The Last Good Deed You Did...
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Blib said:
A notable one.
Late last year, One Monday evening, at about 7:30pm, I was in my car on the way to visit friends. I live in North London. Not four hundred yards from my home and fifty yards from a main road, I spied a child, no older than three years old, alone, trotting down the pavement in the direction that I was driving. Immediately, I became suspicious because there was no adult to be seen at all. The road was otherwise deserted.
I parked up and approached the child who had continued on her way down the road. I said hello and asked her where her mummy was? She was too young to reply. I took her hand and looked around. Still there was NO ONE at all on the street. About one hundred yards down the road is a corner shop. So, I took the child into the shop as I didn't want to be alone with her (a TOTALLY different thread there!) and while the shop keeper kept her amused with a tube of Smarties, I dialled 999 and reported the incident.
While waiting for the police to arrive, I stood outside the shop, looking up the hill in the direction from where the child had come. After what seemed like and age, but was probably three or four minutes, a young woman came haring down the road as fast as she could run. At the same time, a car came careering down the hill. I waved them down.
They were the parents of the child. They had been visiting relatives nearby. The house was crowded for a family celebration and their daughter had slipped out of the front door which had been accidentally left ajar.
She had been out in the street on her own for more than five minutes before I drove by.
They only became aware that she was missing when one of her siblings asked where she was. She was two years old. Thank god she headed down the hill, away from the main road and stayed on the pavement. I dread to think what could have happened had she turned right instead of left when she set out on her journey.
Furthermore, who knows who could have been driving by. It just happened to be me. The child wcould have been whisked away and no one would have known of her fate.
ETA: Fair dues to the police. They arrived within minutes of my call. They were not very happy with the parents.
Easily done. Our daughter went walkabout when she was 2 after her stupid step-brother decided to leave the side gate open. She was found in a neighbours back garden looking at their pond. Sends shivers down my spine as we know someone who's two year old fell into a pond, and suffered brain damage. A bLate last year, One Monday evening, at about 7:30pm, I was in my car on the way to visit friends. I live in North London. Not four hundred yards from my home and fifty yards from a main road, I spied a child, no older than three years old, alone, trotting down the pavement in the direction that I was driving. Immediately, I became suspicious because there was no adult to be seen at all. The road was otherwise deserted.
I parked up and approached the child who had continued on her way down the road. I said hello and asked her where her mummy was? She was too young to reply. I took her hand and looked around. Still there was NO ONE at all on the street. About one hundred yards down the road is a corner shop. So, I took the child into the shop as I didn't want to be alone with her (a TOTALLY different thread there!) and while the shop keeper kept her amused with a tube of Smarties, I dialled 999 and reported the incident.
While waiting for the police to arrive, I stood outside the shop, looking up the hill in the direction from where the child had come. After what seemed like and age, but was probably three or four minutes, a young woman came haring down the road as fast as she could run. At the same time, a car came careering down the hill. I waved them down.
They were the parents of the child. They had been visiting relatives nearby. The house was crowded for a family celebration and their daughter had slipped out of the front door which had been accidentally left ajar.
She had been out in the street on her own for more than five minutes before I drove by.
They only became aware that she was missing when one of her siblings asked where she was. She was two years old. Thank god she headed down the hill, away from the main road and stayed on the pavement. I dread to think what could have happened had she turned right instead of left when she set out on her journey.
Furthermore, who knows who could have been driving by. It just happened to be me. The child wcould have been whisked away and no one would have known of her fate.
ETA: Fair dues to the police. They arrived within minutes of my call. They were not very happy with the parents.
Edited by Blib on Thursday 22 May 07:48
ked step-lad, and a padlock were much in order...I stopped a landscapers van last week who's jockey wheel was on the ground and destroying itself.
Arrived in Bangkok hotel and out for a walk when i picked up a banknote, lucky me, i looked at it and thought worth about £1, i subsequently dropped it in a beggars bowl and thought no more of it until i looked at my notes I had and realised it was worth over a Tenner. The next night we walked past the beggar he was eating a good looking bowl of food and a couple of beers alongside him ready to drink.
Made me feel good anyway.
Made me feel good anyway.
we usually spend Christmas at my parents. My mum usually makes two or three different deserts which means there are quite a few portions left over. I take them to the shelter for alcoholics/homeless people down the road.
Was walking past there this Christmas and one of the blokes was getting tobacco from tab ends of fags to make a roll up. I gave him what was left in my packet of fags.
