[MindBomber]

As an extension of the venerable, "Random Acts of Kindness," thread, I propose a December challenge to the members of Revscene.

In the spirit of the holidays and final exams, times which can be as stressful and trying on the emotions as they are rewarding, each day this month perform one, "Random Act of Kindness."

Any act that brightens another person's day qualifies, no matter how significant.

You might:
resign your seat on the bus for a fellow passenger,
pay for the coffee of a person behind you in line,
lend a stranger a 14mm socket at 1am and proceed to help them install lowering springs,
offer someone less experienced a moment of advice or encouragement at the gym,
hold a door open or remember to thank a person for doing that for you,
compliment a co-worker on something,
smile at a person who looks down,
donate a food item at the grocery store,
make room for someone to merge ahead of you while driving,
drive someone home as a part of the Operation Rev Nose program,
or ANYTHING else that would even momentarily make you feel good if you were the recipient.

By the end of the month, all those little things will add up to a lot of good, especially if people remember to pass it on.

Each day post in this thread or the original thread to keep track and inspire other members.

Who's in?

[H.Specter]

I tipped the pizza delivery boy.

[murd0c]

great idea Mindbomber. Get into the spirit of Christmas and giving the way things should be. Sometimes the littlest thing will mean so much to someone!!

[Graeme S]

I'm in. I work from home and don't get out much, but I'll do what I can.

[Soundy]

Friend of mine posted this on her FB status just now:

While we were out at Starbucks Kev noticed someone standing on the sidewalk holding a sign for the closing out sale at Zellers.

"Mom, the poor guy looks sick. Or depressed. What a crappy job. Let's buy him something."

He approached the guy a few minutes later with a hot chocolate. At first he looked totally stunned, then smiled and thanked us. I admit, I may have not even thought to do it without Kevin's insistence.

I have a pretty awesome kid.

She followed it up with this comment:

I think, starting today, we're going to try to do something kind for someone - strangers or people we know, every day until Christmas. Forget the consumerism and snark that often follows this time of year. Anyone want to join? I'll blog it.

Think I'll point her to this thread and the other one...

[SkinnyPupp]

The other day I gave someone my shopping cart before getting mine... she was somewhat shocked but very thankful. Her mom did that old school Hong Kong thing of "pretend not to notice anything" and she swept in and took the cart quickly and walked away looking down.

I literally LOL'd

[Alatar]

I try to do most of those things regularly. Including donating to Wikimedia/Wikipedia.

What we should be doing, instead of "getting into the spirit of the season" is making this the spirit of every season, all year long.

Then we'll have accomplished something.

[MeowMeow]

Im asking everyone to get me non-perishable food as my bday gift again this year so i can donate to the food bank.
Worked out pretty well last year.
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[MindBomber]

I try to do most of those things regularly. Including donating to Wikimedia/Wikipedia.

What we should be doing, instead of "getting into the spirit of the season" is making this the spirit of every season, all year long.

Then we'll have accomplished something.

I do my best to have this attitude year round, and do my best to volunteer a bit on the side.

It truly is a good feeling, and very rewarding.

I get the impression some people find it taxing to extend simple kindness to people, which I don't really get.

Hopefully this challenge will motivate people to get started, and they'll continue come January.

The other day I gave someone my shopping cart before getting mine... she was somewhat shocked but very thankful. Her mom did that old school Hong Kong thing of "pretend not to notice anything" and she swept in and took the cart quickly and walked away looking down.

I literally LOL'd

Can you explain the old school Hong Kong thing, I don't understand.....

[hal0g0dv2]

pay for the coffee of a person behind you in line

this is a great idea but i am sure most ppl would be like wtf creep

[Gh0stRider]

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[krazynuck]

I have one to add that happened yesterday to me...

I was at UBC right by my office and lady drove up to me to tell me an old man had fallen and was bleeding from the head...my first thought was why she is telling me this and not doing anything her self...needless to say i dropped what I was doing and headed over to the area where she said the man was (in-between the hospital and Health parkade).

I go over to find an elderly man literally crawling on the ground in a small pool of blood trying to pick up his now broken pieces of glasses...I am sure others may have even walked by this man without even seeing him...I tried to help him so he could get balanced with his cane and luckily another random guy came to help me lift him.

I asked if he was ok to walk with me to the hospital urgent care area (maybe 300 meters away) as I did not want to leave him there. I held his arm as we walked over and because of the rain we walked under the covered area (anyone who knows UBC in this area knows that the covered area is a small pathway)....The thing the bugged me the most as we were walking slow the amount of people that cut us off to pass us...people in suits/students/delivery people/ect. all to much in a hurry to give us room to walk!!!!

Anyway I took him to urgent care where I handed him over to them...the man thanked me as did the receptionist there.

They actually called my office an hour later I guess giving an update that the guy was fine which was good to hear...

I guess not really a random act of kindness more of the right thing to do....it just really amazes me that people will walk past this man to 'pass' the info on...or because they are in a hurry try to cut you off while walking.

Anyway that is my contribution for today

[Prolowtone]

pay for the coffee of a person behind you in line

this is a great idea but i am sure most ppl would be like wtf creep
that is because it has become so uncommon to do something and not expect much in return. Kind of like how i try to tell people their lights are burnt out, brake lights stuck on or their tire is going flat. I get the same first reaction when i wave them to put the window down
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[Zordon]

I have one to add that happened yesterday to me...

I was at UBC right by my office and lady drove up to me to tell me an old man had fallen and was bleeding from the head...my first thought was why she is telling me this and not doing anything her self...needless to say i dropped what I was doing and headed over to the area where she said the man was (in-between the hospital and Health parkade).

I go over to find an elderly man literally crawling on the ground in a small pool of blood trying to pick up his now broken pieces of glasses...I am sure others may have even walked by this man without even seeing him...I tried to help him so he could get balanced with his cane and luckily another random guy came to help me lift him.

I asked if he was ok to walk with me to the hospital urgent care area (maybe 300 meters away) as I did not want to leave him there. I held his arm as we walked over and because of the rain we walked under the covered area (anyone who knows UBC in this area knows that the covered area is a small pathway)....The thing the bugged me the most as we were walking slow the amount of people that cut us off to pass us...people in suits/students/delivery people/ect. all to much in a hurry to give us room to walk!!!!

Anyway I took him to urgent care where I handed him over to them...the man thanked me as did the receptionist there.

They actually called my office an hour later I guess giving an update that the guy was fine which was good to hear...

I guess not really a random act of kindness more of the right thing to do....it just really amazes me that people will walk past this man to 'pass' the info on...or because they are in a hurry try to cut you off while walking.

