Good deeds you've done

hidinginthebush · 27-11-2011 03:44AM

Last Tuesday I had a job interview, the following Friday, I called an ambulance for a stranger having a bad drug reaction at a train station (poor lad that was 20 looked to be having a heart attack struggling to breathe as a train load of people walked by uncaring), then later the same night got attacked by a homeless man for intervening as he was giving hassle to a tourist as a crowd stood by. The next night some randomer was giving me hassle for abiding the speed limit.

I'm pretty sure I'm not getting the job, will be out of contract in 4 weeks, and can't sleep because of the stress this is causing me. Fuck karma, or whatever you want to call it, there is no universal balance looking out for you.

I try to be nice, but am getting pretty fucking tired of this country and am really having difficulty in seeing the point in being nice to anyone but myself. I like to be nice and help people, but there's always the horrible stress of my own shit trouble waiting after it passes, and noone seems bothered to help the nice guy

Convince me otherwise AH!

Oisinjm · 27-11-2011 04:12AM

Ok, this post isn't actually a deed done by myself, but it might help me find out the woman who helped me and my mates out there on Thursday night. Went out into town on Thursday night for a friend's birthday and basically got shafted by the club who had told him we would have had free in. So we paid our taxi fare in and decided that we'd walk home considering it was the one of the guys birthday. So when it came to it and it was roughly half 3 in the morning we started our walk home. Got to Terenure from grafton street and decided to take a little break in the Ulster bank there on the left if you're coming from town. (The atm is inside the front and heated).

Its roughly half five in the morning and one of the lads is going to have to walk all the way back to Kiltipper (for those of you who don't know thats probably another 2 hours of a walk). Anyway, while we're resting in this little bank a taxi pulls up outside. A woman hops out and goes into the atm to get money for the taxi. She asks us why we're in a bank foyer at half 5 and we say just taking a break from the walk from town. She pays the taxi driver and gives us money for the taxi home. Just to be sound. We asked her name but all we can remember is Katie. We're assuming she was in Coppers on the Thursday cause she had a Dublin GAA jersey on haha. She obviously lives local in Terenure. So if anyone can help us out that'd be sound. If not, cheers anyway Katie. You've no idea how happy that made us

EDIT: Might as well add in some more of what I remember of the girl to try repay her. As far as I remember she had brownish kind of ginger hair. Looked maybe mid to late twenties and average height and build. She had also just got paid that day

Togepi · 27-11-2011 04:36AM

This possibly the tiniest 'good deed' ever, but it's the first I thought of. When I was about five I remember having a pack of polo mints between me and a few other kids, and we ended up with one mint each. One poor guy got a mint which was broken up and he was sad, so I gave him my one which was all in one piece. It cheered him up so I felt quite proud of myself at the time.

I'm sure I've done something nicer than that since then, I just thought it was a good start.

AgileMyth · 27-11-2011 05:13AM

hidinginthebush wrote: »

Last Tuesday I had a job interview, the following Friday, I called an ambulance for a stranger having a bad drug reaction at a train station (poor lad that was 20 looked to be having a heart attack struggling to breathe as a train load of people walked by uncaring), then later the same night got attacked by a homeless man for intervening as he was giving hassle to a tourist as a crowd stood by. The next night some randomer was giving me hassle for abiding the speed limit.

I'm pretty sure I'm not getting the job, will be out of contract in 4 weeks, and can't sleep because of the stress this is causing me. Fuck karma, or whatever you want to call it, there is no universal balance looking out for you.

I try to be nice, but am getting pretty fucking tired of this country and am really having difficulty in seeing the point in being nice to anyone but myself. I like to be nice and help people, but there's always the horrible stress of my own shit trouble waiting after it passes, and noone seems bothered to help the nice guy

Convince me otherwise AH!

Nope, you're rightly fucked.

You should consider becoming an asshole. Thats where the big bucks are these days.

Ridley · 27-11-2011 06:19AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Once I saw a woman walk away from the banklink with her card in it. I was absolutely shocked. Her balance was on display and I could have helped myself. I took out the card and gave it to her explaining what she had done. She didn't even look at me. She said 'Jesus what's wrong with me' took the card and walked off without so much as a thank you.

You've reminded me:

A guy left his card in the machine just when I was walking up to it. He didn't hear me telling him that, crossed the street and was getting into his car so I jog over and stand in front of the vehicle holding the card out in front of me.

