I am a good Samaritan

_davidsmith_ · 20-11-2015 02:16PM

Im surprised this hasnt come up but.......was she hot?

ziedth · 20-11-2015 02:18PM

I was driving out of Wilton in Cork a few years ago and anyone who has been near CUH knows that it can get a little busy and this was one of those days. Anyway, I notice a guy pushing and stearing his car at the same time so I park up and run over to push him out of danger. So cars zipping by etc as I'm pushing him out of harms way. His response? "Couldn't you at least push me over to the hill and I get her started?" I didn't even respond I just left him in the middle of the estate and went back to my car as he hurled abuse. Wouldn't stop me trying to help someone again mind.

topper75 · 20-11-2015 03:27PM

Maybe she is a top lass but a coronal mass ejection messed up her moral compass?

Fr_Dougal · 20-11-2015 05:25PM

6541 wrote: »

People of after hours I am going to share 24 hours in my insane life.
So coming home from work yesterday, I saw a lady hitchhiking on the road, So I pull up to offer a lift.

Then I try to let her in the front passenger door, but oh no the doors lock won't open for some random reason. So I let her in the back of the car, So picture this me driving some random woman who is sitting in the back of my car.

She tells me that she is doing a course in this area and her dole has not come through so she could not afford petrol to enable her to drive to her course. I offer to bring her over to the course the following morning if she is stuck. We swap numbers and I arrange to pick her up at 7:30 am this morning.

I arrive at the predesignated pick up point at 7:30 and no sign. I call her, she tells me that she has slept in and would I mind waiting she will be down in 5 minutes. 25 Minutes later she lands down. During the duration of the journey she then asks can she borrow ten euros. I declined and said I have no money. Even though I am wealthy, I would have given her the cash if she had not delayed me.

I was just glad to get her out of my car, never again !

Was she hot?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 20-11-2015 06:15PM

Report her for hitchiking.

ToddyDoody · 20-11-2015 08:54PM

What do Samaritans, good bad or couldn't be arsed, believe?

Fleawuss · 20-11-2015 09:14PM

She recognized you immediately: not a Samaritan, more a relation of the donkey Jesus rode into Jerusalem.

Capt'n Midnight · 21-11-2015 12:05AM

Poor people are more generous as it's a form of social insurance, you are more likely to get a favour back when you need it because you are more likely to be needing that favour in the future.

Wealthy people have money so don't have to rely on others reciprocating.

Pretty much all the surveys and experiments done have confirmed this. The top 0.1% in the US are able to save 1/3rd of their income. By contrast in 2006 the bottom 90% of people in the US had savings of -8%. A very clear case of wealth transfer even if indirectly.

See Figure 11

The Sun King · 21-11-2015 12:11AM

Her course was in Hair and Make up, no doubt. Maybe Childcare, if she was feeling flash.

Gaygooner · 21-11-2015 12:13AM

Did she at least offer a reach around?

Azalea · 21-11-2015 12:20AM

JustTheOne wrote: »

There is no such thing as a good Samaritan.

Every good act is a selfish one to make that person feel better about themselves:)

I can do that too: people who say "Every good act is a selfish one to make that person feel better about themselves" are just saying it to make themselves feel better about never doing selfless things.

It depends on the selfless act. If it's one that puts the person's life in danger, like this man who then died... hardly.

Fat Christy · 21-11-2015 12:48AM

Azalea wrote: »

I can do that too: people who say "Every good act is a selfish one to make that person feel better about themselves" are just saying it to make themselves feel better about never doing selfless things.

It depends on the selfless act. If it's one that puts the person's life in danger, like this man who then died... hardly.

That's what they were saying when we were discussing it. A truly selfless act would be death for the person carrying out the act, as you get nothing from it and sacrifice everything you have.

All those regular nice acts people do, we do them, yes because it's human instinct but also because of the fuzzy warm feeling that fills you up when you do it. Tis very interesting.

I still vote on spreading the love.

I am a good Samaritan

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