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Random Acts of Kindness
Yes it's me again...
I was chatting to my husband and he had told me the following story..... As we were packing the house we realised that we had tons of loose change. So my hubby took it to the bank.The lady behind the counter told us that we should have put it into small bags and counted it but she would do it for us just this once. It took her 20 minutesor more of her time just sorting it out bagging it up etc. My husband went and had a coffee while she was counting it up as he couldn't do anything else but wait.But he felt a bit bad so bought her a giant choc chip cookie and went back to the bank. He saw her still counting and tapped on the glass, slipped the cookie in the money tray and walked off. He didn't wait around for her thanks and smiles because he didn't give to return. I just thought how nice it was and wonderd if any of you guys have done something nice for someone.....a stranger , shop keeper anyone. Would love to hear your stories..... Butter xx |
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Originally Posted by Buttercup
Yes it's me again...
I was chatting to my husband and he had told me the following story..... As we were packing the house we realised that we had tons of loose change. So my hubby took it to the bank.The lady behind the counter told us that we should have put it into small bags and counted it but she would do it for us just this once. It took her 20 minutesor more of her time just sorting it out bagging it up etc. My husband went and had a coffee while she was counting it up as he couldn't do anything else but wait.But he felt a bit bad so bought her a giant choc chip cookie and went back to the bank. He saw her still counting and tapped on the glass, slipped the cookie in the money tray and walked off. He didn't wait around for her thanks and smiles because he didn't give to return. I just thought how nice it was and wonderd if any of you guys have done something nice for someone.....a stranger , shop keeper anyone. Would love to hear your stories..... Butter xx |
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Originally Posted by Buttercup
Yes it's me again...
I was chatting to my husband and he had told me the following story..... As we were packing the house we realised that we had tons of loose change. So my hubby took it to the bank.The lady behind the counter told us that we should have put it into small bags and counted it but she would do it for us just this once. It took her 20 minutesor more of her time just sorting it out bagging it up etc. My husband went and had a coffee while she was counting it up as he couldn't do anything else but wait.But he felt a bit bad so bought her a giant choc chip cookie and went back to the bank. He saw her still counting and tapped on the glass, slipped the cookie in the money tray and walked off. He didn't wait around for her thanks and smiles because he didn't give to return. I just thought how nice it was and wonderd if any of you guys have done something nice for someone.....a stranger , shop keeper anyone. Would love to hear your stories..... Butter xx |
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When I was on the bus one day this lady's bag split and her shopping went everywhere.
She and her son tried to pick it up. I stuffed a one bag of my stuff into another and gave her my carrier bag. Everyone else just ignored her. I have helped people carry stuff. One woman didnt have enough change for the bus, she had a fiver so I gave her a pound. I don't think twice about helping people. |
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Originally Posted by Buttercup
Yes it's me again...
I was chatting to my husband and he had told me the following story..... As we were packing the house we realised that we had tons of loose change. So my hubby took it to the bank.The lady behind the counter told us that we should have put it into small bags and counted it but she would do it for us just this once. It took her 20 minutesor more of her time just sorting it out bagging it up etc. My husband went and had a coffee while she was counting it up as he couldn't do anything else but wait.But he felt a bit bad so bought her a giant choc chip cookie and went back to the bank. He saw her still counting and tapped on the glass, slipped the cookie in the money tray and walked off. He didn't wait around for her thanks and smiles because he didn't give to return. I just thought how nice it was and wonderd if any of you guys have done something nice for someone.....a stranger , shop keeper anyone. Would love to hear your stories..... Butter xx In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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what a grear story lesley and i agree with centurian,i think what goes around comes around if you know what i mean ;)
something similar happened to us when we stopped off at kuala lumpar on the way here,we went for lunch in one of the many cafe type bars in the town centre and was served by a lovely waiter who we got chatting to,he was very intersted that we came from the uk and we were on our way to emmigrate to oz,anyway he told us he collected foriegn coins and asked us if we had a couple of english coins he could buy off us :confused: i searched through my bag but couldnt find ant coins,i knew i had some back at the hotel room but id taken them out of my purse not anticipating needing them :rolleyes: but i did have a £5 note so i told him he could have it with pleasure,he was sooo pleased anyone would think all his christmases had come at once you couldnt believe it,he didnt want to take it but we insisted,next thing we new he came back with all the resturant souveniers he could find to give to us in return,bless him, :rolleyes:but boy did it make us feel good to see his face light up ;) :D tracey |
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I was at a locksmith in the city a few months ago. I went to pay for a key that I had cut but he didn't take any cards and I had no cash. He told me not to worry, that I should just pop in whenever I had the money...I thought it was kind (and probably some shrewd business sense but mostly just kind).
