Rescued Today By a Man. Feeling very grateful

[NeverGoingToBeThinAgain]

I have a reliable little car (had for 7 years old) and it has never given me any trouble. A few weeks ago I thought it was taking longer to start than usual and thought I better take it into kwik fit to get checked but then it seemed to be starting fine again and I have to admit it slipped down my priority list.

Today the battery died on me while I was out with the dog and had a full shop in the boot (with frozen stuff). In the interest of cutting costs/saving money I cancelled my green flag membership a few years ago. Mainly because I only drive about in our local town and hardly ever do long journeys now and also because up to now I've never had a days bother with my car.

Obviously I was regretting that today. I was sitting in my car helplessly trying to start it for 5 mins and coming to the conclusion I was probably going to have to phone up the AA and get charged a huge fee to join and get jump started.

I then realised the man at the next car along was talking to the shop worker and asking if he had jump leads to try and help me. I was so touched to realise this complete stranger was taking it upon himself to help me when I hadn't even asked.

Anyway shop worker said they weren't allowed to give us jump leads due to insurance but they sold them in shop. Shit - I had no money with me as I had just popped down to collect shopping (done online all paid for). Stranger Man was on phone to his mum asking how much jump leads were in Tesco and they were £15. He then went into shop and bought jump leads and insisted I take them home with me. That was after he used them to start my car. He had already diagnosed the problem while we were waiting.

I came home and cried because I couldn't believe how kind this man had been (I'm in my fifties and overweight, so not some hot young thing).

So if you are married to a train driver from Fife who shops at Tesco (his wife was a train driver too he said) your husband was my hero today. I'm back home now and of course will be taking out an AA membership before driving anywhere and also going to kwik fit to get the battery changed asap.

The man was also with his two young children and so it was not convenient for him to help me as he had to look after them and he had just collected his own shop too.

We read on here bad things about people all the time and I have to say I never expect kindness from strangers. So for all those that have lost faith in men (or people) this is my story for you.

Meanwhile I pledge to play it forward and help out someone just for the sake of it.

So Mr Train Driver from Fife. At Tesco's today at 4pm - thank you very much.

Anyone else like to share a nice story about help from a stranger

Surely any half decent person does this though if they’re relatively fit. Takes 30 seconds. My teens do it now.

however. I have twins. Not many people want to help you with a double buggy 😂 so I tried to avoid getting into those situations!

Nothing like being kind..I was driving home up the A1 a while ago and my headlights picked up a car half in the ditch other half onto my lane, it was dark snow and ice on the ground, I immediately stopped put hazards on to block my lane, ended up arranging a tow truck from a local garage as he had no phone signal with his network and arranged a good deal for him, I decided to stay to keep him as safe and warm as possible till the truck came, he was on his way to Scotland to see his elderly mum so still had a long way to go, the police pulled up and said can we do anything and the man said no this lassie has sorted everything out for me..would have been nice if they had blocked the lane so I could remove my car doing it but they didn't anyhow once tow truck arrived the man tried to give me some money in my hand and I refused. Just as I was about to leave the scene and was putting car window up he threw an envelope onto the front seat and shouted thankyou and keep being kind. When I got home I showed my DH the envelope and said I have no idea what's in it and told him what had happened that night. We opened it together and inside was enough to literally pay our bills for the whole month...we were gob smacked..I will never know if the man got his car fixed, got to see his mum and managed to stay safe and sound but he did a good turn right back and I will never forget that.

I think I was just making the point that he wasn't doing it because I was some babe (ie no ulterior motive).

I remember being young, slim and pretty and men were always going out of their way to open doors, carry things etc

This wasn't one of those situations.

I carry jump leads now as well. They will be staying in the boot and I will definately offer to help anyone who finds themselves stuck (although I hope they know where to attach them)

I think Fife Jammer locations is the active Facebook page:
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I was once cycling when a dog ran out in front of me. Slammed on my brakes but hit the dog, which ran off. There was no owner about. Anyway, bent all my gears and was unable to pedal. I was just stood there in the middle of nowhere wondering what to do when a man stopped to help me. He was amazing! He managed to bend it back to a point I could slowly get myself back home (about 15 miles) as it would have been a long walk home! Still really grateful to him now, years later.

