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Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
(Post 12378732)
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. 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. |
Re: The kindness of strangers
Borrowed from another thread. Halifax
Originally Posted by crofty82
(Post 12495680)
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! |
Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 12378645)
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.
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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 :wub: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...1aOQecngZ77mNQ |
Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12495813)
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 :wub: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...1aOQecngZ77mNQ |
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Please do not change your name to Blanche ;) :blink: :wub:
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You deserve it Siouxie :heart: I hope your blood pressure's behaving itself and you're taking it as easy as you can xxx
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Re: The kindness of strangers
This is a nice read. Gets you right here :heart:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6 This one too |
Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12505592)
This is a nice read. Gets you right here :heart:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f8c311ffefe6 This one too |
Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12505744)
The WaPo is a paysite now, I'll take your word for the intent.
Today I looked at one and followed the links to other similar 'feelgood' ones. |
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Re: The kindness of strangers
Originally Posted by caretaker
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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. |
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. |
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/ |
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