Random Acts of Kindness

Kintarō Hattori · 11-02-2009 09:17PM #1

I was standing outside Bonanza newsagents in Rathmines yesterday waiting for the 83 bus back into town. I was standing there for a few minutes minding my own business and watching who was coming and going etc when I noticed a chap crossing the furthur up the street.
I don't know if he tripped getting up onto the path or if his bag simply snapped but bottles and bottles of drink fell to the footpath and shattered into dozens of pieces. He stood there momentarily not knowing what to do. A young lady who was waiting for the bus went into the newsagents and bought a plastic bag. She walked up to the guy handed over the bag and then returned to talk to her friend at the bus stop. The guy picked up as much glass as he could and put it into his bag and went along on his merry way.

Almost as soon as the guys shopping hit the ground the young lady (20's) went in and go the bag. I thought this was a really nice act for someone she didn't know. Most people, myself included, would most likely has just looked on.

So boardsies have you any stories of random strangers helping each other out or indeed helping you out when you least expected it.

Jesus Wept · 11-02-2009 09:18PM

No.

Slidey · 11-02-2009 09:20PM

Dublin forum TBH :P

chillywilly · 11-02-2009 09:20PM

i was at a bus stop a while back when married couple gave me a day rambler ticket, i was chuffed and kept thanking them....not that i really needed it but it was very thoughtful!

Borneo Fnctn · 11-02-2009 09:21PM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I was standing outside Bonanza newsagents in Rathmines yesterday waiting for the 83 bus back into town.

You should walk you lazy bollox:D

Terry · 11-02-2009 09:22PM

Moved from AH.

Kintarō Hattori · 11-02-2009 09:24PM

This isn't a rathmines thread terry. I happened to witness this act of kindness there and asked had other people seen such acts of kindness. The thread is supposed to focus on someones acts rather than where I witnessed something.

Jet Black · 11-02-2009 09:24PM

I finished college in DBS and it was pissing out. Had to get the 83 on aunger street back to Finglas and only had a t shirt and a wollen jumper on.
I was standing there for a few minutes and getting soaked. A gorgeous asain girl came over and gave me her umbrella. She said she lives in the apartment behind where I was standing. Made my month so it did :-)

Slidey · 11-02-2009 09:29PM

julep wrote: »

Moved from AH.

Lol that'll teach them pesky Howyas

Slidey · 11-02-2009 09:30PM

heymcflyx wrote: »

I finished college in DBS and it was pissing out. Had to get the 83 on aunger street back to Finglas and only had a t shirt and a wollen jumper on.

What good is an umbrella when you have no pants on?

*adele* · 11-02-2009 10:14PM

I wish this was still in after hours. I love hearing about little nice things people do.

Larianne · 11-02-2009 10:18PM

chillywilly wrote: »

i was at a bus stop a while back when married couple gave me a day rambler ticket, i was chuffed and kept thanking them....not that i really needed it but it was very thoughtful!

I nearly always do this when getting off the bus and I don't need the ticket anymore.

Quazzie · 11-02-2009 10:39PM

After Hours tbh

Kintarō Hattori · 12-02-2009 12:02AM

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

After Hours tbh

Indeed, it was moved accidentally. I've pm'd Agent Smith and asked him to move it back to After Hours.

Agent Smith · 12-02-2009 12:03AM

This has nothing really to do with South County dublin....

?

JCDUB · 12-02-2009 12:09AM

Larianne wrote: »

I nearly always do this when getting off the bus and I don't need the ticket anymore.

Yep I always give my on-street parking tickets to people parking after me, or if there's nobody around I'll stick the ticket to the dispensing machine and hope it saves somebody a couple of yoyo's..

chillywilly · 12-02-2009 12:17AM

Larianne wrote: »

I nearly always do this when getting off the bus and I don't need the ticket anymore.

you wernt wearing a blue jumper were you?:P

Sharpshooter · 12-02-2009 12:36AM

I was in a shopping complex today,and as I was leaving a tall elderly lady was coming in.
She came towards me and asked if I could tell her where the post office was.
So I start to tell her what direction to go in ,and noticed she was getting a bit upset.
Without thinking I told her I would walk her back up to the PO,and off we went.
Turned out she was going up to buy stamps and had momentarily forgotten where the post office was.(bless)
Anyhow, I brought her up and all the way she kept saying "Thank You", I felt so sad for her that I waited for her to come out and walked her back down to the entrance where her hubby was sitting just outside in the car.
He must have been watching for her because he got out immediately and asked if she was alright.
I told him it was fine ,I had just been giving her a hand.
As he was helping her into the car he told me she was in the early stages of Alzheimer's,memory going only now and again ,but stubborn enough to want to be self sufficient.
I could tell he thought the world of her and after helping her I felt a little bit better about my day.

Biggins · 12-02-2009 12:36AM

lol this thread is travelling more than I am! (well nearly) lol

Kersmash · 12-02-2009 12:48AM

Was late for school the other day cos I stopped to help this kid who feel and badly hurt his ankle. Sat in the wet and cold for half an hour while his friend ran to the school to get a teacher. Made me feel a little bit better in myself that day! I try my best to help people in need when I can. Always makes me feel good.

12-02-2009 12:57AM

Was walking through Eyre Square in Galway one day when I saw an elderly woman trying to carry two heavy bags. I walked up to her and asked if she would like some help, to which she happily agreed. In the end, I had to walk twenty minutes out of my way to help this woman, but it was worth it because she was happy somebody had offered.

