[westopher]

If you are DT the huge church on Homer at Robson often does soup kitchen/ free dinners type stuff. I'm sure they'd be happy with some help. They offered for me to come in and get a hot meal one day because I look homeless.:pokerface:
I said I was very thankful, but no need haha.

[racerman88]

Try Union Gospel Mission


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[godwin]

Vancouver Coastal Health has a spreadsheet here (https://www.vch.ca/media/Free-Low-Cost-and-Community-meals-in-Vancouver-final-May-1-2013.xls) of all the "free meals", you can call ahead to see if you can volunteer. Most places offer one meal a week, sadly the clientele between different places look familiar.

However volunteer can mean more than just offering labour, it is about creating a connection. I think that is more meaningful way to look at things.

This one (https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadsCommunityMeal/) in East Van can be a less hectic one to try. Just show up around 530 or earlier?

Kettle Friendship Society (http://www.thekettle.ca/our-programs/community-services/volunteer-programs/) is another place to check out.

[godwin]

Do you mean Westside Church (http://www.westsidechurchvancouver.com/themeltingpot)?

They partner with a housing development on Seymour called Karis Place (http://morethanaroof.org/singles/vancouver/karis-place) which is run a by a non profit group called More than a Roof.. to cook the soup and make the sandwichs at Karis Place's commercial kitchen facility.

If you are DT the huge church on Homer at Robson often does soup kitchen/ free dinners type stuff. I'm sure they'd be happy with some help. They offered for me to come in and get a hot meal one day because I look homeless.:pokerface:
I said I was very thankful, but no need haha.

[JSALES]

+1 for Union Gospel Mission

I've volunteered there before but not on a walk in basis.

[TOS'd]

+1 for UGM as well, I've volunteered there in the past but it was an organized group thing so I'm not sure how they deal with walk-in type help.

[SSM_DC5]

Was shoveling snow last night and I find a wallet. Expensive brand name wallet (unless it was a fake) with tons of cards in it. One being a black credit card. Couldn't find a phone number anywhere, so I hop in my car and punch in the address on the drivers license and start driving. 30 mins later, "you have arrived at your destination on the left"
End up knocking on the wrong townhouse unit cuz I clearly can't tell a 8 from a 6 in the dark.
Anyways, I find the owner and he says "sorry" as I hand him his wallet.
Guy must have worked hard for his address. Lots of 8's in it even unit #8. Guy was born in 94. I'm jelly

[cho]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkRvHfYsHbg


saw dodge neon in the middle of kingsway with dead battery, guy inside had to use a wheelchair too, pushed him off to the side then jumped him, hopefully good things are to come for me

[dlo]

not really random, but tiger_handheld, my brother and I donated 150 gloves to my neighbourhood, not too many were given out so we decided to go to dtes and gave the rest away, was satisfying to see people being appreciative

[N.V.M.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkRvHfYsHbg


saw dodge neon in the middle of kingsway with dead battery, guy inside had to use a wheelchair too, pushed him off to the side then jumped him, hopefully good things are to come for me

if you help people and then hope for a reward, you're doing it wrong.

[will068]

if you help people and then hope for a reward, you're doing it wrong.

The reward is the feeling that you did good. For me anyways, my existence made a positive presence / impact to someone. That's something to feel good about.

[DJ Milk]

I was approaching a 4 way stop intersection and noticed a Translink bus and a few cars driving in my lane in the opposite direction. After all the traffic passed, I see an elderly lady outside on the other side blocking the road with her van and just walking back and forth with a concern look on her face and looking at cars driving by her. So I roll up and asked her if she needed any help. She said needs a tow truck because her van keeps stopping by itself and there's a flashing red light on her dash. I was blocking the road as well so I went to pull over to the side and walked to her van. The flashing red light was because she has been driving with her parking brake on. I told her that and she has no clue what the parking brake is. She said a relative help get the van out of the snow at her house nearby and must have used the parking brake. So I told her where the parking brake is and told her how to use it. She thought her van was going to catch fire because of the flashing red light :haha:

[Zedbra]

The store next to my Post Office had cheap tulips on sale, I picked up several bushels and took them to one of my neighbours that is a lonely widow; as of late she has lost her son, one of her daughters, her husband (who was a good friend of mine), and now her other daughter is dying of cancer. I figured she probably hasn't had a man give her flowers in a long time unless death was involved. She was very happy to get them.

[ae101]

Had kfc everyday during lunch time for a month here in china and reason is cuz everything u buy, u can add an extra $1 and that proses go to help poor villages in remote areas in china (mostly up on mountains)

And sometimes when i wait in line and hear ppl not willing to donate a $1, i would do it for them when its my turn to order

Great event that last for a month (well i didn't know when it started, but i found out about it was a month), just couldnt have kfc/fried chicken for a long time as i found it repulsive lol (also too much fried stuff, my face was have zits and stuff that i had bitter tea handle 24/7)

I used to hand out cigarette to homeless ppl that look for buds on the streets, but my co-worker told me that i should be careful as it might be scam to get money off u, so i stopped

Still remember a homeless dude complain about my menthol double blast

[Gh0stRider]

Asian lady had her car break down in front of a bus stop, she approached me and asked if i could call into roadside assistance and speak to them as she couldn't really understand the automated part of the phone call. I called into the roadside assistance and spoke to the CSR. I provided them all the necessary information and I advised the lady how long before a tow truck arrives and what to do. The CSR said it was nice of me to help the lady out. :p

[Zedbra]

Taught my son a good lesson today - I found a woman's wallet in an empty cart left in the middle of the Walmart parking lot, so I tried to call her house but no answer, so I dropped it off at the RCMP detachment. My son was initially surprised she would leave her wallet laying around with $150 in it, as that is a lot of money in his mind, which I told him is exactly why we need to return it to her; it is the honest and right thing to do regardless of the money.

