SoccerMom2
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I let my husband cook me breakfast this morning and i didn't yell at him because the eggs were 

One of my favorite of favorites,
Last year some friends and I were making Irish music at a nursing home. (I play an Irish harp.) Afterwards, we heard there was a lady within a couple of days of death.
So I asked and received permission to play my harp for her. Poor soul could not speak, but the smile she gave me will live with me forever.
One of her family members came while I was playing - and asked whether I dropped down from heaven! Told him I couldn't be an angel - I have red hair, lol!
....oooohhh you gave me chills and tears in my eyes
Bless you for that
Crap, now my story about giving up my seat to an elderly couple won't mean near as much.![]()
what a wonderful thread.
I try to do something every day if given the chance, but I guess most recently, we were driving home the other day when we passed a car on the side of the road with a woman standing in front with the hood raised.
It was cold and the road is really not travelled that much so we stopped, turned out that she had two small children with her and her car died.
My uncle is a mech, so we called him and we stayed there with them so they could sit in our car and keep warm. He got there, looked at it, did something under the hood, got the car started and followed them to their neighboorhood to make sure they got home ok since his fix was only a temp fix and we did not want to scare them by following them all the way home.
I was leaving the pharmacy Saturday and an older man was going to his car. He stopped at the edge of the curb by his car looking down, obviously not sure of his footing once he stepped off the curb. I offered to help him, but I think the old fashioned gentleman just couldn't bring himself to take a woman's arm to steady his step. I watched him to make sure he didn't stumble and fall.
I have a situation where thankfully people helped me out of the kindness of their hearts.
Back when we got the first falling of the snow that refused to stop, I had to go into work. I got into work fine and was able to leave before the main roads got to bad. I had forgotten to take into account CRE road conditions. Needless to say, I got stuck. Badly!
After being unable to get up the hill by the Post Office, I figured I would try to get up using the side road. I got stuck in the turn going up and then when I tried to back myself out of the situation, I came close to hitting a parked car and succeeded in getting stuck in a ditch.
Thankfully, the man who lived there got his son to help push me out and offered to help me get up the hill. After a few attempts, we all realized that it wasn't going to happen.
As luck would have it, a man in a white truck happened to be passing by and towed me up to the main road. I offered to pay the people who helped me but all of them refused.
If you are one of the people who helped me that day, thank you. It means a lot to know there are still decent and kind people out there.
One of my favorite of favorites,
Last year some friends and I were making Irish music at a nursing home. (I play an Irish harp.) Afterwards, we heard there was a lady within a couple of days of death.
So I asked and received permission to play my harp for her. Poor soul could not speak, but the smile she gave me will live with me forever.
One of her family members came while I was playing - and asked whether I dropped down from heaven! Told him I couldn't be an angel - I have red hair, lol!
We have an old(er) retired couple that lives across the street from us. Everytime it snows we make sure to at least clear their driveway (a very long driveway) so they can get in and out. If time permits we do the other two or three neighbors driveways too, but I'm really concerned about the old(er) couple going out and trying to shovel the snow themselves.
Last snowstorm was in school at SMHEC and two women drove their Toyota Camrys into the curb. Two flat right front tires. A friend and I cut class so we could change out their tires and get them on their way. One was frantically trying to reach her road side assistance with no luck, and the other had the facility manager looking for a compressor to re-inflate her tire that had the sidewall blown out. Crawling, lying and kneeling in 6 inches of snow while changing tires was actually a LOT of fun.
Crap, now my story about giving up my seat to an elderly couple won't mean near as much.![]()
I forwarded two scam emails "purportedly" from Bank of America to their fraud/abuse area today. The BOA rep said that this will automatically block the sender and save any other customers from getting the email!
It only took me 5 minutes today, to shovel the last remainder of a pile of snow that was protruding out into a very busy corner, and for weeks had made it a little awkward for everyone to turn.
Last summer I saw a man walking in heavy rain on 301, pulled over and drove him to the WalMart (which was directly on my way) where he was to meet someone offering him a housepainting job. He said he was homeless, and the VanGo bus had failed to stop for him.
Occasionally in parking lots, I notice when people's tires look underinflated and I leave notes on their windshield. At grocery parking lots, I also take a few seconds to push shopping carts further into the carrels, or compress a few together so there's room for more. In restrooms, if a can is overflowing with paper towels, I'll quickly stomp on it with my foot to compress them so there'll be room to hold many more. This literally takes no time at all.