[NLY]

I went to grab some gas after work and saw a toyota corolla driven by an elderly women slowly pull up into the pump behind mine. I watched closely as she unlocked her door and had her walking stick clenched tightly in her hand. I walked over and asked if she needed any help, she kindly replied that it was okay and she's been pumping her own gas for the last 40 years. It was a windy day and I could tell she needed assistance because the wind would blow the door shut as she attempted to get out of the vehicle. Despite her response I told her to stay in the car and I would pump the gas for her, all she would have to do is unlock the gas cap and tell me how much she wanted to fill up. Hesitant at first, she handed me a $5 bill and told me the "cheapest grade". I could see into the dash of her car and noticed the gas needle was basically at empty. I walked into the store and gave the clerk $20 and the pump number. I went back to her vehicle, hit regular, filled up the $20, closed her gas cap and told her she was good to go. She reached her hand out of the window and I assumed she wanted to shake my hand, instead she just held it and said thank you.

I walked back to my vehicle and watched her start her vehicle and pull away.

Why did give the clerk $20 instead of the original $5? I did it because I would not want to risk that poor old lady running out of gas on the way home. It's $15 that I could sacrifice knowing she'd be able to get home safely.

And What did I do with her $5? I bought a scratch card and won $50

[Splmash]

People always think they're generous and caring but when it comes down to giving up something of yours to help someone else, many people would just walk by and ignore it. Even if it's a couple minutes out of your day or a couple dollars. That's the sad reality. Humanity is fucked, but we have to still make the best out of it.

I applaud everyone who tries to make a difference by offering your time, effort and money to help those less fortunate.

[subordinate]

Nothing but a standup individual you are PeanutButter.

[lowda9]

i was out hanging with friends 1 day and then just randomly a guy at least 40 years old approached us and handed us 20 dollars. He said when we are his age one day that we'd do the same.

[NLY]

I know it's traditional for only married couples to give out "lucky red pockets" but I decided to spread chinese new years to everyone and handed out pockets anyways!

I gave them away when I grabbed coffee at tim hortons, at the office, when I grabbed lunch and on the way home.

But Of course they had to say "gong hay fat choy!"

Happy Chinese New Years by the way.

[- kT]

And What did I do with her $5? I bought a scratch card and won $50

karma my friend. keep it up. the world needs more people like you

[hotjoint]

karma my friend. keep it up. the world needs more people like you

+1

[InvisibleSoul]

And What did I do with her $5? I bought a scratch card and won $50
Instant karma returns.

[b0unce. [?]]

Happened about 30 mins ago.

I'm at the 7-11 on Nanaimo/1st buying a lottery ticket before I head home. As I'm leaving and heading back to my car, I see this kid who's maybe 12 or 13 standing on the sidewalk near the bus stop crying. I walk up to him and ask him if everything is ok. He tells me that he lost his wallet and doesn't have money to hop the bus home. I offered him some money for the bus and went over to check the bus post to see if the bus was still running. Turns out it wasn't. He said he tried going into the 7-11 to use the phone but the clerk wouldn't let him (what a dick). I told him he could use my phone to call his parents to get picked up. He calls his parents, after his parents asked him a bunch of questions, he says to me "my dad wants to speak with you." I replied "sure". His dad basically thanked me for lending my phone to his son and stuff. He then asks me if it was possible for me to drop off his son home because his wife took the car to work. I was a bit hesitant but in the end agreed. Turns out the kid lived near Hastings, fairly close to Templeton.

Everything worked out well, he got home safe and his dad once again thanked me for helping him. It was a very strange incident, almost felt like it was a set up for some child predator bait scenario :lol

[Ronin]

Wow, that's...weird. Good on you but I can't see asking a stranger to take my kid home, regardless of how kind they seem...over the phone. If that was my kid, I'd get there one way or another...no chance I'd ask some guy on the phone to bring him home.

[Mr.HappySilp]

People always think they're generous and caring but when it comes down to giving up something of yours to help someone else, many people would just walk by and ignore it. Even if it's a couple minutes out of your day or a couple dollars. That's the sad reality. Humanity is fucked, but we have to still make the best out of it.

I applaud everyone who tries to make a difference by offering your time, effort and money to help those less fortunate.

Is not humanity is fuck is the fact that there are too many ppl out there scamming you. People just learn to protect themselves.

http://www.revscene.net/forums/627359-filipino-donation-collectors-streets-vancouver.html

And then there is the famous Chinese dude that is around skytrain scamming ppl saying he needed to delivery Chinese mecidine but his car broke down.......

[TOS'd]

Something similar happened years ago. We were at the aquarium one night and it was closing. There was this lost japanese girl standing around. We asked her what she was waiting for and she said she just arrived to vancouver and was supposed to meet up with her home stay parents there. So she borrowed our phone since she didnt have one, and contacted the homestay family all the way in north bby. The family thought she was going to arrive tomorrow, so this was unexpected for them. Ended up driving her to the familys house, she asked for our address so we gave her a business address. Couple months later we recieved a postcard from japan from her parents thanking us for helping their daughter, and offering a place to stay if we ever decided to visit japan. The offer is probably over by now, but thats besides the point, lol.

[BlackZRoadster]

I hope you did it not because she was a Japanese girl lol
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[TOS'd]

I hope you did it not because she was a Japanese girl lol
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Sorry, I think you may have me confused with another RS member, dbaz.

Did it because it was dark and everyone else was leaving. She was fairly cute though.

[Not really racist!]

So every Monday I'm at school from 8:00 - 4:00pm and last Monday I had somewhere to go immediately after, so I took the car to school. I got there relatively early, pa for my ticiket, and headed to class, but I realized that I had left my phone in the car. I head back to the parking lot, grab my phone and see a middle aged woman in distress who was parked beside me. She had pretty much locked all her belongings in her car, including her keys, except her wallet as she went to pay for the ticket. Her door was locked too, but slightly open. I offered her help and tried to open her door but to no avail. She then told me she was a prof at the school and that she had a class to teach in 10 minutes so she was pretty stressed out. Since she drove a 1990 Tercel, I figured she would have BCAA, so I asked her and it turned out that she did. I helped call BCAA for her and the fastest that they would get there was roughly 20 minutes.

She was pretty much screwed, so I took a leap of faith and offered her to keep my phone until BCAA called them upon arrival and left her with my student ID, building, and room number so she could return it. I almost forgot to remove the lock on my phone. Anyways, I headed back to class and then roughly at 9:20~ she came into the class and embarrassed me and returned my phone. She said she'd call me and thank me formally but she still hasn't, but that's okay. I felt pretty :fuckyea: the whole day though.

[b0unce. [?]]

Wow, that's...weird. Good on you but I can't see asking a stranger to take my kid home, regardless of how kind they seem...over the phone. If that was my kid, I'd get there one way or another...no chance I'd ask some guy on the phone to bring him home.

Few things that were odd about the situation.

1. Whats the kid doing out so late by himself. Buddy system would be smarter. Regardless, it's 1am, no kid around 13 should be out alone at that time.

2. Initial instincts didn't want me to offer a lift to the kid for multiple reasons. Mainly cause it would look sketchy as fuck.

3. I agree Ronin, I wouldn't do the same either. I was expecting the father to book it there on foot or something. An alternative I was going to suggest but didn't hit me at the time would have been to stay with the kid until his dad arrives. I mean, that's probably a bit safer than telling the stranger to drive off somewhere with your son. Then again, because it's a stranger, anything can happen :derp:

[Obsideon]

I've a couple to share from my experiences although not of epic level compared to some here.

Working in the restaurant business I often have people leaving behind tons of random stuff. High end SLR camera's, iPhone 4's, LV/Chanel/Whatever wallets. I have never thought about keeping any of it and I hope they come back to retrieve it. (although I believe this is common restaurant etiquette)

There are couple items that I have no way of getting them back to their original owners, a couple of point and shoot cameras, random articles of clothing, hats, scarves, gloves, umbrellas (i have TONS of those) and after a few months if nobody has come back to claim them I just donate it all.

A few times when somebody leaves behind a wallet with all their information (Driver's license, credit cards, etc)... I would see where they live and drop it off in their mailbox if they weren't home, if it was too far out like Maple Ridge or Port Moody, then I would take it to the nearest police station and ask them to pass it on to the rightful owner, without a penny less.

One time somebody left their purse here, and inside was their paycheque made out by some company I never heard of before so I had to use my googling skills to narrow it down and I found out that this said company owns a couple of gay bars in town. So I called up one of them and asked them if "Brad" works there. The person on the phone put me on hold to check, came back a few minutes later and said no. I asked if they were sure because I have a paycheque made out to this person from your company. The person on the phone very rudely said NO and hung up on me...
So later that night I decided to go to the bar and ask again, lots of ... umm ... people were eyeing me... kind of awkard. I went to ask the bartender again if "Brad" works here because I have all his stuff. He said no again but he told me to wait he would get a server over here. The bartender asks the server about Brad ... and the server was like "Oh isn't that Breanna?" ... so she calls over this other .... ummm ... lady ... and she's like "OMG that's my purse!"... and thanks me and tries to hug me but I stuck up my arm as fast as I could in a gesture of a handshake LOL ... I think he ... erm... she caught on and shook my hand with a wink ... she was tall lol ... at least 6'2" and double D's lol!

Another time, I found a wad of cash wrapped in a rubberband laying on the floor under a table, it was roughly about $700. I was pretty sure it was drug money because the table that just left was a bunch of Asian gangbangers ... there was nothing else, just a roll of bills. A few hours later he calls the restaurant and he's like "umm ... err... did you guys... like.... umm.... find... like a bunch of cash?" ... I was like "oh yeah, like a wad right? I got it right here" ... he's like "ok cool" then he comes back to grab it and without a thanks or even a nod just turns around and walks out... was hoping he would at least tip a few bucks lol ...

[Gumby]

^
Props for actually going to a gay bar to return the purse. :)

When I first read "purse" and "Brad" I was kinda confused...

[Obsideon]

Well at first I just thought it would be the girls boyfriend's paycheque and I needed to somehow find somone that's connected to the owner of the purse regardless... I didn't expect him to actually be her lol :seriously:

[MG1]

I was at Ikea Coquitlam yesterday buying a mattress. I was parked in the upstairs loading area waiting for my item to show up. Parked next to me was an SUV driven by a mom. She had a little child in the back seat and by the looks of it just had her items loaded into her vehicle by one of the workers. The items were large, so she could not close her trunk.

After the worker left, she went over to get some twine and was about to wrap it around the windshield wiper on her SUV's hatch door. I went up to her and suggested it was not a good idea, because the wiper assembly is not designed to be used for tying stuff down with. She agreed it was not a good idea. I looked around for a hook, handle, or latch under the door, but nothing. I then told her that tying the twine to the roof rack and then down the door, into the latch loop, and back up to the roof rack on the other side would do the trick. I got the twine tied to the roof rack using the loop method and left the rest up to her. By this time, I had to go check to see if my item was ready, so I left her to finish up.

When I got back, another guy was helping her with the twine. I thought, oh, must be the husband. It turned out he was another good samaritan just helping out a damsel in distress. She saw me and thanked me for the help. She was about to get the car keys from her purse when she saw she was bleeding from her fingers. She must have cut it when getting the twine. Anyway, I went to my car and got the first aid kit out and fixed her up. She was so happy, and commented that it was so nice to get help from complete strangers.

I really thought that was weird, because in all honesty, I see people helping others out all the time. When people see others struggling with stuff, they usually help out. So, that was my good deed for the day.

[fliptuner]

I was there last night too, to check out mattresses and frames. Any details on the 15% gift card they gave you? Like can you use it on the very next purchase? Expiration date?

I help people at the same loading zone all the time. The things people think they can fit in their cars is often facepalm worthy. If I have my truck and they live close by, I don't mind driving it over for them.

I remember one time I was at FS in Coquitlam Centre and a couple was struggling soooo long to get a 55" TV into their car. I was waiting for my GF to buy something so I asked if they wanted me to take it their place when my GF got back. It's funny how reluctant they were to accept some help - to the point where the woman was tugging on the guys arm, trying to convince him to put it on the roof of their Accord. Eventually, the guy straightened her out, rode w/ my GF and me and the woman led us to their house in the Honda.

[MG1]

Yeah, the 15% gift card is cool. I bought the legs and sheets for the new bed/mattress with the gift card today. Too bad I couldn't use it on the day of purchase. No expiry date, as far as I can see.

[PJ]

Just another little one.

Old 50+ year old Chinese dude at A&W was short a dollar. He seemed to be scrambling through his pockets and couldn't come up with it, so I gave him a loonie. He was super happy and extremely grateful. He offered me one of those 50% off coupons, but I declined. Seeing his face light up made my day. :fullofwin:

[babyv]

A few years ago, we had that big snow dump(anyone remember?!) I just remember everyone was freaking out about it! We have a good view of the intersection cause we live on the corner. My brother and boyfriend and myself just stayed by the window waiting pretty much all day and night watching because there would be so many people that needed help. Every time we saw someone get stuck, we went outside to push. My brother helped a bunch of people get to the bigger roads with his tow hook and rope lol. There was this sweet old man that lived 3 houses away from me that always helped us also! So sweet!