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Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
I was driving home from work a few years ago in oshawa canada and saw a woman in her mid 20's with a boy of 2-3 who was having a real temper tantrum. She was carrying 3 plastic grocery bags in one hand while struggling with the boy. As I passed her I just happened to see the boy grab the grocery bags and it split spilling the contents on the pavement so I pulled over, got out to ask the woman if I could help. By this time she was sobbing since in one bag was a glass bottle of spaghetti sauce which had smashed and torn the second bag piercing one of the milk bags she had (you can buy a bag of milk in canada that has 3 seperate bags inside and usually at home youd have a plastic jug the same size to fit the milk bag into).
In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
I was driving home from work a few years ago in oshawa canada and saw a woman in her mid 20's with a boy of 2-3 who was having a real temper tantrum. She was carrying 3 plastic grocery bags in one hand while struggling with the boy. As I passed her I just happened to see the boy grab the grocery bags and it split spilling the contents on the pavement so I pulled over, got out to ask the woman if I could help. By this time she was sobbing since in one bag was a glass bottle of spaghetti sauce which had smashed and torn the second bag piercing one of the milk bags she had (you can buy a bag of milk in canada that has 3 seperate bags inside and usually at home youd have a plastic jug the same size to fit the milk bag into).
In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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what a truly lovely thing to do :D wish there were more people about like it :rolleyes:
tracey
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
I was driving home from work a few years ago in oshawa canada and saw a woman in her mid 20's with a boy of 2-3 who was having a real temper tantrum. She was carrying 3 plastic grocery bags in one hand while struggling with the boy. As I passed her I just happened to see the boy grab the grocery bags and it split spilling the contents on the pavement so I pulled over, got out to ask the woman if I could help. By this time she was sobbing since in one bag was a glass bottle of spaghetti sauce which had smashed and torn the second bag piercing one of the milk bags she had (you can buy a bag of milk in canada that has 3 seperate bags inside and usually at home youd have a plastic jug the same size to fit the milk bag into).
In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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Luke - I bow in your shadow :D .
Has anyone read the Danny Wallace books, "Join Me" and "Random Acts of Kindness"? Funny and uplifting. I took our dogs to the groomers on Friday. The car next to me had a little puppy in it. When I returned to pick the dogs up 3 hours later, the pup was still there! I asked in the Vets who the pup belonged to and it turns out it was the groomers!!! I couldn't bear the thought of the little thing being cooped up so I offered to take it out a wee walk with my 2 muppets. This 13 week old border collie is kept in the groomers car from 9-5 Mon, Wed & Fri every week so although I think the groomer should be shot for cruelty, I am going to walk the wee creature (and maybe bring her home for a while) on these days in future. I'm not doing it for the groomer (who, bizarrely had never met me before but was quite happy to hand me her car keys and walk off with her puppy! :eek: ), but for Kaia, the gorgeous puppy who deserves better. |
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Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
I was driving home from work a few years ago in oshawa canada and saw a woman in her mid 20's with a boy of 2-3 who was having a real temper tantrum. She was carrying 3 plastic grocery bags in one hand while struggling with the boy. As I passed her I just happened to see the boy grab the grocery bags and it split spilling the contents on the pavement so I pulled over, got out to ask the woman if I could help. By this time she was sobbing since in one bag was a glass bottle of spaghetti sauce which had smashed and torn the second bag piercing one of the milk bags she had (you can buy a bag of milk in canada that has 3 seperate bags inside and usually at home youd have a plastic jug the same size to fit the milk bag into).
In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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Originally Posted by The Johnstons
Luke - I bow in your shadow :D .
Has anyone read the Danny Wallace books, "Join Me" and "Random Acts of Kindness"? Funny and uplifting. I took our dogs to the groomers on Friday. The car next to me had a little puppy in it. When I returned to pick the dogs up 3 hours later, the pup was still there! I asked in the Vets who the pup belonged to and it turns out it was the groomers!!! I couldn't bear the thought of the little thing being cooped up so I offered to take it out a wee walk with my 2 muppets. This 13 week old border collie is kept in the groomers car from 9-5 Mon, Wed & Fri every week so although I think the groomer should be shot for cruelty, I am going to walk the wee creature (and maybe bring her home for a while) on these days in future. I'm not doing it for the groomer (who, bizarrely had never met me before but was quite happy to hand me her car keys and walk off with her puppy! :eek: ), but for Kaia, the gorgeous puppy who deserves better. |
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I reckon you should do a huge turd in the dog groomers car.
