TravelerThom Posted July 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStation46 Posted July 9, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2016 In my checking accont, more than that, yes. Cash, maybe $20 or less. Nice job by RCL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted July 9, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. Anytime you take that much out of bank Gov't already know's. But if you read the story he was a homeless man who received an inheritance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 9, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. The man had been homeless for the last six months and was living in the Pine Street Inn in Boston. He had recently inherited the money after his parents died. The story has been verified by the authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStation46 Posted July 9, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The man had been homeless for the last six months and was living in the Pine Street Inn in Boston. He had recently inherited the money after his parents died. The story has been verified by the authorities. Sad, hopefully there is help for the homeless guy to fix whatever demons made him go homeless, protect his money in a bank and get him in a safe shelter or an apartment. Hipefully, his money could be used to get him a more normal existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted July 9, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Well, the Ohio State football player who was found to have thousands of dollars of cash under his mattress said it was because he didn't trust banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted July 9, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Anytime you take that much out of bank Gov't already know's. But if you read the story he was a homeless man who received an inheritance...CruiseCritic did not provide a link (at least not that I see), and I had not searched. Thanks for the rest of the story. I hope the guy gets his act together and becomes more settled (but not holding my breath). BTW I don't think drug dealers tend to use banks - but not knowing any drug dealers I might be wrong:rolleyes: Thom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted July 9, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Well, the Ohio State football player who was found to have thousands of dollars of cash under his mattress said it was because he didn't trust banks. At least it wasn't buried in a tin can (rust) in his back yard, like in "the olden days." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 9, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The story has been all over all the news outlets including CNN, USA Today and Good Morning America to name a few. It is a story of two people, the homeless man and the cabbie, both down on their luck who could use a break. Here is a link: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/07/05/cab-driver-returns-cash-fare-that-left-cash-backseat/rWly95VAmLghy4OlEsllMK/story.html Might want to find out what the whole story is before you go judging people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted July 9, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 9, 2016 In my case it's just chump change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops50 Posted July 9, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. Boston PD and DEA checkout the money. He had the paperwork to prove that it was money he got from an inheritance . He was on the way to bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missus Makkem Posted July 9, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 9, 2016 CruiseCritic did not provide a link (at least not that I see), and I had not searched. Thanks for the rest of the story. I hope the guy gets his act together and becomes more settled (but not holding my breath). BTW I don't think drug dealers tend to use banks - but not knowing any drug dealers I might be wrong:rolleyes: Thom Here in the UK you have to go thro hoops to open any sort of account dealing with money just to prove you are not a drug dealer. Talk about innocent til proved guilty. Try doing anything for your grandchildren!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 9, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Once in Vegas, we won a bundle over several days, so it wasn't a one-time payout....LOTS of cash...we had trouble figuring out how to get it safely home. It was nowhere near that amount, tho! (BTW...this was a one-time thing....hasn't happened again...drat it all!) Most homeless folks have mental issues, if the homelessness is an ongoing thing....he will probably lose that money in short order, either to bad habits, carelessness, or some other lack of discipline or maturity that caused the homelessness in the 1st place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStation46 Posted July 9, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Maybe the world needs to take a pause and just enjoy a story about old fashioned honesty and let it go at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaDeb Posted July 9, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Maybe the world needs to take a pause and just enjoy a story about old fashioned honesty and let it go at that. I agree, we need some happy endings these days :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted July 9, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I agree, we need some happy endings these days :) That's a lot of money to take to a massage parlor:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted July 9, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Since they stopped making $10,000.00 bills.....it's too much of a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucruisn2 Posted July 10, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I guess this person doesn't know about the $10,000. cash rule. Can't deposit or withdraw over this amount from any US bank or carry it out of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted July 10, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. Every one does, don't you??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueensChick Posted July 10, 2016 #20 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Kudos to RCI for giving the cab driver a free cruise. Nice outcome. [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stowite Posted July 10, 2016 #21 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Maybe the world needs to take a pause and just enjoy a story about old fashioned honesty and let it go at that. I completely agree! No need to over analyze the situation. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted July 10, 2016 #22 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) I guess this person doesn't know about the $10,000. cash rule. Can't deposit or withdraw over this amount from any US bank or carry it out of the country. You certainly, legally, can. The bank will be required to report the transaction to the government, though. Edited July 10, 2016 by Mark_K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 10, 2016 #23 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm trying to think of anyone other than a drug courier who carries that much cash, but so far have not come up with anybody. Any other suggestions? I'd think the DEA and Boston PD would be curious. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7122 Royal Caribbean Surprises Honest Boston Taxi Cab Driver with a Free Cruise Royal Caribbean has stepped in to reward the cab driver who found and returned a backpack with $187,000 in it -- and received a $100 tip in return. In hearing the story, Royal Caribbean felt the selfless act by Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland deserved more and surprised the driver with a free seven-night Caribbean vacation onboard his choice of one of the world's largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. According to the Royal Caribbean blog: "The unexpected honesty and integrity MacCausland demonstrated is what made Royal Caribbean want to reward his good deed." The line will also provide roundtrip airfare and VIP treatment onboard. Diamond dealers are one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 10, 2016 #24 Share Posted July 10, 2016 One report said he was homeless, or was that another case of someone leaving a massive wad in a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupcakeSusie Posted July 10, 2016 #25 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Maybe the world needs to take a pause and just enjoy a story about old fashioned honesty and let it go at that. Thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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