Nice people stories, little things that make you happy

[kmemphis]

Random acts of kindness FTW!

At the store where I tried to buy a Salwar suit... they gave me the pants I liked (that I assumed fit without actually trying them on all the way... sigh)... even after we went back and forth, saying no, it will ruin the outfit because I couldn't fit in the shirt at all. (I was saying that, the owners were saying that, Dad was just watching. LOL)

And in a week, I will be praising the guys at my school who volunteer (because they're part of one of the school spirit type groups) to help hapless people move in... especially if this hideous weather holds! I mean, they're supposed to, but it's still awesome.

[John3B]

On our recent shopping trip to Houston (to break the cabin fever for my better half, who's been laid up with a broken ankle for two weeks),
we were in Maharani records, Debby was sitting in our borrowed transporter chair while I prowled the store - the owner had a Blu-Ray copy of Dil to Pagal Hai playing, came over, asked her "Do you like this movie?". Debby said "Yes, I love it", so he went and put the subtitles on for her, so she could watch the last 10 minutes with subtitles. A little bit later on, I had moved her over to the magazine section, the owner's daughter asked her if she needed to be moved to a different magazine section (which we hadn't spotted), and then moved her over.
On our way out, Debby spotted a Raavan poster in their window, and said "you'll have to check and see next time if they've got those" - so I told her to wait a sec, went back in and asked about the posters. They couldn't find one in their poster stack, so the owners had the daughter pull the one out of the window and just give to us. It was all worth it to see Deb's face when I came back out, with poster.

At the Himalaya Indian cafe where we ate lunch (yes, it was a total BW weekend, shopping wise), as soon as we came through the door, the owner jumped up from behind his desk, and cleared out a space at the table for Debby's chair - and ran ahead on our way out to open the door again. While we were eating, he stopped by the table and admired her bangles - the people from the next table over saw us later in the next door video store, while Debby was buying a movie mag with SRK on the cover, while one of the men was holding the door for us (again), he asked her, "So, you like the movies too?"


It was just a good day out indulging the addiction....

[corbie]

I have a Barbie I keep on my table I have decked out with jewelry and she has her own small crystal ball and tiny Tarot cards and I call her Psychic Barbie. She gets lots of comments from people.

The kid who has been working at the store her just made her a small pendulum! It's adorable!

[kmemphis]

I was at the Apple Store today, not exactly an hour early, closer to 45 minutes early. Well excuse me, I blanked out in my therapy session from my cold to the point that she was like, Kaitlyn? Kaitlyn? so we were there early. Also, we didn't know where it was and didn't know how bad the traffic would be.

Anyways, I fiddled with the ipad for a bit but started feeling bad. All they had were backless stools.

So I went and asked for a chair for a back.

They brought one out.

[Dil Bert]

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/a-father-who-creatively

[Usha]

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/a-father-who-creatively

Incredible adorable !! How cute is the first one where the big sis "lights" up her little sis 

[corbie]

This one should go under annoy AND nice. I seem to spend a lot of time calling and dealing with customer service things as nothing and nobody seems to know what they are doing. Very frustrating.

My washer died after 22 years. Go to Home depot, find one with a wonderful big drum, talk to the salesperson. I wash a king comforter and a large blanket once a month. She says oh yes, this is perfect! On sale! Rebate for being water efficient!

Get it home. ! It only fills halfway. How the hell will that wash clothes? I call Home Depot where the manager indicates I am old and since set in my ways and can't understand "new technology". And I am the only person who has ever called.

Called GE. It was explained how it works with tumbling the clothes around. She assures me it will wash my comforter. (It is a dog blanket). No it doesn't.

While I am thinking about this, I wash one light blanket with two large towels. Half a load in my old washer. They are dripping when done.

I call GE again and have a fit. THEN I was told it is only for clothes! It won't wash blankets etc. If you put big things in it it won't tumble correctly.

I ask how in the world are you supposed to wash your blankets etc? Oh, the engineers think you take that stuff to dry cleaners!

But the upshot is I am not alone, they are realizing there is a problem and they will exchange it for a conventional washer, full price back no questions asked. They have a program for it.

It works fine for clothes if you don't mind doing small loads at a time. But I am so happy I don't have to keep it and be unhappy with small loads cursing at it for years saying what savings? While not being able to wash my blankets!

[corbie]

 I was so excited to find this. This is from the tape I actually own that has pretty much disintegrated. We used to study for our dance classes. I actually got to see her dance in person once. She was the most graceful dancer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZgzrthE_AU&feature=related

[Vinita]

I had a teenage boy watching my home and taking care of the dog while I was on my epic Thanksgiving trip to the North.  When I got back, the kitchen counter was shiny and spotless, and the upstairs bedrooms had been vacuumed.   

Such a nice thing to do!

I told his mom, he would make someone a great husband someday. 

[bolly.fan]

I would like to share a story with you that happened to me recently.

Recently my car broke down on a dispicably hot day. That was the least of my problems, as I had to hurry to collect my little girl from day care before it closed at the end of the day. After some stress in trying to hail a taxi with no luck, I ended up with a combination of running and catching a bus, made it to the centre to collect my little darling.