A big steamy one smack bang on the drivers seat. That will teach her. Dare you. |
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Originally Posted by The Johnstons
Luke - I bow in your shadow :D .
Has anyone read the Danny Wallace books, "Join Me" and "Random Acts of Kindness"? Funny and uplifting. I took our dogs to the groomers on Friday. The car next to me had a little puppy in it. When I returned to pick the dogs up 3 hours later, the pup was still there! I asked in the Vets who the pup belonged to and it turns out it was the groomers!!! I couldn't bear the thought of the little thing being cooped up so I offered to take it out a wee walk with my 2 muppets. This 13 week old border collie is kept in the groomers car from 9-5 Mon, Wed & Fri every week so although I think the groomer should be shot for cruelty, I am going to walk the wee creature (and maybe bring her home for a while) on these days in future. I'm not doing it for the groomer (who, bizarrely had never met me before but was quite happy to hand me her car keys and walk off with her puppy! :eek: ), but for Kaia, the gorgeous puppy who deserves better. |
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Originally Posted by Professional Princess
I reckon you should do a huge turd in the dog groomers car.
A big steamy one smack bang on the drivers seat. That will teach her. Dare you. |
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LMAO!!! If only I had the nerve :o . Wouldn't really want to do it in case the pup got the blame :D .
The weird thing is the vets & staff know all about this, and although they're not happy about it, they're equally not doing anything about it :mad: I'm going to take her (the pup) out this week and if the groomer hasn't found a solution to her dog-care arrangements then I'm going straight to the RSPCA. TJ |
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Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
I was driving home from work a few years ago in oshawa canada and saw a woman in her mid 20's with a boy of 2-3 who was having a real temper tantrum. She was carrying 3 plastic grocery bags in one hand while struggling with the boy. As I passed her I just happened to see the boy grab the grocery bags and it split spilling the contents on the pavement so I pulled over, got out to ask the woman if I could help. By this time she was sobbing since in one bag was a glass bottle of spaghetti sauce which had smashed and torn the second bag piercing one of the milk bags she had (you can buy a bag of milk in canada that has 3 seperate bags inside and usually at home youd have a plastic jug the same size to fit the milk bag into).
In any case it was a bit of a mess to say the least. Apart from the sauce and milk it looked like the only other items of groceries that she had were a small pack of mince beef, some generic packs of pasta and either a cabbage or cauli I cant rememeber now. The boy in seeing the distress he had caused had calmed down a bit by now and was hugging his mother as if he knew how bad the situation was. There wasnt much I could do with the bags or groceries that would allow her to carry on walking so I asked her if she would like a lift home and she accepted so I carefully loaded the broken bags into my car and drove her and her son home which was only about 1km. On the way she had told me she didnt know what to do now because she had no money to replace the spag sauce or milk which she planned to freeze 2 of the 3 bags, she was quite upset. I didnt say a single word and as I carried the bags to her front door, still sobbing a bit she couldnt thank me enough. She didnt invite me in but I could see quite clearly that she wasnt exactly flush with money, her apartment had very little furnature and she only had a small tv with those old fashioned rabbit ear arials. It just made me stop and think of how lucky I was to be in a good job, money in the bank etc. I left but found myself 5 minutes later in the local IGA grocery store, gowing through all the aisles with a shopping trolley picking up all sorts of food items that I never bought for myself (usually since I was living alone at the time i only needed a basket). Over $90 worth of groceries later I drove back to this stranger's flat and off loaded the bags outside her front door, rang the bell and ran back to my car. For those on BE who think Im heartless, let me tell you that the reason I ran back to the car is because emotions got the better of me, I was in tears myself. I sped off as fast as I could and I never saw the young woman again. I think we all would do similar things if circumstances were similar. |
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Many years ago, I arrived back in the UK from France on a Sunday night with just enough UK currency to pay for a B&B place for the night. I'd lost track of times/dates etc., and found to my horror that Monday was a Bank Holiday - and this was before the days of ATM's. I spent the day wandering around the town, wound up sitting on a park bench as the sun went down.