Anyway that is my contribution for today

You did what no one else around you did that day. I would buy you a beer for being a good human.

[Kilinim]

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[JesseBlue]

i'm hoping that this 'challenge' should not be only for the month of december but anytime of the year and all the time that you can...

[tiger_handheld]

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[NLY]

I went to McDonalds' yesterday to grab a quick snack after work. As I was lining up, there was a line already infront, and two young brothers behind me. I was checking my email when I overheard one of the brothers complain about who would get which contents of the meal. One of the brothers (I'm assuming the younger one) argued he never got any of the fries because the other sibling would eat them all. It was quite nostalgic because I remembered I was the same with my cousins when I was younger. I would never get any fries, at least not until the box was basically empty and I would get the burnt ones. It turns out their parents gave them just enough money to share one McChicken meal. When it was my turn to order, I got myself a chicken snack wrap and proceeded to order two chicken meals, supersized and also two ice cream cones. I turned around and told the kids to put away their money, and that I ordered for them. Their eyes lit up. Their initial reaction; handed me the money their parents gave them. I told them it was fine and the kids said thank you and just stared at each other in awe. The order was ready, I grabbed my chicken snack wrap, handed the big bag to the older brother. They said thank you once again and walked over to the sitting area, I was assuming the parents were sitting down waiting.

It felt very rewarding seeing the reaction on their faces, but honestly I did feel guilty afterwards feeding young boys an entire supersized mcdonalds' meal with an icecream lol

[SkinnyPupp]

I do my best to have this attitude year round, and do my best to volunteer a bit on the side.

It truly is a good feeling, and very rewarding.

I get the impression some people find it taxing to extend simple kindness to people, which I don't really get.

Hopefully this challenge will motivate people to get started, and they'll continue come January.



Can you explain the old school Hong Kong thing, I don't understand.....

a observation, maybe explain later
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[Fafine]

need to be able to thank on mobile
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[bballguy]

Quote:
While we were out at Starbucks Kev noticed someone standing on the sidewalk holding a sign for the closing out sale at Zellers.

"Mom, the poor guy looks sick. Or depressed. What a crappy job. Let's buy him something."

He approached the guy a few minutes later with a hot chocolate. At first he looked totally stunned, then smiled and thanked us. I admit, I may have not even thought to do it without Kevin's insistence.


I went to McDonalds' yesterday to grab a quick snack after work. As I was lining up, there was a line already infront, and two young brothers behind me. I was checking my email when I overheard one of the brothers complain about who would get which contents of the meal. One of the brothers (I'm assuming the younger one) argued he never got any of the fries because the other sibling would eat them all. It was quite nostalgic because I remembered I was the same with my cousins when I was younger. I would never get any fries, at least not until the box was basically empty and I would get the burnt ones. It turns out their parents gave them just enough money to share one McChicken meal. When it was my turn to order, I got myself a chicken snack wrap and proceeded to order two chicken meals, supersized and also two ice cream cones. I turned around and told the kids to put away their money, and that I ordered for them. Their eyes lit up. Their initial reaction; handed me the money their parents gave them. I told them it was fine and the kids said thank you and just stared at each other in awe. The order was ready, I grabbed my chicken snack wrap, handed the big bag to the older brother. They said thank you once again and walked over to the sitting area, I was assuming the parents were sitting down waiting.

It felt very rewarding seeing the reaction on their faces, but honestly I did feel guilty afterwards feeding young boys an entire supersized mcdonalds' meal with an icecream lol

I dunno...while that's really nice of you to do, if I was one of their parents, I'd feel really disrespected.....not everybody wants "help"...I know I'd never accept someone else buying me a meal because they pitied me and/or my living situation....

Buying a meal for someone with a sign up on the street asking for help - that's great...

Buying a meal for someone (who is not asking for it) because you pity them.....errr, no thanks.

Just my opinion.

[murd0c]

stupid small one tonight but it was something.

Took the skytrain a couple of stops got out and as I was walking to my ride I saw a older again women going through her purse to grab her ticket. I just handed her mind and the look on her face she was really surprised I did that.

It wasn't much but it put a smile on her face which made it worth while.

[EvoLove]

stupid small one tonight but it was something.

Took the skytrain a couple of stops got out and as I was walking to my ride I saw a older again women going through her purse to grab her ticket. I just handed her mind and the look on her face she was really surprised I did that.

It wasn't much but it put a smile on her face which made it worth while.

ughhhh thats agains the rules :badpokerface: but it is still a nice thing to do :fullofwin:

[murd0c]

ughhhh thats agains the rules :badpokerface: but it is still a nice thing to do :fullofwin:

fuck the rules and fuck translink :)

I paid for my ticket and as the freedom for being Canadian I will do what I want with it...

[Inaii]

I dunno...while that's really nice of you to do, if I was one of their parents, I'd feel really disrespected.....not everybody wants "help"...I know I'd never accept someone else buying me a meal because they pitied me and/or my living situation....

Buying a meal for someone with a sign up on the street asking for help - that's great...

Buying a meal for someone (who is not asking for it) because you pity them.....errr, no thanks.

Just my opinion.

As shitty as McDonalds is, if I was already buying my kids it and only had enough money for one meal, I would be beyond grateful to a complete stranger for doing what he did. Maybe it's because I grew up with very little, I learned to appreciate everything someone does unexpectedly without worrying about being pitied. If it feeds my kids, I'm going to be thankful either way.

Just my opinion :)

[j.f0ng]

I dunno...while that's really nice of you to do, if I was one of their parents, I'd feel really disrespected.....not everybody wants "help"...I know I'd never accept someone else buying me a meal because they pitied me and/or my living situation....

Buying a meal for someone with a sign up on the street asking for help - that's great...

Buying a meal for someone (who is not asking for it) because you pity them.....errr, no thanks.

Just my opinion.

Sounds to me like he did out of nostalgia's sake as he said it happened to him when he was younger. Doesn't seem like he did it out of pity or meant any disrespect towards the parents.

[MindBomber]

Today, I went to the animal shelter and took one of the dogs that's up for adoption for a walk.

[bloodmack]

in abbotsford MB?

[MindBomber]

Not today, BM.

All of the animal rescue societies accept volunteers in my experience if you'd like to volunteer though, including the municipal shelter on 264th.
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[PJ]

Older guy in front of me at Starbucks ordered a coffee. I told the cashier to make that two, and I paid for it with my iPhone. (Yes, I have a damn Starbucks app.)