Lots of these posts made me tear up a bit. Keep it up everyone!

[Ronin]

The ones about helping out the elderly get me. Maybe it's because my parents and my remaining grandmother are getting older and I wouldnt be able to stand it if they were in any of these situations without help.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Let's just say working in tech support I setup a ton of service for old ppl that I should have since is nothing wrong with the services. I did it anyways to help them out a little and have gotten in A LOT OF TROUBLES FOR IT!!!!

Kind of made me sad since I got burn at work for it..........

[Presto]

Me and the wife were in Astoria, Oregon, last week for some vacation time. Anyways, i had a blowout on my front passenger tire. I had the vehicle jacked up, and all the lugs off, but the wheel was stuck. I tugged. I kicked it. Nothing. A guy that was getting into his pickup asked if I needed some help. I said sure. He tried tugging and kicking, and nothing.

So, he calls up his friend, named Michael, but he calls him Schumacher. A few seconds later, he pulls a long 2x4 from the back of his pickup and gives it a firm strike from the inside, and it pops off. I ask if he has time for beer, but he's gotta go. I give him 10 bucks and tell him to get himself some beer, and also some for Schumacher. It turns out that the friendliness is the standard in Astoria. If you get a chance, head out there, eat the food, see the sights, and experience the hospitality.

[MG1]

^Boise, Idaho is like that, too. Very helpful.

People in most of the states wave at others with license plates from elsewhere. Because of that, I do it at every opportunity here. Sort of like, "Welcome to our neck of the woods." It puts smiles on peoples' faces.


I didn't see this too much in the Eastern US, but plenty in the West and Mid-West.

[saucywoman]

So, he calls up his friend, named Michael, but he calls him Schumacher. .

isn't that a race car driver?
or did I just have a total blonde moment in front of everyone because you were trolling

[BillyBishop]

I'm in Toronto at the moment visiting a few friends. When I have time alone, I've been walking around downtown taking in the sights and such.

I went out a few hours ago to get some groceries and saw a homeless guy sitting outside Loblaws. So I thought, what the hell, I'll feed this guy tonight. We walked around Loblaws while he warmed up, chatted about all sorts of things, and I bought some food for him. He was actually a pretty well-spoken and educated guy, in his early twenties. But he made a big point of the fact that what he really appreciated was the effort I made to make conversation with him. And that's what really hit me.

[- kT]

I'm in Toronto at the moment visiting a few friends. When I have time alone, I've been walking around downtown taking in the sights and such.

I went out a few hours ago to get some groceries and saw a homeless guy sitting outside Loblaws. So I thought, what the hell, I'll feed this guy tonight. We walked around Loblaws while he warmed up, chatted about all sorts of things, and I bought some food for him. He was actually a pretty well-spoken and educated guy, in his early twenties. But he made a big point of the fact that what he really appreciated was the effort I made to make conversation with him. And that's what really hit me.

it never ceases to amaze me how much insight some street folk have. all you have to do is take a few minutes of out of your life to talk to them

[MG1]

Was at Brentwood Mall late afternoon. Sunny at the time. I'm leaving the upper parking lot when I noticed some stuff on top of a fairly nice car (BMW?). Upon closer inspection, the items were what looked like keys, wallet, and phone. The car was near the ramp heading down towards Willingdon and it was by itself (no car to left or right). I was thinking of what I should do when lady behind me starts to honk. I park next to the car and get out. I was going to just stay put until the person showed up, as I had nowhere to go and was in no hurry. If person didn't show up in lets say half an hour, I was going to call mall security.

I did not want to touch the items on top of the car, in case someone sees me and thinks I'm going to jack it or whatever - sort of guard it, LOLOL. Anyway, I then notice the driver's seat is not upright. I look closely and there's a dude in the vehicle texting or playing a game on some portable device. I rap on his window and he jumps out of his skin. Anyway I told him there was stuff on his roof that looked pretty important. I said, "Girlfriend, right?" and he said, "Yup."

[PJ]

Last week ish?

It was pissing rain out of no where, I see an Asian senior walking outside with no umbrella, getting soaked. He was walking west off of Knight and 31st, I figure he was walking home from the bus stop or something. I drove next to him, rolled down my window, asked if he wanted a lift.

Not sure if he understood me. I opened the passenger door to gesture him in, but he gave me the "no" waving hand gesture and kept walking.. maybe I startled him. I asked him again, and he waved "no." The rain was coming down HARD. Like standing outside for 5 seconds would've gotten you drenched.

I pull over, pop my trunk, and give him the umbrella that I keep in there. He smiled with a quiet laugh, and patted me on the shoulder. I assume that means thank you lol. I asked him again if he wanted a ride, but he just waved "no" again. He patted me on the shoulder again and gestured me to get back in my car. I got back in, and off he went. I wish he would've accepted the ride, but at least he has an umbrella now.

[truth]

don't really consider this an act of kindness as much as something anyone should do in this case, but was at the gym the other day and noticed the guy next to me left his iphone on the floor after his set and he walked off. anyways, just ran after him and asked if he left his phone and he was pretty appreciative.

[Gumby]

I did not want to touch the items on top of the car, in case someone sees me and thinks I'm going to jack it or whatever - sort of guard it, LOLOL. Anyway, I then notice the driver's seat is not upright. I look closely and there's a dude in the vehicle texting or playing a game on some portable device. I rap on his window and he jumps out of his skin. Anyway I told him there was stuff on his roof that looked pretty important. I said, "Girlfriend, right?" and he said, "Yup."
I don't get it - was he getting a blowjob? :troll:

[MG1]

Sadly, he was by himself......... and no, I wasn't going to check out his junk. I did scare the shit out of him, though. Had that look a kid would have when mom walks into room as he's fapping, LOLOLOLOLOL.

[Obsideon]

Just had a package delivered to my house, wrong address. The address on the packing slip had my address on it though. I had to do some detective work and googled the name of the recipient, found out that he's a couple blocks down and the guy that ordered it punched in one number wrong for the address. I drove down to his place and dropped it off the next morning :)

[fsy82]

Was coming home and I had to pull over to chevron to fill some gas in the TL. I was almost done and a guy in his late 20's came up to me. He was a bit hesitant at first so I just said whats up.

He goes to me hes from Alberta than points to his Neon that hes driving that has Alberta plates on it. He says he left his personal effects at his friends house in Chilliwack and doesnt have enough to get back there on his current tank of gas (currently in Surrey on 128th and HWY 10). In my head I was thinking maybe he's full of shit but nonetheless I said to myself I will fill 30 bucks of gas for him. I told him be safe and don't be ever ashamed of asking cause if you didn't today you would be still stuck here. $30 bucks isn't a lot of money and karma is always returned for good hearted gesture and bad ones as well.

If anything this thread should remind us that a dollar maybe nothing to you but could mean a whole world to someone who doesn't have it.

[MG1]

^did same thing not that long ago. I happened to have a $10.00 gas card I got from Shoppers with me. The guy's story was a bit iffy, but what if he really needed it.

[DC5-S]

I dont believe in karma.. but I do believe in helping people out of selflessness.. And ive given money to the poor before and done good deeds
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[hungryRR]

About a month ago the gf and I pulled off of I-5 to grab a bite at jack in the box and noticed a black MR2 which had left its driver door opened and its lights left on [it was raining that night]. We went inside and asked the employees if any of them owned one and they all said no. Next, we started asking the customers and finally found the owner, he was shocked how he forgot all those things.

In the end he didn't seem to care too much about his car and not even a thank you was mentioned .. oh wells at least I felt good about it

[J-Chow]

Went to Shang Noodle restaurant in Richmond. Got the bill for $28. Gave them $40. They gave me $20 in change, which was $8 more. Kindly advised the staff about the overage and returned the extra $8.

No biggie. Thought it was the right thing to do anyways.

[TheKingdom2000]

Last week ish?

It was pissing rain out of no where, I see an Asian senior walking outside with no umbrella, getting soaked. He was walking west off of Knight and 31st, I figure he was walking home from the bus stop or something. I drove next to him, rolled down my window, asked if he wanted a lift.

Not sure if he understood me. I opened the passenger door to gesture him in, but he gave me the "no" waving hand gesture and kept walking.. maybe I startled him. I asked him again, and he waved "no." The rain was coming down HARD. Like standing outside for 5 seconds would've gotten you drenched.

I pull over, pop my trunk, and give him the umbrella that I keep in there. He smiled with a quiet laugh, and patted me on the shoulder. I assume that means thank you lol. I asked him again if he wanted a ride, but he just waved "no" again. He patted me on the shoulder again and gestured me to get back in my car. I got back in, and off he went. I wish he would've accepted the ride, but at least he has an umbrella now.

Maybe he just wanted some of this action
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XxLjUL7vJ4Q/S-sDPCLaReI/AAAAAAAAAyk/ioTLQVTsKkc/s1600/anonymous-gene-kelly-singing-in-the-rain-2400101.jpg

[MG1]

I was at Superstore today. Got off work early, so decided to kill some time by looking for cheap Tic Tacs and Resolve coupons, LOL. While at the store, I see this young mom with two little kids. Immediately I knew who they were. The two kids looked just like me and my sister at that age. They had that look - the look of being poor (hard to explain). Judging by what was in the shopping cart, I was right. The family was struggling.

I remembered just then that Superstore gives out free cookies to kids if they go up to the bakery section. I wasn't sure if they still did this, so I went to the bakery and asked the lady there if they still gave free cookies out to kids. Lady said, yes they do. These are pretty big cookies, too.

Just after finding out, I see the mom and kids heading towards the bakery section. I walk up to her and tell her that the kids can have free cookies if they went up to the lady there. Kids' eyes pop wide open and mom had a smile on her face. I guess cookies and candies are pretty low on their shopping list.

Those kids were so appreciative. Damn....... it was so touching to see. I had this Superstore gift card that I won at some staff function. I never used it and as I opened my wallet I find it right there in the front pocket. So weird..... I usually have gift cards in another section of the wallet. Must have been a sign. I gave it to the mom and gave her some bullshit story about there's not much left on it. She gave me a big smile and didn't say anything. Neither did I. I don't know what came over me, but I had to leave ASAP, because I burst into tears. I thought I had forgotten how it felt growing up poor in the DTES.

Definitely getting soft in my old age. I love gift cards now. Going to get a few more for moments like this. It's awkward to give out cash. So much better with gift cards.

[kb]

^ http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hbdl3RhV1rqfhi2o1_400.gif

[Santofu]

Today, When I was at Tim Hortons, I saw a homeless person didn't have enough change for a coffee... I decided to be nice for the day, then unfortunately I regretted paying for it cuz he kept following me for like 3 blocks to ask me if he want $5-20 dollars change :rukidding: I was nice to treat him but asking me for money isn't acceptable... To be honest, I am probably not gonna do it anymore :badpokerface:

[rsx]

Really good stories on here, I don't have one myself, but saw this vid and thought of you savages.

ABC What Would You Do? - Helping a Stranger Buy Medicine - YouTube

[CRS]

After I finished my classes today, I went to BCIT to meet up with a seller at 3:30PM. I had finished my classes early and left SFU at around 2:00PM. I went to metro to kill some time but I didn't find much to do. So I went to BCIT early in case the seller was out of class early.

I was just sitting in my car playing Draw Something when I noticed a blue sedan pull up a few slots away from me. An elderly couple got out of the car and went to the passenger side of the vehicle and looked at it for some time. Then the man opened the trunk of the car and started taking out some luggage. I saw him with a generic jack that comes standard with a car and a spare tire.

I hopped out of my car and went to see what was up. I saw the lady first and then saw the man trying to find where to place the jack. I asked them if they needed help but the man seemed insistent that he could do it himself. His wife (I presume) asked me if I had any experience changing tires. I told her that I've changed a few tires before and could probably help out - if anything, I could just do the labour. After his wife badgered him for a few more seconds and when I found a good frame spot for the jack, he let me do the work. He has placed the jack down and was already beginning to jack up the car.

It was around 3:20 at this point and I knew the seller was getting out of class fairly soon. Fortunately I had already jacked up the car, took out the flat and was in the process of putting the nuts back on to the spare. Just as I was doing this, the man decided to put the flat into the trunk of the car. The car shifted quite a bit. about few inches forward and back. I was thinking "oh shit, he's going to move the car and the jack is going to fall." Soon after, the jack was dislodged and the car came down. Thankfully, I had two nuts in place that was on fairly tight already and the spare was supporting the car. My arm grazed a little, nothing major but holy hell was I scared. I quickly placed the jack in a better position and began the process all over again. Got the nuts back on this time, let the car down and then retightened as much possible.

It was 3:30 and the seller was calling me. I excused myself from the couple and told them I would be right back after I met with the seller. Fast forward a few minutes and I was back there. The tire was on and they were just standing there. During the whole tire swapping time, the wife was telling me how they were coming from YVR to visit and were going to coquitlam, how long do spares last for and what not. She even tried to get a hold of the rental company hoping they could fix it or something. Regardless, when I came back, I asked them who the rental company was. It was enterprise. Luckily for them, there is an enterprise really close to BCIT. I pointed them into the right direction, they inputted it on the GPS and were off on their way.

I wished them a happy holiday/trip in Vancouver and finally shook hands with the man. His name was Darryl. I never got his wife's name though, oddly enough, even though she did most of the talking.