He looks at me for a couple of seconds trying to figure out what the hell I was doing then goes "Oh shi-", gets out, takes back his card and thanks me many times over.

So you can have one of my thanks if you like.

Ellis Dee · 27-11-2011 08:58AM

I found a Nokia N series mobile phone, worth nearly €600, on a path in a park. It was switched on and had an Internet connection. I called a couple of numbers in the address book and the owner eventually called me back from a landline. He came to my place to collect the phone and was profuse in his thanks. Before he left, he slapped a €10 down on my table.

The last of the big spenders!:rolleyes:

Ironically, I had just bought a new mobile phone for myself earlier that day.:)

MarkR · 27-11-2011 09:49AM

I was in Roscrea picking up a package for work, after driving up from Limerick. Met a polish lad outside, backpack and map. Was looking for directions to the next big town.

Mentioned he was looking for a job, and I thought feck it, I'm sure he could do with a cup of coffee. He accepted, with grateful thanks.

I asked him was he hungry, and he said he was very hungry. Hadn't eaten in three days. Said hadn't been hungry for the last 24 hours, probably because of nerves.

I got him to buy whatever food he wanted for lunch (he bought the pricey hivit water! Don't think he realised

) and I agreed to give him a lift to the next town.

On the way I found out this was his 11th day in the country, he couldn't find a job, and was out of money. He'd slept outside the last two nights, but obviously not very comfortable. Had a stomach problem from eating some bad food.

I put him on to a Polish lad I knew in work (thought a voice from home might help him) and after a few minutes he said he was going to try to get back home to his family in Poland. He said it would take him three days and take €x money. Hitch to dublin, ferrry to roslare, train to dover, chunnel, and back across.

I knew he had two kids and a wife waiting for him at home. He was a miner but lost his job months back.

Short story long, I helped the guy get home. At least I hope I did. Either that or I was scammed, but I don't think so.

Cost me more then a good night out, less then I've spent on shíte from the internet. Guy wanted my address to send back money. I gave him my email address and told him to email me when he got safely home.

I hope he wasn't a particularly convincing con artist, but I'd rather be wrong about him, and be down money, then for him to be legit and left in a situation like that.

James T Kirk · 27-11-2011 10:11AM

johnners2981 wrote: »

Was just chilling out, playing some cluedo as you do on a Saturday night.

Hear a knock on the door and was wondering who the hell that is. I live in the middle of nowhere so its very unusual to have someone knocking on the door during the day never mind at midnight.

Go to the door and see two silhouettes and I'm thinking, ah please don't be two knackers trying to try rob me. I open the door anyway and there's two young lads looking for the gaa complex, there's some 18th on. I give them directions to it and am about to go back inside but I feel a bit sorry for them cause the car's sitting in the drive, these two fellas are lost having been walking for an hour already and it'll take them another 45min to walk to the the complex and are soaked cause it's pissing rain.

So being the gentleman I am I offer them a lift and they very graciously accept but when I head out to the car another three of their friends appear, I wasn't expecting that and nearly had second thoughts about giving 5 of them a lift but sure I couldn't really send them on their way.

Anyway I give them all a lift, I've never been thanked so much in my life , especially seeing as it just took ten minutes of my time so I felt quite pleased about helping some people out.

Hardly the most exciting thread on after hours but thought I'd share and hear what good deeds you folks have been doing

I was thinking you were all gonna end up doing sex things.

Disappointing outcome.

44leto · 27-11-2011 10:27AM

Didn't happen to me but its a good, good deed story.

My brother who is mad into Dublin GAA failed to get a ticket for the final. So he went to Croke Park on the day with 600€ hoping to tout one. But as he was looking for a ticket a Kerry fan came up to him offering a ticket at face value only, it was his fathers ticket who was unfortunately ill and couldn't make it.

My brother being grateful offered him more, the price of a few drinks even, but he wouldn't hear of it, all he would take was the face value and not a penny more. So my brother got to see Dublin win the all Ireland, amongst the Kerry fans.

couldntthink · 27-11-2011 10:31AM

I just finished working in a garage in South Africa where we were paid commision on all labour sales. It didn't matter what target I hit in the last month as I was getting paid on the previous month's figures. So for the last 3 or 4 weeks I charged most people half price and didn't even bother charging a lot of people. They were really happy and I felt good deciding who was worthy of a discount and who wasn't. If they seemed like a numpty I'd hit them full whack and if they seemed sound or were hot, then they didn't have to pay.