He thanked me, and asked me why I did that. I said just trying to meet my "good deed" quota for the day.

He thanked me again, went outside and hopped into an M5. :pokerface:

[LiquidTurbo]

Older woman in her 50s approached me at a gas station. She was over 1 hour late to her friends' Xmas party because she was lost at night trying to drive around in the rain. She didn't know how to use a GPS or have one, and didn't have a smart phone, and her printed out mapquest driving instructions led her astray. I ended up driving her to the house by having her follow my car.

We were at annacis island and her party was in Richmond. (That's how lost she was) She thanked me and I told her to pass it on.

[elwell]

i bought a homeless guy a big mac meal at the one on main and terminal and also offered him a cigarette, he thanked me and shared his meal with another friend waiting outside lol

[Mr.HappySilp]

Donate $5 to Wikipedia does that count? I usually don't do this type of thing over the Internet but Wikipedia is good awesome and it doesn't have ads or any gov aid. I feel for them hosting such a large server with no help.

[ae101]

i try to do this everyday 365 days a year, as i was raised a buddhist so i was always taught to help other as there was a time where my family had a tough times (hard to believe as im chinese)

i work in china now & i see a lot of things that u ppl don't see in canada, well a lot of ppl have said to me that some are scammers but i don't mind (as it might be there only way of surviving)

i do give out my loose change to beggars on the streets almost everyday as i see them alot in busy areas

last time i went to back hong kong i helped a old lady move her card board boxes as she was old, also gave her a bit $20HKD as it was all that i had (i needed the $100 bill for transportation fee back to china)

also last week i saw crowd of ppl in a busy area, so i went to check it out & turns out it was a family that was too poor to bury their mother that past away (well i think thats what its said as i cant read chinese)

so i walked up & gave them a bit of money (not a lot), & ppl thought i was nuts as it was a scam (i kind of knew but didn't really cross my mine too much during that moment)

i don't make a lot in china, but as long as im living comfortable & i have a little bit of extra cash why not use it to help others that are in need

[inv4zn]

so i walked up & gave them a bit of money (not a lot), & ppl thought i was nuts as it was a scam (i kind of knew but didn't really cross my mine too much during that moment)


It really is a moral dilemma when you want to do something nice, but the recepient is just taking you for a ride, and you know it.

Do you still do it since it's nice on your end, or do you skip the obvious scams and try and help those truly in need?

:badpokerface:

[ae101]

well actually i kind of believe that if there is no other option & scam me then im ok, as it the only way for you to survive right???

[hotjoint]

stupid small one tonight but it was something.

Took the skytrain a couple of stops got out and as I was walking to my ride I saw a older again women going through her purse to grab her ticket. I just handed her mind and the look on her face she was really surprised I did that.

It wasn't much but it put a smile on her face which made it worth while.

I do this all the time if I'm not going to use my ticket anymore which is most of the time. Yes I don't give a shit that it's "illegal" according to translink, like Murdoc said "fuck them" :thumbsup:

[MindBomber]

Today in a parking lot, I was walking back to my car, and there was an older gentlemen struggling to load water cooler bottles into his truck. I stopped and loaded the bottles, then returned the shopping cart for him. The gentlemen was very grateful and surprised someone stopped to help him, that good feeling is so worthwhile.

[bloodmack]

also last week i saw crowd of ppl in a busy area, so i went to check it out & turns out it was a family that was too poor to bury their mother that past away (well i think thats what its said as i cant read chinese)

so i walked up & gave them a bit of money (not a lot), & ppl thought i was nuts as it was a scam (i kind of knew but didn't really cross my mine too much during that moment)

i don't make a lot in china, but as long as im living comfortable & i have a little bit of extra cash why not use it to help others that are in need

I think it does more harm to give money out like that then it does help. Especially if you know they're scammers. Yeah sure a scammers income could very well be their only source of money but, scamming people isn't exactly a legitimate source of income.

"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you give him a fishing rod, you feed him for a lifetime"

Honestly, if you want to do a good deed go out and volunteer your TIME cause at the end of the day its more valuable then any object or number, we all have a clock counting down do we not? lol

[drunkrussian]

Older guy in front of me at Starbucks ordered a coffee. I told the cashier to make that two, and I paid for it with my iPhone. (Yes, I have a damn Starbucks app.)

He thanked me, and asked me why I did that. I said just trying to meet my "good deed" quota for the day.

He thanked me again, went outside and hopped into an M5. :pokerface:

rofl
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[H.Specter]

I tipped the pizza delivery boy.

why am I getting failed for this?

[snails]

i was already going to do this and keep track and report back in the random act of kindness thread :( stole my idea

[bartone]

A few friends and I handed out a bunch of used clothing to the less fortunate on the downtown Eastside
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[lady_mapetite]

was walking back to my office after lunch, saw our AA scurrying to get to the bank so i waved and she said she didn't know it was raining out so didn't bring her umbrella. i handed her my umbrella and continued walking. she later returned my umbrella and said thanks

[Jgresch]

I don't think I'd classify this as a random act of kindness, but today I was walking through school (Harbour Centre) to hand in a paper, and I cut through the mall area before getting to the library.

I heard some loud wimpering coming from somewhere but didn't know where. Was going on for about 10 seconds until I walked by the railing overlooking the lower floor. An older woman had her dress or shoe or something caught in the escalator and was panicking and struggling to get free. 2 guys were right with her trying to break her free but couldn't so I bolted back a few meters to the top of the escaltor and hit the emergency button and it stopped right away and they were able to get her free. It was funny though because they didn't look up or anything so they must have thought it just finally jammed and stopped. Felt pretty good to help out without it going noticed :)

[melloman]

Went to Save-On's @ Highgate Burnaby yesterday.. on the way back to the car I saw an older man with his son (50ish and 15ish) with their older car with the hood popped.

Guy was already on the phone but I asked if he wanted a jump, he gladly said "Yes" so I pulled the car around and gave him a jump. He was really grateful and I told him it was nothing as my EF used to have some battery problems aswell (installed a sub wrong and had to get a jump afew times from family/strangers).

But while packing up the cables I thought that if this happened again he'd be stranded again. So I walked back up to him and handed him the cables. He was really grateful and offered cash, I declined and just told him to do something nice to someone else.

[kitsune]

Went to Save-On's @ Highgate Burnaby yesterday.. on the way back to the car I saw an older man with his son (50ish and 15ish) with their older car with the hood popped.

Guy was already on the phone but I asked if he wanted a jump, he gladly said "Yes" so I pulled the car around and gave him a jump. He was really grateful and I told him it was nothing as my EF used to have some battery problems aswell (installed a sub wrong and had to get a jump afew times from family/strangers).