:lol

[Sentinel]

I was at metro today at the BMO. Waiting for the ATM. Some dude withdrew his money and left. Leaving his account open for access. Told someone who works there to take the card.

Hopefully good karma comes my way now.

[Gumby]

I was at metro today at the BMO. Waiting for the ATM. Some dude withdrew his money and left. Leaving his account open for access. Told someone who works there to take the card.

Hopefully good karma comes my way now.
That's a weird ATM... dispensing money is usually the LAST step! So by then, your transaction's already closed and you should have your card in hand.

[InvisibleSoul]

That's a weird ATM... dispensing money is usually the LAST step! So by then, your transaction's already closed and you should have your card in hand.
Nope, that's how all BMO machines work as far as I know. I've been using BMO for over 15 years, and every single machine I've gone to spits out the money immediately after you submit the withdrawal request, and then asks you if you want to do any other transactions.

It wasn't until I used a TD bank machine for the first time two days ago did I notice that it was different and spat out the money at the very end.

[murd0c]

Today I was at Saveon and a guy left hes Visa card in the debit machine. I ran out side flagged him down in his car and gave it to him. He was very thankful cause it was a company card and being a friday would of been worried all weekend.

[Gumby]

Nope, that's how all BMO machines work as far as I know. I've been using BMO for over 15 years, and every single machine I've gone to spits out the money immediately after you submit the withdrawal request, and then asks you if you want to do any other transactions.

It wasn't until I used a TD bank machine for the first time two days ago did I notice that it was different and spat out the money at the very end.
Ahh... I've only used TD and Scotiabank ATMs (which spit out money at the very end).

I dunno - seems like BMO machines should be re-programmed to make them more idiot-proof! :)

[jACEDesignsLtd]

sorry if reposted

Stuck on the Road: Who Would You Help? | Video - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/video/stuck-road-16091432)

4 min 21s mark is the focus

[PJ]

I was heading out of my office in the afternoon today to grab some food. I see a girl, late 20's ish, in the building lobby with TONS of stuff with her. Like 2 suitcases, 3 clear garbage bags full of random stuff, and a hardshell guitar case. She seemed to be struggling with something, so I asked her if she needed any help.

Turns out she just moved here from Toronto, and she has an interview with one of the offices in the building. She was supposed to stop at her friend's place beforehand, but her flight arrived late and she had to make the interview, so she came straight to the building.

She asked if there was some sort of storage in the building.. or at least a safe place where she could put her stuff while she goes to her interview. I was a bit hesitant at first, but I offered to let her store her stuff in my office until after the interview.

She came to my office after the interview, and I take her to grab some coffee. Turns out she has some interesting stories. She's an entrepreneur, so right away we had a connection. She was raised by a single parent, who happened to pass away just a couple months ago so she's been on her own. She's also super tight on cash, and the interview for this job was kind of an all-in situation for her. She doesn't have a phone, so she was relying on a payphone or catching free wifi with her laptop to reach her friend. I lend her my phone.. turns out her friend's boyfriend has the car, and won't be back for a few hours. We were downtown, and of course she has to get all the damn way to Surrey. She was asking me about Skytrain, bus routes, etc. I figure what the hell.. this girl has tons of shit with her, I'm not gonna be doing anything for the rest of the day at work, and a trip that could take her 2 hours or more only takes me like half an hour. So I offer her a ride. She almost teared up and was super thankful. She said nothing's been going her way since her dad passed away. We had a lot of interesting conversation during the ride, and when I dropped her off, we traded contacts, she offered me gas money, and I declined. I told her she could buy me lunch when she gets the job she interviewed for :)

[red_2]

^

Great story

But I'm sure all of revscene is wondering if she was good looking/hot? :troll:

[Vansterdam]

pics of girl :troll:

[crazie_gsr]

I was heading out of my office in the afternoon today to grab some food. I see a girl, late 20's ish, in the building lobby with TONS of stuff with her. Like 2 suitcases, 3 clear garbage bags full of random stuff, and a hardshell guitar case. She seemed to be struggling with something, so I asked her if she needed any help.

Turns out she just moved here from Toronto, and she has an interview with one of the offices in the building. She was supposed to stop at her friend's place beforehand, but her flight arrived late and she had to make the interview, so she came straight to the building.

She asked if there was some sort of storage in the building.. or at least a safe place where she could put her stuff while she goes to her interview. I was a bit hesitant at first, but I offered to let her store her stuff in my office until after the interview.

She came to my office after the interview, and I take her to grab some coffee. Turns out she has some interesting stories. She's an entrepreneur, so right away we had a connection. She was raised by a single parent, who happened to pass away just a couple months ago so she's been on her own. She's also super tight on cash, and the interview for this job was kind of an all-in situation for her. She doesn't have a phone, so she was relying on a payphone or catching free wifi with her laptop to reach her friend. I lend her my phone.. turns out her friend's boyfriend has the car, and won't be back for a few hours. We were downtown, and of course she has to get all the damn way to Surrey. She was asking me about Skytrain, bus routes, etc. I figure what the hell.. this girl has tons of shit with her, I'm not gonna be doing anything for the rest of the day at work, and a trip that could take her 2 hours or more only takes me like half an hour. So I offer her a ride. She almost teared up and was super thankful. She said nothing's been going her way since her dad passed away. We had a lot of interesting conversation during the ride, and when I dropped her off, we traded contacts, she offered me gas money, and I declined. I told her she could buy me lunch when she gets the job she interviewed for :)

Sounds like a script from a movie! Lol! Good for you! Khama:)

[MG1]

You did a good thing there, PJ. I would have done the same............ you probably made a friend for life, I bet. And, showed an easterner some fine western hospitality!

[hotjoint]

Sounds like a script from a movie! Lol! Good for you! Khama:)

+1

[PJ]

But I'm sure all of revscene is wondering if she was good looking/hot? :troll:

Haha I'm not going to lie. It didn't hurt that she was good looking.

Sounds like a script from a movie! Lol! Good for you! Khama:)

Might just have to turn this one into a script! I actually have a book deal in progress right now for something else.. Who knows. Maybe I'll do some more writing soon.

You did a good thing there, PJ. I would have done the same............ you probably made a friend for life, I bet. And, showed an easterner some fine western hospitality!

I just got back from China too.. And when I was there, I didn't know any Mandarin. I had no one to talk to other than my business contacts.. So I know how hard it can be living in an unfamiliar place, not knowing anyone.

That's exactly what I was thinking about making a new friend. For all I know, we could be friends for the rest of our lives :toot:

[!e.lo_]

pssh, nobody cares what else you say, now that you told us she's good looking =P

but really, good on ya man!

[PJ]

She's not SMOKIN hot, but she's not unattractive.
..
I mean.. like..
..
..
should I just stop now

[!e.lo_]

She's not SMOKIN hot, but she's not unattractive.
..
I mean.. like..
..
..
should I just stop now

http://fuuu.us/393.png

[hotjoint]

She's not SMOKIN hot, but she's not unattractive.
..
I mean.. like..
..
..
should I just stop now

Do you have a gf? maybe she will give you some sugar for being a nice guy ;) :fuckyea:

[RicePanda]

PJ, that's pretty awesome. It really does sound like something out of a movie!

Hope she does get the job; she sounds like she's really got it rough.

[PJ]

Do you have a gf? maybe she will give you some sugar for being a nice guy

Haha, while we were talking in the car, she did mention that she's single. She's 4 years older than me.. but she kept dropping the "age doesn't matter" line. I'm pretty sure she's interested.. got some Skype chat messages on my phone at 1am :lawl: :alonehappy:

On the other hand, I'm kind of in one of those on-off situations with my gf right now.. don't know if I wanna complicate things further any time soon.

[hotjoint]

Haha, while we were talking in the car, she did mention that she's single. She's 4 years older than me.. but she kept dropping the "age doesn't matter" line. I'm pretty sure she's interested.. got some Skype chat messages on my phone at 1am :lawl: :alonehappy:

On the other hand, I'm kind of in one of those on-off situations with my gf right now.. don't know if I wanna complicate things further any time soon.

Haha tough situation. Having a backup plan is always good if things with your current gf don't work out. She messaged you at 1AM? :lol, that can only mean 1 thing.....

[murd0c]

Haha, while we were talking in the car, she did mention that she's single. She's 4 years older than me.. but she kept dropping the "age doesn't matter" line. I'm pretty sure she's interested.. got some Skype chat messages on my phone at 1am :lawl: :alonehappy:

On the other hand, I'm kind of in one of those on-off situations with my gf right now.. don't know if I wanna complicate things further any time soon.

You never know what could happen, things are on and off with your g/f for a reason and someone like this might help you come to a decission. If not at least have some fun life is way too short!!

[PJ]

WOW! Got my own signature thrown in my face! LOL

I'm actually meeting her for coffee again this week.. She's a cool girl. I'm completely fine with just being friends with her!

However.. she told me her 2 favourite foods are pho and sushi.. hearing that from a white girl I was like

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p__HoPPWnUo/T0iyyEpeymI/AAAAAAAAOvQ/0udx7t5Y5wM/s320/rainbowMeme.PNG

[wuuhoo]

^Id drop everything and go for her

you dont hear that often, a white girl liking sushi and pho :fullofwin:


haha ;) but good on you PJ

[murd0c]

You guys need to know the white girls I know if you don't hear that often ;)

I didn't even have a clue that was on your sig PJ lol

[G]

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/249/867/7a2.png

[hotjoint]

I like white girls :)

[sam0m0]

wow attractive lonely vulnerable white girl that likes sushi and pho, pix please :)

[PJ]

I am torn between keeping this girl's privacy intact, and the hilarity of simple comments like these:

pics of girl :troll:

[MG1]

I am torn between keeping this girl's privacy intact, and the hilarity of simple comments like these:

Dude, the girl's privacy is totally safe with me. PM me her pics and I will let the rest of RS know what I think........

Approval ratings and such. She sounds like a keeper. Go for it. There's a reason why this came about.

[PJ]

Regarding picture.. not sure if srs :badpokerface:

A side note.. I never believed in "signs", but some stuff that happened yesterday really started to freak me out.

She saw that I have "Continuum" tattooed on my left forearm, she said she just finished doing PR for a theatre production called Continuum.

I noticed she has a music note tattooed on her hand, like near the webbing between her index finger and thumb. I was going to get the EXACT same tattoo in the EXACT same spot last year, but held off. Imagine if I actually got it.. :pokerface:

She had drawings of lotus flowers and Japanese waves etched into her laptop case.. I have a similar drawing tattooed on my right arm.

When she was Skype chatting me yesterday evening, I asked what she was up to. She said she was watching the new episode of House. Sure enough.. I was watching the same thing. :maximumpokerface: :pokerface:

[murd0c]

take the hints and go with it, whats the worst that can happen? things don't work out but at least you can say you tried so you won't have any possible regrets.

[Ronin]

The only reason a girl you just met calls at 1am is for bangin'.

[Phozy]

Wowow

Coincidentally meet this lonely attractive white girl who loves pho and sushi, who messages you at 1am, and there is starting to be some signs that you two are meant to be

Sounds like a damn movie...

Next thing you know your current girlfriend is going to get involved and you choose between the two.

Write a book, itll be the next best drama film :troll:... i can totally see it

[MG1]

Whoa.......... just got pic of the girl from PJ. Here are my thoughts. She looks very nice. I can tell from the great smile that she has effervescent qualities. Very euro looking.

My man, you need to persue this. It looks like she looks after herself without looking like she's high maintenance. You've got a great catch on your hands. I would not throw her back into the water. She is definitely a keeper. You sure you deserve this girl?

Definitely a girl I would approve of if my son brought her home to meet the family.

Also, I never thought you would actually send me a pic. Not to worry. Secret is safe with me.

I think I should set up a RS service where guys send me pics of girls for ratings, LOL.


The girl is attractive, not slutty. Looks down to earth with a great smile. Looks intelligent, which is very important. Nothing worse than a bimbo.

[too_slow]

If you don't see yourself marrying your current g/f.. I'd say go for it (the new gal)..

[Excelsis]

Pj's story needs a thread of it's own

[murd0c]

a mod can split it up...

[TOS'd]

Definitely a girl I would approve of if my son brought her home to meet the family.

Will not let you down.

[MG1]

Pj's story needs a thread of it's own

Agree. It's starting to look that way, but it's not as if anything else is going on. Plus, anytime you do something like that, it kills the momentum/continuity.

What should we call this new thread?

[MG1]

Will not let you down.

August 25th..............

[murd0c]

Agree. It's starting to look that way, but it's not as if anything else is going on. Plus, anytime you do something like that, it kills the momentum/continuity.

What should we call this new thread?

Pj's Payoff :troll:

[MeetHanz]

To those that continually give and give... how does one prevent from becoming jaded from certain experiences that may have not turned out the way you had hoped? I'm sorry if this is a vague question, but I find that I approach unknown situations/people cautiously and more bluntly as of late. I guess I've just learnt that not everyone has good intentions. How does one approach to "unlearn" that?

[Lamboda]

I've learnt to give without receiving. I've stopped tallying the things I've done for people. For the world to be a better place, someone has to give first.

