Just saw the most hearwarming story on the news!!!

curlzy

Just watching the news on TV3 and they were interviewing a man who had just had his savings tricked off him by a man that called to his door saying he was a solicitor.

The man had E800 in a savings account that he was saving for Christmas, he is elderly and has learning difficulties. He wanted to buy a Christmas present for his sister who is in a nursing home and book into a hotel for Christmas week.

Anyway, the journalist read out emails viewers had sent in, things like "I would love to meet that man and give him a hug", and told him that people had donated the full amount back to him. He cried he was so touched and said all those people would be in his prayers. It just really touched me, like at the moment all we hear is doom and gloom, but then outta nowhere you see the good in people again.

So what things have you seen lately that made you believe in the goodness of people again?

Sorry can't find a link

builttospill

Ah yeah, that guy. I know him. He emailed me a couple of months ago to tell me that i had won the Nigerian lotto and for a small process fee I could claim it. I gave him my bank details but he still hasn't put the $$$ into my account. Seemed nice though so I'm sure it won't take much longer. He probably had an awful lot to deal with over the last while anyway what with being scammed out of 800 yoyos by some charlatan.

00112984

Bart's People is on TV3 now? Didn't know ITV made that.

What a brilliant idea.

I'm really broke at the minute. People of AH, please take it upon yourselves to raise money for me. I can cry on cue too. I'm thaaaat good.

Ah, nice story. Glad the old bloke got sorted.

Scuid Mhór

can i have some money too please?

My hearing is adequately warm already thanks.

Great story though

Sanjuro

Can anybody tell me where I can contact this man? I'm a solicitor and I want to represent him for the small amount of €800....













In all seriousness though, glad there's a good ending to the story. Saw him interviewed yesterday and it filled me with rage that some cunt out there would take advantage like that.

alwaysadub

I was watching that too. Brought a lump to my throat! Nice to know there are still decent people out there.

mikemac

That's nice

Similar happens on Liveline every month or so.
Someone can't pay a fine and people pay it for them
The last story I remember was a women was sobbing she could not pay a fine to the dog pound after her dog was taken for wandering around the estate.

Fizman

alwaysadub wrote: »

I was watching that too. Brought a lump to my throat! Nice to know there are still decent people out there.

Still though, for every nice person there seems to be an evil cnut somewhere too to take advantage of them.

Let's hope the person who swindled the initial €800 finds a little bit of Karma coming their way. Hopefully in the form of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. :mad:

curlzy

Fizman wrote: »

Hopefully in the form of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. :mad:

Wouldn't wish cancer on anyone, that's just evil. No, I'd boil him in oil and then peel him slowing with a spoon.

Irish Guitarist

A few months ago I spent something like €28.20 in Tesco. I put €50 into the self service machine. Something went wrong and it took ages for my change to come out. By the time it did come out I forgot I had put €50 in the machine and picked up the coins and left the €20 behind.

I realised my mistake when I got outside so I went back in to Tesco. My money was gone from the machine and I gave up hope of getting it back. Then when I went back outside someone came up to me and asked if I had left money behind. I said "yes" and he handed me my €20.

Liam Byrne

feelingstressed wrote: »

The last story I remember was a women was sobbing she could not pay a fine to the dog pound after her dog was taken for wandering around the estate.

I think it's great that there are still good people out there, but if that woman doesn't look after her dog and leaves it wandering around estates, then they shouldn't give the dog back to her.

moretothegirl

curlzy wrote: »

Just watching the news on TV3 and they were interviewing a man who had just had his savings tricked off him by a man that called to his door saying he was a solicitor.

The man had E800 in a savings account that he was saving for Christmas, he is elderly and has learning difficulties. He wanted to buy a Christmas present for his sister who is in a nursing home and book into a hotel for Christmas week.

Anyway, the journalist read out emails viewers had sent in, things like "I would love to meet that man and give him a hug", and told him that people had donated the full amount back to him. He cried he was so touched and said all those people would be in his prayers. It just really touched me, like at the moment all we hear is doom and gloom, but then outta nowhere you see the good in people again.

So what things have you seen lately that made you believe in the goodness of people again?

Sorry can't find a link

I caught the end of his interview last nite and im not joking i was so close to tears watching how upset he was.... it made me feel so sick and sad.... im so happy to hear this story thank you OP

curlzy

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I think it's great that there are still good people out there, but if that woman doesn't look after her dog and leaves it wandering around estates, then they shouldn't give the dog back to her.

Don't be such a Mr. Judgeypants!! Accidents happen, it could have just got out.

Copper23

Sounds like a job for Veronica Mars.

Rented Mule

This is a bit long, so my apologies in advance.

It wasn't on the news per se, but I did hear it through the grapevine and then went to the source to confirm it.

My father is a retired Chicago Police Officer. My mother passed away in 2004 after a horrific medical mistake while fighting cancer. He lives alone and is still very active at 70.

The local parish that he lives in has a fee paying school (@$7500 per year). They have recently changed pastors after some financial mistakes were made by the former head honcho. The new pastor is now out to show that he is responsible with the flock's money.

My father get's a knock at the door from the couple that live next door to them. They stopped by with a few beers to watch whatever match was on the telly that night. The conversation starts going back and forth about the changes in the parish and the new pastor.....and then they told the following story.

