https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boy-hiding-trash-gets-scooped-003900317.html

Just a good story. Credit driver for being alert and doing his job the right way. Genuine hero.

When I first saw the post title, I thought it was going to be a joke about Luke Skywalker.

SeatownJay wrote:When I first saw the post title, I thought it was going to be a joke about Luke Skywalker.

Lol, I see what you did there!

I'm sure my response will not be appreciated by many, but I feel like calling a garbage man doing his job properly a "genuine hero" cheapens what the word "hero" is really supposed to mean. Excellent work by him and glad the kid's ok, but...little over the top to call him a genuine hero, no?

RolandDeschain wrote:I'm sure my response will not be appreciated by many, but I feel like calling a garbage man doing his job properly a "genuine hero" cheapens what the word "hero" is really supposed to mean. Excellent work by him and glad the kid's ok, but...little over the top to call him a genuine hero, no?

That makes sense as well.

Let’s just say, he did his job very well.

To the boy, he’s a hero, though.