I also gave one of the cleaning staff from Zimbabwe 1000 Rand (about 100 euro). We often used to talk about different things and he was telling me a few months back that he was trying to save enough money to buy a bread oven so he could start baking bread in his home village and get out of the ****hole he was in. I felt bad that I didn't give him more, but he was really happy as it was about 3 weeks wages for him. I hope he gets back soon.

volvoman480 · 27-11-2011 10:32AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

The sixth lad that you didn't see cleared out all your wife's jewellery upstairs while you were driving the others up the road though. Tough break Good Samaritan.

Except for the string of pearls he left in her knicker drawer.....:pac:

MagicSean · 27-11-2011 10:48AM

I do good deeds every day. But it's my job so I get money instead of karma.

Bassfish · 27-11-2011 10:50AM

I once changed a woman's tyre in a supermarket carpark. It started pissing down and she kept apologising, saying she'd wait for her husband tofinosh work and get him to do or because I was getting soaked but I continued and when I was done she offered me €20 which I refused and told her to give it to charity. Not a massive thing but i felt good after it.

oldyouth · 27-11-2011 10:55AM

I just try and do what I can, when I can. Nothing big (except for 1 thing) but I do believe in Karma and, on balance, I've received more good than I've given. A day where you have made someone else's day better is a good day

ssshhh123 · 27-11-2011 11:20AM

johnners2981 wrote: »

Was just chilling out, playing some cluedo as you do on a Saturday night.

Hear a knock on the door and was wondering who the hell that is. I live in the middle of nowhere so its very unusual to have someone knocking on the door during the day never mind at midnight.

Go to the door and see two silhouettes and I'm thinking, ah please don't be two knackers trying to try rob me. I open the door anyway and there's two young lads looking for the gaa complex, there's some 18th on. I give them directions to it and am about to go back inside but I feel a bit sorry for them cause the car's sitting in the drive, these two fellas are lost having been walking for an hour already and it'll take them another 45min to walk to the the complex and are soaked cause it's pissing rain.

So being the gentleman I am I offer them a lift and they very graciously accept but when I head out to the car another three of their friends appear, I wasn't expecting that and nearly had second thoughts about giving 5 of them a lift but sure I couldn't really send them on their way.

Anyway I give them all a lift, I've never been thanked so much in my life , especially seeing as it just took ten minutes of my time so I felt quite pleased about helping some people out.

Hardly the most exciting thread on after hours but thought I'd share and hear what good deeds you folks have been doing

So basically you think a good deed is putting 5 young lads at risk of death by squeezing them into a car and breaking the law. If the worst had happened I'm sure there families would thank you. Now I could be wrong you might own a 7seater!

James T Kirk · 27-11-2011 11:26AM

Many moons ago, I shot a sheriff; but I let his deputy live.

Mink · 27-11-2011 11:32AM

It's nice to read all these stories, we're not all a bunch of a$*holes.

Pulled into a filling station very late at night and noticed a woman in her car with her head on the wheel looking very upset. Went over & she insisted she was fine but she was obviously in loads of pain & having some sort of panic attack / or was on something. There was a toddler in the backseat. So I got the attendants in the filling station to ring an ambulance & I went and got the wee girl out of the back (with the mother's permission) & just calmed her & brought her to the loo & then got her a choc bar and was just chatting to her so she wouldn't see the mother so distressed. Was waiting a 1/2hr for the ambulance and they took the little girl with the mother!

It's a real small thing but if I'm in the queue at the supermarket & there's someone behind me with only 1 or 2 things I always let them go first, or I'll help people with buggys etc if I can. The more goodwill you put out there the more you get back which is a nice bonus.

dr gonzo · 28-11-2011 09:01PM

Mink wrote: »

It's nice to read all these stories, we're not all a bunch of a$*holes.

Pulled into a filling station very late at night and noticed a woman in her car with her head on the wheel looking very upset. Went over & she insisted she was fine but she was obviously in loads of pain & having some sort of panic attack / or was on something. There was a toddler in the backseat. So I got the attendants in the filling station to ring an ambulance & I went and got the wee girl out of the back (with the mother's permission) & just calmed her & brought her to the loo & then got her a choc bar and was just chatting to her so she wouldn't see the mother so distressed. Was waiting a 1/2hr for the ambulance and they took the little girl with the mother!

Nice story but im confused by your exclamation mark here. Did you just mean to end the sentence or were you genuinely confused that the ambulance staff took the girl with her mother...?

mattjack · 28-11-2011 09:15PM

ssshhh123 wrote: »

So basically you think a good deed is putting 5 young lads at risk of death by squeezing them into a car and breaking the law. If the worst had happened I'm sure there families would thank you. Now I could be wrong you might own a 7seater!