The woman called me later in the day, overjoyed and surprised we returned everything to her including her money - turns out, she is a senior that works for a non-profit organization and she is always giving to others in our community without asking for anything in return, and no one has ever done anything so nice for her. I said "well, you can't say no one anymore." She wanted to get my address to send us something, but I refused and let her know that chivalry is not dead, and I am raising my boys in the belief that good things happen to good people, so act accordingly. It sounds like it was past her turn.

[MG1]

Plus, it's contagious. Helping out others no matter what the situation is a step in the right direction. Ensuring our children's children's children live in a kinder place. In a dog eat dog world, it's good to see some good. Also, kindness used to be a given in our part of the world. Not seeing too much of it these days. I wAnder why?

Anyway, keep on keeping on, Zedbra. I just wish this thread would be a bit more active and filled with stories from more than just a few of the regulars.

[Mr.HappySilp]

At my apartment I was at the concierge desk chatting with the concierge(I was getting my package from him). Anyways a lady came back trying to talk to him. But she doesn't speaks English much. Since I know a little bit of Chinese I just ask her if she needs any help. Turns out she locks her keys and her purse inside her car and need to call CAA. So I told the concierge and we got CAA number and I explain to the agent on the phone what happen.

Another time this dude was in one of those pikachu PJ (the one that look like costume I kid you not he was a guy......). Anyways he was talking to the concierge saying he was cooking and somehow the fire alarm went off most likely he over fry something). the concierge try to explain how to turn the fire alarm off but he wasn't getting it. I offer to go up to his suite and show him.

I was rather surprise that he came to the concierge desk with a PJ. I mean the worse I have done was wearing my raggy T-shirt and shorts when i go throw garbage but never PJ out of my apartment......https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ae/56/a2/ae56a2e32c9e59db8a2492bd6fe5754e.jpgThat's the PJ he was wearing......

[BIC_BAWS]

Saw someone's car get hit in the office complex about two hours ago and told the owner. I waited for the offender to leave first cause she knew I saw her hit the car LOL. I took the plate down and gave a contact number. Hopefully ICBC takes care of them, is there anything else I can do to help? I've never been a witness before.

[Reeyal]

Saw someone's car get hit in the office complex about two hours ago and told the owner. I waited for the offender to leave first cause she knew I saw her hit the car LOL. I took the plate down and gave a contact number. Hopefully ICBC takes care of them, is there anything else I can do to help? I've never been a witness before.

Let ICBC and the owner take care of the incident. The owner has your contact information, so ICBC will contact you to verify your statement. Other than that, just wait.

I was a witness of an accident where a driver ran a red light and hit another driver who tried to turn left while in the opposite direction. I gave my contact information to both drivers, as I didn't want anyone to get screwed over... ICBC contacted me on behalf of the driver who made the left turn. I had a dash cam at the time, and I gave a copy of the video to ICBC. No other questions after that.

[MG1]

I was at the small parking lot at Kensington Square this afternoon. I had just parked and was about to get out when I saw this SUV backing out. The driver was having a helluva time trying to back out. After multiple attempts, I got out in the pouring rain to help direct the driver. I was expecting some senior or a C-Lai. Nope. It was a middle aged Caucasian woman. She kept pointing/blaming the truck that was beside her. That is was too long. The problem was she kept turning the wheel the wrong way. Anyway, I got her out in two back and forth moves. She thanked me profusely and................ get this. She said, “god bless,” to me lol.

[Badhobz]

I was at the small parking lot at Kensington Square this afternoon. I had just parked and was about to get out when I saw this SUV backing out. The driver was having a helluva time trying to back out. After multiple attempts, I got out in the pouring rain to help direct the driver. I was expecting some senior or a C-Lai. Nope. It was a middle aged Caucasian woman. She kept pointing/blaming the truck that was beside her. That is was too long. The problem was she kept turning the wheel the wrong way. Anyway, I got her out in two back and forth moves. She thanked me profusely and................ get this. She said, “god bless,” to me lol.

BUT THATS YOUR HERP A DERP STATEMENT!!!!!! how dare she god bless you back. :ahwow:

[MG1]

She was genuinely sincere and thanking me with a little god/jesus twist.

I wasn't offended at all.

In my younger days, I used to be bothered by it all. Like how dare you bless me with your god. It's not my god, ffs.

Then I realized that they're christian and it's their duty to push their beliefs on others. I just shrug it off now. It's their way of saying they love me and that they want me to be saved by god. My christian friends pray for me when I'm going through health issues or a loss. That's okay, everything and anything helps in troubled times.

BTW, it's not a herp a derp statement. It's way more complicated than that. If I say god bless to a christian, it indicates to them you are also a christian - you are part of the cult - you get special treatment and forgiveness. So, Badhobz, god bless.

[Acuracura]

Took my daughter to the Aquarium on the long weekend because I had a voucher that was expiring. The pass admits up to four adults but it was just the two of us and she’s young enough to be free. The folks behind me in line were a mixture of local and out of towners from up North. They had a couple passes they bought using air miles but I just took them in with me and my voucher. I think they passed on the good will by giving their passes away.

Acts like this are no brainers. Didn’t cost me anything and totally made other people’s day. In turn, they reciprocated to someone else and so on and so on.

[DavidNguyen]

Took my daughter to the Aquarium on the long weekend because I had a voucher that was expiring. The pass admits up to four adults but it was just the two of us and she’s young enough to be free. The folks behind me in line were a mixture of local and out of towners from up North. They had a couple passes they bought using air miles but I just took them in with me and my voucher. I think they passed on the good will by giving their passes away.

Acts like this are no brainers. Didn’t cost me anything and totally made other people’s day. In turn, they reciprocated to someone else and so on and so on.