A man came and said he'd seen me wandering around and asked if I was homeless. When I explained the circumstances, he gave me enough money for a feed and a bed for the night. I asked for his name and address so that I could pay him back the following day, but he refused; he said the only "payment" he wanted was that, in future, if I saw anyone in need of help, I should give it, unconditionally. I've been trying to do just that ever since............ |
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Originally Posted by TheCrone
Many years ago, I arrived back in the UK from France on a Sunday night with just enough UK currency to pay for a B&B place for the night. I'd lost track of times/dates etc., and found to my horror that Monday was a Bank Holiday - and this was before the days of ATM's. I spent the day wandering around the town, wound up sitting on a park bench as the sun went down.
A man came and said he'd seen me wandering around and asked if I was homeless. When I explained the circumstances, he gave me enough money for a feed and a bed for the night. I asked for his name and address so that I could pay him back the following day, but he refused; he said the only "payment" he wanted was that, in future, if I saw anyone in need of help, I should give it, unconditionally. I've been trying to do just that ever since............ |
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Lovely thing to do. you've gone up in my estimation too.
Oprah Winfrey started a slot on her show several years ago re "Random Acts of Kindness" its a wonderful thing to do. Before we went on our reccie trip to Sydney in August we went to the Man Utd shop and bought some MU pens (with a little football on the end)! Then in the hotel in Sydney - when we got really good service - like at the Lobby Bar - we gave them a pen each! They were really pleased! Lets all see if we can do a RAOK this week :) It's so easy to get dragged down by all this immigration/sellin house/meds/police check/etcetc we become so self-absorbed! L-j |
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I too have a story to tell, reluctantly I might add because I have never been one for blowing one's own trumpet n'all that.......HOWEVER, I have come to a conclusion that it is good to feel good about yourself and something you did every once in a while!
When I was about 9 or 10 years old I was a member of the local sea scouts in Plymouth where we lived at the time. Mum would pack me off on the bus as it was only a short journey of a few stops in quite a safe area. On this particular day I sat on the lower deck behind a man who must have been in his 80's. Throughout the journey, he seemed to be coughing a lot and almost gasping for breath. This caught my attention but I distinctly remember that no-one else appeared to be taking too much notice (the bus was busy). Anyways, this continued for a few minutes before he rang the bell and got up to leave the bus. There were also a couple of other people getting off behind him. As he stepped onto the pavement, I noticed that he started coughing again and vomited all over the pavement and down the front of himself. Something clicked inside of me and I made a dash for the exit of the bus. I helped the old man to his house (just around the corner) where his wife was waiting for him. It turned out that he suffered from some kind of heart condition and was returning from a doctor's appt!! The man's wife asked my name and what school I went to and off I went on my merry way, thinking nothing more of it. A couple of days later during a school assembley (cum by ahhhhhhhh my lord blah blah) I was shocked to be called to the front by the headmaster who then went on to sing my praises etc etc........all very embarrasing for me. The old lady had contacted him to ask that I be praised. The next day I was called downstairs to see the headmaster again.....not knowing why, I knocked on his door to find my mother there and a photographer and reporter from the Plymouth Evening Herald wanting to do a story on me...yes, the old lady had been to the press aswell!!! I was the school hero for a few weeks after that!!! What this sought to show me as a youngster though, was that simple and random acts of kindness can go along way to helping others.......I did nothing particularly special and would do it again in a heartbeat - but these little things can mean so much to others! There, trumpet blown!! :) |
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Originally Posted by ROBnCAZ
I too have a story to tell, reluctantly I might add because I have never been one for blowing one's own trumpet n'all that.......HOWEVER, I have come to a conclusion that it is good to feel good about yourself and something you did every once in a while!