I,m looking forward to many more posts from you

Capt'n Midnight · 28-11-2011 11:04PM

christ on a bike! wrote: »

Virtue is its own reward

And a good deed never goes unpunished

peteypop · 28-11-2011 11:50PM

I was in town one night really drunk and i meet the most ugliest woman imaginable,she was in quite a bit of distress, obviously due to the fact that no man had every shagged her.I offered to do the deed with her and she accepted and couldnt stop saying thank you.
I felt pretty sick for a few days after but at least i let her experience something she had never or never will experience again.:D
A brewers droop:pac:

RobAMerc · 28-11-2011 11:57PM

I rode this fat bird - she was dead grateful, can't say I felt good about it though.

RobAMerc · 28-11-2011 11:58PM

peteypop wrote: »

I was in town one night really drunk and i meet the most ugliest woman imaginable,she was in quite a bit of distress, obviously due to the fact that no man had every shagged her.I offered to do the deed with her and she accepted and couldnt stop saying thank you.
I felt pretty sick for a few days after but at least i let her experience something she had never or never will experience again.:D
A brewers droop:pac:

dammit ! I was beaten to it

holystungun9 · 29-11-2011 12:27AM

Bought some chicken and chips tonight for a guy that sleeps in the park that I walk past. He was sound asleep, so I just stashed the grub under the corner of the blanket near him. I bought him food before but I'm going to try to get him something more often.
It is very cold these nights. Not sure what is the best way to help but a meal every once in a while is better than doing nothing.
I have to admit to getting carried away thinking about material things I want or other 'stresses' in my life, and then occasionally it dawns on that I have food in the cupboard, a warm dry place to stay and some money in the bank that offers me some level of protection, and so many others just don't.
I must take my head out of my backside more often.
My 'worries' can be so insignificant at times.

psychward · 29-11-2011 12:39AM

holystungun9 wrote: »

Bought some chicken and chips tonight for a guy that sleeps in the park that I walk past. He was sound asleep, so I just stashed the grub under the corner of the blanket near him. I bought him food before but I'm going to try to get him something more often.

Does he appreciate receiving food ? As strange as it sounds ... some of them actually just want money or alcohol to the extent that their brains don't even register that the food is important. I've bought tramps food before but they kept on hustling for money and didnt' even stop to eat.
I never understood how people can sleep like that when they can claim rent allowance and social welfare payments etc plus theres places at least in Dublin which give out free food parcels and 3 course meals for less than a Euro.

AnnaGram85 · 29-11-2011 12:49AM

I signed up to donate €12 a month to Dogs Trust today. Yeahhhhhh go me.

cena · 29-11-2011 12:54AM

I brought an 8 yr old to all his gaa games and training cause his parents would do it

battser · 29-11-2011 01:00AM

Found 400 euro in a wallet one day well before the recession mind you! Rang her gave it back with all the money. Would I have done it today? hmm....

Found a girls phone on a train and rang her mam. Called her mam and met her to give the phone back!

I have lost numerous things and had sh!te things happen from time to time but can say I've never had something handed back to me or a deed done for me. F UCK you Karma!

Pete Digger · 29-11-2011 01:07AM

Walking home a few years ago and a little terrier dog started following me. Cute little fellow, patted him on the head and carried on. When I looked around, he was still following me. I looked around, no one in sight.

I checked the dog's collar and it had a name, 'Cuddles', and a phone number. Penny had dropped at this point that the dog was lost. Took it back to the apartment, spread newspaper on the kitchen floor and prayed that it wouldn't shít on the living room carpet while I popped out for a couple of minutes to get some dog food.

While Cuddles got stuck into some nosh and water, I called the number on the collar. Didn't work, but I got an instruction to stick an eight or something before the number I'd dialled. It was answered by a man who was at his elderly mother's house. She was too upset to come to the phone and had been crying for most of the previous 2 days since Cuddles went AWOL. Met him outside a pub and returned the pooch.

I can't compete with saving lives and I've probably done more significant good deeds myself. But that one I'm a little bit proud of, because it would have been the easiest thing in the world to walk on and walk away.

John Doe1 · 29-11-2011 07:15PM

Today i showed a fresher where the other other computer room in the college was, may have had something to do with her hotness:D

Good deeds you've done

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