Yikes. One adult pass is 40 bucks.

[MG1]

I was charging my car at the Marine Drive Canadian Tire. I parked next to a Leaf with Washington plates. The car looked like it was connected, but the lights on the dash were not on or flashing. They must have just got here, because I think the charger would have timed out. Anyway, I pushed the connector further in until it clicked. Sure enough the car was in need of a charge, as only the first led was blinking.

[SoNaRWaVe]

Found a dog crossing the road around 10pm when I was driving home from work. Didn't see anyone around. Parked the car and picked the dog up, it had a collar with an address. Luckily it was only half a block away so I took the dog to the address. The owner was on its way out when I got there and was grateful that I returned the dog. Feels good. 2nd doge saved.

[MG1]

All my stories come from charging my EV, lol. Anyway, I went to Superstore in Coquitlam this morning. Got some groceries, while I charged for free. Anyway, on my way back to the car, I see this woman trying to get into her car using a coat hanger. in no time flat, two other gents came by to give her a hand. Anyway, she left her keys on the passenger seat in plain sight. The vehicle was an older Toyota something. I asked her if she was a BCAA member. Nope, but she had a Canadian Tire thing........ roadside assistance? Anyway, she said a tow truck had been contacted and it will arrive in 45 minutes. Meanwhile one of the guys was frantically trying to get the coat hanger to go in. Not having much luck. I asked what the point was, because there was no way the keys would fit past the door. The car was an older model with hand crank windows and smooth unlock button. She said she didn't care if the door seal or paint got damaged. I told her to wait it out. The other guy manage to get the coat hanger onto the window crank, yay! Only one problem. The crank opens in the other direction. Anyway long story short, I decided to help, instead of supervising and cheerleading. I went to my car looking for tools. For some unknown, god forsaken reason, I had one of these in the car.

Multi-Tool - Lee Valley Tools (http://www.leevalley.com/us/gifts/page.aspx?p=70220&cat=53210&ap=1)

Yeah, from that store that sell useless, overpriced junk to yuppies, hee hee, hue hue, pew pew.

It did the trick. I used the axe part to open up the door a bit (wedged and then twists 90 degrees - did I mention she didn't care about the door seal and paint?). The other guy and I managed to get the coat hanger wedged in between the button and glass and we got that sucker opened. Lady was like so happy. She hugged the other guy so hard, but not me, gulolol. Wait, what? hee hee..........

It was a good thing we got that car unlocked, because the clowns at Canadian Tire sent the tow truck to the wrong Superstore, lol.

Lady had groceries that were perishable and she had been at it for quite some time already. Anyway, it felt good helping out someone in need.

[way2quik]

Nothing crazy.

I went to Bakery Sate to grab a coffee and snack during my break. I probably sat down for a good 30 minutes in there.

A lady with a stroller and 3 toddlers walked in. The lady must've spent 3-5 minutes talking to the barista what she wanted. She checked her phone case, her stroller, her pockets and realized no wallet. "I have money in my Starbucks app". Lol.
As soon as she said sorry to the barista and was walking away, I got up, said to her "this may sound crazy, but I'll pay for your order."
The staff was very kind to offer me a discount on the order.

Nothing special. Just a simple random act of kindness.

[racerman88]

Did a closet purge and decided to donate everything to Richmond Animal Protection Society Thrift Store.
I chose them b/c most of the money actually goes to the animal shelter.


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[inv4zn]

Was driving to get groceries when I noticed something small and black smack middle in an intersection. Pulled to a side street, and walked to it to confirm my suspicions that it was indeed a wallet. Guy probably had it on his dash, window opened, and turned -- and didn't notice.

Anyway I drove to the guy's house and he's frantically rummaging in his car and looking around. Returned him the wallet and he gave me a high-five lol.

[ae101]

So I walked in to a arcade that I haven't been to in a while cuz I had time to kill and I wanted to play some KOF but I'm terrible at it, also the fact that there was a line up

So I thought I play some street fighter while I wait and after I won like 15 games in a row (ppl there kinda sucked, worst then me) I just gave up, let this kid that want to play my coins and game

Kid was with his father and they just wanted to enjoy the time they spend with each other, plus I was going for dinner anyways

As I was leaving I saw an old friend that still plays in that arcade, we had nice chat/catch up

Bought $30 as I expecting to get raped in KOF (also enough to kill an HR worth of time), ended up spending just $2 and then gave the rest $28 away for free to a random kid

[Obsideon]

Anyway I drove to the guy's house and he's frantically rummaging in his car and looking around. Returned him the wallet and he gave me a high-five lol.

I would have got you a beer lol!

So I walked in to a arcade that I haven't been to in a while cuz I had time to kill and I wanted to play some KOF but I'm terrible at it, also the fact that there was a line up

So I thought I play some street fighter while I wait and after I won like 15 games in a row (ppl there kinda sucked, worst then me) I just gave up, let this kid that want to play my coins and game

Kid was with his father and they just wanted to enjoy the time they spend with each other, plus I was going for dinner anyways

As I was leaving I saw an old friend that still plays in that arcade, we had nice chat/catch up

Bought $30 as I expecting to get raped in KOF (also enough to kill an HR worth of time), ended up spending just $2 and then gave the rest $28 away for free to a random kid

Whoa I thought I was reading a post from 1997 lol, I didn't know KOF was still popular in arcades, a lineup? Crazy, I remember pumping quarters into that machine non-stop trying to beat this kid from highschool that was crushing everyone with just Iori haha, those nut smashes on his 3rd combo hit lmao. Which place did you go, so many arcades are gone now.

