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On a whim, Steven Schwebbach, 27, decided to stop at Taco Del Mar for lunch on his way to work one day in late November. He ordered a soft taco combo and chatted with the staff about his volunteer work at the Salvation Army before paying for his meal, unaware that instead of leaving a $4 tip on his $12 meal, he had accidentally left a $40 tip.

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香蕉视频直播淪teven as independent as he can be, has difficulty with money, so we have to depend on people being honest.

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Barbara said she and her husband do have certain precautions in place to protect their son, but he, and other people she knows within the 香蕉视频直播渃ommunity of people with disabilities,香蕉视频直播� can香蕉视频直播檛 always be protected from those who wish to take advantage.

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Steven says he won香蕉视频直播檛 go back to that store because it makes him feel uncomfortable, and also carries a pen and paper to do calculations after he pays for a purchase, or brings a friend with him to keep a watchful eye.

Incidents like that, she said, often leave Steven feeling apprehensive about returning to those places. She noted stories like that, tend to reverberate throughout the 香蕉视频直播渃ommunity of people with disabilities,香蕉视频直播� and word can spread quickly about which places are 香蕉视频直播渟afe香蕉视频直播� or 香蕉视频直播渦nsafe.香蕉视频直播�

When she spotted the suspiciously high charge from the 24th Street restaurant on Steven香蕉视频直播檚 bank statement later that day, Barbara said she was fully prepared for a fight.

Armed with a printed copy of Steven香蕉视频直播檚 bank statement showing the charge, Barbara香蕉视频直播檚 husband went to the restaurant to confront the franchise香蕉视频直播檚 owner, Skelton, about correcting the error.

But the fight the Schwebbachs emotionally prepared themselves for, never happened.

When her husband walked in the door of Taco Del Mar, Skelton already had $40 in an envelope.

Skelton said he even went to the Salvation Army one day hoping to find Steven, when he recalled the young man saying he worked there. He didn香蕉视频直播檛 come across Steven, but held on to the money anyway, figuring he香蕉视频直播檇 come back sooner or later.

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Barbara said she was so impressed, she did what many people do when they want to share a story 香蕉视频直播� positive or negative, she took it to Vernon Rant and Rave, a popular local social media forum.

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Barbara said as news of the the incident has spread, the restaurant has been promoted within the disability community in Vernon as a place that is safe for people to go, 香蕉视频直播渨here they香蕉视频直播檙e not going to be ripped off.香蕉视频直播�

In an era when people with disabilities sometimes get taken advantage of more often than many of us realize, she added, a safe place is a 香蕉视频直播渂ig deal.香蕉视频直播�

Erin Christie

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