The Last Good Deed You Did...
Discussion
...anyone?
When and what and who?
Was it gratefully received?
I have just "donated" my spare jacket from my car to a 16/17yr old (obvious MH issues, dancing round a tree in the pouring rain in just a t-shirt, shorts and socks, no shoes) and he was surprisingly grateful.
Previous good deeds haven't always been so successful, or well received!
When and what and who?
Was it gratefully received?
I have just "donated" my spare jacket from my car to a 16/17yr old (obvious MH issues, dancing round a tree in the pouring rain in just a t-shirt, shorts and socks, no shoes) and he was surprisingly grateful.
Previous good deeds haven't always been so successful, or well received!
My mums next door neighbour had a knee op a month or so ago and I noticed his front grass was getting a bit long, turns out he was struggling to do it himself. Ran over it with the mower when I was doing the old dears.
No bother, took all of a couple of minutes. He bought a box of chocs for my mum. Result
Sometimes little things mean a lot.
No bother, took all of a couple of minutes. He bought a box of chocs for my mum. Result
Sometimes little things mean a lot.
I was walking down a road near me a few years ago, there was a house on the left with a single step up to the garden.
i was perhaps 2-3 metres away when an old man was trying to get up the step and falls over.
i run over to him, as if he is alright, and if he wanted me to get him a ambulance as he might have damaged something falling over, he says no its ok, i ask if he wants a hand off the floor. so i proceed to pick him up, nearly put my back out as i was really skinny back then, help him up the step and then carry on walking after he says he is ok.
i was perhaps 2-3 metres away when an old man was trying to get up the step and falls over.
i run over to him, as if he is alright, and if he wanted me to get him a ambulance as he might have damaged something falling over, he says no its ok, i ask if he wants a hand off the floor. so i proceed to pick him up, nearly put my back out as i was really skinny back then, help him up the step and then carry on walking after he says he is ok.
I cleared the snow from my neighbour's driveway.
Two days later my wife found an envelope taped to our door from the neighbour's lawn maintenance guy who asked that I didn't clear the snow because I was doing him out of a job. He's a nightmare at the best of times, so we just decided that I'd avoid the problem and not bother in the future.
Two days later my wife found an envelope taped to our door from the neighbour's lawn maintenance guy who asked that I didn't clear the snow because I was doing him out of a job. He's a nightmare at the best of times, so we just decided that I'd avoid the problem and not bother in the future.
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.
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.
Edited by Blib on Thursday 22 May 07:48
I bought the old man in front of me his groceries yesterday, he was counting change and didn't have enough for everything he had. He was a bit bemused but very grateful, it was only £9 and, truth be told, I was in a hurry so it was quicker just to say 'I'll get that for you mate' than stand around waiting.
I guess it counts though.
I guess it counts though.
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.
Good work that man have a 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.
Edited by Blib on Thursday 22 May 07:48
The other day I carried two laden pushchairs up the stairs at the station when the lift was out of order. The mums were very grateful as it was a hot day and the train was nearly there.
Took care of my neighbours fish tank when he was in hospital having radiotherapy. Two days later he knocked with a bottle of wine
Always clear his drive off when it snows, he gives me tomato plants etc. in return. It's nice to be nice In a Cafe in Belfast last week I realised after I'd sat down that I'd got a bit of a bargain.
When I roughly added up it seemed like I hadn't been charged for a sandwich. So when I got up to order more coffee I told them what I thought had happened.
They thanked me but didn't charge me any more.
When I roughly added up it seemed like I hadn't been charged for a sandwich. So when I got up to order more coffee I told them what I thought had happened.
They thanked me but didn't charge me any more.
Council Baby said:
I bought the old man in front of me his groceries yesterday, he was counting change and didn't have enough for everything he had. He was a bit bemused but very grateful, it was only £9 and, truth be told, I was in a hurry so it was quicker just to say 'I'll get that for you mate' than stand around waiting.
I guess it counts though.
That counts for me! I guess it counts though.
I left my garage open so a neighbour could help himself to tools over the space of a day. I wasn't around to help him strip down his suspension but this was the next best thing. Small change in comparison to the others, but it was my last good deed.
Blib said:
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.
Very good work Blib but please don't reinforce the ridiculously OTT myth about stranger danger.The chance that a paid up member of some bizarre infant child smuggling ring would be driving by at the exact same time a child of an age they are looking for happened to be wandering alone is so tiny as to be ridiculous.
Walm (father of three and very happy one of them asked a stranger for help when he got lost in the forest)
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.
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.
Its reassuring to see there are still some good guys in the world!
I try to help out where possible such as offering stricken cyclists an inner tube or helping people out when they've broken down in the middle of a busy lane.
The one that really sticks in my mind happened a couple of months ago. I was in McDonalds getting breakfast and 2 homeless guys were say across the table trying to scrabble enough money together to buy a hot chocolate - yes, one hot chocolate between them.
Needless to say I bought them both breakfast as a timely reminder of how lucky me and my family are to take that sort of thing for granted.
There was another time in London when I noticed a Canadien family struggling with 3 kids and a shed load of bags to get from one tube line to another. I didnt have anywhere to be so I helped them (good job really, it was a good ten minute walk at rush hour!)
I try to help out where possible such as offering stricken cyclists an inner tube or helping people out when they've broken down in the middle of a busy lane.
The one that really sticks in my mind happened a couple of months ago. I was in McDonalds getting breakfast and 2 homeless guys were say across the table trying to scrabble enough money together to buy a hot chocolate - yes, one hot chocolate between them.
Needless to say I bought them both breakfast as a timely reminder of how lucky me and my family are to take that sort of thing for granted.
There was another time in London when I noticed a Canadien family struggling with 3 kids and a shed load of bags to get from one tube line to another. I didnt have anywhere to be so I helped them (good job really, it was a good ten minute walk at rush hour!)
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