[ae101]

^
I work in China now and 97 98 2001 is still very popular with the crowd in China (xiaohai still stream old skool kof online as ppl still care)

I think Espot still has older kof, they convert their dragon ball machine to 98 (I was a little disappointed since I found my card for dragon ball lol)

[Obsideon]

Ohh that would explain it. E-Spot arcade is pretty dead, sometimes random kids jamming on the drum or guitar DDR. That's about it. The Street Fighter, KOF machines are always empty.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Did a closet purge and decided to donate everything to Richmond Animal Protection Society Thrift Store.
I chose them b/c most of the money actually goes to the animal shelter.


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I did something similar. Had some clothing to donate. Mind you is not even that worn out, just I grow out of the style or they are too small now. Some of them I didn't even wear it. Was donating to this 2nd hand clothing which sold used clothes for cheap to people in need. Man they attitude they give when i donate my clothing. I have 2 garbage bags for them and they look piss when i drop them off coz I guess they have to sort it.

I already throw away like worn out clothes so the stuff I donate to them is in good condition. Not sure why they give me attitude. Makes me just want to throw away my clothes now when I clean up my apartment again.

[subordinate]

I did something similar. Had some clothing to donate. Mind you is not even that worn out, just I grow out of the style or they are too small now. Some of them I didn't even wear it. Was donating to this 2nd hand clothing which sold used clothes for cheap to people in need. Man they attitude they give when i donate my clothing. I have 2 garbage bags for them and they look piss when i drop them off coz I guess they have to sort it.

I already throw away like worn out clothes so the stuff I donate to them is in good condition. Not sure why they give me attitude. Makes me just want to throw away my clothes now when I clean up my apartment again.

This...is why I hate to say it. Sometimes I just throw out good stuff because it's not worth my time to get flack.

[Mr.Money]

i would complain to management about those lazy fuck heads on the spot,you can't do you're job to the fullest than you shouldn't be there.

[racerman88]

Just found a new bully stick on the ground. Drive around a few blocks and back to where I found it and came across the couple that dropped it.
They were riding bicycles with their dog in tow and said they were trying to find the doggy treat. My dog loves bully sticks so I knew I had to find them to return it.
Their doggy looked very appreciative when I pulled it out to give it back.


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[racerman88]

I did something similar. Had some clothing to donate. Mind you is not even that worn out, just I grow out of the style or they are too small now. Some of them I didn't even wear it. Was donating to this 2nd hand clothing which sold used clothes for cheap to people in need. Man they attitude they give when i donate my clothing. I have 2 garbage bags for them and they look piss when i drop them off coz I guess they have to sort it.



I already throw away like worn out clothes so the stuff I donate to them is in good condition. Not sure why they give me attitude. Makes me just want to throw away my clothes now when I clean up my apartment again.



If you are ever downtown, you can always donate to Covenant house which helps homeless youths.




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[MG1]

I was at the Burnaby Now Newspaper Office picking up this week’s edition. We have no delivery in our neighbourhood. Anyway, as I’m about to get to the exit, this older gent in a beat up Chrysler minivan flags me down. He says, in a uber thick euro accent, that he’s very low on fuel and wanted to know where the nearest petro station was. I was going to direct him to the Lougheed Mall Esso but thought it might be better to direct him to the Bainbridge one. If he runs out of petro, it’s a lot easier to pull over on that stretch of Lougheed.

I made the mistake of telling him it’s a quarter mile west from where we were. As soon as he left, I realized it’s at least a mile or two away. I decided to follow him in case he ran out of gas. Anyway, he’s driving a beat up Chrysler that can barely make 80 kmph, so I rip past him and directed him to the station. He was thankful that I made sure he made it safely.

I guess this would be a gas guzzler’s version of range anxiety.

BTW, BCAA apparently has an emergency vehicle that can charge electric cars that run out of juice. Nice!

[BIC_BAWS]

I was driving through my neighborhood on the way to the gym. A grandma flagged me down and told me that I need to call 911 for some lady who is hurt.

Went to go see what happened and the lady (milf) was playing with the dog and the baby, and snapped her ankle. Called the ambulance then called her husband. Her husband was on the way, so I offered to take her dog home. It was a big black dog. I'm not good with dogs, but I'm even worse with babies.

So I got her address and access code, took her dog home, and went to the gym. End of story.

[yray]

access code :gayfight::ifyouknow:

[MG1]

You know, people throw that Acronym, Milf, around without knowing what it means. Like Christy Clark. She was asked by a radio host, I believe, “Do you consider yourself a Milf?” She answers with, I guess I am?” ffs, Christy, it means Mothers I’d Like to Fuck.

Now, if this really is a milf, I’m with yray on this one. “Access Code Nao!” :lawl:

Also, pics or it didn’t happen. And, I’m not talking about the dog.


Thanks given anyway. Pics will be bonus.

[minoru_tanaka]

Biking home from work. Going south up Ontario and around 5th I saw a dude with one leg on a wheelchair going backwards up the hill. He was pushing himself up with his one leg.
I offered him a push up the hill and he held my bike.

At 8th an older arabic sounding man joined in and helped.

We pushed him up to a church on 10th. Dude was heading there to collect food vouchers somehow bombed down the hill by accident and wiped out at the bottom. He said some guy helped him put his wheel back on so good on that guy too.