Was walking past there this Christmas and one of the blokes was getting tobacco from tab ends of fags to make a roll up. I gave him what was left in my packet of fags.
Saved a young drunk homeless girl from throwing herself under a bus last week. Called an ambulance, got abused by her physically and members of the public verbally who I think thought she was with me. Got the piss taken out of me by youngsters passing by and ignored by a police van that drove past.
Ended up late for an appointment. Explained why and was told I should not have bothered.
There are times I cannot stand general society.
Would I do it again? Yes.
Ended up late for an appointment. Explained why and was told I should not have bothered.
There are times I cannot stand general society.
Would I do it again? Yes.
Spent five minutes with a homeless guy outside my local M+S - wasn't begging just sat with a blanket round him and his dog. I asked if man wanted anything as I was nipping into M+S - he only asked for a sandwich and a coffee, which he got. Didn't want any money.
He was ex forces - really nice guy who had fallen on hard times.
2 weeks later I got 5 numbers on the lottery - £1800 and booked a holiday - go in two weeks time.
Karma is real.
ETA - This wasn't the last good deed I did - just posted this one to encourage people to be nice to one another. This particular one happened a year ago.
He was ex forces - really nice guy who had fallen on hard times.
2 weeks later I got 5 numbers on the lottery - £1800 and booked a holiday - go in two weeks time.
Karma is real.
ETA - This wasn't the last good deed I did - just posted this one to encourage people to be nice to one another. This particular one happened a year ago.
Edited by Craphouserat on Thursday 22 May 09:53
There's a nice chap in our Town who appears to have had a fairly nasty stroke at some point. The sort of chap you see all the time and nod to but never get into conversation with. All hunched over his right side, right hand and arm looking about as useful as a Nigerian army regiment is at finding a few hundred missing girls.
Anyway the door to the Polling Station is rather beefy with a spring good enough to fire a Range Rover into orbit. I was just on my way out and saw this chap 10m or so away, voting card in hand, shuffling towards the door. Chose to wait and hold it open for him. He was most grateful as apparently he'd been mithering all morning about having to wait for someone to open the door when he got there.
Little things that you don't even give a second thought to yourself really can mean a whole load to the recipients.
Anyway the door to the Polling Station is rather beefy with a spring good enough to fire a Range Rover into orbit. I was just on my way out and saw this chap 10m or so away, voting card in hand, shuffling towards the door. Chose to wait and hold it open for him. He was most grateful as apparently he'd been mithering all morning about having to wait for someone to open the door when he got there.
Little things that you don't even give a second thought to yourself really can mean a whole load to the recipients.
Tried to round up some lambs on the A827 yesterday, along with 2 other colleagues 1/4 mile further down the road, jeez those little buggers are....
1. getting heavy
2. getting VERY fleet of hoof
stopped off at the farmhouse and told them the score, wifey rolled her eyes said "bloody blackfaces again" and got on the phone to the shepherd who got the collies out of their lock up [actually quite scary things I wouldn't argue with one LOL] and into a box on the agricat and off he went..
1. getting heavy
2. getting VERY fleet of hoof
stopped off at the farmhouse and told them the score, wifey rolled her eyes said "bloody blackfaces again" and got on the phone to the shepherd who got the collies out of their lock up [actually quite scary things I wouldn't argue with one LOL] and into a box on the agricat and off he went..
Out for a snowy walk last winter, we came across A blind chap standing in the middle of nowhere with his Alsatian guide dog, he was on the phone to the police non emergency number as he was lost and couldn't find his way to Budgens. It turns out that he had taken a bus and the driver had pointed him in the wrong direction, with all the snow on the ground his dog couldn't find its way there either and despite the fact that his bus had dropped him 500 yards from Budgens he was now a good 2 miles away in the opposite direction. We ended up phoning the non emergency number ourselves who thought he was in a completely different place to where he actually was and that they were unlikely to be able to look for him for another 45 minutes. We said to him we were happy to walk with him so took his arm and off we went, as soon as we got within 200 yards of the shops the dog took over as it must have caught its bearings or found some familiar smells.
He was very grateful for our help, during our walk we got chatting and he was telling me about his lotus that he owned and various other interesting stories, kicked myself after for not asking for a go in it with him but still felt warm and fuzzy for helping the guy out
He was very grateful for our help, during our walk we got chatting and he was telling me about his lotus that he owned and various other interesting stories, kicked myself after for not asking for a go in it with him but still felt warm and fuzzy for helping the guy out
Sent away for a sample pack for the UK's blood cancer and bone marrow donation charity and returned my saliva sample last week.