Usually always stop to help a woman with a pram who struggles getting it down the stairs.

Terry · 12-02-2009 12:58AM

This one time I responded to a reported post and moved a thread from AH to South County Dublin. I thought it was a nice gesture.

Then I realised I had ****ed up.

lovemypinkhat · 12-02-2009 01:00AM

My boyfriend and I were in Paris and I decided to use my minimal knowledge of the French language to ask where a certain shop was. We came across a group of people with bags from the shop so I went up and asked. There were two ladies there trying to explain to us where it was and I did my best to understand (it was hard!). I must've looked confused because a man (presumably one of their husbands) came over and said something in French which I didn't understand but walked off and gestured to follow him. We thanked the ladies and went off with yer man. Didn't he only take us to the shop! And it wasn't like around the corner or anything, we were walking for a good five minutes - so that was really nice of him...

Nice to know there are still good people out here. The stories already posted are great...

Sharpshooter · 12-02-2009 01:07AM

julep wrote: »

This one time I responded to a reported post and moved a thread from AH to South County Dublin. I thought it was a nice gesture.

Then I realised I had ****ed up.

Human error, we all **** up.

/before leaving thread I will erase all memory of julep being human.

/ everybody knows you are all wired into the system and have no feelings.

/It's AHs where Mods are Mods and posters are infidels.

Dord · 12-02-2009 01:09AM

I suppose I've done a few here and there. I don't really think about it at this stage.

But, someone did a nice one for me before. I got hit by a car several years ago and was knocked out, a passer-by stayed with me until the ambulance arrived. I was passing in and out of consciousness (and talking rubbish apparently). I only found out afterwards but never found out who it was.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 12-02-2009 01:14AM

I will give my parking ticket to people when there is time on it. If there is anyone there. I gave it to an elderly man once, he was like "WTF"... Surprised him... haha. I volunteer every friday for the homeless in smithfield.

I can't remember the last time someone surprised me with a random deed... Oh... in aldi, while this woman unloaded her weeks shopping, she told me to go ahead with my 4 pieces of shopping, there was one other bitch woman ahead of me, she had a lot of shopping, I asked if I could go ahead of her, she sighed and moaned, but didn't answer me, I said "thanks" and went ahead anyway, theethee

qz · 12-02-2009 01:21AM

Couple of things.

Helping carry a big suitcase for some old lady onto the bus and then bringing it down the road for her when we got off at the same stop. She was from the country and had just gotten out of hospital for an operation on her hip. I told her my plans and what I was up to in college etc. and she said she'd pray for me!

Another time I was on the bus and had gotten up and was about to get off when some guy taps me on the shoulder and hands me this big handful of change. Turns out it fell out of my pocket and onto the seat and I hadn't a clue. Thought that was a very decent thing to do.

Just before last new years I got absolutely sucker punched by a psycho in the cinema (UGC foyer - Sunday evening!) I'd never even met (jealous ex of a girl i was meeting up with). He completely floored me and was kicking me when I was on the ground. Cinema security restrained him and I was just left there sitting on the ground with blood pumping from my face and me trying to catch it all in my hands. Some Asian guy gave me his new packet of tissues. Then two big eastern European lads knelt down beside me and told me they were brothers, and wondered if I wanted them to "do anything" (I can only assume that meant break the head off the other guy - I'm tall but skinny so they probably knew I couldn't do it myself!).
Cinema staff couldn't be more helpful in getting me water and cleaned up.

Kind of makes you remember that for every absolute scrote there's ten decent human beings.

Oh and I'm pressing charges and that guy is going to jail

Sir Gallagher · 12-02-2009 01:29AM

One of my favourite daydreams/fantasies is, i'm on the bus which is full of gorgeous birds and a little sweet old lady gets on with loads of shopping and can't manage the shoping and also can't get a seat. So then i step in and lend a caring hand to the sweet old lady making sure said rides can see it all unfold. I can't wait for that day.

Sharpshooter · 12-02-2009 01:41AM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

One of my favourite daydreams/fantasies is, i'm on the bus which is full of gorgeous birds and a little sweet old lady gets on with loads of shopping and can't manage the shoping and also can't get a seat. So then i step in and lend a caring hand to the sweet old lady making sure said rides can see it all unfold. I can't wait for that day.

All I can picture in my head after reading that is Sylvester the cat.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 12-02-2009 01:48AM

Oh, ha I remember this one time, a few years ago this old lady sat beside me on a flight to America, the flight was 13 hours. She was quite old, the flight was a present from her family who lived in America. She needed help with everything, fastening her belt, opening the food package, putting the headphones in on her ears, changing channels and turning up/down the volume. 13 hours of helping, I was chuffed with myself

I don't think the elderly get enough help, it's sad to see really...

Sir Gallagher · 12-02-2009 01:51AM

Bentley Enough Butler wrote: »

Oh, ha I remember this one time, a few years ago this old lady sat beside me on a flight to America, the flight was 13 hours. She was quite old, the flight was a present from her family who lived in America. She needed help with everything, fastening her belt, opening the food package, putting the headphones in on her ears, changing channels and turning up/down the volume. 13 hours of helping, I was chuffed with myself

I don't think the elderly get enough help, it's sad to see really...

Yes, but more importantly was there any hot women around to see you do this??? If not you wasted your time!

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