There is a young girl of 13 who had attended this school for the past 8 years (school is a bit different in the states K-8 and then four years of high school). She is entering 8th grade and will then move onto a high school in the area. Her mother is divorced and can only manage to work part time

The mother goes to the school with her daughter to try and work out a way that she can finish her final year at the school, while the mother tries to figure out a way to pay the $7500 tuition. (She has three other younger children who will be attending the local public schools.)

The new pastor announces to her that if she can't pay the tuition on time, then she would not be allowed to attend the school for her final year. To say that she was devastated would be an understatement.

My father finds out about this and immediately heads up to the school the following morning. Asks to see the pastor, and hands him a cheque for the girl's final year tuition. He then tells him what he thinks of him, and this was the last penny that he will ever see from him.

The school calls the little girl and explains that someone paid her tuition and that everything is sorted. She immediately bursts into tears and calls her mother at work. The following day this family shows up on my father's door step and introduce themselves for the first time. From what I understand, there wasn't a 'dry eye' in the house.

There are people out that who try to do the right thing. I am just proud that it in this case that it was my father.

TimeToShine

Truth be told I would've preferred if Daddy put that 7500 quid in MY arse pocket...

Princess Peach

Sorry I couldn't read any further past the word HEARWARMING

flyton5

Rented Mule wrote: »

This is a bit long, so my apologies in advance.

It wasn't on the news per se, but I did hear it through the grapevine and then went to the source to confirm it.

My father is a retired Chicago Police Officer. My mother passed away in 2004 after a horrific medical mistake while fighting cancer. He lives alone and is still very active at 70.

The local parish that he lives in has a fee paying school (@$7500 per year). They have recently changed pastors after some financial mistakes were made by the former head honcho. The new pastor is now out to show that he is responsible with the flock's money.

My father get's a knock at the door from the couple that live next door to them. They stopped by with a few beers to watch whatever match was on the telly that night. The conversation starts going back and forth about the changes in the parish and the new pastor.....and then they told the following story.

There is a young girl of 13 who had attended this school for the past 8 years (school is a bit different in the states K-8 and then four years of high school). She is entering 8th grade and will then move onto a high school in the area. Her mother is divorced and can only manage to work part time

The mother goes to the school with her daughter to try and work out a way that she can finish her final year at the school, while the mother tries to figure out a way to pay the $7500 tuition. (She has three other younger children who will be attending the local public schools.)

The new pastor announces to her that if she can't pay the tuition on time, then she would not be allowed to attend the school for her final year. To say that she was devastated would be an understatement.

My father finds out about this and immediately heads up to the school the following morning. Asks to see the pastor, and hands him a cheque for the girl's final year tuition. He then tells him what he thinks of him, and this was the last penny that he will ever see from him.

The school calls the little girl and explains that someone paid her tuition and that everything is sorted. She immediately bursts into tears and calls her mother at work. The following day this family shows up on my father's door step and introduce themselves for the first time. From what I understand, there wasn't a 'dry eye' in the house.

There are people out that who try to do the right thing. I am just proud that it in this case that it was my father.

Why did the school call a 13 year old instead of her mother?

bleg

I got a bank into trouble, down about 35 billion. Was looking pretty bad there for a while but my two buddies had a whip around and came up with the money for me.

Kimono-Girl

curlzy wrote: »

Just watching the news on TV3 and they were interviewing a man who had just had his savings tricked off him by a man that called to his door saying he was a solicitor.

The man had E800 in a savings account that he was saving for Christmas, he is elderly and has learning difficulties. He wanted to buy a Christmas present for his sister who is in a nursing home and book into a hotel for Christmas week.

Anyway, the journalist read out emails viewers had sent in, things like "I would love to meet that man and give him a hug", and told him that people had donated the full amount back to him. He cried he was so touched and said all those people would be in his prayers. It just really touched me, like at the moment all we hear is doom and gloom, but then outta nowhere you see the good in people again.

So what things have you seen lately that made you believe in the goodness of people again?

Sorry can't find a link

he was on the Neil Prendiville show yesterday morning, link to thread


it was such a sad story!

bellx1

The man had E800 in a savings account that he was saving for Christmas, he is elderly and has learning difficulties. He wanted to buy a Christmas present for his sister who is in a nursing home and book into a hotel for Christmas week.


It was on the local radio station here today also, people were contacting the station inviting the man to stay with them for Christmas rather than go to a hotel.
Nice to hear of kindness for a change!

Rented Mule

flyton5 wrote: »

Why did the school call a 13 year old instead of her mother?

I am guessing that they called the house.

Hogzy

Gotta love the aul Corkonians!!! :P

Saila

curlzy wrote: »

So what things have you seen lately that made you believe in the goodness of people again?

pretty easy really just dont come to AH for a while, and you'd never believe there was a world out there still standing :rolleyes:

I just watched an epic version of 'All you need is love' by the beatles that my brother put up on bookface, and then clicked onto this thread..i dunno, generally im very misanthrophic, but im feeling good now..

marzic

I do the odd act of kindness for complete strangers, its empowering to be able to make a little difference with a small investment of time/money/energy!

Jesus Wept

Greetings, friends. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So, use it, and send one dollar to The-Rigger (pm for details).
Don't delay, eternal happiness is just a dollar away.

bleg

The-Rigger wrote: »

Greetings, friends. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So, use it, and send one dollar to The-Rigger (pm for details).
Don't delay, eternal happiness is just a dollar away.

I'd be happier with the dollar.

mickydoomsux

Copper23 wrote: »

Sounds like a job for Veronica Mars.

I miss that show so much

/Re-watches box sets for 8 millionth time