Decent People.

[Slowboat35]

I was in my local earlier and flashed the debit card asking for cashback on top of my pint.
Sez bar-goddess 'sorry, we can't do that any more'.
A bloke next to me at the bar who I recognised (tho I'd never spoken to him before) asked what I needed cash for if I had a card. I replied that I fancied a sausage in batter from the cash-only chippie on the way home.
Here, sez he, and stuffs a tenner into my hand.
Just like that.

We may have all sorts of things to worry about, but by heck Britain still has thoroughly decent people all around us.
I left the pub feeling humbled.

 

[Stemar]

Sure there are plenty of scrotes around but, in my experience, most are decent folk who'll give a hand when they can.

 

[doug748]

Don't know if this is true or not but there we go:

 

[LadyInBed]

Hope you put a couple of pints behind the bar for him. (Paid for on your card obviously)

 

[oldgit]

Stranded up the Thames with all the batteries on the boat as flat as pancake.Own stupid fault.
Eventually find a little battery shop on an industrial estate located in the wastelands of outer Staines.
Buy two batteries that only can be lifted with small crane and the owner of the shop attempts to find a taxi, proves to be a waste of time.
Customer standing in the shop asked where I need to get to .
Its bit out of my way but put them in the back of my pick up truck , will drop you off as near to the tow path as we can get.
Later discovered he worked at the Thorpe Park Resort , miles in the other direction.
Did try to contact him via his employer but never heard back.

 

[sailaboutvic]

I was in my local earlier and flashed the debit card asking for cashback on top of my pint.
Sez bar-goddess 'sorry, we can't do that any more'.
A bloke next to me at the bar who I recognised (tho I'd never spoken to him before) asked what I needed cash for if I had a card. I replied that I fancied a sausage in batter from the cash-only chippie on the way home.
Here, sez he, and stuffs a tenner into my hand.
Just like that.

We may have all sorts of things to worry about, but by heck Britain still has thoroughly decent people all around us.
I left the pub feeling humbled.

May I ask kind sir , where is this pub and do you have any idea what days this kind gentleman goes there ?
While your at it what do he look like

 

[dslittle]

Yesterday I picked up an anchor (don’t even go there about which one…) that I bought from Tymonk on here. He was excellent in his communication and very helpful with the logistics BUT that is not why I’m writing this…

The agreed pick-up point was a bit out of my way. Whilst I was waiting I developed a need… There was no where suitable to relieve myself so I went into a car parking area, which a man was monitoring from his caravan, to ask if he knew of a pub/restaurant nearby that I could use. He just told me to go around the back of the car park, which I did, where I found a toilet hidden away (I expect for their use). On the way back I went to thank him and offer him some money but he just waved me goodbye. There was no need for him to let me use their facilities but it did make me very happy…

Yes there are some nice people around.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Good to hear where other have help people here out ,
I also help out.
Few years back one evening a middle age women not what I say over attractive approach me in a bar and started to tell me that her husband left her 5 years ago and she not had sex since and would I help her ,
Well come on guys you can't leave a lady that's asking for your help .
She led me to a apartment building , I can tell you by now I was getting very excited. But then to my surprise she knocked on the door which was asnwered by a very young guy at which point she turned to me and said , if you could just pay my escort €80 for her hour of pleasure.
Oh well you cant alway win .

 

[johnalison]

We have been recipients of many small acts of kindness or mercy but none stick in my mind. Some shopkeepers also go beyond the call of commerce. A grocer in Tregier once drove us with our spoils back to the marina, perhaps gaining from the additional wine we could take. In Tjen on Bornholm my wife went a considerable distance to get a replacement gas cylinder with her folding bike, while I was busy replacing a punctured rear tyre on mine. She was faced with the awkward prospect of getting the cylinder back to the boat and the chandler suggested that she borrow his car, an offer she was too nervous to accept, walking instead.

 

[Wansworth]

Living at one time in the ria de Vigo it was always a pleasure to help out sailers with their problems mainly a lift in a car or the use of the washing machine etc and be rewarded by a meal or a trip round the bay