[ae101]

last year a found an iPhone X at arcade inside the mall, I gave it to the manager by saying "remember that iPhone X u ask about when I was going to HK, well I got u lol" as a joke (owner came by and pick it up)

This year I gave the manager a even bigger gift and super expensive one too lol

I just told him "I just topped off the iPhone X from last year lol, this year I got u a car.........but not just any car, got u a Porsche lol" and manager went WTF

I told them that my phone died so I can't contact the owner but he's a tall dude with a blue cap.........and owner came back for his car, happy ending there lol

Edit: reminds of that episode of friends where Joey found a set of Porsche car keys too and started pretending to be the owner lol

[yray]

t he's a tall dude with a blue cap.........and owner came back for his car, happy ending there lol


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[ae101]

Went my friends place today for lunch after the crazy typhoon that hit

He lives in district and area where my grandfather grew up.........man good thing I don't live there cuz I have no mobile network signal what so ever, so the way back my transit card ran out of money and I have almost no mobile network there (so I can't even pay $1 for the bus ride)

My smallest bill was $10, so I ask but no one had any intill this nice lady that gave me a $1 for the ride

So later on in my day I found a wallet with around $500 of cash inside at a book store.........so I did the WRONG thing by returning the wallet with the cash inside to the front desk counter

Someone was nice to me, so I return the favor later on in the day to someone else

[ppck]

saw a hit and run at a parking lot, didn't catch the plate in time so I chased after it to jot it down.
went back in to the restaurant and left a note for the waiters to find the owners
owners contacted me few hours later and thanked me
icbc called me and I was a witness

[BIC_BAWS]

Taught some kid in my neighborhood how to change a flat LOL. I was tempted not to help, but he was struggling, so I figure this would be a good time to pay back the act of kindness towards myself.

I learned how to change a flat in first year. Drove the civic to an exam. After exam, some guy pointed out my tires are flat RIP. It was snowing and I didn't know how to change it. What a terrible experience. Luckily, the guy taught me and helped me put it on.

I hope I gave this kid a better learning experience than I had.

[Excelsis]

last year a found an iPhone X at arcade inside the mall, I gave it to the manager by saying "remember that iPhone X u ask about when I was going to HK, well I got u lol" as a joke (owner came by and pick it up)

This year I gave the manager a even bigger gift and super expensive one too lol

I just told him "I just topped off the iPhone X from last year lol, this year I got u a car.........but not just any car, got u a Porsche lol" and manager went WTF

I told them that my phone died so I can't contact the owner but he's a tall dude with a blue cap.........and owner came back for his car, happy ending there lol

Edit: reminds of that episode of friends where Joey found a set of Porsche car keys too and started pretending to be the owner lol

goku would be proud

[dlo]

was at a red light and hooked cuz theres a few cars just sitting there not moving when the light changed.. changed lanes and noticed an old man in a wheelchair pushing himself backwards.. dam felt really bad so i got out and pushed him across the street lol

[jjson]

was at a red light and hooked cuz theres a few cars just sitting there not moving when the light changed.. changed lanes and noticed an old man in a wheelchair pushing himself backwards.. dam felt really bad so i got out and pushed him across the street lol

Was this at Lougheed and Boundary earlier tonight???

[dlo]

Was this at Lougheed and Boundary earlier tonight???

nope friday at 22nd n renfrew lol

[MG1]

Another EV charger related story. I’m at McAarthur Glen Outlet Mall charging while waiting to pick up my kid from the airport. Did some shopping and whatnot. When I got back to the car, there’s this guy in front of his Leaf looking at his charging port. The damn thing was smoking hot........... I mean it was about to catch on fire. He came back after charging for a while to find his port smoking. He had to get to work. I told him I’d put up a sign to warn others not to use the charger. I told him to take pictures of the damage on both ends and document everything. He didn’t know the name of the place. I gave him all the info and my number in case they wouldn’t cover the damages to his charge port. Melted plastic a that awful smell of burnt electrical wires........... yuk.

[fliptuner]

Poco Costco Gas Bar.

The lineup is 8 deep, 6 wide and some lady is in the middle and clearly can't start her car. I'm across the street, waiting for lunch, watching people ignore her and just drive around, like it's not their problem.

By the time I'm done lunch, she's still there. I need gas anyways so I drive over, between the lines, to ask if she needs help. All she needs is a jump start. Get my cables and she fires right up. In the meantime, the cars in front of us clear out, so we pull right up to the pumps. In and out in less than 10 minutes (twss).

I'm not posting cause I helped the lady out. More so, that it's infuriating seeing someone clearly in need of help and watching others ignore her. One would hope that if they, or someone they care about is in the same situation, someone would offer help but noooo....not their problem. Fucking idiots.

[fliptuner]

So I recently sold my townhouse and moved into a basement suite. Have a bunch of furniture and staging stuff all over the place.

I was doing an installation at a young couples suite and they told me they'd just come in from Toronto, earlier that day. They moved here for work and left all their furniture behind. The unit was empty, except for their clothes and luggage. They ordered some furniture from Ikea but because they needed it delivered, it was a week away.

Came by today with an unused inflatable mattress, some folding patio chairs and cutlery. They were so appreciative that a random person would go out of their way to help them out. Feels good man.

I must be getting soft in my old age. (twss)

[ae101]

went drinking with friends and I saw a stranger puked and we all had our laugh/joy, after the fun/joy was over I went over to see if dude was ok since I bet he didn't wanna tell his friends he puked

I bought him a bottle of water as there was discount for 2 and he thanked me

and like any other man who, he went straight back inside and told his buddy he was out for air as it was too hot in here lol

dude had like shit loads of shots and 3 bottle whiskey, before that half a dozen of beer during mid night snack

[RRxtar]

I've taken it upon myself to help as many people in the back country this year as I can, given my ability and comfort and experience as my main hobbies are 4x4ing and hunting.

There is a facebook group where people can post up that they need help in the Okanagan, and I try to get to as many of them as I can. These arent search and rescue things, they're usually guys who are inexperienced offroad getting themselves into trouble. These are a few of about 10 people I've pulled out this year. I never ask for money or anything, and do this as what I call backcountry karma, as well as an excuse to get in the jeep. Most of these guys couldn't be helped with a tow truck, and the few that could would be looking at a $500 bill at least.


I put the pictures in a spoiler to not clog up the thread.


