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Good deeds

  • 21-05-2012 12:52am
    #1
    BUBBLE WRAP
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    This evening, I open the front door to a strainger with a mid to late 60s man with a cork accent, Himself and another Passenger (Also seemed to be from cork, and were very friendly) was looking for a hotel inwich I live not to far from (about 7 miles). He asked me for directions to this hotel, But he couldnt understand them. He asked me would I drive my car in front of him and lead him to the hotel, He said he would pay me. I agreed to do so. Once we arrrived at the hotel I pulled my car and turn it off and got out. The driver got outas will as his passenger, He was full og thanks as was the passenger. The driver went to hand me 10 euro for what I have done, But I kindly said "no thanks." He replied: "Take the money, it only small and you were very kind to do this." But there was no way I would take the money. I turned to the passenger and said: "Tell your friend to put away his money, I done this as a good deed and nothing else." He replied: "If your not taking the money let me just say, "Thanks a million for doing this, It was very kind of you. I wish you the very best." I thanked him and I wished them a enjoable saty at the hotel, Got into the car and as I drove down the road, I thought. It really does feel nice to do a good deed....


Comments

  • #2
    Born to Die
    Closed Accounts Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Born to Die


    Am I wrong to have hope for mankind?

    If he had offered €50 would you have taken it?


  • #3
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Third guy was knobbing your house.


  • #4
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    So basically you started a thread to gloat about how you did something nice?


  • #5
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Born to Die wrote: »
    Am I wrong to have hope for mankind?

    If he had offered €50 would you have taken it?

    No

    Em 50 euro? I can honestly say, I would have refused it. As 50 euro would seem stupid to take, just to drive 7 miles. :)


  • #6
    Born to Die
    Closed Accounts Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Born to Die


    Where To wrote: »
    Third guy was knobbing your house.

    Knobbing your house? wtf kind of blokes do you think they were?


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  • #7
    Mr. Rager
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Mr. Rager


    "Look, if you don't want to take the tenner, at least accept a bum."


  • #8
    Born to Die
    Closed Accounts Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Born to Die


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    No

    Em 50 euro? I can honestly say, I would have refused it. As 50 euro would seem stupid to take, just to drive 7 miles. :)

    Good man.


  • #9
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Born to Die wrote: »
    Knobbing your house? wtf kind of blokes do you think they were?
    Stupid phone, I meant robbing his mouse


  • #10
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    I wished them a enjoable saty at the hotel,

    A hotel that does Chinese food. Noice.


  • #11
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    So basically you started a thread to gloat about how you did something nice?

    Not really, just thought id share as I very rarely do something nice. :)


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  • #12
    Mr. Rager
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Mr. Rager


    Born to Die wrote: »
    Where To wrote: »
    Third guy was knobbing your house.

    Knobbing your house? wtf kind of blokes do you think they were?
    Who knows? They were strangers. There is always a chance that someone is looking to use you. I'm sure nothing happened but it does sound like something out of Crimecall, etc.


  • #13
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    squod wrote: »
    A hotel that does Chinese food. Noice.

    My fingers were about to fall of at that stage, forgive the spelling errors. :D


  • #14
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    Lot of folks with visitors knocking at their doors tonight and here's me alone & naked in my gaff...


  • #15
    JustAddWater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭JustAddWater


    Where To wrote: »
    Born to Die wrote: »
    Knobbing your house? wtf kind of blokes do you think they were?
    Stupid phone, I meant robbing his mouse

    Ha the jokes on you... He has a laptop ;)


  • #16
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    eh... how hard were these directions?


  • #17
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Mr. Rager wrote: »
    Who knows? They were strangers. There is always a chance that someone is looking to use you. I'm sure nothing happened but it does sound like something out of Crimecall, etc.

    :(


  • #18
    Born to Die
    Closed Accounts Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Born to Die


    Where To wrote: »
    Stupid phone, I meant robbing his mouse

    So who is receiving "knobbing texts" from you? :P


  • #19
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    eh... how hard were these directions?

    Very hard, It was like, Left, right, right, right, left, take the 3 turn to you left, right again...if you followed them so far you went the wrong way!


  • #20
    Squ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Squ


    I go down to ballyvaughan quite often, i was having a pint in mclaughlins when the bar socket power went.

    The owner is a nice aul one, so i said do you want me to have a look?

    She was delighted as it had been happening a lot..

    Spent max 10 mins fault finding. Turned out the kettle was on the way out..

    Heel of the hunt, i was just happy to help, but brucie bonus, she stands me and my wife a couple of rounds each time we go in ever since. Which is nice.


  • #21
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Born to Die wrote: »
    So who is receiving "knobbing texts" from you? :P
    The OP :pac:


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  • #22
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    Helped an old lady cross the road once...
    Changed a tyre for another lady...
    Made tea for my folks...