Some guy needed a ride to class and I barely knew him. I picked him up out of my way and drove him there and back home. He offered me a meal in return. I kindly told him, "hey thanks for the meal man. But there are other people who really need it more than me. I did this expecting nothing in return. Now if you really want to repay me, do something for the next guy".

This girl gave a really good speech for a club I had. I really thought it was a great speech. One day I saw her sitting alone in the cafeteria. I said, "Hey, listen I really thought you did a great speech that day. I hope you make that position. It was crystal clear and I felt your passion to help out the club and I know you'd try your best to make it happen".
She was really happy after I'd said that. She told me she wasn't sure if anyone liked it and it made a really big difference to her that someone came up and said her speech was great.

These are some examples I give not to show I'm all that, because I'm not great. I'm still learning and trying to become a better person. But what my point is is that, sometimes you don't have to give money or expect anything in return. You do it because it makes the world a better place. Someone out there needs a little compliment to boost up their day. Little things matter in this world, even if it's a compliment or doing someone a favour.

I'm learning how to give without receiving and the benefits are tremendous. They feel good and you feel good. As well, once I've started doing that, people have began offering me food and services. I politely turn them down and tell them that if they want to do something, just pass the deeds on.

[subordinate]

Laughing so hard right now.

PJ just got a crap load of revsceners acting in good faith now (Hoping for their encounters Lol)

[PJ]

Haha WOW, I did not expect such a large following of responses.

Regarding my story..
@MG1, I wasn't going to send it, but I was like ahh why the hell not. It's displayed on her Skype. It's not like I'm giving out her name and contact.
Anyways, I just went for drinks and food with her a couple hours ago. Learned more about her. Personality wise, she's suuuuper friendly, and she can really hold her own. She's struggling pretty bad right now, but hey, she's still on her feet. Think I'm really starting to like her. Fuck.

Regarding selfless acts..
I'm always a very friendly person. It's simple, really.. I treat people the way I'd like to be treated. I never expect anything in return. I think a few pages back I posted that an old lady fell down coming off the bus and no one helped her, so I went to help her up. I was so surprised that the 20+ people that passed her didn't even stop to help her up. My mom's getting old, and I couldn't help but wonder how I'd feel if God forbid, that happened to her. That lady I helped must've been someone else's wife/mom/whatever, so my helping her is kind of just what I hope someone else would do if a family member of my own needed help.

In this situation with the girl I just helped.. No, getting her number and everything was not the first thing on my mind. Everything that ended up happening just kind of fell into place organically. Like I said above, of course, her being attractive made me slightly more inclined to help her, but we're all humans here. But even if it was some old chinese man I don't think I would've acted any differently. (Initially, of course.. not including the Skyping and all :lawl:)

[Ronin]

...do you actually want me to split it into another thread?

What? I don't only use my RS Jesus powers for evil...

[PJ]

...do you actually want me to split it into another thread?

What? I don't only use my RS Jesus powers for evil...

I don't think that'll be necessary.. Unless people truly are interested in what happens next (if anything even does).. For all I know, I might not hear from her for another x amount of days/weeks/who knows..

Wowow

Coincidentally meet this lonely attractive white girl who loves pho and sushi, who messages you at 1am, and there is starting to be some signs that you two are meant to be

Sounds like a damn movie...

Next thing you know your current girlfriend is going to get involved and you choose between the two.

Write a book, itll be the next best drama film :troll:... i can totally see it

The last thing I need right now is for this encounter to go viral and somehow, someway, this gets onto my gf's computer screen. :pokerface:

[Gerbs]

Im interested in what happens next :concentrate:

[subordinate]

I don't think that'll be necessary.. Unless people truly are interested in what happens next (if anything even does).. For all I know, I might not hear from her for another x amount of days/weeks/who knows..



The last thing I need right now is for this encounter to go viral and somehow, someway, this gets onto my gf's computer screen. :pokerface:

Man Pj...Pj...Pj...

You aren't even taking your sig for heart - might as well take it off.

"You only live once" - exactly. It seems like you two already have a lot in common and hit it off.

Or, just p4p :lawl::troll:

[PJ]

God damn. My own signature thrown in my face again. :rukidding:

I have fun with my current gf, but things are just kinda hanging in the balance right now. Don't know if I wanna jump into something completely new right away.

I'll probably just let things be, and whatever happens happens..

[MG1]

Little things matter in this world, even if it's a compliment or doing someone a favour.

Absolutely correct.

Just this morning, I talked to an old friend who came by work to shoot the breeze. He has a friend who volunteers at the hospital. She told him that she doesn't feel her work is making a difference and that nobody thanks her or says anything, for that matter. She's a little depressed. I told my friend to go tell her ASAP that what she does absolutely makes a difference. From my experience, the voluteers at hospitals make a helluva difference.

When I heard this from my friend, I was a little worried. Are people that grumpy or tired these days to take two seconds out of their lives to thank someone who gives of their time to make other people's lives better?

Lamboda, we need more people like you. This world sucks ass, but we can all do something to make it a better place. No matter how small or insignificant it may seem, it all adds up. Make it contagious so to speak.

[MG1]

I'll probably just let things be, and whatever happens happens..

Yup, you can just be a good friend. Nothing wrong with that. She sounds like she can take care of herself, but may just need someone to rely on from time to time being new and all.

[Vansterdam]

Pj needs his own thread on this lol :fullofwin:

[TOPEC]

I'll probably just let things be, and whatever happens happens..

just go with the flow and dont push it, like u said, what ever happens happens, if shes urs, shell be urs anyhow

[RicePanda]

random kindness thread turns into awesome random romance thread.

[CRS]

God damn. My own signature thrown in my face again. :rukidding:

I have fun with my current gf, but things are just kinda hanging in the balance right now. Don't know if I wanna jump into something completely new right away.

I'll probably just let things be, and whatever happens happens..

:fuckthatshit:

Life's too short. May as well have some fun.

:megusta:

[PJ]

With my relationship situation right now I don't wanna force anything. :pokerface:
If something happens organically.. then so be it.. I guess.. :considered:

[GGnoRE]

With my relationship situation right now I don't wanna force anything. :pokerface:
If something happens orgasmically.. then so be it.. I guess.. :considered:

For some reason I read it like that :fullofwin:

[b0unce. [?]]

I definitely think she wants you to push your meat into her. Do it.

[MG1]

Guys, the girl is not that kind of girl. She looks very wholesome and decent. Not some ho.

[Slifer]

^Stop teasing us with the pic :okay:

[xmisstrinh]

Some dick kicked over a bum's cup of change when my bf and I were walking on Granville street one day, and the bum was an elderly man too. The guy didn't stop to help pick up the change, he only looked over his shoulder and kept walking. We were walking the opposite way from the guy that kicked over the change and saw everything, and I felt really bad, so I told my bf I wanted to get the bum something to eat. So we got him a panini from Cafe Crepe and when we gave it to him, he was super happy and gave us the biggest toothless smile. It was the cutest thing. It makes my heart all warm and fuzzy thinking about it :)

[Gerbs]

^ was it at japadog? Theres always a bum who leaves his cup filled with coins and he purposely leaves it out further than usual so people can kick it and give him change. i was waiting for the bus and it got kicked over 4 times in like 15 minutes.

[thegentleman]

Two days, I came out of Veras burger shack, a homeless man with a sign that read "Need money for food, anything helps." approached me while I was getting into my car, he asked me for some changed, I had a free burger from Vera's cause I had one of those birthday email coupon thingies and so I offered it to him. He denied my burger and told me his hands were dirty and wanted money to eat inside a restaurant.

It pissed me off. Begger's can't be choosers.

[Ronin]

You had a guy refuse a Vera's burger!? Damn, those things are usually enormous...would've been a great meal for a homeless person. Probably means he hasn't been homeless long or he's BSing you.

Sometimes when the Burger King on Granville has 2 for $3 Whopper Jrs, I grab like 6, one for me and then just hand them out to homeless dudes downtown. Never had any of them tell me to give them money instead. One guy was especially ecstatic that I had another for his dog.

[smoothie.]

You had a guy refuse a Vera's burger!? Damn, those things are usually enormous...would've been a great meal for a homeless person. Probably means he hasn't been homeless long or he's BSing you.

Sometimes when the Burger King on Granville has 2 for $3 Whopper Jrs, I grab like 6, one for me and then just hand them out to homeless dudes downtown. Never had any of them tell me to give them money instead. One guy was especially ecstatic that I had another for his dog.

their focus is to get MONEY.

[PJ]

I've actually had the former happen to me before as well..

I once offered a homeless person a hot dog from a street vendor downtown, he replied "Can I have the $7 instead?"

[Ronin]

I don't like giving money, honestly. I feel like I'm enabling them but giving food is no big deal. Being hungry sucks.

I don't ask if they want something or whatever. I just go into wherever, grab some food and tell them "Hey, I got an extra burger in here...would you like one?" or something. Otherwise, I'd just tell them I don't have cash but I'm going to buy some stuff anyways...can I grab you a coffee and donut?

[thegentleman]

A couple of hours later when I got home, I ate the burger cold and it was still delicious. Homeless guy missed out. Probably needed money to get his daily fix.

Makes me not want to give money out to them anymore. I just remembered, I gave some guy like 40 cents at the mcdonalds on main and terminal..

[Not really racist!]

this thread makes me

:tears::tears::tears::tears::tears::tears:

[Obsideon]

Same thing happened to me, there was a bum waiting by Pacific Center and I had a buy one get one free McDonalds coupon so I decided to give my 2nd burger to the guy, he literally told me to fuck off if I wasn't going to give him cash ... DA FUQ?! ...

[Datsun]

Same thing happened to me, there was a bum waiting by Pacific Center and I had a buy one get one free McDonalds coupon so I decided to give my 2nd burger to the guy, he literally told me to fuck off if I wasn't going to give him cash ... DA FUQ?! ...

Are you sure he was a bum and not a hipster with raggedy clothes?

[Santofu]

I know that feeling bro,

I was nice to treat this homeless person a hot chocolate at 7am... He wanted hot chocolate instead of coffee, then he kept following me demanding me to give him $20...
I didn't have cash on me and he was like CAN WE GO TO THE BANK? I was like no, it's closed. He was like BITCH, use the fucking machine... I was like fuck off... :seriously:

[Mr.Money]

at the waterfront station there's always this homeless blonde chick in old trend lock's sitting by the pay meter's & i seen this amazing looking brunette lady about 27 come along and give her a container of food....she seemed pretty grateful for it....to think of it...i think the brunette lady was a restaurant owner and just went for a walk to give it to her,who knows how many time's she done this.



I know that feeling bro,

I was nice to treat this homeless person a hot chocolate at 7am... He wanted hot chocolate instead of coffee, then he kept following me demanding me to give him $20...
I didn't have cash on me and he was like CAN WE GO TO THE BANK? I was like no, it's closed. He was like BITCH, use the fucking machine... I was like fuck off... :seriously:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBUbJhFmTPc
:troll:

[InvisibleSoul]

I've actually had the former happen to me before as well..

I once offered a homeless person a hot dog from a street vendor downtown, he replied "Can I have the $7 instead?"
This case might be slightly different. If you're giving someone food that you already have and they refuse it, it's pretty clear they just want money. However, as you described it here, I can see why someone homeless would want $7 instead of a hot dog, because they can stretch that $7 into four meals instead of one hot dog.

Not saying this was the intention of this particular guy, but just saying it's possible.

[melloman]

This case might be slightly different. If you're giving someone food that you already have and they refuse it, it's pretty clear they just want money. However, as you described it here, I can see why someone homeless would want $7 instead of a hot dog, because they can stretch that $7 into four meals instead of one hot dog.

Not saying this was the intention of this particular guy, but just saying it's possible.

I can understand where your coming from. But I've had the situation of being told to "fuck off" when I try to give a homeless person food instead of money. Leads me to the point where if you don't look like your in desperate need, I just shrug you off.

[G]

We bought like 3 huge pizzas from a dt pizza parlor for pretty cheap. Couldn't finish it do we have most of it to the homeless man with the dog at waterfront. He was so happy to receive it. Those are the non-prick homeless people...

I also had another time where we went to pacific center and it was around closing. The sushi place was giving out stuff for really cheap so we decided to buy it all and hand it to homeless around downtown. You would not imagine the fucking annoying responses that were given to us. Stuff like "I don't eat sushi give me money" to "fuck off I want money not food"... We finally found one guy who liked sushi so we have him almost all of it lol

[PJ]

This case might be slightly different. If you're giving someone food that you already have and they refuse it, it's pretty clear they just want money. However, as you described it here, I can see why someone homeless would want $7 instead of a hot dog, because they can stretch that $7 into four meals instead of one hot dog.

Not saying this was the intention of this particular guy, but just saying it's possible.

Whoops, sorry. I guess I was unclear with my wording.
I already had the hot dog in hand.

[blum2001]

I can understand where your coming from. But I've had the situation of being told to "fuck off" when I try to give a homeless person food instead of money. Leads me to the point where if you don't look like your in desperate need, I just shrug you off.

I fully agree with this. I gave $10 to a bum sitting on the corner of Alberni/Thurlow, and I told him to get himself some food at the Mcdonalds. Where did he go? down alberni st to the liquor store.