When I was about 9 or 10 years old I was a member of the local sea scouts in Plymouth where we lived at the time. Mum would pack me off on the bus as it was only a short journey of a few stops in quite a safe area. On this particular day I sat on the lower deck behind a man who must have been in his 80's. Throughout the journey, he seemed to be coughing a lot and almost gasping for breath. This caught my attention but I distinctly remember that no-one else appeared to be taking too much notice (the bus was busy). Anyways, this continued for a few minutes before he rang the bell and got up to leave the bus. There were also a couple of other people getting off behind him. As he stepped onto the pavement, I noticed that he started coughing again and vomited all over the pavement and down the front of himself. Something clicked inside of me and I made a dash for the exit of the bus. I helped the old man to his house (just around the corner) where his wife was waiting for him. It turned out that he suffered from some kind of heart condition and was returning from a doctor's appt!! The man's wife asked my name and what school I went to and off I went on my merry way, thinking nothing more of it. A couple of days later during a school assembley (cum by ahhhhhhhh my lord blah blah) I was shocked to be called to the front by the headmaster who then went on to sing my praises etc etc........all very embarrasing for me. The old lady had contacted him to ask that I be praised. The next day I was called downstairs to see the headmaster again.....not knowing why, I knocked on his door to find my mother there and a photographer and reporter from the Plymouth Evening Herald wanting to do a story on me...yes, the old lady had been to the press aswell!!! I was the school hero for a few weeks after that!!! What this sought to show me as a youngster though, was that simple and random acts of kindness can go along way to helping others.......I did nothing particularly special and would do it again in a heartbeat - but these little things can mean so much to others! There, trumpet blown!! :) Have a nice day :) L-j x |
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Originally Posted by ELLJAY
Trumpet deservedly blown - well done - lovely story.
Have a nice day :) L-j x Just woken up and had some brekkie, looked to see what happen to the thread and i am sooooo pleased to see that there are so many nice people out there. What a great way to start the day !!!!! Awwwwwww Group Hug xx |
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In the supermarket I often let people in the queue go in front of me if they only have a few things and I have a trolley full and I was quite well known for always carrying cat treats in my bag to feed various stray cats, squirrels etc. One day I was walking down the road past a line of parked cars with parking meters when I spied the traffic warden coming down the street. I noticed a car parked and the meter had run out so I whipped out my purse and stuck a quarter (this was in the USA) in the meter and saved that person a hefty fine! I felt quite pleased with myself all day even though that person would never find out what had happened. :)
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Originally Posted by Moody Cow
In the supermarket I often let people in the queue go in front of me if they only have a few things and I have a trolley full and I was quite well known for always carrying cat treats in my bag to feed various stray cats, squirrels etc. One day I was walking down the road past a line of parked cars with parking meters when I spied the traffic warden coming down the street. I noticed a car parked and the meter had run out so I whipped out my purse and stuck a quarter (this was in the USA) in the meter and saved that person a hefty fine! I felt quite pleased with myself all day even though that person would never find out what had happened. :)
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Just to say to all of you on this thread that its nice to know there are still genuine nice people out there. Sometimes you can feel very down when you go out and just come across so many rude arrogent nasty people who think that the world owes them something or that they have the right to be plain vicious. You all deserve a pat on the back.
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awwww Luke that is so cute
Bless hugs Lace x |
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Nice to see lots of nice people out there. My thing for helping people is women with prams on buses. I`ve had to pass my babies to the bus driver to hold (before the security screens) as no bugger offered to hold them for me when I was struggling with a pram aswell, so I always make a point of helping mothers. This has not always gone well though as a bus driver set off after I had only got off to get someones pram off! :mad: I had to wait twenty bloody minutes for the next one.
As for Luke I Amyofath...you haven`t gone up in my estimation......you were never down in the first place! Never had a problem with you. Keep up your friendly ways :) Sharon x x x |
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[QUOTE=Moody Cow]In the supermarket I often let people in the queue go in front of me if they only have a few things and I have a trolley full
I too have done this. One time there was a man stood behind me and I noticed that he only had one thing in his hand. I asked "is that all you`ve got?", he went very red and said yes. I let him go in front of me and it was only then that i noticed he had a pack of durex. Considering it was a large pack, he must of thought "what does she mean is that all i`ve got....how many does she want me to buy" :D |
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Sharon stop,
tear, eye, stop your boooooo hooooo just lovely oh ok you can get me at playtime lol We had a air cadet once who was reaching her 19th birthday (no money lived in a S*** hole, the place were I was brought (dragged) up) She had to leave soon and had never flown while she was there. We arranged a flight in a bulldog for her and a certificate that was presented by the Squadron Leader at Wood vale. That was really nice, Loved that hugs Lace x |