But while packing up the cables I thought that if this happened again he'd be stranded again. So I walked back up to him and handed him the cables. He was really grateful and offered cash, I declined and just told him to do
something nice to someone else.

This is super nice! I know the feeling of having your car batteries die when your out.. no one would help/had jump cables so at the end I had to pay a taxi =(

I do the little things.. opening the door for people, yielding in crowded areas.. etc
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[MindBomber]

I've been very busy with school this week, so it's been difficult to perform an act of kindness a day. I've been trying though!

Tuesday - A guest speaker came to my class, I stayed until everyone else had left and took a moment to personally thank him for coming. The speaker was an older guy, and I could tell he was pleasantly surprised when he eagerly extended his hand to shake mine.

Wednesday - Gave a person a pen.... she was scratching the paper trying to get the ink flowing, but without much success. I offered her my spare, and she graciously accepted.

Thursday - My friend was a bit down, so I took her out for coffee.

Friday - Nothing yet! will need to find something.

[inv4zn]

Was working today when someone working in the same building (not same company) came and asked me if xxx license plate was mine.

I told him yes, and he confessed he had bumped into me a few nights ago in the dark, and had been trying to find the owner every since. There are no CCTV's, so his acts were genuine.

We went out together, i had some spray detailer in my car, went at it. Very minor scuffs, no chips or paint coming off. It's a terrible feeling knowing a small mistake can cause you lots of $$$, and I didn't want to ruin his year-end, so I told him not to worry about it and to try and to pass it on.

I'll live with a few scuffs, and the world can have a bit more positive energy :)

[CRS]

I drove to SFU today as I had to write 2 different finals. I arrived super early (around 5AM) to get some last minute cramming done. I bought a parking ticket for the whole day and went about my way. Parking is relatively expensive at $3.75/hr while a day pass is like $13 (from 12AM to 11:59PM). Anyways, I finished writing my exam around 2:30PM and got ready to leave.

As soon as I came up to my car, I see a white G35 signalling waiting to get my spot. I open my door, grab my ticket and proceed to his driver side window. I told him that I had an all day parking pass and if wanted it. He took it, said "Sweet, thanks!".

Always awesome to get free parking. I remember this one time I had to run into a store to buy something and on top of the machine there was a ticket valid for another 20 mins. Was perfect for me and every since, I always leave tickets/receipts for parking back at the stall or pass it to people who are about to pay.

[inv4zn]

I do this whenever possible, but now some places require license plate registration when buying a ticket...

scumbags lol

[DanHibiki]

As I was parking my car on the streets, the car right behind me was about to leave. The guy came up to my window and told me he had 30min left on his spot.

When I was at the doctors parking in the parking lot, a guy came out and handed me his parking stub just before he left.

Nice fellas.
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[cctw]

So Microsoft stores in Van decided to clear out the Asus tf600t at $399. I got one on hold today at Oakridge but managed to pricematch at FS. Saw someone on rfd really wanted one so gave them my holding info to pick it up at Oakridge as it was bascially all sold out.

Guess it was fate as it turns out he has the exact same name as me. He was soooo happy to get the last one lol...

[inv4zn]

It's clear now. You two were meant for each other!

:troll:

[Hondaracer]

i poured a cup of cold water over a homeless sleeping man last night, god bless his soul

[InvisibleSoul]

So Microsoft stores in Van decided to clear out the Asus tf600t at $399. I got one on hold today at Oakridge but managed to pricematch at FS. Saw someone on rfd really wanted one so gave them my holding info to pick it up at Oakridge as it was bascially all sold out.

Guess it was fate as it turns out he has the exact same name as me. He was soooo happy to get the last one lol...

Whoa, that's a trip.

[MG1]

This time of year, I load up the pockets with change, so that when I come across a Salvation Army volunteer, I have coins for the donation bowls. I am not into organized religion of any kind, but these folks do a fantastic job helping people in need both locally and abroad. I just got back from shopping and gave five times. It must be tough for those volunteers to be standing out in the cold ringing them bells.

I'm a fruagal bastard, no doubt about it, but the money I save goes to those who are less fortunate. One way to look at it, I guess.

[Soundy]

Was just about to go in the right door at the Starbucks this morning, when I saw a guy inside collect up three cups and a couple bags of pastries and head for the left door while balancing it all... he thanked me at least three times as I held the door for him :)

[SkinnyPupp]

Sharing a table at lunch today, my wife gave the guy next to us a napkin (she put it beside his bowl). He pretended not to notice and used it anyway :lol

[Kidnapman]

Fuck i dunt believe this. My mom just went grocery shopping at Crystal mall and this kid walks up to her and asks for 20$ cause his fucking car ran out of gas...Bull fucking shit. Kid is around 5'7, short black hair. Half white half asian appearantly. And scrawny. Just make sure you guys are doing good deeds to the right people. Makes my fucking blood boil when bad ppl take advantage of nice people's services. If i was there at the scene to witness this punk as mother fucker I'm pretty sure I'd be in jail right now. Once im done with these motherfucking finals I swear I'll be sure to patrol crystal for this kid. I've had enough with good ppl (like many of you RSers on this thread) losing in this fucking world we live in.
/rant

[CRS]

Fuck i dunt believe this. My mom just went grocery shopping at Crystal mall and this kid walks up to her and asks for 20$ cause his fucking car ran out of gas...Bull fucking shit. Kid is around 5'7, short black hair. Half white half asian appearantly. And scrawny. Just make sure you guys are doing good deeds to the right people. Makes my fucking blood boil when bad ppl take advantage of nice people's services. If i was there at the scene to witness this punk as mother fucker I'm pretty sure I'd be in jail right now. Once im done with these motherfucking finals I swear I'll be sure to patrol crystal for this kid. I've had enough with good ppl (like many of you RSers on this thread) losing in this fucking world we live in.
/rant

Dude, why all the rage?

Scammers suck. Being scammed sucks even more. Whenever there is an opportunity for people to take advantage of others, it will happen. It sucks that it was your mom was that was taken advantage of however what if that person really needed gas money?

IMHO, losing on $20 vs. getting a criminal record isn't really worth it.

