Giantprawn60
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So I got married in the south west of France 2 months ago near the beach. One early morning, in order to relax before the big day, I went swinging on the beach. So I get there, overcast weather, a bit stormy looking but not windy. Put the headphones on , ground balance and start. After about 2 mins I feel that someone is behind me. There is a man with a smile on his face trying to talk to me. Take off the headphones. " Any luck sir?" "Hum I literally only started!" "Oh I see, could I ask for a favour? The kids were on the beach by themselves 2 days ago and we had left the apartment keys with them. They were fooling around and lost them. I have spent the last 2 days with a rake trying to find them. You see the apartment is a rental and it will cost us some premium if we don't find them. We have an extra set of keys but we would like to return the lost set as well" " Oh sure, where was it?" And here we are headed in the direction of the lost keys. I ask him if he has the extra set with him to check VDI/Numbers. 69-72. Ok thanks. We arrive at the spot, he shows me where the towel was. In my mind I created a 3 metres radius around it and start swinging. " huh sir this is where the towel was, you are too far" he says. "yes yes but you never know". Literally 12 secs in the search: Bleep! VDI 70-71....Bleep still 70-72." sir how about we try to dig here". And here we are both digging with our hands into the cold early summer's sand. 2 inches, 3 inches. Then, a piece of aluminium,from a chocolate bar.! This can't be it! The man looks so disappointed!! I swing again in the hole: 70-71. " Keep digging sir" I say. And there he is digging by himself. 6 inches, 7 inches, 8 inches. He stops. He is holding something in his hand but doesn't look at it. He looks at me instead: " I can't believe it!"he says. and slowly he opens his hand and here they are. the holy grail of his last 2 days: the sandy keys.
I swear this guy was about to cry of happiness. He kept saying he couldn't believe it and thanked me about 30 times! He asked me how much I wanted but I refused any compensation. He wanted to get me a beer at the beach shack but I told him that his face when he found them was the reward. It was like seeing a kid open a present at Christmas.
I gave him a tap on the back and wished him a good day. I went back swinging and found only a couple Euros in small change. But I don't care, this is why I enjoy this hobby: it brings joy.
I swear this guy was about to cry of happiness. He kept saying he couldn't believe it and thanked me about 30 times! He asked me how much I wanted but I refused any compensation. He wanted to get me a beer at the beach shack but I told him that his face when he found them was the reward. It was like seeing a kid open a present at Christmas.
I gave him a tap on the back and wished him a good day. I went back swinging and found only a couple Euros in small change. But I don't care, this is why I enjoy this hobby: it brings joy.