    Jeez, I'm a saint. :D


  • #23
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    A couple I know with a 10 year old boy moved in to a house a few doors down from my parents.

    I let my parents know that the kid has aspergers syndrome.

    Turns out my parents mis-heard me and have been giving the kid Asparagus as little rewards for helping them in the garden for the last 2 years.


  • #24
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Ya, keep the stories coming. :)


  • #25
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    *starts car* and where do you live? :p:p:p:p:p:p

    Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    Lot of folks with visitors knocking at their doors tonight and here's me alone & naked in my gaff...


  • #26
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    hairyprincess wrote: »
    *starts car* and where do you live? :p:p:p:p:p:p

    Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    Lot of folks with visitors knocking at their doors tonight and here's me alone & naked in my gaff...

    PM sent ;)


  • #27
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    PM sent ;)

    *turns car engine off* :(


  • #28
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    hairyprincess wrote: »

    *turns car engine off* :(

    So....Dolphin head was a bad idea? :(


  • #29
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    So....Dolphin head was a bad idea? :(

    you went too far man, too far :mad:


  • #30
    General General
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭General General


    Thread is full of fuc.ken do-gooders & perverts...


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  • #31
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    General General wrote: »
    Thread is full of fuc.ken do-gooders & perverts...

    which one am I? :confused:


  • #32
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    hairyprincess wrote: »
    which one am I? :confused:

    SEXY! ;)

    Now I can go to bed, been waiting for that moment all night... :D


  • #33
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    I take offence to being called a hippy do-gooder


  • #34
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    SEXY! ;)

    Now I can go to bed, been waiting for that moment all night... :D

    Oh..kay. I think you should go to bed :confused:
    Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I take offence to being called a hippy do-gooder

    I'm guessing you are the pervert. Sorry to break it to ya :(


  • #35
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    hairyprincess wrote: »

    I'm guessing you are the pervert. Sorry to break it to ya :(

    Just as long as I'm not the do-gooder I'm happy...damn hippies, don't shave their pits or nothing :p


  • #36
    susita06
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭susita06


    humberklog wrote: »
    A couple I know with a 10 year old boy moved in to a house a few doors down from my parents.

    I let my parents know that the kid has aspergers syndrome.

    Turns out my parents mis-heard me and have been giving the kid Asparagus as little rewards for helping them in the garden for the last 2 years.

    That is hilarious !!


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  • #37
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    This evening, I open the front door to a strainger with a mid to late 60s man with a cork accent, Himself and another Passenger (Also seemed to be from cork, and were very friendly) was looking for a hotel inwich I live not to far from (about 7 miles). He asked me for directions to this hotel, But he couldnt understand them. He asked me would I drive my car in front of him and lead him to the hotel, He said he would pay me. I agreed to do so. Once we arrrived at the hotel I pulled my car and turn it off and got out. The driver got outas will as his passenger, He was full og thanks as was the passenger. The driver went to hand me 10 euro for what I have done, But I kindly said "no thanks." He replied: "Take the money, it only small and you were very kind to do this." But there was no way I would take the money. I turned to the passenger and said: "Tell your friend to put away his money, I done this as a good deed and nothing else." He replied: "If your not taking the money let me just say, "Thanks a million for doing this, It was very kind of you. I wish you the very best." I thanked him and I wished them a enjoable saty at the hotel, Got into the car and as I drove down the road, I thought. It really does feel nice to do a good deed....

    was your house emptied by his mates with a van while you were "busy" leading this guy to a hotel?


  • #38
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    was your house emptied by his mates with a van while you were "busy" leading this guy to a hotel?

    No.


  • #39
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    No good deed goes unpunished. :(


  • #40
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    at least they had the good manners to thank you for it and let you know they appreciated what you did.

    Others just "expect" good deeds to be done to them, as if it is their entitlement.


  • #41
    flutterflye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    Stingey feckers.
    They should have at least offered €20.


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  • #42
    alphabeat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭alphabeat


    Born to Die wrote: »
    Knobbing your house? wtf kind of blokes do you think they were?


    Knobbers


  • #43
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    at least they had the good manners to thank you for it and let you know they appreciated what you did.

    Others just "expect" good deeds to be done to them, as if it is their entitlement.

    Ya, the "thank you" ect. was alot more worth while. But they said they where driving around the area for the last 30min. I was at nothing else at the time so I thought, why not....
    flutterflye wrote: »
    Stingey feckers.
    They should have at least offered €20.

    Ah, I didnt mind though, The feeling you get when you do a good deed, Is priceless.


  • #44
    Anyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    No

    Em 50 euro? I can honestly say, I would have refused it. As 50 euro would seem stupid to take, just to drive 7 miles. :)

    You're not a taxi driver then.


  • #45
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Anyone wrote: »
    You're not a taxi driver then.

    Em, No.


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