British tourist discovers goodness of Americans.Carol Birmingham is a native of Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. who visited America's most popular tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". , Orlando, Florida, last February. Deciding the Orlando area would be an ideal place for a vacation home Vacation Home A home separate from an individual's primary residence that is used for recreational purposes and may also be rented out at unused times. Notes: For tax purposes, those who rent their vacation homes may result in a lower amount of allowable expense , the 62-year-old woman brought along several thousand dollars in cash to use as a down payment. While relaxing in the villa the family rented, her son Giles asked her for some money to go to Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . Then panic set in. She couldn't find her purse, which had contained $8,700! Mrs. Birmingham and Giles retraced her steps, and she remembered opening the purse to pay for lunch at an area McDonald's the previous day. Giles called the McDonald's and was told that restaurant employees had found the purse, which had been given to the county sheriff's office for safekeeping Safekeeping The storage of assets or other items of value in a protected area. Notes: Individuals may use self-directed methods of safekeeping or the services of a bank or brokerage firm. . "I was breathing again," Mrs. Birmingham related to the Orlando Sentinel. "Relieved. Relieved." Mrs. Birmingham had Ilona Barattin, a 23-year-old assistant manager at the restaurant, to thank for her good fortune. Barattin found the purse on a counter, opened it, and discovered lots of $100 bills inside, but no identifying documents. "A lot of people say, '[If I found the money] I wouldn't [return it],' but I think they would if they were put in the situation," Barattin told the Sentinel. "It was the right thing to do." The Birminghams went back to McDonald's to give Barattin and another manager an undisclosed reward. |
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