No good has technically come of it yet but it may do one day. And if this inspires people on here to do the same there may be a greater chance of a good deed being competed.
http://www.anthonynolan.org get involved if you can guys. Worthy cause
No good has technically come of it yet but it may do one day. And if this inspires people on here to do the same there may be a greater chance of a good deed being competed.
http://www.anthonynolan.org get involved if you can guys. Worthy cause
Stopped to change the wheel on a BMW E46 containing a lady,her mother and children.
They were stuck in the rain on the entrance slip of a dual carriageway which I then had to reverse back up as I'd passed them and leave my car with the hazards on shielding their car and me whilst I changed the wheel.
Asked for my address to send me some beer tokens, I declined, would hope someone would have done the same for my old dear.
They were stuck in the rain on the entrance slip of a dual carriageway which I then had to reverse back up as I'd passed them and leave my car with the hazards on shielding their car and me whilst I changed the wheel.
Asked for my address to send me some beer tokens, I declined, would hope someone would have done the same for my old dear.
Driving down the bypass when I noticed a women's car bonnet had flipped up and hit the windscreen, she was trying to pull it down but couldnt.
I came off the slip road, under the bridge and rejoined the bypass in the other direction towards the lady. I could see she had two kids in the car.
So, I parked my X5 at a slight angle behind her car so if anything was going to get hit, the car X5 was getting it first, before her / the kids.
Managed to get the bonnet down and she dropped me a text that night saying thanks you very much.
I came off the slip road, under the bridge and rejoined the bypass in the other direction towards the lady. I could see she had two kids in the car.
So, I parked my X5 at a slight angle behind her car so if anything was going to get hit, the car X5 was getting it first, before her / the kids.
Managed to get the bonnet down and she dropped me a text that night saying thanks you very much.
When we had bad storms, I was mooching around in my discovery down on Lee on Solent beach front, spotted a car with it's hazard lights on (dim and flashing irregularly) when I got to the car the water was up to the bottom of the doors with people still in it!
Could barely open the door the wind was that strong! Got the rope out and towed them to dry land so the chap could call for recovery, also seemed to think that if he let it dry out it would be fine!
Could barely open the door the wind was that strong! Got the rope out and towed them to dry land so the chap could call for recovery, also seemed to think that if he let it dry out it would be fine!
DavesFlaps said:
I was out walking the dog, when I saw a rabbit thrashing about on the verge beside me.
It turned out some utter had laid a snare and the rabbit was trapped in it, so I went over and released it. During my walk I noticed about half a dozen more snares dotted about, so I went back home, got a pair of snips and cut them all up.
The following day I won £25 on the lottery - karma.
You were very lucky there, gypsies were probably around the corner waiting to bum rape you.It turned out some utter
had laid a snare and the rabbit was trapped in it, so I went over and released it. During my walk I noticed about half a dozen more snares dotted about, so I went back home, got a pair of snips and cut them all up. The following day I won £25 on the lottery - karma.
On a busy Tube recently - Hot, flustered woman who may or may not have been pregnant (I didn't ask) was incredibly appreciative when I gave up my seat for her. When she got off, she thanked me again and said I'd made her day. Made me smile at least.
A while back, also in London, I saw an upset young lady, crying for some reason, outside a Waitrose - I was going in anyway and picked up the things I wanted but for reasons that escape me, I bought just a cheap bunch of flowers and, on my way out, gave them to her and went on my way (no phone number exchanged, nothing said beyond "here you are, you look upset"). Not sure that counts though.
On the other hand, I witnessed a girl spin off in to a verge on the A1 at Elkesley (sp) - I stopped to check on her (she was ok) and got told to ps off as she was going to call the AA - this was at a time when mobile phones weren't as common and I happened to have one.
A while back, also in London, I saw an upset young lady, crying for some reason, outside a Waitrose - I was going in anyway and picked up the things I wanted but for reasons that escape me, I bought just a cheap bunch of flowers and, on my way out, gave them to her and went on my way (no phone number exchanged, nothing said beyond "here you are, you look upset"). Not sure that counts though.
On the other hand, I witnessed a girl spin off in to a verge on the A1 at Elkesley (sp) - I stopped to check on her (she was ok) and got told to p
s off as she was going to call the AA - this was at a time when mobile phones weren't as common and I happened to have one. 
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