[ziggyx]

Maybe when he said "patrol crystal for this kid" he meant he will follow the kid and make sure he scams no one. That's his act of kindness :troll: lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Fuck i dunt believe this. My mom just went grocery shopping at Crystal mall and this kid walks up to her and asks for 20$ cause his fucking car ran out of gas...Bull fucking shit. Kid is around 5'7, short black hair. Half white half asian appearantly. And scrawny. Just make sure you guys are doing good deeds to the right people. Makes my fucking blood boil when bad ppl take advantage of nice people's services. If i was there at the scene to witness this punk as mother fucker I'm pretty sure I'd be in jail right now. Once im done with these motherfucking finals I swear I'll be sure to patrol crystal for this kid. I've had enough with good ppl (like many of you RSers on this thread) losing in this fucking world we live in.
/rant
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[PJ]

Bought a homeless dude a bagel from Timmy's.

He asked "can you get me a coffee too?"

I said "maybe tomorrow." and went on my way.

I've been pondering the thought of that all day. About whether or not I should've just gotten him the coffee.

[Not really racist!]

Finished my exam yesterday and was walking back to my car. I saw another dude going up to the ticket machine and I was probably like 300m away so I yelled really loud and he turned around. I got closer and asked if he wanted my ticket and he said yes.

He thanked me and told me he really appreciated it and I told him good luck on his exam

:thumbs:

[vafanculo]

Bought a homeless dude a bagel from Timmy's.

He asked "can you get me a coffee too?"

I said "maybe tomorrow." and went on my way.

I've been pondering the thought of that all day. About whether or not I should've just gotten him the coffee.

Classic case of offering someone a hand, and they go for the arm.
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[MikeHB]

I don't post much on here but I gotta say this. (I don't live in the LM). But today while driving home from the gf's I see a man on his electric chair ( most likely paralyzed waist down).
So when I get to the stop line, I wave him across. Next thing I know he is stuck in a 6 inch snow covered pot hole. My reaction is to jump out and help this dude. I helped him get out of the snow/pot hole and he is on with his day! Jump back in my wagon (winter whip) and begin my turn.
Some prick decides to cut me off on my way!
After he just saw me help someone?
Some people make me shake my head
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[rsx]

Bought a homeless dude a bagel from Timmy's.

He asked "can you get me a coffee too?"

I said "maybe tomorrow." and went on my way.

I've been pondering the thought of that all day. About whether or not I should've just gotten him the coffee.

You give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk.

I've had nothing but homeless asshole experiences.

[MindBomber]

The thread is beginning to run off the rails.

I intended reading this thread to be an uplifting and positive experience, and for that to encourage and inspire people to perform the simple gestures that can dramatically improve moments of others lives. It's become the opposite: a discussion of why kindness should be selective, guarded, and limited. The overwhelming majority of the time kindness is met with nothing but genuine gratitude; I do not believe singling out instances where it is not is necessary. For the record, I do not fault the homeless man for asking for a cup of coffee. If I were cold, hungry, and relied primarily on the graciousness of strangers for survival, I believe I would do the same.

I'd like this thread to return to its purpose now.

In keeping with my challenge to RS, I've continued trying to perform an act of kindness each day.
Saturday - my friend needed to work a double shift, so I brought her lunch.
Sunday - I helped my friend re-write her resume, because that's a field I have more experience in than most people.
Monday - I took a moment to walk around to my various Prof's offices to thank them for the awesome job they've done this semester.
Today - I suffered an extremely tragic loss last night, so nothing really today.... and probably not for the next few.

[PJ]

For the record, I do not fault the homeless man for asking for a cup of coffee. If I were cold, hungry, and relied primarily on the graciousness of strangers for survival, I believe I would do the same.


That's the conclusion I drew as well. If someone's offered you something, it doesn't hurt to ask for a bit more, since you know that they're the ones more likely to say yes. Worst that can happen is they say no.

Back on topic

A guy in 3 or 4 people in front of me buying dog food at Superstore was short 20 cents. I naturally went ahead and gave it to him.

Back off topic

Not trying to patronize, but I find it literally amusing how some people get so hostile over something like twenty cents. The dude was short a couple dimes, and everyone just acted like they didn't hear/see. But hey, maybe they really didn't hear, or they really didn't have twenty cents to spare.

(Sorry MB, I couldn't help it.) :blushsmile: Truly sorry for your loss though. I had quite the scare regarding one of my family members a few months ago. I can't imagine the stress you're under.

[El Bastardo]

Today - I suffered an extremely tragic loss last night, so nothing really today.... and probably not for the next few.


I'm sorry to hear that. I think Revscene will be willing to pick up the slack for the next few days on behalf of you.

[cctw]

Bought a homeless dude a bagel from Timmy's.

He asked "can you get me a coffee too?"

I said "maybe tomorrow." and went on my way.

I've been pondering the thought of that all day. About whether or not I should've just gotten him the coffee.

If he asked for something like hot water I wouldn't mind. At least it shows he isn't going for your money.

[Paradise240]

I stopped to help a lady with her hazards on stuck in the left lane on Terminal/Main.

I'm assuming her battery died or something, and I couldn't get her hood opened, so I helped her push the car to the side, to get out of traffic. I left after this cause her husband was coming in 10 minutes and she already called BCAA.

The lady in the middle picture was bitching about blocking the road and told us to move the car ASAP :rukidding:

And sorry for the shit pics off my dash cam, it doesnt record very well at night =/
http://i.imgur.com/wnJBo.jpg

:)

[MindBomber]

Today - I took the suggestion of an ICBC radio ad, and instead of taking the spot I was waiting to pull into, waved to someone else to take it. In return, I was given a smile and a friendly wave from the other driver, and found another space shortly after.

Yesterday - As noted, I was very inner focused and did not perform any acts of kindness. My family was the recipient of a profound act of kindness that I'd like to share though. I lost two family members in a double fatal car accident; the driver had a heart attack, and veered into the oncoming traffic striking an oncoming vehicle. The driver past away Monday, and the passenger yesterday evening. Yesterday, the husband of the driver of the other vehicle overhead my family discussing the incident at the hospital and approached us. The husband informed us of his wife's condition, non-life-threatening injuries, and spoke with us for some time. The husband could have easily not approached us, I don't think many people would have. Knowing the other driver would be alright has offered us tremendous comfort though, and the unexpected moment of support meant a great deal. My memories of this week will forever be aided by the knowledge that the loss did not extend even further.... Sorry, this is a bit heavier than the average post... I find it very fitting with the thread though; a simple and unexpected gesture, making a very significant impact.

[BillyBishop]

MindBomber,

I offer my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to you, your family, and all those affected by the tragedy.

I have to say this, though: in accepting and welcoming the husband's gesture, you most certainly did perform an act of kindness. That, too, deserves to be tallied.