This one was on new years day. The guy was about an hour out of town, and then another hour into the bush. He couldn't get back out the way he went in, winched himself a long way farther, and ended up hiking out and leaving his jeep there. Pulled him back about 15km out of the trail to the nearest logging road

https://i.imgur.com/4OIA9XB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0y3uud1.jpg

This one was back in that deep cold snap we had a couple weeks ago when the highway between kelowna and penticton was closed and the guy tried to take a back way around. It was -25 and dumping snow and the guy wasnt prepared to walk out or spend the night. Dragged him 8km back to the road

https://i.imgur.com/uZNPAIJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HbGjvpq.jpg

This guy was with his little girl out looking for a spot to tobbogan. He went too far and got stuck turning around

https://i.imgur.com/U4fqR9X.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LLBm0wV.jpg

This one was 2 years ago but to this day is still the coolest rigging set up I've put together for winching someone out. They slid off the road, the tow truck couldnt get to where they were so tried pulling them from a couple hundred feet away and ended up putting them all the way down into the trees. We had 2 jeeps running winch lines thru snatch blocks off of a tree up hill and pulled the guy up sideways.

https://i.imgur.com/S5keTQ1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Hc6suJV.jpg

[subordinate]

Mad props. I wish I had a set up like that.

[hud 91gt]

I needed a guy like you when I was 16. Borrowed my dads Bronco II. Took it in the bush and high centred the crap out of it. Dad kept a come along in the back so I whipped that out but quickly bent it. Walked back to civilization, knocked on doors (boonies so everyone has a 4x4). Finally found a young guy with a lifted samurai. After some serious pulls with momentum (yikes) he finally got me out. Washed the Jeep clean as a whistle before I have it back to dad.


Dad gets in the next morning “what the hell were you doing with this thing?”. I guess I missed all the mud on the head liner. Hahahaha.

I eventually got someone to bootleg for me and got the samurai guy a 6
Pack of MGD lol. I feel a bit like a cheap ass now, but that was a lot for a kid.ha. Always been grateful for Mr Samurai.

[MG1]

I was piddling around the backyard this morning and this guy comes up to me and tells me he has a lawnmower that has a seized blade bolt that won't come off. Apparently, they've been at it for quite some time. I believe it after I saw how beaten up the bolt head was. Anyhow, I asked if they tried WD-40 and he said, "Absolutely." It's an old Craftsman lawnmower with a Briggs motor on it. I knew right away the bolt was SAE and not metric. Problem was, I don't have much in the way of Imperial impact sockets. I guess it didn't matter, because the bolt head was so beaten up, the right socket wouldn't have go on. I used a metric impact socket and it fit fairly snug. A few seconds on my Milwaukee impact wrench was all it took. The guy was so happy. He told me the lawnmower belong to their church and it was donated to them. Turns out, the guy was the son of my neighbour. He says, "My father told me to go see the neighbour, because he has every tool imaginable and if anyone can get that bolt off, it's him." Anyway, it was a god bless moment. Imagine that, a Buddhist helping out a Roman Catholic................ It was my lucky day. Helping out people is just that. A blessing. One day, when I need it the most, someone will come and help me out.

[68style]

^
You just have to post on RS, an army will show up fo sho :heartsmile:

[MG1]

Only two people know where I live. El Bastardo and Fliptuner. Maybe yray............ cause he is so stealth........ stalker.

[68style]

I can always bribe El Bastardo with bacon

[Furry]

One winter evening, I broke the lock of my new BMW (yes, it was very amazing). The day was very cold and disgusting on its own, I was stuck in an unfamiliar area, so I was initially nervous, my phone was dead, and the second phone was inside the car. After several attempts to open the car, I decided to appeal to passersby, but no one even stopped. By the end, a guy in dirty working clothes approached me and asked what had happened. Reluctantly, I began to explain (he looked weird), but then it turned out that he was a locksmith! I was really very lucky. He picked at the lock and opened it. And didn`t take money for it! After we talked a bit and it turned out that he was working in *redacted* and was just leaving work. Naturally, I took his business card and since then I have been cooperating with him and with this company.

[underscore]

A brand new account praising a company by name?

:suspicious:

[roastpuff]

My brother and I were moving furniture for our parents and was gassing up the U-Haul van, when we noticed that a guy had his car die on him as he drove into the gas station. He was trying to push it into a parking stall so he can park it and take a look, but there was a bit of a hill so he was struggling.

So we parked our van and helped him get it into a parking spot! :)

[MG1]

Another EV charging story. I’m at the Marine Drive Superstore charging the little EV when this Chevy Bolt with Washington plates pulls up to charge. It’s an older couple in their late 60’s to early 70’s. They have a couple of bikes on a hitch. Anyway, this isn’t the first time they’ve been to Canada. They usually bike up here from the Seattle area. I was like, WTF? Anyway, the husband is trying to activate the charger, but there’s no cell service. I tell him to turn on airplane mode then turn it off. Sometimes that helps reset shit. Ol’ stubborn guy says he’s going to restart the phone. Long story short, he can’t get it to work. They’re not desperate yet, as they have about 25% battery left. I tell the wife I have all 4 cards needed up here in Canada to activate charging stations. I use one of my other cards to start the charger. Wife’s really appreciative but asshole husband just walks away. Cranky old fart, lol.

Why some people are like that, I don’t know.

[Spoon]

Went to drop off my daughter at school and saw two Caucasian kids grab some Asian kid's baseball cap and playing keep away. Shit brings me back. :(

I let it happen for a few mins, secretly routing for the kid to get it back himself. Wasn't entirely sure if they were friends playing around or not either, so did nothing. Asian kid starts to get irritated and threw a few lightweight punches at the kids back. Made me proud inside, but honestly, it was weak sauce.

About that point, I had about enough. Didn't want things to get too serious, cause he'd likely get knocked out. So I stood right behind the white kid as he was running backwards and he slammed into me. I took the kid's cap back, handed it back. He gave me a wide eyed look and I gave him a nod. Honestly, I might have even had a tear in my eye, situations like that was a common place growing up.