From there we walked to a nearby hospital to catch a taxi back to where the car was broken down and I called for road-side assistance. They told me it would be a while before they would turn up to tend to the car. So there we were waiting for help and I was worried for my little girl because of the heat. She was a little trooper but the nicest thing happened as a shop keeper from nearby who was closing his business for the day saw us, and asked if we would like a cool drink of water and the use of his facilities. I was ever so greatful for his help.

Soon enough after that road side assistance came to replace the car battery, and we were on our way again.

Its the kind of thing that makes you believe in humanity again...

[John3B]

Yesterday I did scans on two men, the first an 80 something stereotypical Texan "good ol' boy', the second one on a 60ish man, a Pennsylvanian transplant to Texas, originally from Bihar. In other words, not much in common with each other, beyond sharing a waiting room for a medical procedure. When I went to get the first gentleman, they had been exchanging a few words, but not really much conversation.

When I got done with the good ol' boy, I showed him where the exit was, and started to get ready for the next patient, the Indian gentleman. (I will mention most scans I do are for extremely serious, potentially life ending problems, tends to keep chit chat short in the waiting room)

As he went to leave, I could see the first man pause, and stick his head back into the waiting area to see if the other man was still there. I heard him say, "Well, good luck to you sir, and you take care." He had no idea I could see and hear him, and there was no one else around, so he wasn't playing to an audience as in "see how caring I am." He made a conscious effort to wish the other man well, before he left - he could have walked straight out, and it wouldn't have been noticed, by ANYBODY. It was a genuine "moment", at least for me, to see that kind of effortless reaching out to a fellow human, even though they were total strangers. Character is how you act when no one is watching.

[corbie]

PIZZA! We found a pizza place in town that only uses real ingredients! I talked with the owner and he started lecturing me on how soy and corn syrup and chemicals are going to be the end of civilization. We are so going this weekend! Unbleached flour, the works!!! I have missed pizza. Making it at home is not the same. Very nice he was.

[Ms. Chandni]

It's my birthday today, and a woman who used to work in my department remembered how much I love her double chocolate raspberry cake.  She surprised me with  a big heart shaped cake today.  I had at least 4 slices, and there was plenty to share with lots of other people.

[Ms. Chandni]

We had a huge snow dump last night - over 8 inches.  The roads this morning were just a sheet of ice.  I work in the part of the city with all the universities, hospitals & medical centers, so you'd think the city would want to get all the major roads & side streets cleared of snow & ice in that area, but you'd be wrong. They were a disaster. I got stuck going uphill on a street that was nothing but ice.  Couldn't move at all, and this very nice man walking down the street offered to push my car up the hill for me. That didn't work, so I got out my shovel, and he tried to chip away that the ice my tire was stuck on.  That didn't work either, so he helped me slide my car backwards down the hill and into an alley so I could at least get off the ice and try another route.  He was my hero of the day!

[chinchinchu]

My washer died after 22 years. Go to Home depot, find one with a wonderful big drum, talk to the salesperson. I wash a king comforter and a large blanket once a month. She says oh yes, this is perfect! On sale! Rebate for being water efficient!

Get it home. ! It only fills halfway. How the hell will that wash clothes? I call Home Depot where the manager indicates I am old and since set in my ways and can't understand "new technology". And I am the only person who has ever called.

Called GE. It was explained how it works with tumbling the clothes around. She assures me it will wash my comforter. (It is a dog blanket). No it doesn't.

That's odd, Corbie. I have a big, high efficiency LG washer that washes bigger loads than I ever thought possible, though with less water, and somehow gets them cleaner. And yes I do wash bedding in it.

[chinchinchu]

Character is how you act when no one is watching.

So true.

[Vinita]

Last fall, the boys and I sold some Boy Scout popcorn at our Chiropractor's office, to his clients. 

Yesterday, when we went in for our monthly adjustment, I asked him if I could have his receptionist help me find phone numbers for four clients that I hadn't been able to get in touch with. 

He went a step further and said that if I brought the popcorn, labeled with the names of his clients, he would have his receptionist call them and let them know that they could pick up the popcorn at his office. 

I still can't get over how kind my chiropractor is!

[corbie]

That's odd, Corbie. I have a big, high efficiency LG washer that washes bigger loads than I ever thought possible, though with less water, and somehow gets them cleaner. And yes I do wash bedding in it.

It is not an LG. It is a top loader and the water only went up halfway. It was a joke. It turned out GE has a whole program to switch out those washers for a conventional top loader. The new one works great. They took the "efficiency" one away. The one I got wasn't meant for bedding. You are supposed to take blankets to the dry cleaners! Someone at GE actually told me that!

I do not want a front loader. I know people who have those and they leak and stink after awhile. They claim they have fixed the problem, but I just want a regular washer. I guess I am old!

[Usha]

I got a compliment yesterday ( sort of ) 

There are loads of people who work at my jobplace, and I know most of them by face ( but not names ) since we work in different areas.
Every morning I usually say "hello" "good morning" and so on while walking past them.
Yesterday I did the same thing, "hello" "good morning" , and as I was walking past this one man I overheard him say to a colleague of his " Nice girl, yes ?" 

