Help a random stranger

When I was a kid, my mom took me, my sister, and my brother to a diner to have breakfast. As soon as we finished, my mom went up to pay. The cashier said not to worry about it, because a man at the bar covered our bill.

A few days ago I was on the train when two kids (about 13) were in trouble from the conductor because they'd been sitting in the first class section rather than the dirty peasant section. They were only doing this because all the seats were taken, and I could remember doing that as a kid. So I figured for both of them the difference would be about 20 quid from normal to first class. I went up to them to offer to pay for it and then one of them turns to me and says "Oi fuck off mate."

So the little fuckers got taken by security at the next stop and I got to keep 20 pounds. Moral of the story, some strangers are just twats and don't deserve my help.

last saturday i was going to a concert at a club and i was early because some people were meeting me and they didn't know exactly where it was. i went to a pizza place, and about 15 feet from the door there were these two homeless men. they were singing softly, singing the blues and no one stopped to listen. it was so sweet and so sad at the same time. i listened for a good five minutes, walked into the pizza place, got six slices and fed myself and two homeless men. we talked for awhile and i learned their names were Brad and Richard. Brad had been disabled and was unable to get a job after that, and Richard was struggling with a heroin addiction. we talked for a half hour, and it was one of the saddest things i've ever seen. when i left i gave them five dollars each, walked around the corner, stepped out from between two parked cars, and got nailed by a blonde chick driving a jeep, therefore disproving karma entirely.

Totally a marketing stunt for Warehouse Tire on 3rd street.

Today I came up on some cash. Not a lot but enough to get some groceries for the pad (I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with my fiance and my mother) While at the market I picked up the usual suspects, Cheese Meat Pasta Some veggies bread. You know the Drill. On my way to check out I spotted my favorite Whiskey was on sale and I haven't had it a long time so I figured Why NOT. In line this young couple was trying to count out their cash and had to choose between a box of diapers or cough medicine for the Chick. well Of course they picked the diapers so I handed the Guy 15 bucks and told him just pass it on brother. He thanked me the girl with tears in her eyes thanked me. When was my turn the cashier went walked away and the store manager came to scan my stuff in. I handed him the Bottle of whiskey and told him to put it in the go backs. He set it in the bag with the meats and said "Look at that! Instant Karma" I damn near teared up right there man. That's some damn good whiskey

This happened a few years ago.
I was an hour early for work, as I didn't want to go home only to have to about turn and walk all the way back. I sat down the road on a bench, reading a paper and smoking. after about 10 minutes, an old man came and sat next to me,and asked for a light for his cigar. I obliged, and spend the next 50 minutes talking to him until I had to go to work. He told me how he lived alone after his wife died, and his only son moved to New Zealand. As I got up to go, he said thank you for taking the time to talk to him. I'd made him happy.
A few days later I found out he'd died.

Watch the movie "Pay it Forward". I'm thinking that's where this stranger's idea came from.

On a lighter note, I gave a grandmother AIDS, so yay me.

i read it in his voice

**magicpurplecat rolled a random comment #1580194 posted by supermilk at MLP Friendly Board ** :
A nice thing I did today.

< I'd like to give these out to each and everyone one of you.

A few months ago I was spending my day in a bar with my friends, just having a pint or two and talking crap. This man, around 40-50, comes in, looking like he's about to break down and just cry. Can't say was it because I was mildly drunk or just curious, but after a while, I go to him and ask if he's alright. He looks at me for a moment, then says "My mother died three days ago". That struck me pretty badly because my grandmother had died about a month before that. So I decided to buy the guy some drinks with my friends and just talk with him. Me and my buds ended up talking with him for over three hours. When he left, he thanked us and said it was a relief to talk about things with complete strangers.

I didn't kill someone today. It's getting harder to keep the record going though.

Saw this 16-ish year old girl standing outside her car which had a flat tire. I turned around and asked her if she needed help. She started crying and said she didn't know how to change a tire and all her family was at work and unable to come help her. So I said "No problem. everything is going to be fine." I changed her tire and taught her how to do it at the same time. She gave me a hug and thanked me as I sent her on her merry way.

This whole thread makes me love the human race again.