MarkHastings

Did you ever do something good?

With all the negative type of threads (and posting that I usually do ), I thought I'd write about something more positive...

First the set up:

I was driving home late (about 6:45pm) from work. If anyone is familiar with CT, I was going North on I-95 in the Fairfield area. This is a very heavily traveled Interstate and there's always TONS of major accidents.

Since it was just after rush hour (i.e. Rush Hour traffic usually breaks up bewteen 6 and 6:30), the cars were able to speed. The average speed was about 75mph, yet since rush hour just broke up, the highway was still pretty jammed.

Now I-95 is a 3 lane highway and I was in the left hand lane. I was keeping up with traffic at about 70-75mph when this guy comes flying up on my tail. In front of me there was a whole mess of cars and behind me (about 40-50 feet) was another bunch of cars. There weren't a lot of cars near me, so I was going to move over and let him go by. When I moved into the middle lane, I saw a deer hop the guard rail (just about 30 feet up the road from where I was) and was standing in the breakdown lane. At first I was like "Cool! A deer!", but as I got into the middle lane, the deer looked scared and he made this move like he was about to dart across the road. Since there were a ton of cars fast approaching my tail, it would have meant a massive pile up, but in blink of an eye, I quickly blared the horn and swerved slightly in his direction (there was no one in the right hand lane). This scared him and he jumped, turned around and high tailed it over the guard rail and back into the woods.

Mind you, this whole incident happened in less than 3 seconds, so I didn't have time to think, only time to react with my instincts (especially since I didn't see the deer until the last minute).

After he fled into the woods (and I calmed down), I thought to myself "Did I just do what I think I just did???" - I not only may have saved the deers life, but I may have possibly prevented a major catastrophe on the highway.

Talk about feeling good about my instincts.

JonZ

The last thing I felt really good about....

I was driving on my G/Fs road awhile back and saw something go under my car. I knew what it was.

I pulled over and got out. She said "what r u doing" I got some gloves from the trunk and walked about 20 feet back - there was a baby snapper turtle inthe road just sitting there. I picked him up and put him on the other side of the road
She said "Hes probably cursing you out because he wanted to get to the other side"
Ive done this a few times, so they dont get squashed.


As for recently, this weekend Im installing hard wood floors in a friends house

Scott L

If I see a starving homeless beggar wanting change I give him a religious tract.

John Alvarez

My wife makes me do that all the time...
I have on several occasions pulled over to help elderly people who have broken down or had flats.

VinhT

Back in college, if I saw someone walking back to campus from the university mall, I would give them a ride.

Obviously, it's not prudent to do such a thing in real life. Instead, if I see a person standing at an uncovered bus stop in the rain, I give them one of my car umbrellas.

Vinh Tran

Garrett Lundy

Is it a Jack Chick tract? Those are hilarious! ("Now I've got the REAL power!")

"Did you know that more people are murdered at 92 degrees Fahrenheit than any other temperature? I read an article once. Lower temperatures, people are easy-going, over 92 and it's too hot to move, but just 92, people get irritable."

Holadem

Valentine Day 2005.

Picked up a guy who was standing next to his car (fairly beat up POS) waiving a gas container. At the gas station he proceeds to ask me for money to buy the gallon of gas - can you believe that shit?

--
H

Joe Szott

I do nice stuff for people all the time, sometimes they know and sometimes they don't. Things I can think of offhand:

* Bought my buddy an SVS when he moved into a house but couldn't afford to complete his system. It was a used entry level PCi, but hey it moves some air!

* I'll give hitchers or folks stuck out in the rain a ride. Usually not groups (if there aren't kids or harmless looking), but a single rider would be stupid to attack a 6' 200 lb blackbelt in his own car.

* I sometimes keep a box of food (like granola bars) in the car to hand to folks with "... for Food" signs on the side of the road. If they don't want the food, then obviously they aren't starving IMO.

* Like to leave a stack of pennies or nickels by the horse/car rides in the supermarket. No kid should have to pass that up for lack of a coin.

Generosity is it's own reward, no doubt.

Jeff Gatie

That's very nice of you Joe, but last time I checked those machines only accept quarters.

I myself vow to replace any stacks of pennies or nickels that are next to a horse/car ride with quarters.

Paul Padilla

I'm a ****ing idiot 'cause I can't make a lamp?
No, you're a genius 'cause you can't make a lamp.
What do you know about trigonometry?
I could care less about trigonometry.
Did you know without trigonometry there would be no engineering?
Without lamps there'd be no light.