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Originally Posted by lacey21
Sharon stop,
tear, eye, stop your boooooo hooooo just lovely oh ok you can get me at playtime lol We had a air cadet once who was reaching her 19th birthday (no money lived in a S*** hole, the place were I was brought (dragged) up) She had to leave soon and had never flown while she was there. We arranged a flight in a bulldog for her and a certificate that was presented by the Squadron Leader at Wood vale. That was really nice, Loved that hugs Lace x Hope your`e well. You too are salt of the earth! Should be more like you! Sharon x x x |
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Awww gee
HUH HUH (sounds like goofy) lol and you too chicken, group hug thing again, I missed the last one POOOOO |
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[QUOTE=martin and sharon]
Originally Posted by Moody Cow
In the supermarket I often let people in the queue go in front of me if they only have a few things and I have a trolley full
I too have done this. One time there was a man stood behind me and I noticed that he only had one thing in his hand. I asked "is that all you`ve got?", he went very red and said yes. I let him go in front of me and it was only then that i noticed he had a pack of durex. Considering it was a large pack, he must of thought "what does she mean is that all i`ve got....how many does she want me to buy" :D TJ |
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It was 13 years ago, I was doing a couple of courses in France. When I was spending a weekend in Nice/Cannes, I bumped into an Australian whom I met the previous weekend cycling in the Loire Valley. Because I was travelling alone, for safety measure, I had booked myself into a decent hotel in the centre of town. The guy was a poor backpacker staying in a hostel up the hill in Nice. By the time he could get back to the hostel there would have been no hot water left for a decent shower. I invited him to my hotel room and let him use my bathroom. You should have seen how happy he was getting clean fluffy towel, proper shampoo and soap, for the first time in 3 months. No, before you ask, he was a real gentleman and nothing happened. He just thanked me and left after his long shower. :) It's funny 12 years later I ended up migrating to his country! May be I should dig up his home address and email and see if he's still around...
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I am ashamed to say i have done an act of kidness but at first i thought the worst,whilst going about my duties as a childminder and dropping the little girl i was looking after off to her mum at the dr's surgery she worked at i was approached by two teenage boys like i say at first i thought the worst as they were wearing hoodies and it was 6.30 at night and getting dark. one lad politely asked if i could spare 50p for the bus as they had been arrested in west brom and taken to walsall police station where they were released without charge as they were wrongly arrested knowing that they were both over the age of 16 and would not be able to get a bus to west brom on 50p i gave them £2 it doesn't seem alot but would have paid their fares upon which they asked if they could fold up my pushchair and get the children in the car i must say up until this point i was worried they were going to try and mug me or steal my car but it showed me not to judge a book by it's cover. I also quite often help out an old guy who hangs around walsall when i go out with my mate he sits outside with his dog not asking for anything just a bit of conversation from people passing he sits there as his council flat is not very habitable so me and my friend buy him a bag of chips and take a hide bone for his lovely dog and also stand and have a chat with him it only takes 10 mins out of our night but means a lot to him that somebody cares.
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One night I was in Streatham, S London, waiting for a bus near the common. I was hoping the last bus would come along, as it was nearly 1am,and the place was almost deserted.
Only other people at the stop were a girl (about my age) and a burly guy- initially I thought they were together but soon realised he was trying to pick her up and she wasn't interested. So I turned around , and said 'Oh hi- I didn't see you there, how are you?' Bloke told me to Fxxx off, but I ignored him and said to the girl ' how is your mum now, she wasn't well long ago'... she joined in with this vague conversation and bloke left.(and no I did not know this woman at all!) She was immensely grateful as he had followed her from central london and he had just started getting heavy. Who knows what might have happened (rape went through my mind) but at least it never got that far. It actually made me realise that sometimes you can prevent trouble with no hassle and that a burly bullying man is no match for two determined females! |
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This is a very interesting thread.
I always try to treat people as I would like to be treated whether they reciprocate or not, I usually let other people's rudeness and ignorance sail over my head - life is too short! MC |
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I saw this blind bloke with his dog the other day standing at the traffic lights.
The dog must have been caught short because it thought the blokes leg was a lampposr & urinated on it. I couldn’t believe it when the blind bloke bent down, patted its head and gave it a biscuit. I had to tell the bloke that I had just witnessed one of the kindest gestures ever, to which he replied that he was just finding out its mouth end, because he was going to give it a kick in the b ollocks |
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Originally Posted by LesleyM
Saw a busker with his elderly dog last week. Rushed into the nearest bakery shop and got the busker lunch and made sure his dog was fed too. Im a sucker for trying to help. I must admit I'm also a maniac when I see any type of bullying and unfairness to others and animals. I cant stop myself jumping in to help stop it. Im strongly resent any type of animal cruelity.
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