Lovely story.

Pay it forward.

Gosh how amazing. It's horrible how vulnerable you feel when your car breaks down isn't it. It hasn't happened to me since my twenties when my timing belt snapped. I had AA so I just phoned them up and they came and towed me home. I suppose twice in thirty years isn't bad.

Yes and I'm so pleased nobody has tried to knock the thread and say something horrible.

Also 68 likes/loves/flowers on my original post so far. I am glad everyone is showing their appreciation for this gentleman and agreeing with me.

She said it because hot women are helped by random men all the time. Which is not the same thing as helping a stranger without it crossing their mind what you look like.

oops no sorry 78 likes/loves/flowers - keep em coming for the good men of the world.

Most folk are decent. 💜

If this was me I'd call into Fife Railway Station with a thank you card, possibly with a voucher for M&S or other supermarket and just say 'treat yourself on me'.

Also, you can get breakdown cover for a lot less than the big names. Autosid do it for about £70 per year, look on Moneysavingexpert.com for advice. The AA etc are a complete rip off in comparison and no better service wise.

Gosh these stories are really making me feel glad for all the good men in the world. I hope the dog was okay though. I hate irresponsible owners who don't look after them properly although mine ran off after a cat today and it took me several minutes to catch up with him. And he's an old dog. See's a cat though and he's off like a rocket.

@NeverGoingToBeThinAgain what a nice guy , there are good men out there.

Re breakdown cover , have a look at your bank account the rbs do ( or at least did ) a account that cost about £15 pm and has all singing and dancing recovery + travel insurance + phone insurance

How lovely. Thanks so much for sharing op. It’s so nice to read something positive in the world today. As people have said pay it forward, as I am sure you will.

What a lovely chap!

have a look at Start Rescue for breakdown cover. Much cheaper than AA and RAC but I was really impressed when I needed to call them out recently

I few weeks ago I was at B&M having bought a load of stuff. I had about 6 kids with me (not all mine). Got to the checkout and realised I had left my card at mine.
Bloke behind paid without asking. I tried to get his bank details and he told me not to worry but to pass it forward when I could. I will do!
It was so kind and made my day.

I’ve actually witnessed this a few times. Being jump started , rescued by strangers when id run out of petrol and had a lost phone and a purse returned intact My son recently had an accident and ended up bonnet first in a ditch .Whilst waiting for recovery so many people stopped to ask if he was ok or if he needed help to pull the car out
I also have really lovely neighbours who’ve done countless good deeds .

I volunteer in a job where I have to deal with the worst people in society but truly believe that people are inherently good

Railway? I was at a supermarket. If there was a way I could hand in a thank you voucher I would but how would I know his name? I suppose Tesco might have it on their click and collect register. I doubt they would give out his info but they might be able to say yes they have it and can contact him with a thank you voucher if I hand it in. I will investigate this tomorrow. The shopping might be in his wife's name though and he was picking it up so not sure if Tesco would be able to identify him for me.

Yes I should probably shop around. I used to have green flag. Good advice i will check out money saving expert tomorrow.

Gosh all these kind men in the world. I fear we have not been giving them the credit they deserve.

That is a lovely story but I live in rural Ireland and I have to say that kind of helpfulness would be so common and scarcely remarked upon. Irish country men in particular are so good if you're in any kind of a jam, I could tell you a hundred stories. It is very likely that in this scenario, no one would have to buy jump leads because multiple people would get involved. 😊

Lovely thread and wonderful men 😊💛!

ive had this too! I was crying in a restaurant and an 18 year old waiter bought me a dessert and said he'd paid for it. another tiem somebody on a train bought me chocolate as they said I looked like I needed it. id been going through a terribel time.

I think the poster said railway station becsue he was a train driver

nat west does one too