[MindBomber]

BillyBishiop,

I very much appreciate the condolences; whether offered by a stranger, acquaintance, friend, or family member, every expression of sympathy I have received in these past days has been welcomed with an open heart, and they have been comforting in difficult moments.

I will briefly add: the deceased had amazing and full lives; first, surviving Nazi occupied Europe; then, immigrating to Canada and building a humble and picturesque existence; eventually, spending more than six decades married. They had not just a good, but a great time on earth. It is unbelievable and difficult to see their story end this way, but the wonderful lives they had leading up to that point are a saving grace. Never forget how fragile life is.. it had been too long since I went to see them.

[rexsomnii]

If I didn't see this thread when refreshed I wouldn't have posted but since I saw it,I take the bus in the morning and halfway to school bus I saw someone that needed a seat so I gave my seat to a child carrying woman
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[Soundy]

I will briefly add: the deceased had amazing and full lives; first, surviving Nazi occupied Europe; then, immigrating to Canada and building a humble and picturesque existence; eventually, spending more than six decades married. They had not just a good, but a great time on earth. It is unbelievable and difficult to see their story end this way, but the wonderful lives they had leading up to that point are a saving grace. Never forget how fragile life is.. it had been too long since I went to see them.
Well, there' always the "better to burn out than to fade away" theory - depending on your point of view, there may be consolation in a quick end like this. Not meant to be snide or anything, either - I know personally, I often wonder if I'd want to keep living to a "ripe old age" if it meant withering away the last decade or two of my "life" - especially since we've been doing our Therapy Dog visits to the seniors' home, and regularly seeing people who are basically just existing so others can feed and bathe them, dressing them only so they can sit in a chair. Sometimes I think, if I knew my life would end up like that, I'd rather go in a blaze of glory (not until the last possible minute of course).

In any case... my condolences as well.

[inv4zn]

Something I found online that may change some people's perspectives...general feel good story. Not sure if true or not though.

Roberto deVincenzo, the famous Argentine golfer, once won a tournament, and after
receiving the check and smiling for the cameras, he went to the clubhouse and prepared to
leave. Sometime later he walked alone to his car in the parking lot and was approached by a
young woman. She congratulated him on his victory and then told him that her child was
seriously ill and near death.

DeVincenzo was touched by her story and took out his pen and endorsed his winning
check for payment to the woman. “Make some good days for the baby,” he said as he pressed
the check in her hand.

The next week he was having lunch in a country club when a PGA official came to his
table. “Some of the guys in the parking lot last week told me you met a young woman there
after you won the tournament,” deVincenzo nodded. “Well,” said the official, “I have news for
you. She’s a phony. She’s not married. She has no sick baby. She fleeced you, my friend.”

“You mean there is no baby who is dying?” said deVincenzo.

“That’s right.”

“That’s the best news I’ve heard all week,” said deVincenzo.

As someone mentioned, people scamming for change are still in poverty. Regardless if they put themselves there or not, they're still looking for their next meal. In some respects, it's unreasonable to expect integrity and good moral ethics if you've been out living on the streets half your life.

Most of us here probably can't relate one bit to what kind of life it is, and to judge them by your set of morals and ethics is a bit hypocritical of doing kind deeds for the sake of being kind.

I try generally to help homeless people whenever I encounter them - as long as they're not threatening to my well-being.

We live in a society where we can't stand being taken advantage of, and go out of our every way to reduce or eliminate any sort of disadvantage to ourselves - and only after that will we help someone out.

Christmas is coming up soon, and while (unfortunately) I think the true spirit of Christmas is long lost, please do try to be more generous to those in need. If you think they're scamming you, but they look like they have no choice but to do so, take a small loss and help them out :)

True story that happened to me last year around this time: I was walking out of save-on-foods with my girlfriend, when a man approached me and asked me for some money so he can buy milk for his children. I asked him his children's names, and he told me they were Michael and John (or something, I made these up because i can't remember them now), and that they were 4 and 10. He didn't look homeless, but was dressed in light clothing in very cold weather, so I gave him $20 and wished him a Merry Christmas.

A week after, same guy approaches me with the same story, and for fun this time I asked him his kids names again, and this time he told me completely different names. I laughed and asked him why his children's names changed from a week ago, and he went very red, apologized and was walking away, when I called him and gave him another $10. Suggested that he remember the names next time, and went home.

Will he remember me? probably not. Did he spend $10 at the liquor store? I don't know. But honestly I didn't care.

[SSM_DC5]

Was driving through a fairly empty parking lot tonight and I start to slow down because I noticed a few people were moving around their car, with the doors wide open and the tailgate up, I just assumed their loading up to leave. As I got closer, a guy waves me down. I roll down my window and he asks if i had jumper cables. I tell him in the most sincere way possible "I'm sorry, but I don't". As he looks down at the ground in disappointment, I hear one of the people he's with (i'm assuming his wife) say "I think you have some in the back, just check". So as he goes to his trunk, I pullover to wait to see if he finds any. AND HE DID! so he comes up to me again all excited, "I found some!"
Me: "Where's your battery?"
Him: *looks at his car* "I don't know, I think it's on the left, where's yours?"
Me: ":rukidding: we have the same car......"
Him: "oh ok, i'll go check mine"
so we get that sorted out and I put my car into position cuz his cables are like only 5 feet long.
As the guy goes into his car to start it, I look to one of his passengers and whisper to him "did he leave the lights on?". His facial expression as he nods :badpokerface:
so the car gets started, thank you's and you're welcomes are shared, yada yada yada
the end
I didn't get a good count, but I think I helped 2 males, 2 females, and 1 child young enough that still requires a car/baby seat :nyan:

[MindBomber]

Well, there' always the "better to burn out than to fade away" theory - depending on your point of view, there may be consolation in a quick end like this. Not meant to be snide or anything, either - I know personally, I often wonder if I'd want to keep living to a "ripe old age" if it meant withering away the last decade or two of my "life" - especially since we've been doing our Therapy Dog visits to the seniors' home, and regularly seeing people who are basically just existing so others can feed and bathe them, dressing them only so they can sit in a chair. Sometimes I think, if I knew my life would end up like that, I'd rather go in a blaze of glory (not until the last possible minute of course).

In any case... my condolences as well.

Thanks, Soundy. You didn't come across as snide.

I've been mentally debating the end for days, and I've come to one firm conclusion. It's a terrible way to end, but there is a certain poeticness in it. After six decades together, neither wanted to live apart from the other, and now they won't. The opposite, they'll be sharing a grave.

The therapy dog work you do is an outstanding use of time - I applaud you, sir.