Hopefully he'll offer a helping hand to someone in need in the future.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Poco Costco Gas Bar.

The lineup is 8 deep, 6 wide and some lady is in the middle and clearly can't start her car. I'm across the street, waiting for lunch, watching people ignore her and just drive around, like it's not their problem.

By the time I'm done lunch, she's still there. I need gas anyways so I drive over, between the lines, to ask if she needs help. All she needs is a jump start. Get my cables and she fires right up. In the meantime, the cars in front of us clear out, so we pull right up to the pumps. In and out in less than 10 minutes (twss).

I'm not posting cause I helped the lady out. More so, that it's infuriating seeing someone clearly in need of help and watching others ignore her. One would hope that if they, or someone they care about is in the same situation, someone would offer help but noooo....not their problem. Fucking idiots.

Can't blame others. When my dad got his new care a few years back the dealer told him specifically not to jump start another person's car coz it could damage the electric components in his car.

[fliptuner]

That's what fuses are for. Not to mention, not all cars in the line-up are new.

Did the dealer also tell your dad not to help people push their cars off to the side?

[MG1]

Went to Shoppers Drug Mart to get PC Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies that were on sale for $1.99. Plus 800 PC Points for every $2.00 of that stuff. Anyway, there was a limit of 4, so I got a mixed variety and on my way home, I went to visit the wife at the cemetery. I've always wanted to do something for the workers there. I see them every day and they wave and say hi, each time we cross paths. They're hard workers, too. Well, when I got out of the car, it dawned on me. Cookies! SO, I handed them the cookies. The look on one of the guys was precious. I guess nobody does anything nice for these workers. The look of, "Wow," was worth it. I felt good. Made my day.

I have a stash of cookies in my garage. I hand them out to the garbage truck drivers when I happen to be out back when they show up. I bring cookies to the stamp auctions. It's amazing - the power of cookies, lol.

I get them when they're two bucks. Everything from Dare Maple Leaf cookies to Fig Newtons. Now that summer is over and it isn't hot, I can leave a few packages in the car to spread some cookie joy and happiness............

Crossing guards and traffic flaggers.

[MG1]

This happened a week or so ago. I was at the Shine Auto Wash on Gilley and Rumble. I just got out of the car wash and was taking the tape off the front passenger windshield wiper (vertical at rest) and plastic condom from the rear wiper. And, retracted (or the opposite of) the side view mirrors, 'cause cheap car. Anyway next to me was this gorgeous Jeep SUV. Black and all shiny. It was owned by a very old couple. They were wiping and buffing the vehicle. I commented on how nice the car looked. The wife was like all smiles and proudly tells me how they've had it since new. I then remembered something I usually do when I'm at the clean up area. I gave them a few individually packaged hand wipes. The kind you get at cheap restaurants. I told them to use it on their wipers. I told them how it would be a shame to smear all that gunk on the wiper blades onto the clean windshield. He wiped the rubber of the blade and couldn't believe how dirty it was. He was so thankful. I said, "Next time you're at a restaurant take a few with you." Nothing like putting smiles on old people.

[MG1]

It's been a while.............. pandemic. Nuff said.

Anyway, another charging station story. I was at Grand Villa Casino charging at the upstairs spot. Went in to redeem my free Chow Item via My Konami rewards. Played a little. When I decided I had enough exposure to Covid, I got back to the station to find the other charger had its plug barely hanging onto the holster. Upon closer inspection, the plug had a Tesla adapter still connected to it. I pulled it off and took it to security. I don't think those things are cheap. Anyway, security guard was surprised anyone would go out of their way to report it. Long story short, I just checked my dashcam footage, albeit two days later. And, I now know who's car it is. The car is a red Model X or Y (same difference). Plate number was, get this.......... "BTS." Anyway, if you happen to know the owner, let them know the adapter is with security at Grand Villa Casino.

[donk.]

An older guy was trying to get into the front cab of a U-Haul as I drove by
He was short, had the window down 1" and was using some metal piece to try and pop the lock, but could not see what he was doing

I reverse, ask him what's going on, and sure enough, he says he locked the keys inside for the second time

Gave him my 6ft ladder, he was in after 2 minutes

I either helped someone steal a U-Haul, or made his life a little easier

[MG1]

It happened in front of the Bellingham Trader Joe's. This couple were quarrelling about something. As they approached me, I heard a lot of, "Why don't you hug me? I want you to hug me." It was the guy who was saying this. The girl refused and kept saying, I've hugged you a million times. After a lot of (almost) yelling, I interrupted the girl and said, "It all starts with a hug." As soon as the guy heard this, he fixated on those six words. He kept saying it to her. As I was leaving the parking lot, I look in my rear view mirror and see the two embraced in each other's arms.....................hugging each other. It put a smile on my face.

Actually, what might have helped was the story I told them about my wife. How we used to fight and argue all the time. I told them, "I have so much love left in me to give right now, but the one person I want to give it all to, is no longer here. Silence ensued and that's when I started to head over to the car.

