Whilst on a road trip to the USA from Canada around the Milennium, my hubby and I experienced amazing kindness at a gas station. It was one of those places where you fill-up the car first and then pay by card right at the machine. Unfortunately, it didn't accept our Canadian bank cards and with a mere 3 US dollars to our name, we had no idea how to pay.Whilst trying to find a solution with the attendant inside at the cash desk (i.e. pay in Canadian dollars), another customer came up to us and said she'd like to settle our bill of 40 dollars!!!
We were stunned, especially as she didn't want us to send the money to her later. Nor did she want our Canadian dollars. Back then 40 dollars was a lot of money! All she said was "Just help somebody else who needs it".
Straight after that, we went into a bar and put down our 3 dollars and asked for a glass of beer. We thought we'd just get a small glass for that amount of money. But no, the generous barkeeper gave us a massive pitcher!!! Moral of this tale? The concept of "paying it forward" isn't necessarily new!
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- Posted by Ladybird1
- Nov 10, 2019
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