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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 589819" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Actually, I have a couple, besides Glass Guy (who I have added a rave review for his business on google and will mention to mechanic who referred us how phenomenal he was, as well as anyone I know (you guys???) who may need windshield repair).</p><p></p><p>First one is recent. We know neighbor well enough to say "hi" for years. Neighbor has a friend who apparently hit some tough times and moved in with him. This entire winter, neighbor (who has severe back issues) and his friend have shoveled not only our driveway, but our front walk and our front porch, including wheelchair ramp. Plus they've swept snow off my van. We're talking this is done by 6:30 a.m, every time it even thinks of snowing this year. When we had the one major snow storm, they were shoveling our drive every couple of hours. It was especially appreciated when husband admitted that one of his triggers for panic attacks is shoveling snow, because he thinks he is going to have a heart attack. I just think that is so tremendously kind and thoughtful, and completely unexpected.</p><p></p><p>The other one happened several years ago and made me feel kind of ... I don't know, kind of uncomfortable really. I was in the grocery store, and I think I had all 4 kids, so it would have been circa 2000 or before, kids probably 11, 9, 6, and 2, at most. I don't recall that thank you was being particularly gfgish (had actually trained him to be quiet in grocery stores at an early age by telling him to be quiet because the tomatoes were sleeping - LOL, oh my gosh, I had forgotten that - husband came home one day *really* concerned because thank you was whispering through the produce department - I had to explain that tomatoes sleep in grocery stores <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> ). Anyway, I think it was a pretty routine outing - Diva in grocery cart, thank you being quiet, and Wee sitting on Boo's lap in wheelchair. I had a system. So I'm loading kids into van - at that point didn't have lift so Boo was still sitting in car seat and then I'd hoist his wheelchair into back of van - and this elderly gentleman came up to me and handed me $20 and told me to take the kids out to dinner at Mcdonald's, on him. I tried really hard to refuse, but he just said something like he knew how hard it must be and I was a good mom (or something like that) and he just really wanted to make my day a bit easier so he insisted I take the money. I'd recognize him in a heartbeat, and I often wonder if he really *did* know what my life was like... but I keep him in my thoughts to this day.</p><p></p><p>This is a good thread, not only for kindnesses received, but it makes me think that it's time to pay it forward a bit. Thanks, nerfherder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 589819, member: 8"] Actually, I have a couple, besides Glass Guy (who I have added a rave review for his business on google and will mention to mechanic who referred us how phenomenal he was, as well as anyone I know (you guys???) who may need windshield repair). First one is recent. We know neighbor well enough to say "hi" for years. Neighbor has a friend who apparently hit some tough times and moved in with him. This entire winter, neighbor (who has severe back issues) and his friend have shoveled not only our driveway, but our front walk and our front porch, including wheelchair ramp. Plus they've swept snow off my van. We're talking this is done by 6:30 a.m, every time it even thinks of snowing this year. When we had the one major snow storm, they were shoveling our drive every couple of hours. It was especially appreciated when husband admitted that one of his triggers for panic attacks is shoveling snow, because he thinks he is going to have a heart attack. I just think that is so tremendously kind and thoughtful, and completely unexpected. The other one happened several years ago and made me feel kind of ... I don't know, kind of uncomfortable really. I was in the grocery store, and I think I had all 4 kids, so it would have been circa 2000 or before, kids probably 11, 9, 6, and 2, at most. I don't recall that thank you was being particularly gfgish (had actually trained him to be quiet in grocery stores at an early age by telling him to be quiet because the tomatoes were sleeping - LOL, oh my gosh, I had forgotten that - husband came home one day *really* concerned because thank you was whispering through the produce department - I had to explain that tomatoes sleep in grocery stores :rofl: ). Anyway, I think it was a pretty routine outing - Diva in grocery cart, thank you being quiet, and Wee sitting on Boo's lap in wheelchair. I had a system. So I'm loading kids into van - at that point didn't have lift so Boo was still sitting in car seat and then I'd hoist his wheelchair into back of van - and this elderly gentleman came up to me and handed me $20 and told me to take the kids out to dinner at Mcdonald's, on him. I tried really hard to refuse, but he just said something like he knew how hard it must be and I was a good mom (or something like that) and he just really wanted to make my day a bit easier so he insisted I take the money. I'd recognize him in a heartbeat, and I often wonder if he really *did* know what my life was like... but I keep him in my thoughts to this day. This is a good thread, not only for kindnesses received, but it makes me think that it's time to pay it forward a bit. Thanks, nerfherder. [/QUOTE]
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