Made my day 

[Ms. Chandni]

That is really sweet, Usha!

[Usha]

I think I got a new compliment today  

I was tanking gas at a gas station and went inside to pay, the man behind the counter ( who was actually kinda cute   ) said
Him " that took some time for you to tank"
Me " yes, the tank was almost empty"
Him " Do you want the receit" ?
Me " Yes please"
Him " Thats a nice jacket you are wearing, that color really suits you"
Me " Oh, thanks it`s new " and I left the shop like this     ( btw I was wearing a red trenchcoat I just bought in my holiday in Milano, and it really enhances my figure to the best   )

The vain person in me thinks he was somewhat flirting, the sane persone in me says he was just being nice / polite  
But I do think I have to tank at that station more often...  

[kmemphis]

^Somebody told me they liked my shirt Thursday! I always love it when people compliment clothes and I try to do it as often as I can. It's a safe compliment - you choose your clothes. Take complimenting someone's weight as a counter example - you have no idea why someone lost weight - it may be because of something bad like an illness. "Yes, the chemo really made me look awesome!"

Yesterday, I realized that it was that time again. Time to turn the AC on! (80 and humid outside, 80 and humid inside) Because I had the heat turned off in January, I have to get the AC turned on when it gets hot. This requires standing on the toilet and moving a ceiling panel and fiddling around up there. I've never done it, because hell no, I'm just not going to! I will get hurt.

So I filed a maintenance report and called the physical plant. I was told I may have to wait until Monday and again, hell no. Last Sunday, it was muggy and awful in here, we couldn't sleep, blegh. (the temperature dropped, of course, due to the nasty storm, so we didn't get it turned on)

Anyway, the AAC (like the head RA) sent the 5th floor RA to turn it on after I filed the report, because she knew I may have to wait until Monday and it is going to be nasty this weekend. That's not what they're "supposed" to do, so it's extra nice.

About 30 minutes later, a maintenance guy showed up. But the good deed was done and I am comfortable right now.

[los angeles]

I think I got a new compliment today  

I was tanking gas at a gas station and went inside to pay, the man behind the counter ( who was actually kinda cute   ) said
Him " that took some time for you to tank"
Me " yes, the tank was almost empty"
Him " Do you want the receit" ?
Me " Yes please"
Him " Thats a nice jacket you are wearing, that color really suits you"
Me " Oh, thanks it`s new " and I left the shop like this     ( btw I was wearing a red trenchcoat I just bought in my holiday in Milano, and it really enhances my figure to the best   )

The vain person in me thinks he was somewhat flirting, the sane persone in me says he was just being nice / polite  
But I do think I have to tank at that station more often...  

Ohhhh that's so cute Usha!! I bet your red trench-coat is adorable too (It just sounds nice, I love trench-coats to begin with and then red is such a good Bollywood-esque color )

My lately-nice-people story is that I was running errands the other day and stopped in at a cafe for a quick cold drink, I think I got a diet Coke with extra-ice. When I got to my table, I was pulling out my list of errands to check off what as left to do and I somehow caught the zipper of my change purse and opened it by accident. All my change spilled out onto the floor--it was a ton of quarters and nickels and dimes [for the meters downtown, damn them haha] and the old lady next to me started laughing and said "Oh sweetheart..." Anyways as I started to retrieve coins from around the table, the guy who worked at the place got on all fours and crawled under my table and picked all the change up from there. Who does that?!! I felt like giving him "employee of the month" award. I thanked him and he just brushed it off, and later I as I was sitting there he even found more quarters and dimes that had zoomed across the room under other tables and brought them over. I tried to give him a tip later and he wouldn't accept it. What a cool guy, I mean I was rather embarrassed even though there were only a few people in there who saw this minor incident. But he was so nice about the whole thing

[chinchinchu]

That's sweet, LA, but my main reaction was, "I hope he washed his hands before he served anyone's food."  

[corbie]

I have been fighting with Costco for 6 months over my glasses. Why did I try to save money???  The eye doctor examined my eyes twice, glasses wrong prescription. Went to another eye doctor, glasses right.but  broke three times, computer glasses wrong still waiting to get them back and still don't know if they are right.

My glasses broke again just as I was leaving town Friday. I called from the road and had a fit and fell in it demanding my money back. I arranged to come in on Tuesday. (this morning)

Yesterday, Monday we went to Lenscrafters and arranged to start all over. Eye exam scheduled for 12:15, picked out new frames, the works. Then when all was arranged I showed the guy my broken glasses that have broken 3 times now. It turns out the problem is a short screw in a odd place and he fixed them in one minute, showed me why they were breaking. And what to do to keep it from happening again. Costco could have done the same thing two other times but instead sent them out for a week both times!

He could have not done that. Instead he lost $355 my new ones would have cost. I have gone there before and will now never go anywhere else.

If my computer glasses that are being remade for the second time are still wrong, I will have another fit, get my money back and go there. I went in to pick up said computer glasses this morning and was told sorry, we goofed, not in yet. I didn't even talk to the guy I was supposed to. I am so done.