[Soundy]

After six decades together, neither wanted to live apart from the other, and now they won't.
That's a great way to put a proverbial silver lining on it :tears:

Now, back on subject... saw a blurb on Q13 last night, been looking for the video clip but haven't found it yet. Didn't catch WHERE it happened, I assume it was in Seattle...

Guy decided he wanted to help out a family in need for Christmas, so he got on Facebook, put the call out to his friends for donations, had them drop all the cash in a giftwrapped box... then went to his local K-Mart, cruised the aisles until he found a family he thought looked like they needed it, brought them out to the parking lot, and presented the box... which turned out to have nearly $450 in it. :fullofwin:

[lady_mapetite]

sorry to hear about your loss mindbomber, i recently lost a family member but find peace knowing that he too, lived his life to the fullest. it will be a tough for you and your family to arrange the funeral preparations/celebration of life during holidays but from experience and the experience others have told me (and i don't mean this in a sarcastic way), funerals are one of the occasions that do bring families together and i hope that will offer comfort to you and your family.

soundy, you've hit a soft spot better to "burn out than to fade away" theory. i had the same thoughts when i witnessed him being reduced to skin and bones and the bruises from countless dosages of morphine. the experience further grounded my belief that euthanasia should be legalized in canada.. when the quality of life is lost, people should have the choice whether to continue/end their lives.

and to contribute to this thread:

- i looked after a coworker's plants for the month she's been away
- bought a plate of goodies from our tenant appreciation event to my office for those who were too busy to stop by downstairs to grab some. i especially grabbed a plate for a girl who i knew loves to eat cookies but was a bit depressed that morning and that definitely cheered her up. got lots of thank you emails after
- the building elevator clamped down on a lady that was walking in and wouldn't budge so i push the doors back for her to slip through. both her and i breathed a sigh of relief when the elevator made it safely to ground floor. she thanked me again and we parted ways
- friend got into a nasty car accident that shattered the bones of her jaw and lost a lot of weight because she couldn't chew so i told her to consider meal supplements and wrote down the name of a brand i used. at first she was hesitant because she had some pretty nasty ones (according to her), but she took my advice bought some to try and has been drinking over the last few weeks. it's nice to see her gain some weight and colour to her face
- i tipped a cab driver more than i usually do because he had to drive out of the downtown core area to get me home and i know chances of him picking up passengers on the way back is slim and i've always made it a habit to tip in cash cause i know he gets to keep it

that's all i can remember for now

[FI-Z33]

saw a homeless man on the corners of downtown shivering in the cold... Decided to walk to blenz and buy him a super warm hot chocolate to warm up his Christmas! Merry Christmas, stranger :)

[Fafine]

my neighbor gave me a pair of cirque du soleil tickets.
i dont need them, so i figure id give them away.
section 204 seat 2 and seat 1
first to pm me with a number can have it.
located in south van so hope to meet around here. or richmond
FREE!

SHOW IS FOR TUESDAY DEC 18 AT 8PM

Tickets went to rizo Enjoy the show bud!

[Soundy]

Stopped in the IGA yesterday with the wife... noticed a stand of small bouquets by the door for $5, so I grabbed one... after we paid for our stuff, I handed the flowers to the cashier and said, "These are for you, Merry Christmas". The wife was kinda :suspicious: but I just told her, "Just committing a random act of kindness."

[PJ]

my neighbor gave me a pair of cirque du soleil tickets.
i dont need them, so i figure id give them away.
section 204 seat 2 and seat 1
first to pm me with a number can have it.
located in south van so hope to meet around here. or richmond
FREE!

SHOW IS FOR TUESDAY DEC 18 AT 8PM

PM'D!

Also to add to this, I have a pair of tickets to the Christmas market with 2 carousel rides for free if someone wants it.

I bought it off SocialShopper, but didn't read the fine print that it was valid any day EXCEPT Saturday... And of course the gf and I went on Saturday.

edit: market tickets claimed!

[twitchyzero]

Bought a homeless dude a bagel from Timmy's.

He asked "can you get me a coffee too?"

I said "maybe tomorrow." and went on my way.

I've been pondering the thought of that all day. About whether or not I should've just gotten him the coffee.


next thing you know he drives off in a Bentley

[MindBomber]

PM'D!

Also to add to this, I have a pair of tickets to the Christmas market with 2 carousel rides for free if someone wants it.

I bought it off SocialShopper, but didn't read the fine print that it was valid any day EXCEPT Saturday... And of course the gf and I went on Saturday.

Perfect example of passing it on!

[NLY]

my neighbor gave me a pair of cirque du soleil tickets.
i dont need them, so i figure id give them away.
section 204 seat 2 and seat 1
first to pm me with a number can have it.
located in south van so hope to meet around here. or richmond
FREE!

SHOW IS FOR TUESDAY DEC 18 AT 8PM

Tickets went to rizo Enjoy the show bud!

Thanks for droppin' them off as well : )
Could not have been a more awesome guy.

[Soundy]

Thanks for droppin' them off as well : )
Could not have been a more awesome guy.

Yeah, really awesome... I PM'd him too... "still got'em?" "yep, feel like coming to south van?" "sure, gimme the address, I'll be right over."

Nothing...

Nothing...

Meantime, rearranged our usual Tuesday night Therapy Dog volunteer visits and got the wife all excited.

Pm'd again - "Just need an address, I can come get'em."

Nothing.

Real stand-up guy.

:ilied:

[kiwee]

Order a drink at Starbucks and waited for it...the man in front of me put his wallet on the side and started fixing his 3 drinks while on his cell. He left and forgot his wallet, I grabbed it and ran after him before he went out the door (at this point people were wondering why I was running) after that I just return to get my coffee and out of no where he tapped me on the shoulder and said "Thank you and here's a free cup of coffee" He pulled out a $5 dollar and gave it to me. I really did not expect anything in return..including money..try not to accept it but he insist and I was late for work haha.

[Santofu]

Saw a guy left his 5 series' trunk opened in the heavy rain and just walked inside a place,
(I could close it but the alarm is already set.)
I looked for him and he act like I'm dumb when I told him his trunk was opened.

The guy didn't even say thank you and just move on. :seriously:

[fliptuner]

Just finished shoveling 3 of my neighbors sidewalks and walkways before they got up. They're all older and one of them uses a walker. I know one of them a son that will come by after work to do it but I already had my shovel out so why not.... Otherwise, I don't know how they'd get it done.

If I do some snow removal with my Bobcat later, I'll swing by home and clear all the street parking and the lane.