What really opened my eyes towards the homeless and less fortunate is 3 years ago when I traveled to Hong Kong/Shenzhen. This homeless guy looked like he hasn't showered in over a year, stunk, and was truly down on his luck, and no legs or arms. But to him, getting by was creating calligraphy using his mouth and relying on tips. I gave him 300HKD because his physical disability is something he isn't in control of, and I truly felt sorry for the guy.

As Melloman said, unless you're desperate , I'll shrug you off and there's a lot more desperate people out there than the bums in Vancouver. Especially those bums you see on granville st that hold out their cups on a stick like a fishing pole. There's no way in hell I'll give you a dime. You have working legs and arms, get a job.

Some of my friends wonder why I'm so harsh to some homeless people and not to others, this is the reason why.

[InvisibleSoul]

Whoops, sorry. I guess I was unclear with my wording.
I already had the hot dog in hand.
Yeah, in that case, he's just an asshat that deserves no offers or food or money.

[xmisstrinh]

^ was it at japadog? Theres always a bum who leaves his cup filled with coins and he purposely leaves it out further than usual so people can kick it and give him change. i was waiting for the bus and it got kicked over 4 times in like 15 minutes.

no, i think it was on granville street just outside payless shoes... he did have his cup out pretty far though, it might be the same guy

[Marcosf]

ive jumped started 2 peoples cars in the last month :fuckyea:

[rslater]

Little off topic, but this may help with those who give money to beggars.

So I've worked outside on the streets of Gastown for a year. I feel that I have a knowledgeable and first hand opinion on giving money to the beggars. First off, I don't call them homeless because a lot of them do have homes in the SRO's and are not homeless.

This is from my first hand experience. Their is not a single person I have ever encountered, and I talk to them regularly ever day, that EVER EVER EVER take money for food. Its for drugs. I'm sorry to say, but I have seen every story ever told to the same tourists over and over again, listened to ever story possible and seen from my own eyes street people taking money for "food" and collecting $10 bucks over the day for a hit of whatever their addicted to.

Food is plentiful in the Eastside. It's extremely easy to get free food all over. When someone on the streets asks for money for food, their 99% of the time bullshitting you. Shelters offer food all the time for free. Carnegie Hall has full meals for a buck or two.

Almost every person on the Eastside is addicted. It's a reality that I feel is blinded by our inability to conceptualize that every person in a community can be addicted to a drug. Its hard not to want to help someone out when they seem hungry and are less fortunate than us. I can't talk for every person on the streets that asks for money, but I do feel that most people are just addicts and are just scamming you for money...



Last thing I want to say is that I do know a fair amount of stories of how they ended up addicted. Their is always two themes I see. Physical pain and mental issues. Tons of addicts stories are similar. They were injured way back at work, or in a car accident. They got terrible settlements from ICBC and Work Safe BC. They were prescribed pain killers like Oxycontin and unfortunately got addicted as it was the only way to stop the pain. It seems like a lot of them have spinal and back issues. Because they can't work physical demanding labor jobs, which is the industry most of them worked in previously, and because they got terrible workers compensation, they got caught up in drug dealing to make a living, and drug addiction to curb their pain.

Mental disability is even worse. It's a drug dealers perfect client. A lot of the people in the Eastside are schizophrenic. Schizophrenic's take Chrystal Meth because it actually slows down their thoughts and they feel it is the only time when they are sane. From our perspective we watch them and they seem like their lunatics, screaming, running around being completely fucked up. But in their minds, they are actually sane for once. It's why schizophrenic such are such bad drug users. They want to be high all the time, because they cant deal with their thoughts when the are not.

[Meowjin]

I've been hit with some pretty hard times. Thankfully the hours are picking up at work and the semester is over but i've been getting a lot of free meals. Infact I recall on a server I play on, I had 7 pizza's ordered to my door one night.

The genorosity from the different communities I have been on have been fantastic.

[truth]

A pedestrian got struck by a car just around the corner from where I work so I pulled over to offer help/my jacket since it was pouring rain last night. She was already on the phone with the ambulance. Couldn't really offer much help as the korean lady who hit her didn't speak english. Today I receive a message from someone I know who drove by last night and she thought I was the driver...:rukidding:

[RicePanda]

What really opened my eyes towards the homeless and less fortunate is 3 years ago when I traveled to Hong Kong/Shenzhen. This homeless guy looked like he hasn't showered in over a year, stunk, and was truly down on his luck, and no legs or arms. But to him, getting by was creating calligraphy using his mouth and relying on tips. I gave him 300HKD because his physical disability is something he isn't in control of, and I truly felt sorry for the guy.


:tears:

[!e.lo_]

Was at Cactus Club the other day. A guy at the other table, got up to leave and dropped his scarf. I picked it up and returned it. No biggie.

[LSF22]

Nothing epic like PJ's story but I was a recipient of a random act of kindness today. :)

Had to go downtown for a friend's dinner, decided to park at Scotiabank Theatre... and just as I parked and was about to pay, was approached by a woman in late 20's, told me she was leaving and asked if I wanted her parking space, which was already paid for the whole night. I asked if she was sure and as soon as she gave me the parking receipt and the "ok" I graciously said thanks! After dinner, as I was heading back down to the parkade, I noticed a couple who were just about to pay for their parking stall, so I walked to them and told them the same thing I was told by the woman earlier. They happily accepted the receipt, said thanks and we each happily went along our own ways.

Just appreciative and glad that good people do exist and are all around us.... :thumbs:

[Obsideon]

What really opened my eyes towards the homeless and less fortunate is 3 years ago when I traveled to Hong Kong/Shenzhen. This homeless guy looked like he hasn't showered in over a year, stunk, and was truly down on his luck, and no legs or arms. But to him, getting by was creating calligraphy using his mouth and relying on tips. I gave him 300HKD because his physical disability is something he isn't in control of, and I truly felt sorry for the guy.

I've also seen the exact same situation before in Hong Kong. A guy laying on the floor with his head shaking uncontrollably, missing all his limbs with a bowl in front of him. Hair in a mess, stinks like piss and really dirty.
I felt compelled to give him a couple dollars because I felt really bad for him but my friend who's a local in HK told me not to. I asked him why and he asked me a question in return, what do you think this man who has no arms and legs is going to do with this money? You notice he can't talk either? It's probably because his tongue was cut out so he can't tell you the truth. The fact is that he was probably a low level gangster, somebody who owed a lot of money to some very bad people, or was kidnapped. Truth is if you give "him" money, gang members, the same ones that did this to him, will come by every few hours and scoop the money out of the cups. So in a sense you are supporting this type of violence and cruelty because it profits them.

I don't know how true this is but it does make sense... :tears:

[sekin67835]

I've also seen the exact same situation before in Hong Kong. A guy laying on the floor with his head shaking uncontrollably, missing all his limbs with a bowl in front of him. Hair in a mess, stinks like piss and really dirty.
I felt compelled to give him a couple dollars because I felt really bad for him but my friend who's a local in HK told me not to. I asked him why and he asked me a question in return, what do you think this man who has no arms and legs is going to do with this money? You notice he can't talk either? It's probably because his tongue was cut out so he can't tell you the truth. The fact is that he was probably a low level gangster, somebody who owed a lot of money to some very bad people, or was kidnapped. Truth is if you give "him" money, gang members, the same ones that did this to him, will come by every few hours and scoop the money out of the cups. So in a sense you are supporting this type of violence and cruelty because it profits them.

I don't know how true this is but it does make sense... :tears:

i would say 90% true. This happens all the time in China. Many kids are kidnapped and have their limbs amputated to gain sympathy from by-passers. If you have watched the move Slumdog millionare, that pretty much depicts the situation.

[Phozy]

So, PJ, hows it going with the girl? :ifyouknow:

[Gerbs]

^^

i have heard that story from my mom. that is true how would they spend it

[PJ]

So, PJ, hows it going with the girl? :ifyouknow:

Took her out for coffee and dinner a few times since then..
And it turns out.. that job that she moved here from Toronto to interview for?
Yeah, she didn't get it. :okay:

She's just been working random waitress/odd jobs until her next move I guess.
This girl is BARELY scraping by. As in paycheque to paycheque, down to the dollar. She's very lucky that her friends are letting her crash on their couch until she gets on her feet. Apparently her 2 friends and myself are the only 3 people she knows in the city.

I felt really bad for her and want to help get her on track, but at the same time I didn't want it to feel like I'm giving her charity. Of course I insisted on paying for the meals (which she put up a fight for), and told her to give me a shout if she needed anything. I also put in a word for her to a few friends who work in the restaurant business to give a shout if any positions come up.

She's a very smart and driven individual. Just can't seem to catch a break.

[CorneringArtist]

Damn PJ, you sure you're not this guy with all the help you put out there?
http://i.imgur.com/StF0M.jpg

[PJ]

Haha it all depends on the situation.. It's not like I go looking for people in trouble. But if I stumble upon someone I can help, why not?

[Pooface55]

I've also seen the exact same situation before in Hong Kong. A guy laying on the floor with his head shaking uncontrollably, missing all his limbs with a bowl in front of him. Hair in a mess, stinks like piss and really dirty.
I felt compelled to give him a couple dollars because I felt really bad for him but my friend who's a local in HK told me not to. I asked him why and he asked me a question in return, what do you think this man who has no arms and legs is going to do with this money? You notice he can't talk either? It's probably because his tongue was cut out so he can't tell you the truth. The fact is that he was probably a low level gangster, somebody who owed a lot of money to some very bad people, or was kidnapped. Truth is if you give "him" money, gang members, the same ones that did this to him, will come by every few hours and scoop the money out of the cups. So in a sense you are supporting this type of violence and cruelty because it profits them.

I don't know how true this is but it does make sense... :tears:

Holy fuck that is terrible. Its a never ending cycle it seems like.

[Lamboda]

I was waiting for takeout today at Mui Ngo Gai located on Kingsway and Victoria. It's my usual Vietnamese place I find it to be pretty good. So I was waiting for takeout and I was reading Wired magazine. I got really into reading it and in the end when my food came out, the manager came out and told me I could take the magazine home. I was super surprised and I told them that I couldn't do it. But they told me that they gave away a couple of these magazines to youngsters like myself because we were so interested in the magazine.

These guys are awesome and I really appreciate what they did. Not only that they offered me free coke to bring home to my family as well. I had to deny them because I know they're running a business but the offer sure is generous.

Small things like these make a person's day. I will definitely pass on the kindness they have shown.

[PJ]

Advertisement plug? :troll:
Haha jk

Yeah a lot of independent restaurant owners are super friendly. My friend's dad has a pizza joint, and he always offers toddlers free juice.

[blum2001]

I've also seen the exact same situation before in Hong Kong. A guy laying on the floor with his head shaking uncontrollably, missing all his limbs with a bowl in front of him. Hair in a mess, stinks like piss and really dirty.
I felt compelled to give him a couple dollars because I felt really bad for him but my friend who's a local in HK told me not to. I asked him why and he asked me a question in return, what do you think this man who has no arms and legs is going to do with this money? You notice he can't talk either? It's probably because his tongue was cut out so he can't tell you the truth. The fact is that he was probably a low level gangster, somebody who owed a lot of money to some very bad people, or was kidnapped. Truth is if you give "him" money, gang members, the same ones that did this to him, will come by every few hours and scoop the money out of the cups. So in a sense you are supporting this type of violence and cruelty because it profits them.

I don't know how true this is but it does make sense... :tears:

You know I never really thought of it this way. Being a CBC with pretty much zero knowledge of the asian gang/underground life it never really occurred to me that this could be a possibility and it does make sense.

[Phozy]

Was getting off the bus today, when I noticed a lady running full sleep to catch the bus. In doing so, she dropped her phone. I quickly picked it up, ran back inside, and passed it to the nearest person and told them to give it to the lady, who was in the back with a "where's my phone?!" Look on her face.

I felt good about myself, good that I did a random act of kindness. Brand new samsung galaxy 2, I couldve pocketed it and sold it, but I never evem thought of it until after. I guess I want to be a better person and have the same done to me :alonehappy:

[PJ]

Was getting off the bus today, when I noticed a lady running full sleep to catch the bus. In doing so, she dropped her phone. I quickly picked it up, ran back inside, and passed it to the nearest person and told them to give it to the lady, who was in the back with a "where's my phone?!" Look on her face.

I felt good about myself, good that I did a random act of kindness. Brand new samsung galaxy 2, I couldve pocketed it and sold it, but I never evem thought of it until after. I guess I want to be a better person and have the same done to me :alonehappy:

I always, always, always, always try to get cellphones back to their owners. You never know what's in it.

My aunt's phone got stolen years back.. and it had all the pictures of my other aunt's newborn baby on it. She was so sad :(

[dinosaur]

Not me, but it warmed my heart nonetheless :)

Global BC | Bus passengers pass the hat to help woman see dying mom on Vancouver Island (http://www.globaltvbc.com/bus+passengers+pass+the+hat+to+help+woman+see+dyin g+mom+on+vancouver+island/6442646181/story.html)

[acrophobia]

Gave an older gentleman my parking ticket that was still valid for close to an hour. He offered to pay me for it, and was clearly very happy when I declined any money.

Feels good to brighten someone's day!

