JackTheLad

Once opened a door for an old lady at a supermarket as she was clearly having trouble opening the door and I wanted to go through the door too.

Just as she passed through the door, and she was about to turn round and thank me, her daughter came running up and said,'Don't thank him, he was only doing it for himself'.

So now when I see people struggling with doors, I go to another one and open it myself. Yes I'm doing it for myself. No I'm not helping your mother as well, problem with that?

JTL

irishbloo

My husband told me that my random acts of kindness with him were,well,random.He clearly has forgotten about the cup of tea I made for him three weeks ago.

moneypenny20

Doing the Uniform Shop at the local High School, I get all types. Every now and then I get a new enrolment and the parents are obviously in really dire straits in terms of money - a couple who have done runners from abusive husbands and moved overnight. I get the good second hand uniform, find the right size and rip off my regular price and let them have it for nearly nothing or nothing. Does nothing for my sales figures, and the accounts go a bit pear shaped sometimes but I'd feel really shit if I charged them the amount on the tag.

soapy©

i worked as a taxi driver for a couple of years and returned loads of phones except 2. the first one was that i didnt return was as i was dropping off a couple in surfers i looked back and spotted a phone on the back seat. i shouted that they must have left the phone they said no we have..saw it then lifted it, said thanks then legged it into the crowd. it must have been the customer before that had left the phone.
the other was when i picked up a few lads in surfers and they gave me directions all the way to their house at night. i must have done about 20 turns down small streets in robina. when i discovered the phone i couldnt remember where i dropped them. the phone had no credit so i called a few numbers on the phone and told them i would keep it until they called. i never did get the call
i must have given back about 30 phones, countless wallets, keys, cameras and a whole pile of other shite. i always got a huge thank you and the odd tenner to be honest i usually cost me more than a tenner to get it back to them but it was worth it to see their faces
honesty is a kindness, its a lot easier to thow all that stuff in the bin.
one that sticks with me was when i picked a young lad up who had just arrived from NZ the day before. I took him from runaway bay to surfers. on the way he told me how he was on his way to hunt for a job and was going to find it hard as he didnt have too much money with him.
as we arrived i told him that he owed me $21.
he nded me a $100 note and a 1 dollar coin tell ing me keep the change.
turns ou the hundred was the same colour as an NZ $20
just as well i spotted it and explainedwhen telling other drivers mostof them said the woul hae kept it.
i just couldnt let that lad think that ne of the fist people in OZ ripped him off.
he must have thankedme a hundred time lol

Nu-Shooz

Did you pay her though?

soapy©

nice one

Call me AL

From doing one simple act of kindness I get the feeling that maybe another person will try to help someone if they are ever in need.
I don't want to get in to the amount of things I do, but when I help someone out, I usually get a big smile that makes it all worth while.

soapy©

moneypenny20

What I like is that they have no idea. Having been broke myself the idea of some sort of charity, however well meaning, wouldn't have sat well with me. This way I can help them but they keep what little dignity they feel they have left. One woman with three kids had escaped from her husband at the top end of the GC and didn't have their passports. Another high school had refused to give the kids a place because she couldn't show their ID, regardless of the fact they'd been in a school about 40kms away People don't need that sort of shit in those circumstances.

Dorothy

And clearly you were nice enough to have married him. Jeez! What more does the man want?
Was that a serious post from Al? I imagine underneath your humour you're a nice guy after all.

cresta57

Naahh, must have left himself logged on & his wife posted it

irishbloo

We have an elderly Croatian lady living across the road from us.Shes been here 50 years and speaks broken English.Recently she asked for a lift to the hairdressers as she was going to her granddaughters wedding.I drove her there and my daughter sat with her while she got her wash and set done.When I collected her she asked me to have a look at her outfit for the wedding.Before I knew it I was getting her dressed for the wedding.I asked her if she was wearing make up.She said that she never had.I ran over to mine and grabbed my stuff and did her face.She was so happy with all the fuss and she looked beautiful.
I cant do all these things for my Mum but I know that she has lots of other people doing nice things for her.

livinginreality

That sounds so nice!!!!The world needs more people like yourself.xx

emelems

Indeed!!! How lovely!

Em x

irishbloo

Thank you.I am always nice to old people.One day I will be old and I hope someone returns the act.Besides I think its a good example to show my kids.Hopefully they will be kind to me in my old age.