[boatcaptain]

while drivin to work today, saw a guy pushin his car on minoru. i parked my car at work. n push the car with him for two blocks.super tired afterwards
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[Roach]

I'm not sure if mine qualifies, but I wanted to share how impressed I am with my staff.

I hired a woman early this year to join my accounting department. Unfortunately, a long-time health issue popped up which has limited her mobility and forced her to be bed-ridden in hospital for the past three months. I've visited her and she is an amazingly positive woman who I've come to admire through these circumstances.

Fast forward to Christmas time. I started to plan our annual secret santa event. A couple of staff members approached me with the idea of having everyone put the $20 they would have spent on secret santa gifts towards a gift basket for my staff member who is in the hospital. I threw it out to the rest of the team and everyone jumped at the idea. So nice to see a team who are so compassionate to one of their peers. Additionally, my company has thrown in $500 towards the cause as well. They are assembling the gift basket as I type this and we will be delivering it in a half hour or so.

And to show my appreciation to my team, with my manager's support, I went out and bought 20 gifts for my staff. Have them all wrapped and will be surprising them with a surprise secret santa event tomorrow.

Kev

[jepho]

wife and i were walking into Walmart, I noticed a guy walking out struggling with his shopping cart. Realized he only had one leg, offered to help him push the cart to his car.

[inv4zn]

PM'D!

Also to add to this, I have a pair of tickets to the Christmas market with 2 carousel rides for free if someone wants it.

I bought it off SocialShopper, but didn't read the fine print that it was valid any day EXCEPT Saturday... And of course the gf and I went on Saturday.

edit: market tickets claimed!

Thanks for the tickets PJ!

Will make a donation to the food bank on your behalf next time I go grocery shopping!

[Prolowtone]

I got home and parked my car as a woman in my complex was just finished loading her kid into the back seat. As i was walking past she started to drive away, That was when i noticed she left her umbrella on the roof. She took off and rounded the corner in front of me as i started to run after her and could here it fall off. I was going full tilt when i grabbed it off the road, past my friend in-front of my garage and up the ally. I thought she had left but kept running to the end of my complex and she was just getting ready to pull out after traffic when i tapped on her window and scared her and the kid in the child seat :woot2:. then i walked back to my garage and friend to finish fixing has car after 10 hours of finding problems and running out to buy parts :okay:

[dovo]

Was getting pho with my gf in Coquitlam. After we had our lunch, i went up to pay for my food. but the owner said that someone already had paid for mine! I was like :lawl:

just the table next to me, there was a lady with two little girls. She had apparently paid for our food as she wanted to do something nice that day.. wow.. needless to say.. I was very shocked as something like this has never happened to me. After I walked out of the restaurant, i put a $10 bill into salv army bell jar..

[LP700-4]

Chinese Guy's Gift for the Homeless - YouTube

I think this might belong here, yea i know his accent is fake and annoying but it is still a good deed done.

[kwy]

Found a iPhone 4 on the ground, tracked down and returned it to the owner.

[GabAlmighty]

Shoveled my neighbours (single mother of two boys) driveway

[fliptuner]

Apparently, all except one of my neighbors don't understand the importance of making a path along the curb, for water to drain. Together we did the whole block....and the lane.

[bloodmack]

Chinese Guy's Gift for the Homeless - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlnMqsn4H8g)

I think this might belong here, yea i know his accent is fake and annoying but it is still a good deed done.

I think the only people who don't like peter chao are revsceners. lol

[MindBomber]

This thread made it to the front page :woot:

[LP700-4]

I think the only people who don't like peter chao are revsceners. lol

Especially Skinnypupp:rukidding:

[j.f0ng]

Didn't exactly 'go out of my way' to brighten someones day, but just a small act that no one seemed to care enough for/notice, so I thought I would pick up the slack.

I was on the ferry coming back to the lower mainland from Victoria earlier tonight and I had parked next to an elderly gentleman on the parking deck. As soon as we were all parked and settled, this man whipped out his newspaper and began reading..I didn't think much of it. I decided I would nap in my car instead of going upstairs and sit uncomfortably for an hour an a half as I only had a few hours of sleep the night before. However, nature called, so I went upstairs and made a 1 o'clock appointment. As I got back to my car, I noticed his headlights were left turned on. There were people still walking past our cars, and no one had stopped to tell him. I'm guessing the man didn't notice his lights were on as he had his newspaper opened in front of his face and it was blocking his dash. A few more people walked by and didn't say anything, so at this point I rolled down my passenger window (he was parked to my right) and began waving my arms around like a moron trying to get his attention. I did that for about 20 seconds and he finally looked up and saw me. I pointed to the front of his car and he noticed his lights right away. Gave me a smile and the 'thanks' hand wave and all was well.

Nothing too major or significant, but I thought I would save him from draining his battery.

[rsx]

5 pages of good gestures by revsceners, I don't see one guy make a sideshow and post it on youtube, Peter Chao is a fucking tool. You don't glory hog a good deed.

[rsx]

I think this guy did a better job. Seems pretty genuine. I found this so fucking sad.

LiveLeak.com - One Cool Dude Celebrates a Homeless Woman's Birthday

[tdeweyn]

Don't know if this counts...

However goes to BCIT knows there are two types of parking lots. One that you pay for the stall and it's basically paid for the day, people just come in and park after you leave.

Then there are the ones like NE1 where you have to show the tickets on the front dash.

My whole family left for Hawaii so I had to drive to school everyday from White Rock. I had to watch over the store, so I had to return home everyday, I actually live in Burnaby 10 minutes away from BCIT.

For the whole week I would park at NE1 and when I'm about to leave, I look for people who's about to enter the lot. I would drive up and give them the ticket. Saves them $4.50 each time.

Felt pretty good, didn't want the ticket to go to waste so I would wait a couple of times until someone enter the lot.

[Mr.Money]

5 pages of good gestures by revsceners, I don't see one guy make a sideshow and post it on youtube, Peter Chao is a fucking tool. You don't glory hog a good deed.

i get what you're saying...it does bug me he couldn't even be real with himself & talk normal either...but he did help those people in need with a small amount of take-out food,that's something....it's a treat to poor people.

[hotjoint]

I shoveled a couple of my neighbours driveways on weds after I came back from work and got stuck in my alley. Helped one neighbour that had his van stuck in the snow. He helped me get my car in.

[GLOW]

helped a neighbour push her rav4 in her garage when it was stuck in the snow

[Calbeee]

a couple of friends and i helped a family of 5 get their car out of the snow up on cypress

felt good! will try to do more when i can

[SkinnyPupp]

Jehova's Witnesses came to my door

I didn't slap them in the face

:nyan: