What's the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?

[Angel]

A new twist on an old thread.....Discuss!

[Arianddu]

I was 24, and struggling financially and emotionally, working a 56 hour week for a pittance, with no time or energy to look for a better job. I'd been trying to save money to go overseas for nearly 2 years, and every time I hit the $1,000 mark, I'd have some unexpected huge bill come in (motorbike accident, vet bills, etc) that wiped me out again, and I'd just had three big bills come due in the same week and had no idea how I was going to pay them. I was really starting to wonder if it was all worth it; all I seemed to do was work and sleep and I didn't have much to show for it. I was having a bit of a moan about it to a friend, and she asked if I would help her set up the kitchen pantry in the house she had just moved into; basically would I help her work out menus for a few weeks, then go buy all the food and a bunch of dry stores. She spent nearly $400 in total - and then turned around and told me 'don't argue, I can afford to do this, just remember' and gave the whole lot to me. Not having to buy groceries for over a month made a huge difference in getting the bills paid off in time, and let me start saving again. By the end of the year, I was in the UK.

I haven't forgotten, and I've been able to do something similar for a few other people in a similar situation over the years.

[Rick]

A new twist on an old thread.....Discuss!

I have a few things...

A good many years ago, when we were down to 1 car for about 6 months, a friend of mine took me to and from work every day, and wouldn't take a dime.

Our TV recently died on us, and while we were trying to decide what to do about it, my daughter bought us one for Christmas.

My grandfather, who died in 1980, and one of the best people I've ever known, willed his mineral rights to all of the grandkids. Now they've just started drilling on that land, and while the mineral rights are really, really divvied up, it's nice to get a check for $100.00 every now and then.

My wife has done quite a few things. One being, leaving a Fry's Electronics gift card on my dresser after my computer died, with enough money on there to build a nice one.

[Everett]

The only recent thing i can think of is when i got stuck TWICE in the snow a couple weeks back and these nice folks helped me out both times.

[Angel]

I'm having a hard time picking just one but here's one that stands out in my mind..

A few years ago a friend and I decided to do the Avon 3 Day breast cancer walk-20 miles a day for 3 days. We chose to do the one in Boston-2,500 miles from home. The way the event is set up, the participants walk 20 miles then stay in 2 person tents in parks, football fields etc...there are 4,000 people walking! The first day went fine but at about 9 pm it started to rain. We got into our tent and quickly found that it was in no way waterproof. We froze and didn't sleep a wink all night. We got up early the next day and started the walk, soaked to the bone and freezing cold. Throughout the day several people were taken to the hospital for hypothermia and about half of the people didn't even start. The plan was to sleep in tents that were set up in the football field at a local high school that night. It rained all day so we knew all of our clothes and bedding would be soaked and it would be miserable. We were able to book a hotel in Boston and at the end of the second day we found ourselves at the high school. We called every cab company we could find a number for-for one reason or another none could send a cab to come get us. Traffic was backed up for about two or three miles from the school out to the main road-with people coming to pick their family members up. We walked up to a group of three teenage girls and asked them if they could tell us how to get to the subway or somewhere closer to the main city-we were willing to walk another 20 miles to NOT have to sleep in the freezing cold again. One of the girls, through shivering teeth said "I don't know but my dad is coming to get us, you can get a ride with us." When her father arrived he graciously offered us a ride-we were SO grateful-here we were clear across the country from home, freezing cold and knew NO one! He dropped the girls off at his house then gave us a ride to our hotel...the only hotel we could get a room at was the Ritz Carlton (darn! ) But you have to imagine how we looked-we were dressed in workout-type clothes, we were covered in mud and soaking wet. We had our belongings packed in duffel bags-not the standard Louis Vuitton luggage that's normally seen in the lobby of a Ritz. When we pulled up to the hotel this man (who was a very handsome, very distinguised appearing man) said "maybe I better walk you into the hotel." He walked up to the desk clerk and said "these ladies look a little rugged but they are very nice and they've been through a lot today, please take good care of them." He then gave us his business card with his work and home phone number and told us to call him if we had any more problems while we were in Boston.

I was SO grateful for this stranger's generosity...I'll never forget it-he was truly a godsend!!!

[pinkfloyd1973]

A few that come to mind:

My older sister who pretty much raised my twin sister and I because my parents worked a lot (I also come from a big family lol), took me in after I escaped an abusive marriage. I lived rent free for a few months until I found my current job and then was able to moved out a year and a half later.


A girlfriend of mine and her husband giving both me AND my boyfriend lifts to and from work when our car died, this was for three weeks around winter time....until the car got fixed.

[Kilaya]

In 1996 (after 2 miscarriages and 2 preterm deliverers that ended in death) I was pregnant again and in the hospital at 21 weeks pregnant. I was starting to dilate despite having a stitch in my cervix.

At that time, I was very involved with a Moms usenet group that I joined when I was pregnant with my 2nd preterm in 1995. We all were due around the same time in 1995 Even though they now were raising their babies I remained a part of this group. When I ended up in the hospital and was told I would be there for the duration of my pregnancy this group was wonderful to me. I received many many cards, small gifts, emails and phone calls. The support was overwhelming.

While in the hospital I had a private room so my husband could stay with me. (he slept at the hospital every night) I was able to keep in touch with the group through phone calls with other members. They would post updates for me. One thing that was discussed was the private room issue and how I hoped I would be able to get the hospital to accept insurance only. Unknown to me the moms started a collection to help defray the out of pocket I would have to pay for the private room.

After 4 weeks in the hospital I went into labor and my daughter was born at 25 weeks gestation. She died 12 hours later. The hospital did take insurance only on the room but this group sent me the money anyway. It was around $350. I was told to use the money anyway I wanted. I used it to pay the funeral cost. It was so much stress off of our back not having to try and come up with the money for her funeral.

After my daughter's death I began to receive cards and letters from all over the world. How wonderful it was to know that, in my daughter's short life, she touched so many people. I still have every one of those cards and letters.

To add a happy note to this post....in 1997, I carried my 6th pregnancy to term and had a beautiful healthy baby boy...who is now a healthy, 5'7", 160lb, handsome, 13 year old young man