Lange's Pastry Shop Ltd. / All About Cakes dba

I took a day off from work on Tuesday to attend a business seminar. After dropping off Jeff to work, I went home, got ready but before heading to the seminar, I decided to get the business permit done first. So, I went to the City of Winnipeg Zoning Office and paid the business permit. One down, one to go!

I wasn’t expecting it would only take a couple minutes to do that. So now, I have an hour to spare before the seminar starts. I headed to find a parking spot and in the long run, I was so happy to have the extra time because parking in downtown is like a nightmare :mad:. I chose the parkade right across the venue’s building. The problem is, I don’t have enough change to park there for the day. Walked around trying to find a place to get some change. Lucky! There is a Tim Horton’s right around the corner! Short story was, I went there, picked up a small French Vanilla (although I already have a large Tim’s coffee sitting in the car) and went back to the parkade.

I was figuring out how to use the ticket dispenser when a very nice lady approached me and offered her tickets as she had only been there for 15 minutes and now leaving. She saved me a tooney  :)! So, got all my tickets, lay them down on top of my dashboard, got my coffee, purse and notebook and headed to the seminar.

I was 40 minutes early so decided to wait at the waiting area. Another lady came and sat with me. She was browsing on her cellphone which reminded me that I have a Facebook notification waiting on my BB (I’m not addicted to FC… just being socially responsible  ;). Grabbed my purse and looked for my blackberry. To my amaze, I couldn’t find it. Oh my! I checked the clock and see if I still have time to run to the car and check if I left it there. I headed out… checked the car, it wasn’t there. Went back up to the room feeling really down and I remembered going to Tim Horton’s. I headed back to the elevator, went to Tim Horton’s (what a line up!) and approached one of the cashiers (you should have seen the evil look from the line up LOL :lol:!). Well unfortunately, nobody turned in a blackberry and I don’t think I left it there anyways. I remembered taking a couple seconds peak on my BB after getting the French Vanilla. Now I felt really, really down :(. More than couple years ago, Jeff left his BB inside a Canadian Tire store. It may have only been 5 minutes when he realized he doesn’t have it. Checked back to where he might have left it but it was gone. Nobody had turned it in or anything. So, I was thinking the same fate is actually happening to me. At the back of my mind are $$$$ figures! It will cost me a good $350 or more to purchase a new one! Darn!

As I was walking towards the elevator, I saw an MTS payphone. Found a lucky quarter in my wallet (well, for some reasons, the machine asked for 50¢ ;). Anyways, I phone my BB… it rang for a while (maybe 6 rings)… I didn’t think they’ll pick up. But then, a guy picked up! I said, “Hi, you have my cellphone?” He said.”Yes, I found it at the parking lot and I phoned your husband. He said you are at 30 Fort St. so I’m heading there now.” The poor guy walked 3-4 blocks only to head back (with broken ankle) because I wasn’t where Jeff told him I was :(. I walked/run towards where he was and met him! I was so happy! I can’t believe I have my BB back! Thanked him a dozen times and I told him that I have nothing to offer him with me and handed him my business calling card. I told him if he ever needed a cake for anything, just give me a call and I’ll make him any cake he wants.

A couple days later, I got a phone call for him. He needs a cake for his 2 nieces who are having a dance recital and I am very glad to have something to return the favour. They need it next weekend. I promise to post the pictures of the cake once it’s done.

Anybody I told the story to was really amazed! This is one guy who has one of the kindest heart and I am so lucky to have had met him :D.

What would you do if you find a Blackberry/cellphone in the parking lot? Would you turn it in? Would you look for the owner and return it?

That day was my lucky day I got a free parking ticket, got my BB back and met a very nice person!

Ciao for now!