[too_slow]

^I do that a lot too at the Costco parking lot in DT. I can finish my shopping in less than 30min. I'm usually stuck with a parking ticket that's good for another 90 min. I would just wave it to the next car that drives by and point them to my spot. Any 'lost' revenue to the evil parking corporations + able to help a fellow Vancouver-ite is a 'win' in my books!

[will068]

^I do that a lot too at the Costco parking lot in DT. I can finish my shopping in less than 30min. I'm usually stuck with a parking ticket that's good for another 90 min. I would just wave it to the next car that drives by and point them to my spot. Any 'lost' revenue to the evil parking corporations + able to help a fellow Vancouver-ite is a 'win' in my books!

I do this as well in paid parking lots that requires you to have the receipt placed on your dash. When I have full day receipts or receipts with lots of time remaining, I just place the receipt in the printout slot of the ticket machine.

[NLY]

I was out walking the dog at Dover Park when I saw a bunch of kids playing basketball. I noticed the nets on the rim was ripped/missing, and I know the feeling of playing on a hoop without a functioning net. I went to Canadian Tire and purchased two nets, drove to the park and installed them with a step ladder. The kids weren't there anymore but I'm sure they'll enjoy it.

[smoothie.]

I was out walking the dog at Dover Park when I saw a bunch of kids playing basketball. I noticed the nets on the rim was ripped/missing, and I know the feeling of playing on a hoop without a functioning net. I went to Canadian Tire and purchased two nets, drove to the park and installed them with a step ladder. The kids weren't there anymore but I'm sure they'll enjoy it.

^ prolly got jacked before they returned.

this city has a lot of jerks

[NLY]

^ prolly got jacked before they returned.

this city has a lot of jerks

Yeah I'll just put up another one, they're only $4.

[hchang]

On Friday morning I stopped at the Chevron on Lougheed (by Sperling Skytrain) and saw this older black guy talking with the clerk.

I didn't know what was going on exactly but went to grab a coffee and get out. Then I overhear that his car's completely out of gas just down the block, but left his wallet at home as he just ran out to drop his kids off at school.

I didn't really believe him at first, but a manager came out and offered to lend him a jerry can for free, and I decided to step in and say I'll pitch in $5 for gas to get him turned over.

He asked if I had a $10 instead cause he doesn't think $5 will get him turned over... I said it'll turn over for sure don't worry and said it's all I got. He thanked me and I left.

I thought about it and during the day and still wasn't sure if this guy was just lying or was serious.

I feel good about helping somebody out if he was legitimately stranded.. but if he was just taking advantage of people then tsk tsk.

[PJ]

^There seem to be a lot of these "gas station scammers" going around.. But usually they target the customers, not the clerks.

Hopefully the guy you helped really was legit in need of help.

[materials]

Just saw a dude lose 2 ratchets and sockets off his truck so I grabbed em then followed him until he pulled over and gave them back. feelsgoodman

[i-VTEC]

was waiting for the person to back out of the parking spot so I can park there, a senior age 65ish walking really slow walking behind the car, the guy in the car backing out but didn't shoulder check, and so it was going to hit him, so I honked to make a sound and alert the person backing out. I looked at the person in the car, he was shaking his head, looks like he is blaming for the senior for walking with out looking or walking slow. I'm glad I honked, and the senior didn't get ran over. I feel like a hero :fullofwin:

[Oscar_Binswood]

I was driving down to the states last week to pick up my tires, and on 176 st out in the boonies, a younger girl was standing on the side of the road with her car hood up. I pulled over and asked her if she needed help. Needless to say, she was quite appreciative of the gesture as she needed a jump start and couldn't get a hold of anyone. Got her car up and running with my booster pack, and made sure she heard my BOV when I ripped by. :fullofwin:

[Obsideon]

I was driving down to the states last week to pick up my tires, and on 176 st out in the boonies, a younger girl was standing on the side of the road with her car hood up. I pulled over and asked her if she needed help. Needless to say, she was quite appreciative of the gesture as she needed a jump start and couldn't get a hold of anyone. Got her car up and running with my booster pack, and made sure she heard my BOV when I ripped by. :fullofwin:

I instantly thought of this...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9MhOIsoHXKw/TgzMSzC9EYI/AAAAAAAAAlo/LYCJfzeJm7U/s1600/foxcar.jpg
:fullofwin:

[Qmx323]

I was out walking the dog at Dover Park when I saw a bunch of kids playing basketball. I noticed the nets on the rim was ripped/missing, and I know the feeling of playing on a hoop without a functioning net. I went to Canadian Tire and purchased two nets, drove to the park and installed them with a step ladder. The kids weren't there anymore but I'm sure they'll enjoy it.

I used to play ball there

good man :thumbs:

[NLY]

I used to play ball there

good man :thumbs:

Nice, I still do from time to time. It's an awesome little park really, there's tennis courts and a big field for the dog to exercise.

The basketball court is nice as well but due to wear and tear, one of the basketball hoops is starting to breakdown (the backboard literally shakes uncontrollably when you hit the rim.)

[Beefball]

It was raining heavily out there and I just got off the bus. Saw an elderly man with his shirt all wet under the shelter waiting for the rain to stop, so I gave him my umbrella and I ran home in the rain. Hope he did not get sick cuz of the rain.

Feels great to hear "thank you" from people you are able to help! =)

[TOPEC]

This happened last sunday night June 30th, a bit of background info first, i work as a front desk agent in a small hotel, basically i check in and out guests, duh!, this story isnt abt me but someone else that did the good deed right in front of me.

On the night of the 30th, it was a busy night with the hotel almost full house and many guests arriving to check in, but around 9ish pm, it got very quiet as most of the guests were checked in already, so im minding my own business doing my own thing when the phone rings. A customer calls and is asking a lot of questions, it was during this time a young couple walks in, i told them ill be right with them after the phone call as the customer on the phone is dragging out the questions. 2 secs later an elderly couple walks in, so i think to myself, fuck now theres 2 check ins waiting and the customer on the phone (who isnt making a reservation, but asking question abt the hotel) wont quit asking random questions. So FINALLY the customer on the phone finishes asking the questions and i hang up, i deal with the young couple first since they were here first, they asked how much is it for a room for tonight (walk in, no reservation), i quote them $XXX which is about $40 higher since rooms r running low in my hotel and even for hotels arnd the area, they didnt seem too interested and said the price was a lot higher than they expected, so i told them ill give them some time to think about it while i deal with the elderly couple.

So the elderly couple comes up and checks in, the couple had booked a single king bed room, while i was checking them in, the old man asks how much is it to put a cot in his room, i told him $10 extra, i thought to myself y would he want a cot in his room since its only 2 of them, it didnt hit me until he turns around and asks the young couple if they would like to stay in the elderly couples room and pay him the $10, the young couple agrees and explains that they were going to crash at their friends place for the night but they cannot reach their friends so they had no where to stay (they looked like backpackers from europe). The young couple thanks the elderly man many many times and the elderly man says, hey ive received many good deeds when i was young.

So as i was checking in the elderly couple, i checked the system and saw that there were still rooms available with 2 queen beds, so i think to myself for a sec and figured y not give them 2 queen beds instead because a) the young couple aint gonna fit on the cot, b) i cant leave the front desk to put a cot up into his room, and c) im lazy lol. So i told the elderly couple, here, how about this, if u dont mind queen beds, i can put the 4 of u guys into a room with 2 queen beds because i have rooms available with 2 queen beds, so this way they (the young couple) dont need to sleep in the cot and im only charging $10 extra since its suppose to be $10 extra per person above 2 + cot fee. The elderly couple agrees to take the 2 queen bed room instead and they all thank me many times and the elderly women says to me, ur so nice u have stars shining brightly across ur head right now.

So i finish up checking them in, and the elderly man asks the young couple to help him with the luggage, the elderly woman stays in the lobby to wait, and i told her, that is very, VERY, nice of ur husband to do such a thing, he will have good karma in the future.

In hind sight, i could've gotten into shit since a) the elderly couple could be psychopathic and kills the young couple or vise versa and b) im not charging the right amount, but what ever i felt happy seeing them happy.

[Gerbs]

Anyone still wondering what happend to PJ and the girl?

[fliptuner]

I was checking out some Civics on CL to putt around in while my car's down for some upgrades. So I respond to an ad where the car's not running but was, less than a month ago. The guy thinks he knows what it is but doesn't want to spend much money cause he would have to take it to a shop and he already has another car. I agreed to go check it out.

I grabbed a bunch of spare parts I thought might fix the problem if it was something simple and thought, "Great, if I can fix it cheap, I can at least get my money back when I go to sell this thing."

The car was parked at the guy's in-law's place and he was at work so his father in law gave me the keys and let me check it out. While I was going through it, he was telling me how it would be nice if they didn't have to sell it cause they only had one car and they had a couple of young kids to tote around, etc. The seller was the only one working fulltime and the mother only had a PT job so she could raise their kids.

The problem was pretty apparent after a quick diagnosis so I replaced a part, made a few adjustments and got the car running. Now under normal circumstances, I would've whipped out a transfer form and bought it on the spot, knowing I'd sell it for at least double when the time came but for whatever reason, I felt inclined to let the owner know what the issue was and that it was a fairly cheap repair. I wanted to give him the opportunity to keep his car so he could get to work and his wife wounldn't have to tote a couple of kids around on the bus.

Long story short, he kept the car and gave me a few bucks for my trouble. He saved a bunch of money having me fix it on the spot and his family doesn't have to struggle with one car.

I do get first refusal if it does go back on the market and since the inlaws knew a few people with similar cars that were having issues, I'll probably get a couple of referals out of it. Karma...feels good bro.

[PJ]

Anyone still wondering what happend to PJ and the girl?

She didn't get the job she came here for.

I took her out again for dinner, where she told me that she doesn't know where she's going to go from here. Flying over here was kind of an all-in situation for her, and the cards weren't in her favour. She was meeting the welfare agency the next day. It still astounds me today how a driven, young, attractive girl like that can be so down on her luck.

I of course paid for dinner (which she put up a fight for again) and drove her back to her friend's place.

She sent me an e-mail that night thanking me for everything I've done for her.

I e-mailed her back, but didn't get a response. E-mailed her a few weeks later and still didn't get a response.

Fast forward a couple months to today, and still no response. :(

[subordinate]

I was checking out some Civics on CL to putt around in while my car's down for some upgrades. So I respond to an ad where the car's not running but was, less than a month ago. The guy thinks he knows what it is but doesn't want to spend much money cause he would have to take it to a shop and he already has another car. I agreed to go check it out.

...


This deserves more than a thanks, great effin' stuff dude.

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And PJ, I sort of wish you didn't respond. Her not replying back just ruins the story. I'm sure we all wished you had swept her off her feet. :)

[Mr.Money]

She didn't get the job she came here for.

I took her out again for dinner, where she told me that she doesn't know where she's going to go from here. Flying over here was kind of an all-in situation for her, and the cards weren't in her favour. She was meeting the welfare agency the next day. It still astounds me today how a driven, young, attractive girl like that can be so down on her luck.

I of course paid for dinner (which she put up a fight for again) and drove her back to her friend's place.

She sent me an e-mail that night thanking me for everything I've done for her.

I e-mailed her back, but didn't get a response. E-mailed her a few weeks later and still didn't get a response.

Fast forward a couple months to today, and still no response. :(




sold laptop or absolutely no care or thought of you anymore </3 :okay:

:suspicious: i wonder.

[PJ]

I think it's closer to the latter :okay:

Doubt she sold her laptop. She had a Macbook Pro, but she had all these dumb stickers and doodles on it. I don't think anyone would wanna buy it. Also she makes money off of Twitter.. so her laptop was the only source of her income.

But who knows. She's somewhere out there now :ahwow:

[jtrinh]

I just picked up a set of tires from TSB down in Point Roberts this past Saturday morning. And as I was tossing all four of em in the back seat, I've been watching this guy(His name was Allen) try to fit a pair of rear tires for his C5 Corvette into his trunk :lawl:. So I walk over and I see that his daughter and their small dog is in the passenger seat. No way was he gonna be able to bring these home. I offered to carry them home for him since I had plenty of room in my trunk. I told him, "I live in the East Van area so pretty much anywhere is on the way home for me". So I take one tire(lol..) and he kept one half sticking out of his trunk. We cross the border one after another, I paid taxes and they let him go without(lucky guy!). So we drove through the George Massey tunnel and he pulls over at the Visitor info pullout area. He thanked me and was really grateful. Then he explained that his wife would be on the way with a second car to help bring the tires the rest of the way home. So I left it at that and went home.

Here's a photo to go along with the story. Please excuse my phone usage while driving..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b106/jtrinh/c20275c3.jpg

[MG1]

Damn, I was hoping for pics of daughter................ I guess even a guy with a Corvette needs help every so often.

Good on you for helping out.

[hotjoint]

^ :lol

[dL]

I respect drivers who leave a distance betwee cars and do not tail me like an ass. So when I was approaching a red light on the right lane and the Benz coupe behind me was signaling right, I decided to signal and change lane to the left since both lanes were clear so the Benz wouldn't be stuck for a minute or so.

dL

[yogenfruz]

Could have sworn I posted about this when it happened; must have been somewhere else.

This was probably the last day I was in Victoria before coming home for the summer. Anyway, after I moved my girlfriend out of her place for when she went back to Toronto for the summer, I caught the bus back to my usual stop. Before it left, there was an elderly man, probably 80+, talking to the bus driver who stated that he knew of his story as the driver of another bus told him that this man needed to get to Shelbourne Plaza. The Plaza was a place I walked past every day to get the bus to campus, and was literally a two minute walk from my house. So I decided to pipe up and say "I live right by there, if you want, I'll go with you and help you find it."

So when the bus got to the stop I get off at, I told him that we were getting off here and we both started to walk to the Plaza. He was a pretty nice guy and had an unfortunate case where he couldn't drive anymore because it was getting too difficult to climb in and out of his car; he was just learning the bus routes as of earlier that week. Anyway, so we walked for about 5 minutes until I pointed saying that the Plaza was just across the street. He took out a paper stating he needed to get to Island Inkjet, which I knew had just opened in the Plaza. So I told him I'd walk him right there. We got to the store and I helped him inside, where he then asked how to get to Hillside Mall. This I also knew, as the bus stop across from the Plaza took you straight there. I gave him the best directions I could, as I needed to get to my house to start cleaning/packing as my roommate had left the day before and didn't clean anything. He thanked me and we parted ways. Felt pretty good that day.

[quasi]

I was at tim hortons waiting to buy my morning coffee. There is a guy in front of me who looks a bit down on his luck and I see him order a dozen doughnuts and a coffee. He goes to pay with a Tim Card but she's telling him he doesn't have enough money he's short a few bucks. He tells her that's all he has and she's like well sorry. I tell her to give him his card back I'll get it. He looks at me and is thanks me a bunch of times before leaving.

He thought I made his morning but he actually made mine.

[1creator]

Was going for lunch and noticed a homeless man asking for change in a mall parking lot. Went over to him and asked him if he wanted pizza. Poor guy thought I was security and mumbled "No problem" several times and tried to walk away. Told him he misunderstood and that I'm not security and repeated what I said. He agreed and off we went for some pizza.

We sat at the pizza joint and chatted. He told me he has been down on luck and couldn't find a job. At the time I was a lot attendant at a dealership and turns out he used to be one too.. Let him know where the auto mall I worked for was and he should stop by and try. He thanked me and I wished him luck.

[snails]

a story that happened to me last winter but feel i should share.

last winter me and the gf decided to go dt for dinner and to wander around and enjoy the snow when we came across a homeless man on the side of the street, most of the time we just walk passed and act like we dont notice but the difference with this man is that he was begging for food, no money or nothing, just food. as we were passing him i considered how good my life is even with how messed up it actually is, but even then ive never been put into a position where i had to beg for food and this got to me. me and the gf were planning a very large expensive dinner but after we passed that man i couldnt shake the feeling i got, we decided to go eat at a@w "she wasnt to pleased" and when i was walking out i decided to get a large meal and a hot chocolate for the man. we made a 10 min walk back in the cold to deliver this man a meal, when we got back he was crying with his head on the ground and i placed the meal in front of him and i literally have never seen anyone so happy/ grateful in my life, that was defiantly a turning point in my life, just to be more compassionate to others because everyone needs help sometimes.

[Matsuda]

this didn't happen with me but to my dad.

My parents were going out for dim sum and noticed their neighbor about to mow the lawn. They come back and a bit later and they see the neighbor face down on the sidewalk. My dad checked on the guy and had to help him back into his house. The neighbor's wife eventually came home and they took him to the hospital where my dad waited with them for a few hours while the neighbor got checked out. Apparently he had a minor heart attack and ended up staying in the hospital for a few days. About a week after the incident, the wife dropped by my parents with some nice flowers and thanked my dad for helping her husband.

My dad is over 70 and I'm quite proud of him for doing what he did =)

[tiger_handheld]

:tears: of joy reading this thread. *subscribed*

[broken_arrow]

Got a coffee for a homeless guy who was begging for one around the corner from Blenz... :)

[hotjoint]

I love reading the stuff in this thread.

[fsy82]

This was something that was done to my wife and I and saved us a few bucks.

Last night we were at Walmart buying some groceries. We were in the baby isle getting some diapers and diaper genie packs. One lady advised us we can get the diaper genie refills for cheaper at Costco and another lady said to get the pampers diapers that were on rollback at the front of the store that i didn't see. All in all they saved me 20 bucks:)

[CRS]

This should be here...

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/5504210_460s.jpg

[dlo]

Fuarkkk gettin goosebumps reading all these heart warming messages, there's a simple concept I've learned as a highschool student and always keep it in my thoughts. Pay it forward, do something kind to someone, anything small, big, doesn't matter and it will have a trickle effect and brings not only positive emotions to you, but to others. Imagine if 1 pay it forward to another, and they do it to another etc etc, it will be an infinite loop!
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[mk1freak]

I was driving home on the east west connector when I saw a couple guys stuck, I stop and turns out they ran out ta gas, I drive the guy to the gas station and back and during the ride he tells me he does renos and if I need work he'd hook me up, I said I don't need any ATM and still took his number.
Fast forward a couple weeks, my mom needed some work done at her place and as I was helping her find someone to do the work I saw the guys number and decided to call him, he said sure he'd do it......but he only had enough gas to get to the house and if I could meet him at the gas station to get him some gas I just said nm my mom found someone to do the work.....wtf right

[BossFrancis]

I was taking the bus from downtown back home, the 135 precisely that went past Hastings and Main. I was previously volunteering for an event downtown and I received a free t-shirt as thanks for my help. Halfway to Main, I thought about the shirt and how I was definetly not going to wear it because it was size L. So almost at Main I see a lot of hobos and so I thought out of nowhere to give them my shirt. I got off the bus to a corner where I always see a man begging for money. I handed him the shirt and he smiled back with the words "Thank you." The next time I turn around, I see him putting on the shirt. :)

[broken_arrow]

Went to McDonalds the other day and there was a homeless man who asked for money because he has aids and he can't work. I gave him a 5 and he asked for another. :rukidding:
You really can't tell who is honest these days and who is just a junkie in disguise looking for some cash to buy another hit...

[snails]

Went to McDonalds the other day and there was a homeless man who asked for money because he has aids and he can't work. I gave him a 5 and he asked for another. :rukidding:
You really can't tell who is honest these days and who is just a junkie in disguise looking for some cash to buy another hit...


that's why I would give food rather than money :considered:

[InvisibleSoul]

I was driving home on the east west connector when I saw a couple guys stuck, I stop and turns out they ran out ta gas, I drive the guy to the gas station and back and during the ride he tells me he does renos and if I need work he'd hook me up, I said I don't need any ATM and still took his number.
Fast forward a couple weeks, my mom needed some work done at her place and as I was helping her find someone to do the work I saw the guys number and decided to call him, he said sure he'd do it......but he only had enough gas to get to the house and if I could meet him at the gas station to get him some gas I just said nm my mom found someone to do the work.....wtf right
Douchebag. Some people don't deserve to be helped.

[radioman]

I normally go to IGA and grab a soup and sandwhich for lunch. I purchased an extra soup and gave it to the homeless man who's always infront of the store. I see this man regularly. I knocked over his change cup one time :S

I always find myself parking next to people digging through their purses/pockets looking for meter change and I always give them what I've got.

Have yet to received this act though :okay:

[Mr.HappySilp]

I normally go to IGA and grab a soup and sandwhich for lunch. I purchased an extra soup and gave it to the homeless man who's always infront of the store. I see this man regularly. I knocked over his change cup one time :S

Was at Burrad last night and I saw somegirl did that too@@ But I think the homeless guy did it on purpose(like placing his cut into people's path)....... Anyways it was around 12:30am and my and my gf was just chilling around seadside just having fun when a homeless came up for change.... scare us a bit and we just walk to another place LOL.

If he didn't spoil our monent or sounded so creepy we would have give him some change..... now I feel bad.:okay:

[ZordosZZ]

went for an checkup at LDE yesterday and noticed an SUV ahead of me had run out of time on their meter. i threw in some change so hopefully it helped prevent a ticket or worse. I would assume they had lost track of time and not just too cheap to pay for parking

Quebec plate so welcome to BC.

[InvisibleSoul]

went for an checkup at LDE yesterday and noticed an SUV ahead of me had run out of time on their meter. i threw in some change so hopefully it helped prevent a ticket or worse. I would assume they had lost track of time and not just too cheap to pay for parking

Quebec plate so welcome to BC.

Good intentions, but you shouldn't do this from now on because you could be wasting money without actually helping anyone.

You can pay by phone or pay via apps on your smart phones now, but it won't show up on the meter. So it's possible that the meter shows 0:00 yet the person is parked with valid payment.

[Porschedog]

Was raining few days ago and I was at the bus stop with my umbrella. A mother was sheltering her baby's carriage with her own clothing while the rain was pouring on her. Offered my umbrella to her and she said no :okay:

[ZordosZZ]

Good intentions, but you shouldn't do this from now on because you could be wasting money without actually helping anyone.

You can pay by phone or pay via apps on your smart phones now, but it won't show up on the meter. So it's possible that the meter shows 0:00 yet the person is parked with valid payment.

Wow never knew that. Good to know
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[bloodmack]

i held my fart in til i got home.

[guddagudd]

I was watching a movie and I noticed this old couple who didn't have two seats side by side so they had to sit one in front of each other. I was sitting beside the woman, and I asked her if she would like me to switch seats with the man. Tears welled up in her eyes and she said "you are going to make a girl very happy one day", and I said "yea I know" and I went to the next row and switched seats with the guy.

[Prolowtone]

I am always telling people they have flat tires or burnt out lights. I love how when i try to get people to put their windows down they look at me as if i am mugging them, Then i tell them whats wrong and they seem embarrassed/happy :badpokerface:

My favorite was an old women in a reliant. I signaled her to lower her window and she gave me the :heckno: look. I told her that her rear tire was flat and she floored it across 2 lanes of traffic, cutting people off without looking, to get into the Esso gas station

[PJ]

I am always telling people they have flat tires or burnt out lights. I love how when i try to get people to put their windows down they look at me as if i am mugging them, Then i tell them whats wrong and they seem embarrassed/happy :badpokerface:


A few days ago

Cute Asian girl pulled up next to me at stop light.
She rolled down her window, I rolled down mine. :fullofwin:
She said "your gas cover's open."
I said "I know."


I didn't know. :okay:

[TypeRNammer]

It's been a while since I've posted in here.

Anyways earlier in the afternoon I was dropping off a delivery, I noticed a VW Tiguan sitting on the side on Cambie Road before No.4 Road, it had a flat tire.

Had to go do the delivery first. When I came back their direction, they were still there. It was an asian girl probably in her late 20's and her mom in the car.

Turns out they were still looking for help and kind of started to panic so I offered my assistance to change the tire for them.

Changing the spare tire on a VW Tiguan wasn't easy since I'm not familiar with newer Volkswagen vehicles, but I toughed it out a bit and manage to mount on the spare for them anyways.

After everything was done and set, I wasn't expecting anything in return, but she offered to take me out for dinner for helping her out lol.

Here's a video highlight of me changing the tire, total time was 20 mins, but cropped the video down to about 2 minutes

:feelsgoodman:
Spare Tire Change! - YouTube

[roastpuff]

Good on you man! She looks cute as well! ;)

Let us know how dinner goes.

[Razor Ramon HG]

This will be TypeRNammer's song this weekend

I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon) - YouTube

[yray]

damm that tires fucked up

[Mr.Money]

does anyone worry about idiots on the road while your changing a tire with traffic going along & nobody slows down?.

[Fafine]

looks like typer got her number :thumbs:

[murd0c]

looks like typer got her number :thumbs:

of course, she is taking him out for that dinner remember ;)

[mk1freak]

Good stuff typeR, pics or it didn't happen ok?.....of the food :ifyouknow:
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[b0unce. [?]]

good on you. There needs to be more folks like you.
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[radioman]

She looks cute. :thumbsup:

Good on you

[snails]

finally dash cams posting good stuff! :fullofwin:

good job!

[FerrariEnzo]

more pics.... of the girl!!!

gj typer!

[TypeRNammer]

does anyone worry about idiots on the road while your changing a tire with traffic going along & nobody slows down?.

I do, especially if it's in Richmond.

A lot of large vehicles were driving by including buses, they didn't exactly slow down :rukidding: One of them even honked at me too!

Good stuff typeR, pics or it didn't happen ok?.....of the food :ifyouknow:
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Don't worry I'll take photos of the....food :ifyouknow:

[Jgresch]

Spoilering just in case (Work related)

So during August my work hosted a track event at mission raceway. We had 15-20 exotics join us, so it was a pretty cool sight to see in mission.

Halfway through the session I noticed a few people who were watching from the stands, two kids and an adult. They stuck around for quite a while and seemed pretty interested.
(Randomly caught them in a shot -top left)
http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t366/ferrarimaserati/mission1.jpg

Eventually I walked over and waved them down to say hi. Turns out it was a brother, sister and mom who were driving by on the highway and saw us all turn in and the boy wanted to check it out. The boy who was about 10 or 11 knew every different model we had out for the day and was a huge Ferrari fan.

