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TIFU by trying to reconnect a lost laptop to its owner
submitted 13 hours ago * by itsjoeco
This morning I took the 6am train from NJ to DC (as I do most Mondays). As the train was crowded I got one of the few seats in each car that didn't have a window. When a third of the train discharged at Philadelphia, I moved to a recently-vacated seat.
I found that the owner who just got off the train had left his laptop in the seat cushion! I thought for a second about leaving it and giving it to the conductor who would be coming through shortly. No, that's what a normal person would do. "I'm an Amtrak hero," I thought. I grabbed the laptop and ran down the aisle, I jumped over the crowd of people now boarding the train at Philly and apologized, citing the need to return the laptop to its owner. I got out of the train and yelled "LAPTOP, SOMEONE LEAVE A LAPTOP?"
No response other than a lot of staring. I looked at the conductor and said "I'm just going to run up the stairs." Then, I started booking for the stairs that lead up to the main hall. When I reached the main hall I again yelled for the owner of the laptop, hundreds of people stopped to look at the crazy guy yelling. No response, so I handed the laptop to the Amtrak chauffeur at the top of the steps and turn to run back to the train.
Inside my head I think "Oh my god, how long did that take? Did the train just leave without me?"
No, that's not my fuck up. The conductor held the train for me and I hopped back on. I had been in my seat for about ten seconds, just enough for the train to start moving again, when the laptop's owner came back from the bathroom.
I had gone to great lengths to help someone avoid ruining their own day, and had instead totally ruined someone's day. I feel horrible.
Resolution: I took the guy to the conductor and he said to call Amtrak. I called and got the number for the Philly station and eventually talked to customer service who confirmed they had the laptop. The gentleman had to hop off at Wilmington, take the train back to Philly, and then take a new train to Washington, D.C.
TIFU by trying to reconnect a lost laptop to its owner
submitted 13 hours ago * by itsjoeco
This morning I took the 6am train from NJ to DC (as I do most Mondays). As the train was crowded I got one of the few seats in each car that didn't have a window. When a third of the train discharged at Philadelphia, I moved to a recently-vacated seat.
I found that the owner who just got off the train had left his laptop in the seat cushion! I thought for a second about leaving it and giving it to the conductor who would be coming through shortly. No, that's what a normal person would do. "I'm an Amtrak hero," I thought. I grabbed the laptop and ran down the aisle, I jumped over the crowd of people now boarding the train at Philly and apologized, citing the need to return the laptop to its owner. I got out of the train and yelled "LAPTOP, SOMEONE LEAVE A LAPTOP?"
No response other than a lot of staring. I looked at the conductor and said "I'm just going to run up the stairs." Then, I started booking for the stairs that lead up to the main hall. When I reached the main hall I again yelled for the owner of the laptop, hundreds of people stopped to look at the crazy guy yelling. No response, so I handed the laptop to the Amtrak chauffeur at the top of the steps and turn to run back to the train.
Inside my head I think "Oh my god, how long did that take? Did the train just leave without me?"
No, that's not my fuck up. The conductor held the train for me and I hopped back on. I had been in my seat for about ten seconds, just enough for the train to start moving again, when the laptop's owner came back from the bathroom.
I had gone to great lengths to help someone avoid ruining their own day, and had instead totally ruined someone's day. I feel horrible.
Resolution: I took the guy to the conductor and he said to call Amtrak. I called and got the number for the Philly station and eventually talked to customer service who confirmed they had the laptop. The gentleman had to hop off at Wilmington, take the train back to Philly, and then take a new train to Washington, D.C.
