To the lady who paid my parking.....

[Pickleypickles]

Thank you. You made a really shit day a little bit brighter.

I was in a hospital before and rather upset over some news and got really flustered at the pay machine for parking when i realised i had no money and needed a cash machine and didnt know how to get my ticket back out and was getting in a right state and the lovely lady in the queue behind me paid my £3 parking.

Its nice to know lovely people still exist in the world.

That was such a nice thing to do.

Hope you are OK after your news OP

That’s so lovely.

We should all look out for more chances to make someone’s life a little bit better like this.

I read something this week that made me smile.

‘Always be a bit kinder than necessary’

Good words to live to.

Aww that's lovely.

Did she say she was a Mumsnetter?

If not, she probably has far more chance of seeing this if you post in a local Facebook group.

That's lovely x

What a lovely thing to do. Hope your ok op

There are some lovely people about.

worra she didnt but im not a facebooker. Even if she doesnt see it i hoped it would remind people of the good people out there like it did for me.

I live by 'pay it forward'.

she sounds lovely

How lovely - hope you are doing OK after the bad news, OP.

That was nice of her. Did you not thank her at the time?

Exactly, pay it forward!
A nice young man paid for my bus journey when I realized I left the house without my card to do the school run, the next time I had the occasion I paid for someone else's.

I paid a ladies bus fare last winter. It was freezing, she had a very cold and tired looking toddler and the bus driver was being a nobber and wouldn't accept her tenner for her bus fare. I knew he had change, I was sat right at the front and had seen him take plenty of fares. Poor women looked so upset that he wouldn't let her on the bus but I think I got more out of it then she did. I had a warm fuzzy glow all day and the bus driver looked well annoyed that I stepped in - cherry on the top.

You'll get your chance to pass it on.😀
The world is full of amazing people, it's a shame others choose to spoil it.

What a lovely selfless thing to do.

Good for you Fitton.
That was lovely of her Pickleypickles( love the name) she was probably glad to help. We've all been there with parking in a hurry at hospitals.
Lent is coming up in a few weeks. Last year instead of giving something up like chocolate, wine etc we were asked to think about doing something. I tried to do something nice( sorry) for someone every day. It made a whole new outlook to Lent for me and hopefully the receiver. So I did simple things like smile at a stranger to buying flowers for some and making cakes. I made a meal for someone too. I do sometimes do these things but a made a conscious effort to do it every day. Sometimes it was for one person and sometimes for a group. Try it, I found it makes you look out for people more especially those that need a hand. I paid for some kids who didn't have enough money for ice- creams when another turned up. They were delighted. One of the boys always said hello after that and a few weeks later he died. I was so pleased I did it and made their day as I bought them more expensive ones. It is a poor area and I thought I bet they never have a magnum or a cornetto.

One of the boys always said hello after that and a few weeks later he died.

Lovely thread, but also that's terribly sad and shocking if it's not a typo. to all you lovely folk. I will try to keep the thread in mind as I go about my days.

Someone paid my bus fair once when I got on without any cash and was in a complete state. I never thanked them and I wish now I had. I was so grateful.

Pay it forward!

lovely.

the kindness of strangers.

it's far easier to be kind to strangers than those closest to us. i also keep that in mind and try hard with my dh. that sometimes is really hard when he's especially annoying

There are some lovely people around

I just love a good random act of kindness. Who knows where they will end. One act sparks a series x

Yeah I've done this. Not at all a selfless act - I expect the recipient will either put the money in the charity box or pass it forward.

I was parking to take dd to a doctor's appointment once. I was about 40p out from an hour and the Phone and Pay app wasn't working, and neither was the service to call to pay. I even rang dh to do Phone and Pay on his phone but it wasn't working for him either. I was getting so stressed as there was no time to return home when a man gave me the change I needed. He probably doesn't remember it now but I do--it was such a relief and such a nice thing to do.