets find a doom und gloom one to balance the scales back up....

'A Tardy Payer Of Debts'

I like it.

[Irish Alan]

No no no.... Too much doom and gloom already. Let's give the lad a chance to dig up some hope and goodwill for the festive season.... 5hit, did I just mention the festive season?

Where did I put my sleeping pills? Back to bed!

[westerby]

Gosh, I feel so heartened after that story that I could rush over and give Saint a hug!

The other good news is that Mortiboy has cheered up and decided to join us on the Forum again.