[MG1]

I went to the Laundromat on Dominion Street this afternoon. While parking my car, I spot some woman crawling on top of a truck canopy. I park the car and go see what's going on. She sees me and starts talking what might have been english. She was like a kid with ADHD. All excited with no focus. She had locked the keys in her older Mazda truck. She brings out this mini scissor and tries to jam it into the door lock. I assess the situation and nothing can be done. I told her something long is needed to unlock the door. I spent 20 minutes trying to help her. Then, some random guy shows up (I think she said it was her neighbour), so I left, because even though he was as clueless as she was, I couldn't do any more to help her. I suggested she call a tow truck or BCAA, but it looked like she would rather break a lock or smash a window than to do that. I went into the casino. Put in twenty bucks and placed a 50 cent bet. For the love of Catwoman's tights, I win like 375 bucks on the first try. If I had bet the max $5.00 amount, I would have won 10 grand. So, I play a little longer and cash out. When I get back to my car, I see the woman again. Truck is still there, but her door has been unlocked. Some dude happened to have a long ass metal wire looking thing with him. I'm about to leave when she keeps barking about need car start, or something like that. She has a dead battery. She showed me the shortest set of jumper cables I have ever seen. Not only that, she was parked up against the wall hood first, No adjacent open spots anywhere. I went back to the car and got out the trusty NOCO GB70 and started up her truck. Good deed for the day. She was so flustered, she really didn't thank me. Anyway, usually when I help someone, something bad happens (no good deed goes unpunished, so to speak). This time, something good happened before I actually helped someone. Weird. I'll post a screenshot of the epic win, because on RS, it's pics or it didn't happen, gulolol.

https://imgur.com/a/6EKaiqD

Hopefully, the link works.

[SkunkWorks]

Walking the pup the other day, we're on the sidewalk and we're halfway down the block from the main intersection. Man on an electric wheelchair passes us on the road in the curb lane, gave him a little wave as he was on the sidewalk behind us and it seemed he detoured to give the dog extra space.

As he's rolling up the transition from road to sidewalk, his wheelchair is riding hard on the wheelie bar on the back of his chair and I be like damn that looks sketchy. Didn't really think much more. He's waiting for the light to change to cross the street. Light changes and as he's rolling down the transition/ramp from sidewalk to road, his chair suddenly tips forward and jams onto the only thing keeping him up which were his feet that are stepped onto a foot holder. Without a second thought I immediately sprint over and push him back onto all 4 wheels. Big dude so took a few seconds, but fortunately he's ok. Dog thought we were playing lol

[MG1]

Every time I see an electric scooter with no orange flag, I let the person know it's important to have one. It might save them one day. I tell them they can get one at Canadian Tire. Some say thank you, while others are like, "Leave me alone."

[inv4zn]

This is pretty much the opposite of a random act of kindness, but speaking of electric scooters...

When I was 16 or something I was driving down 10th Ave about to turn right onto McBride, heading towards the Patullo. To the right side of that curve, is a small hill that leads down into a residential area.

I'm approaching the turn when I notice an electric scooter, and as I'm turning I see in my mirror that the scooter essentially falls over and rolls down the hill.

I can't remember at all what my reasoning was at the time, other than I was probably a bit more of an asshole when I was 16, but I didn't stop to help. I felt so guilty the whole night though I went there on my way home, but of course nobody was there by then.

It's a bit of a negative core memory for me, and I still am reminded of how shitty I was every time I take that curve.

So, help whenever you can - otherwise you may literally regret it for the rest of your life, like me haha.

[MG1]

Don't sweat it. Everybody was 16 at one time. I was an asshole, for sure.

What I never was, thank god, was...................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSe5x29_ANg

[MG1]

I was at the Willingdon Costco on Wednesday. I was with my youngest son. We decided to get some deli food. First time I actually sat down to eat. My son ordered the food while I looked for an empty table to sit at. I took my time and didn't wolf down the hot dog. He wasn't working today and I had nothing to do. While I was watching people rushing to do their shopping, I noticed this worker. Young fellow. He was very quick on his feet and was doing all kinds of extra work. He wasn't supervised or anything and he greeted people and was very personable. I was so impressed, I went up to the counter and gave him the thumbs up. He was really happy to hear me say, "Keep up the good work!" He replied with, "It's a team effort, sir." I then proceeded to the feedback station. I filled out one of those feedback slips and gave a raving review on that young worker. I didn't see a name tag, but I wrote down the date and time. Anyway, I got a reply from Costco asking what location this was at. It sounded like a positive feedback was something to celebrate. Anyway, I hope the guy gets at least a pat on the back. Good to see self motivated young workers. Not all that common anymore.

Someone did a good job of parenting......................

[JDM GTO]

I was at the Willingdon Costco on Wednesday. I was with my youngest son. We decided to get some deli food. First time I actually sat down to eat. My son ordered the food while I looked for an empty table to sit at. I took my time and didn't wolf down the hot dog. He wasn't working today and I had nothing to do. While I was watching people rushing to do their shopping, I noticed this worker. Young fellow. He was very quick on his feet and was doing all kinds of extra work. He wasn't supervised or anything and he greeted people and was very personable. I was so impressed, I went up to the counter and gave him the thumbs up. He was really happy to hear me say, "Keep up the good work!" He replied with, "It's a team effort, sir." I then proceeded to the feedback station. I filled out one of those feedback slips and gave a raving review on that young worker. I didn't see a name tag, but I wrote down the date and time. Anyway, I got a reply from Costco asking what location this was at. It sounded like a positive feedback was something to celebrate. Anyway, I hope the guy gets at least a pat on the back. Good to see self motivated young workers. Not all that common anymore.

Someone did a good job of parenting......................


Instead, imagine him getting in shit for not wearing a name tag… “So, you got this great review, but let’s talk about WHY you weren’t wearing your name tag? It’s company policy you know…minus point for you!”

Lol jk…. It’s great that you are giving actual feedback because they do take them seriously, especially the positive ones. At least when I worked in retail, my managers did.

[MG1]

He did have a name tag, but the worker was a he.......... if it were a she, I'd totally try to read the tag, gulolol.

Old age eye sight................. "Doctor, I think my lazy eye has spread to the rest of my body."

Back on track. I've seen people treat the workers like shit. I've witnessed so much abuse. Those poor guys who get the roasted chicken ready. Getting yelled at to hurry up. The karens don't get it that the tempurature has to be right. Anyway, credit where credit is due.