Ten Dollar Gas For My Cab

--by beachlove, posted Mar 21, 2007

I was just starting my duty for the evening shift of driving a cab. As I pulled into a service station to get gas, I waved at the people, a local musical duet, who were pulling off.

When I got ready to gas up, the pump would not work. I went into the store to figure out why and they said that the person ahead of me drove off without paying. "Oh no, I know them, they would not knowingly do that.". The clerk told me that she would reset the pump for me but asked me if I would just give them the names of the people that drove off so she could make a police report. I asked how much was their gas bill, she said it was $10. I gave her a twenty and said that I want $10 in gas for myself and pay the other tab with my change. So, I got my gas and went on and pulled my shift and forgot all about it.

When I came on duty the next evening and went to the service station and pumped $10 gas into my taxi, I went in to pay and had forgot my money. I told the cashier to hold on for just a minute so I could run out to get it. She said, "Wait a minute, Sweetie, this was left for you." She handed me an envelope and I opened it, having no idea what to expect and I pulled out and read the sweetest Thank-You card signed by our local musical duet with a $20 inside.

Talk about a Smile!

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Posted by beachlove
Mar 21, 2007
Comments (15)

Readers Comments

monkeyinpajamas wrote: wow beautiful story!

wayfarer wrote: It's such a simple thing! We could all do it. But we don't and you did. That's what makes you a hero.

MJ wrote: This is a great story. Hopefully this will encourage others to be so kind.

Aurelia wrote: See how your kindness was witness to others.If you hadn't helped out the duet, you probably would have hard a horrible sleep with it on your mind. I'm glad you had to extra$10 to help out and show our world that a little act is all it takes. Peace.

LOVEBUG wrote: Life is good when we take time to notice the small kindness life has to offer

Metta wrote: Wow! How wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing this story! :)

lasplash wrote: I was looking for a "sight" to motivate and direct me to a path of help within my "new" community. We recently moved here from a 5 year cruise on our sailoboat in Mexico and Central America.

Thank you for your short but affective narative on the joy of helping others.

Flowers wrote: Karma!

amanda4384 wrote: I agree with flowers...makes you truly believe in what goes around, comes around! :o)

gine wrote: THIS IS SUCH A TOUCHING STORY.AMAZING HOW KINDNESS THAT IS PROOF TO YOU MEANS TO PEOPLE...IT'S WONDERFULL KNOWING THERE IS SUCH KIND PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.PLEASE READ MY STORY.I WROTE TODAY .
THANKS GINE ;-)

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