Yoshi

On friday I had just begun my morning commute when it started to rain. Fortunately I had checked the weather before I left and stuck a raincoat in my pocket, although the rain was pretty light at first so I didn't put it on right away.

This woman in an SUV sees me, rolls down her windows and shouts at me. I turn and look, and she was offering me a poncho. I politely declined explaining I had a raincoat.

Totally made my day.

spine of hortus

some people are just awsome

TheMainer

That's cool...it is always nice when you see a motorist with a brain as well as a heart.

Gus Riley

palmertires

That's sweet.

Cycliste

Not a bike story but similar to top post:

One day, I was driving along a two-way road, probably a little under the speed limit when I saw this car in my rear view mirror flashing lights. There was trafic coming ahead and couldn't squeeze-in the shoulder because there wasn't any and decided I should not go any faster either, after all speed limit is max speed . Half a mile down, I pulled-in a rest area and saw the car following me. Once stopped, I pulled down the window and was about to yell "What's your problem, mam ?" , when this lady, all smiles, held me my gas tank cap that I had left on the roof and fell on the road.

I must have stared at her with my mouth opened and can't even remember if I said thank you as she pulled off immediatly and went back in the other direction. She had gone miles out of her way!

Yes, some people are just that good!

operator

It's sad that these events are rare enough that when they do happen it's worthy of mention.

spine of hortus

i disagree.i think all good deeds are worthy of mention. i think a problem we have is we think tht we are entitled to have people be nice to us so we take nice actions for granted. i think we should stop and appreciate peoples good deeds.

Crazy Cyclist

That's for sure, there's not too many of them around.

operator

Yeah but then you miss the exact point of my post. It's sad that they need mention at all because they shouldn't be rare.

spine of hortus

i see what your saying

i sorta live by the philosophy that im a part of everything in existance and everything is a part of me , a sorta everythings connected veiw so i try tp be nice to people but ill admit i have my moments

Rowan

I doubt that they are as rare as you imply. It's human nature not to talk about them. There is a maxim in marketing that someone who has a bad expereince with tell between 20 and 30 people; someone who has a good experience might tell 3 to 5.

The internet has amplified those figures by a thousand or so. Just evidence the number of petulant posts on these forums about how bad LBSs are, compared to the bouquets for good service, prompt delivery and good product.

Or the bad behaviour of X number of drivers compared to the good behaviour of 1,000,000 x X drivers who go about their business daily without hurting or intimidating anyone.

Blackberry

I think you've got a point, Rowan. I work in the communications business, and sad to say, good things rarely make the news. For example, you'd never see a story along the lines of: "Last week there were tens of thousands of commercial flights and every one of them landed safely" or "Yesterday Millions of Americans Worked Hard, Went Home, Took Care of Their Families and Also Found Time to Do Significant Volunteer Work"

I'm not trying to be a Polyanna, but good things are happening all around us, and I agree they need to be encouraged and participated in.

KirkeIsWaiting

'good things' happen to me everyday.
I try to take a moment and acknowledge them.
I'm grateful.

JohnCub

I'm glad you shared the story. Some days, when things aren't really going our way, it's nice to hear that someone has had a moment that makes more than a few people smile.

I'm a big fan of "Good News". I'm not a big fan of "The News."

gboy

Speaking about gas caps, several weeks ago I was waiting behind a row of cars at a red light and noticed that the driver of the car in front had forgotten to close the gas cap. So I moved forward a little and tapped on his passenger window to inform him and then closed the cap tightly. It was an older gentlemen who probably forgot and who seemed suprised and thankful.