MonTalk©
with Ingrid Lemme

Dream Quote of the Month:  “The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.” ~William Wordsworth

Dream Woman of the Month:  Susan Yunker, RN

Dream Man of the Month: Capt. Dan Guinta

Dream Couple of the Month: Maria and Sean Burns, they got married August 16th

Baby of the Month: Little David

Dream Business of the Month: Barnacle Books

Artist of the Month: Deborah M. Kennedy...Limited Edition Photography 

Book of the Month: On Eagle's Beak: A History of the Montauk Point Lighthouse by Henry Osmers

Boat of the Month:  Double D Fishing The ultimate in Montauk fishing for fluke, flounder, shark, tuna, marlin, blackfish, sea bass, blue fin, tuna and much more.

Organization of the Month: Our Montauk Playhouse

Website of the Month: www.montaukchamber.com

Dear Friends,
            Our son and daughter-in-law live in North Carolina, and something wonderful happened to them.....

 Pay It Forward?

Heart warming movie, great plot, and who can resist that cute little kid? Ha! Maybe in a perfect world, but in reality that does not happen…or does it?

I’ve been working on getting my legal documents for over three years. I was born in Bulgaria and it has taken some time to adjust to life in Columbia, NC, but it is my home now. So while on a recent trip to our beautiful state’s capitol, I did the unthinkable. I lost my billfold with all my documents, I.D., social security card, debit & credit cards, check book, you name it.

We went to the Secretary of State’s office to get our marriage certificate apostillized for my passport. After dropping off our marriage certificate, my husband and I walked to the Raleigh Museum of Natural Science. It was free and the exhibits were phenomenal. There were four levels with tons of things to see, from live animals to fossilized dinosaurs. Once on the 3rd floor, my husband found a ‘Smooshed Coin Machine’. You know, add a penny, two quarters, crank the handle and get back a souvenir coin from your visit. (We collect them). I looked in my purse and realized I had lost my billfold with all my important paperwork. My heart sank into the pit of my stomach and a large lump instantly formed in the back of my throat. A line began to form behind us as I dumped out my entire purse right there on the floor and looked again and again, but no billfold. My husband helped me gather my things and we began the big search. From top to bottom and back up again we looked, but nothing. After we left a detailed description at the ‘lost and found’, we hit the street.

We traced our steps all the way back to the public parking lot and up to the fifth floor, still nothing.
 Maybe it’s in the truck!” I said wishfully.

On the floorboard of the truck was nothing but an empty water bottle. The walk back to the Secretary of State’s office was a long one, keeping my eyes peeled for my red leather “Life Line”. We walked in and passed the guard with our heads hung low, and sat in the waiting area, with thirty minutes to go before out marriage certificate was ready.
“Maybe we should report it to the police.” I said to my husband.
“Excuse me, where is the closest police department? I have to report a lost or maybe stolen billfold.” I explained to the guard.
“What’s the last name?” Asked the guard at the counter.
  “Lemme, Neli Lemme.” I replied.
 

After a short pause that seemed to last for hours, “Oh yeah! Here it is. A man found it and dropped it off here.” Said the guard with the hallow and wings.

I was ready to hug the guard, what a relief!

“Did the man who found the billfold leave a name or number so I can thank him?” I asked with tears in my eyes.

Smiling, the guard said, “No he did not, but I know him. He is a homeless man, and his name is Christopher. He does not have a phone number.”

It took me a few seconds to catch my breath. A man with nothing, went out of his way to return to me what is mine, I mean everything. From my check book, to my legal documents and even my lucky two dollar bill, was still in its spot.

I may never meet Christopher to thank him personally for the kind, wonderful, and noble deed he has done for me, so I guess the only thing I can do is...Pay It Forward.

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Ingrid's award-winning American Dream Show (filmed at Gurney's Inn in Montauk) is aired prime-time to 5 million households on Hamptons TV® and watched throughout New York, New Jersey and Westchester. Viewers world-wide are watching Hamptons TV and the American Dream Show in real-time by logging on to www.HamptonsTV.com. Hamptons TV® is broadcasting on UHF Channel 50, Cablevision 78, Verizon FiOS Channel 14 and on Time Warner's new Video On Demand Channel