Unexpected bonding moment with porch pirate just one example of holiday season connections in Saskatoon
CBC
A Saskatoon woman says an incident of porch piracy this holiday season turned into an unexpected bonding experience for her.
Though unusual, it's one of the ways people in the city have found to make an impact in someone else's life during the holidays.
Laura Raffey told CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning she chased down a woman who was attempting to steal a package off her porch.
"My initial reaction was to get really upset and angry," Raffey said.
"I was in my COVID attire and I ran down the street after her, in my bare feet, looking for her."
Once she found the woman who stole her package, Raffey yelled at her, telling her to give her package back and explaining there was a video camera that recorded the theft.
The woman reached into her bag and broke into tears as she handed the package back, Raffey said.
"I don't even know what I thought, honestly. It was just, here's a woman beside a dumpster that was so desperate she had to steal off my porch in broad daylight," she said, fighting through tears.
"I asked her her name.… I told her my name and I asked her if she wanted to come in and warm up."
Raffey said the woman agreed and after some food and a hot drink the pair got to talking.
The woman initially seemed embarrassed and didn't want to talk much, but Raffey explained that the last few years had left her "at the end of her rope" and apologized for chasing the woman down.
The other woman opened up and shared some of her life experiences, Raffey said.
Raffey said that was when she realized that maybe she was only a few choices away from being put in a similar situation as the woman who tried to steal from her.
That, she believes, is what made her feel the connection she made with the woman.
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