I took them into the pit area and let them walk around the cars while they were cooling off and eventually allowed the boy to sit in a 458. Had the biggest smile on his face.

http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t366/ferrarimaserati/2012-08-21110352.jpg

So at this point my manager comes over and asks who these people are, and I explain they were watching from the stands and the kid was a huge Ferrari Fan. So he talks with the boy's mom for a second then hands him a helmet and says "Okay buddy you're next"

While everyone was on intermission from driving, one of the instructors took the kid out for a couple slow laps. (Instructor driving obviously).

The look on this kids face when he got out of the car was priceless. Literally the highlight of me for the entire day. The mom was super nice and really grateful, and the kid probably won't forget it for a while. :fullofwin: PS. No you can't come out for a drive lol

[Prolowtone]

I talk with the new Family that moved in 2 doors down once in awhile and they were having van troubles the last 2 weeks, pushing their van from the parking area to their door to charge the battery every morning. It finally crapped out and would not hold a charge. I was cleaning my garage for 8 hours yesterday so i had the garage door open with my garbage cans moved out of the way and he walked over to say hi and see how my new project car was coming along.

We were chatting about me helping him restore his Chevy nova and started to talk about the van, he was asking me if i think it was the battery or the alternator and after a few questions i told him your battery is toast. I told him that he can get one for about 119 at Canadian tire. He was asking if i know of anywhere cheaper as money is tight right now. I told him he can borrow the brand new battery in my car since it is not drive-able at the moment. I went out to my car in the back parking area and grabbed my battery and then walked it to his van out front, and helped him install it.

He got in the van and it fired right up, He seemed to be quite relieved and gave me a heart felt thank you and we talked about his new job and other stuff. He offered to buy me some beer but i said no thanks, just glad to help out. He kinda had a bit of a glow at this point and we chatted for another ten minutes before i went back to cleaning. Its nice to see people glow like that once in awhile when you help them out of a tight spot, the feeling i got is more rewarding then a drink ;)

[jeffh]

I was sitting on my patio which is right above the entrance to my building a month or so ago pretty late on a Sunday smoking a cigar and having a scotch. halfway through my cigar a couple rolls up in the parking lot who i see pretty often, the husband and myself leave for work at pretty much the time every day and he parks beside me.

that night they are just getting back from fishing, and i guess it was so late they werent able to drop off there belly boats on the way home like the normally do. the boats are kinda awkward to carry and it looks like they are having some trouble getting them out of the back of their truck. so i go downstairs to give them a hand carrying the boats up to their appt, no big deal

then after we get the second boat in to the building the wifes key gets stuck in the outside lock for the building, its really not their night i guess

so i go back to my place, grab some pliers come back down, and yank the key out for them.

2 days later the wife drops by with 2 fillets of rainbow trout all cleaned up and ready for the grill :fullofwin:

[jeffh]

was reading back a few pages and someone mentioned paying for someone elses parking meter

reminded me i was up at UBC-O last week and i rolled up in my shitbag civic next to a brandy new 2012 civic with a pretty cute 20 something chick jsut getting out of her car, i always have coffee change in my door handle and i saw she was having a hard time finding any in her purse, so i dropped 50 cents in her meter after i did mine, im not even sure if she saw or not lol

[kunoman1]

So a while back I dropped by UBC on a friday night to visit my friend livin in res. Anyway in his room is his girlfriend, whos extremely drunk and her friend, whos also extremely drunk neither whom ive ever met. So we all meet and she later invites me to her room. I help her to her room and give her my jacket cause it was freaken freezing. We talked about her family, her home where shes from and ended up falling asleep on my shoulder. Felt nice taking care of a drunk stranger

Oh and somehow she managed to program her number into my phone

[Prolowtone]

Who fell asleep on your shoulder? the girlfriend or the friend? i am assuming her friend

[kunoman1]

Sorry yea the friend, it was her room

God I'm a awful storyteller
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[vafanculo]

I'm in the Philippines right now, and was visiting my wife's family. On this occasion, I was at the poorer side of her family.

We bought a pack of 12 chocolate thingies, and distributed them to all the kids. I accidentally gave 3 to one boy, but didn't have the guts to take 2 back. When all was said and done, there was one girl who never got one. The family tried to get him to give her one, but he refused.

She was really young, and it probably wouldn't have bothered her, but I went back to the store and bought her one anyways.

I'm also leaving behind a frisbee that the kids enjoyed playing with, and before I leave I'm gonna buy a shitload of goodies to share. I guess it's not really a random act of kindness, but it did feel good nonetheless.

[fliptuner]

Dammit, I was waiting to read the part where a kid breaks his in half to share and the other kid gets a whoopin.

[PJ]

Saw a parked car with some screws on the ground near one of the tires. I picked the screws up and disposed them.
Hopefully he didn't already screw up his tires while parking. Pun intended.

[itsnick]

A while ago...

After drinking a bit downtown, I saw a bum scouring the floors for cigarette butts... so I lit a new one up and gave it to him.
People gave me weird stares.

EDIT:
Also gave a bum the remainder of my smoke when they were doing the same thing. (was another day)

[smoothie.]

Helped an old guy get into a chair at mcd

He tells my gf to never let me go.


:victory:
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[EvoFire]

Went to the new Deer Garden on Fraser today for dinner. I noticed when I was parking that there new SWP STi sedan parked behind me had left his trunk open. When I walked by I slammed it shut for him in case some random lowlife decides to steal whatever he has inside. Girlfriend thought I was being weird, I just wanted to look out for others.

The license plate was ### RWG, don't worry bro, got ur back.

[vafanculo]

Haha, dude. I agree with your gf. I'm sure it was alright, but, what if for the slightest reasons he wanted it kept open?

Not to mention in vancouver I can see the headlines 'good samiritan beat up' for touching someones car.

But, your intentions were good.
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[Gumby]

^
In such cases, I was always scared of setting the car alarm off. :)

[MG1]

^ or opening it up and finding a dead body in there.

[aikenluu918]

some guy dropped his wallet on the bus, I ran off to give it to him... Bus left without me...
Oh well 10 minutes out of my day is better than hours spent replacing a lost wallet
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[Obsideon]

Saw a white BMW 5 series with her trunk wide open, turn right from W. 8th onto Cambie and go on the bridge. The whole time there was a yellow Taxi Van behind her. Then cab changes lanes and I thought he was gonna wave her down or something, nothing, he just floors it and blows by her down Cambie Bridge to downtown.

I sped up then lined up beside her, had to honk twice before she turned to look at me. I pointed at her trunk and she thanked me then put on the hazards, slowed down and turned off the bridge onto Pacific.

Unrelated note: I fucking HATE Taxi Vans ... those Vans in particular seem the most asshole'ish out of all of them.
- Recently had one try to "race" me down W. Georgia onto Georgia Viaduct ... he was literally revving his engine at the red light ... da fuck?...
- another time, Taxi Van brake checked me after I horned him for cutting me off!...
- another time, in some alley downtown; I have to go over speedbumps slanted (lowered cars know what I'm talking about), I wasn't even that slow and another Taxi Van rage horns me for like 5 seconds then fingers me...... like wow chill out ....
- taxi van parks ILLEGALLY, blocks my way out and wouldn't move for a good minute or two doing NOTHING, I horned twice and he ignores me ... ended up scratching my front lip driving up the side towards the sidewalk to get out of the parking lot ...

Such attitude problems ... and not helping this poor lady who I could see had a bunch of bags in the trunk is another knock on those fucks ... the taxi driver could have told her when they were stopped together at the red light on W. 8th rather then let her get on the bridge like that ... it could have been dangerous as well if some of those bags jumped out and hit another car since everyone is going 80km/h+ on the bridge.

[Ikkaku]

2 weeks ago I was at McDonalds on Main and Terminal, there was one homeless man wanting to get a coffee refill. The store manager asked whether or not the person had left the restaurant, and the guy reluctantly replied he walked outside. The manager was persistent on denying the refill (store policy I guess), and a woman waiting in line signals that she will cover the costs of the coffee.

It was very nice of her!

[Soundy]

This one's been circling Facepants for a few days...

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/522313_10151208461657808_762138958_n.jpg

[murd0c]

was at a restaurant the other week and noticed a older women had issues getting out of the booth so I got up and helped her. The appreciation on her face was great and makes it all worth while

[rk604]

Was in Surrey a few months ago, had to drive the gf to pharmacy to get some pain killers after her wisdoms got taken out. Saw a homeless guy in the corner near the entrance with blankets and water. Went inside and bought him a loaf of bread and some apples, but when I gave it to him, he had a pack of smokes...then i thought to myself..."aren't pack of smokes at least 10bucks?!". Anyways...he was quite grateful...good thing I didn't give him money though

[HondaGuy]

Glad to read some kindness stores offered by fellow RS members...

Anyone ever experienced when you do something kind for a complete stranger and then other ppl around stare and give this awkward look like "huh, what are you doing?"

Sometimes it feels like the world is losing more and more good ppl...

[dlo]

Was in Surrey a few months ago, had to drive the gf to pharmacy to get some pain killers after her wisdoms got taken out. Saw a homeless guy in the corner near the entrance with blankets and water. Went inside and bought him a loaf of bread and some apples, but when I gave it to him, he had a pack of smokes...then i thought to myself..."aren't pack of smokes at least 10bucks?!". Anyways...he was quite grateful...good thing I didn't give him money though

in reference to what you said, some people tend to mistake their needs and wants.. such as the homeless guy with his smokes.. dam smokes and their in-elasticity.. sorry studying econ atm LOL

[J.C]

^ haha just had my test on elasticity

[snails]

was driving home today and i noticed someones window to their car open in the their driveway down the street from me. so i stopped, ran up to the door in the pouring rain and let the homeowner know, the guy was really happy as he wasn't planning on going out to his car till morning! always nice to help out

:fullofwin:

[geelaw]

Reading all these is great, many great people out there . This reminds me one of the random kindness things I've done is.... Drive thru difference.


Drive Thru Difference - YouTube

Jayesslee fan here, saw this video and It was early morning when I did this, I'd thought it'd be a good idea just in case someone has a rough morning.

[j.f0ng]

Reading all these is great, many great people out there . This reminds me one of the random kindness things I've done is.... Drive thru difference.


Drive Thru Difference - YouTube (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZlFmHneFDg)

Jayesslee fan here, saw this video and It was early morning when I did this, I'd thought it'd be a good idea just in case someone has a rough morning.

Their accents :megusta:

[PJ]

some guy dropped his wallet on the bus, I ran off to give it to him... Bus left without me...
Oh well 10 minutes out of my day is better than hours spent replacing a lost wallet
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I did this with someone's cellphone once back in my public transit days.
Feltgoodman

[Energy]

I left my garage door open yesterday and my neighbour was nice enough to text me and say he closed it for me.
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I did this with someone's cellphone once back in my public transit days.
Feltgoodman

Did something similar at school once. Was sitting near the door writing a midterm and some guy was heading outside of the building and like 5 cards fell out of his wallet as he was putting it in his back pocket. Door closed and he continued walking, I ran out of the class during the exam to pick it up for him lol. Prof looked out the door and was like wtf, but saw me hand the guy his cards. I just smiled at the prof and he didnt say anything, then went back to my exam, lol.

[Soundy]

Did something similar at school once. Was sitting near the door writing a midterm and some guy was heading outside of the building and like 5 cards fell out of his wallet as he was putting it in his back pocket. Door closed and he continued walking, I ran out of the class during the exam to pick it up for him lol. Prof looked out the door and was like wtf, but saw me hand the guy his cards. I just smiled at the prof and he didnt say anything, then went back to my exam, lol.

The good news is, it was a Humanities class, the whole thing was staged, and you're the only one that passed :troll:

[racerman88]

When I was working yesterday, I was driving south on Argyle street and about to turn right onto 57th when I noticed that the cars from 57 east were not moving even though they had the green light. I was stopped at my red and when I looked, I saw a dog walking up Argyle on the road. I put my car in park and called the dog over and he came right up to me. He was a very friendly dog. I put him in the car and pulled my car over on 57th. After waiting about 15mins to see if the Dog's owner was going to show up, I called animal control and they had an officer come to meet me and pick up the dog. Dog had no collar so I assume he must have got out of the house. He just kept jumping onto my lap wanting attention.

[CRS]

When I was working yesterday, I was driving south on Argyle street and about to turn right onto 57th when I noticed that the cars from 57 east were not moving even though they had the green light. I was stopped at my red and when I looked, I saw a dog walking up Argyle on the road. I put my car in park and called the dog over and he came right up to me. He was a very friendly dog. I put him in the car and pulled my car over on 57th. After waiting about 15mins to see if the Dog's owner was going to show up, I called animal control called and they had an officer come to meet me and pick up the dog. Dog had no collar so I assume he must have got out of the house. He just kept jumping onto my lap wanting attention.

Nice!

May want to post here too!

http://www.revscene.net/forums/661200-found-yet-another-stray-dog-please-read-11.html

[racerman88]

Nice!

May want to post here too!

http://www.revscene.net/forums/661200-found-yet-another-stray-dog-please-read-11.html

I thought about that, but animal control took over. She said that she thinks she remembers the dog from being picked up in the past wandering the streets as well.