The kindness of strangers
Nov 9th 2017, 8:35 pm
#91
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Re: The kindness of strangers
How do you know that if you don't have the accounts?
But I'm with you in spirit. I do have a Facebook account but it's only used to contact family. I seem to have opened a LinkedIn account in some forgotten past, but I just delete notifications automatically.
Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat I have heard mentioned but never accessed.
But I'm with you in spirit. I do have a Facebook account but it's only used to contact family. I seem to have opened a LinkedIn account in some forgotten past, but I just delete notifications automatically.
Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat I have heard mentioned but never accessed.
Occasionally people send me links on twitter of things that they think I would be interested in or would find funny and I usually go to the link and then look at the other stuff on the twitter feed and find it be not worth my time.
May 7th 2018, 8:49 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Borrowed from another thread. Halifax
I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
May 7th 2018, 9:30 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Similarly to DBD, I got into the online community around 1999 on the Lonely Planet website. They used to have a great bulletin board online called the thorntree, as well as destination specific branches there were a few chat branches which primarily keep the real travel branches 'clean' of chatter. Once they added a PM facility a huge community formed.
May 8th 2018, 1:14 am
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Re: The kindness of strangers
I have been the very fortunate recipient of the kindness of strangers - or, should I say 'virtual acquaintances and friends?
I am overwhelmed with the generosity that has been extended to me.. truly, completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. In this day and age - for people who haven't met me to reach out and make sure that I don't have to worry about money for a month, just bought tears to my eyes and a warm fuzzy feeling all over.
How can I ever say thank you to all those / you wonderful people... please know that I appreciate your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity and wish I could thank each and every one of you in person.
Much love to you all... thank you so very much ... xxx to me, you are all family - my BE family xxx
I am overwhelmed with the generosity that has been extended to me.. truly, completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. In this day and age - for people who haven't met me to reach out and make sure that I don't have to worry about money for a month, just bought tears to my eyes and a warm fuzzy feeling all over.
How can I ever say thank you to all those / you wonderful people... please know that I appreciate your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity and wish I could thank each and every one of you in person.
Much love to you all... thank you so very much ... xxx to me, you are all family - my BE family xxx
Last edited by Siouxie; May 8th 2018 at 1:26 am.
May 8th 2018, 1:27 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
I have been the very fortunate recipient of the kindness of strangers - or, should I say 'virtual acquaintances and friends?
I am overwhelmed with the generosity that has been extended to me.. truly, completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. In this day and age - for people who haven't met me to reach out and make sure that I don't have to worry about money for a month, just bought tears to my eyes and a warm fuzzy feeling all over.
How can I ever say thank you to all those / you wonderful people... please know that I appreciate your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity and wish I could thank each and every one of you in person.
Much love to you all... thank you so very much ... xxx to me, you are all family - my BE family xxx
I am overwhelmed with the generosity that has been extended to me.. truly, completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. In this day and age - for people who haven't met me to reach out and make sure that I don't have to worry about money for a month, just bought tears to my eyes and a warm fuzzy feeling all over.
How can I ever say thank you to all those / you wonderful people... please know that I appreciate your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity and wish I could thank each and every one of you in person.
Much love to you all... thank you so very much ... xxx to me, you are all family - my BE family xxx
May 8th 2018, 1:56 pm
#96
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Please do not change your name to Blanche 
May 8th 2018, 9:11 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
You deserve it Siouxie 
I hope your blood pressure's behaving itself and you're taking it as easy as you can xxx
I hope your blood pressure's behaving itself and you're taking it as easy as you can xxx
May 26th 2018, 4:01 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
This is a nice read. Gets you right here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6
This one too
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6
This one too
Last edited by BristolUK; May 26th 2018 at 4:10 pm.
May 26th 2018, 10:09 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
This is a nice read. Gets you right here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6
This one too
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6
This one too
May 26th 2018, 10:43 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Is it? I signed up for emails some time ago and get links to news stories. I don't look that much so maybe there's a limited number of free items and I don't get close to reaching it.
Today I looked at one and followed the links to other similar 'feelgood' ones.
Today I looked at one and followed the links to other similar 'feelgood' ones.
May 31st 2018, 12:26 am
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Re: The kindness of strangers
May 31st 2018, 1:20 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Aug 18th 2018, 9:17 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
A guy from near Quebec City went on a tour by motor bike of NB and NS. He stopped off in Moncton on the way back, having stayed over in a motel on his way to NS.
His bike got stolen. That's not the kindness of a stranger.
He got chatting to people he'd made friends with on the first stop and between them they found someone who loaned him their motor bike to ride to Quebec City. Apparently there was a guy who had planned to drive to Quebec with his bike in the back of his truck, so he let the stranger ride it there instead.
His bike got stolen. That's not the kindness of a stranger.
He got chatting to people he'd made friends with on the first stop and between them they found someone who loaned him their motor bike to ride to Quebec City. Apparently there was a guy who had planned to drive to Quebec with his bike in the back of his truck, so he let the stranger ride it there instead.
Dec 24th 2018, 6:12 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Shane McDaniel posted photos on Facebook of him and his twin sons surrounded by enough chopped wood to fill 80 standard-size pickup trucks. They’d spent months chopping and stacking the firewood, valued at about $10,000. But they had no intention of selling it — they were giving it away to people in need.
Dec 25th 2018, 6:25 pm
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Re: The kindness of strangers
A balloon launched by a Mexican girl with her Santa present list attached floated over the U.S. border wall and was found by an Arizona man who granted the 8-year-old’s Christmas wishes.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4793660/m...-wall-arizona/
https://globalnews.ca/news/4793660/m...-wall-arizona/