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18 October 2020

Tell me something good Nice serendipity:

After work, I stopped by a friend's house to pick up their bagged yard debris so I can turn it into mulch and also save them the tipping fee. [More:]

We were briefly discussing life when a bicycle rider stopped by and asked if they could have some water; they had miscalculated the distance and heat, so were feeling a bit unwell.

We invited this vacationing bicyclist to sit in the shade on my truck's tailgate while I offered a bottle of water. We all discussed the local area and life in general while letting them rest up.

Finding out that their remaining ride back was close to 10 miles, I offered to take them the remaining way since the bicycle would easily fit and I had no pressing engagements. And, they accepted!

It was so nice to be in the right place to do something so simple and small and helpful.

I often feel so useless when looking at the mess everything is is in, so this was far more worthwhile for me than for them.

Random good for the day!
posted by: mightshould at: 17:54 | 4 comments
I recently had to stop at a house where people were out to ask for water on a bicycle ride. I pass by the house occasionally and think, "There are good people in there."

I'm glad you were in the right place at the right time.
posted by Doohickie 19 October | 08:55
Kindness is something we all need in our lives, both giving and receiving. That was a lovely thing to do. A few years ago I had a couple of Mormon missionaries knock on a very hot day and they

I live at the end of most of the delivery drivers' routes and when everything was still locked down I asked anyone delivering if they needed to use the bathroom and a couple of them (both women - as men just pee behind a tree) were so grateful, as their usual comfort break places at pubs, restaurants, etc. were closed. Everything was done safely and I scrubbed everything down with bleach afterwards, and the towel put straight in the washing machine.

posted by senyar 20 October | 11:33
Somehow I missed off a bit of that. I had a couple of Mormon Missionaries knock on a very hot day and they were surprised when I offered them water. British reserve usually stops people from crossing the invisible boundary of politeness.
posted by senyar 20 October | 12:00
I'm too tired to write much now but it's great to see you guys.
posted by miko 26 October | 22:48

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