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A Ride For Ellie


--by susan1, posted Nov 18, 2013
I was on my way to fill up my propane tank when I saw a 20-something woman, all dressed up and running down the street. She raised her hand to signal a passing taxi but it drove on past. This wasn't a neighborhood taxis drove through all that frequently.

I saw her glance at her watch and heave a sigh of frustration. So, I rolled down my window, asked where she was headed, and offered her ride (even though it was in the opposite direction from my destination.) 

"Ellie" was beside herself with appreciation.

I told her about kindspring.org and suggested she pass on the kindness to someone else! 
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Readers Comments

princessliz wrote: Quick thinking. Very nice of you to go out of your way to lighten up her day.
Thanks for being awesome! :)
Mish wrote: You were her "kindness Angel"!! :))
jsmc10 wrote: Fantastic, bless you :)
starryskies wrote: Thanks for sharing, susan! Great job spreading kindness ripples!! :)
moral12 wrote: You were in the right place at the right time. How very kind of you to give her the lift she needed.
Bluxess wrote: Thanks for being the need she wanted badly :-)
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Thanks for being a wonderful ambassador of kindness! :)
viralm wrote: Awesome -- card or no card, she's likely to remember that for a while!
solace wrote: That's so nice of you :d
solace wrote: That's so nice of you :) thanks for posting this

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