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07-11-2015, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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A wonderful thing happened
TOWTA and I went to SoJo's Japanese Steak House in Concord tonight and met 2 couples celebrating a little girl's birthday. So, in keeping with what I usually do, while we were waiting to be seated, I made the little girl and her sister $1 bill rings. As luck would have it, we were seated with the 2 couples and then while waiting on our chef, I made the girls flying birds out of cocktail napkins. After a delicious meal, the aunt and uncle to the 2 little girls said thank you for showing such kindness our nieces, your dinners have been paid for. In all my years, I have never had complete strangers show such generosity. It made our eyes leak. Restores our faith that there are still good folks among us. We will definitely play it forward.
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07-11-2015, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Neil, we know how generous you are here sharing and being the missing link of knowledge many need. Well deserved my Friend!
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07-11-2015, 06:25 PM
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Gold Miner At Heart
Join Date: May 2015
Location: N.C. Blue Ridge Mtns.
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Good for you. I have paid meals for people that looked like they were down on their luck. I think you both were winners.
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07-11-2015, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Old Coot. - Wonderful story. Good on you!
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07-11-2015, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,413
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You SIR, are an outstanding example of what all us senior citizens should be! We can be great examples for the younger generator. You make all of us "old Coots" PROUD!
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07-11-2015, 07:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NE Florida
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 Your kindness is a wonderful testimony; those little girls will probably never forget that & neither will a lot of us. You are a great example of love for others. 
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07-11-2015, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Southern, IL
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Great folks. That is the way things should be. When I see people respond to others like that, it makes me want to do something, if even a pat on the back, for them. OldCoot, you did something very simple and made a big impact. You may well have made an impression that the youngsters could form who they become. I am sure they saw the reaction of the folks they can with.
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07-11-2015, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Jonesboro AR--Home of Arkansas State University and the Red Wolves
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The DW and I have only been doing this RV thing for about a year and a half and this is what we are seeing everywhere we go.....campgrounds are full of similar "Old Coots"....simply great people to socialize with and great friendships developing ..... always looking forward to that next stop to see who the next "Old Coot" might be....thank you for your story tonight.
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07-11-2015, 07:54 PM
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Director, FROG
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Middlebury, IN
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OC, I know that you didn't do that with any expectation of getting anything back but smiles from those kids, but what a great story. Thanks for sharing it.
(BTW, I still have the dollar bill bird that you gave me.)
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07-11-2015, 08:14 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Wow! Great happenings. Blessings distributed to all involved... the little girls, the two couples, you and your DW plus the cashier and others observing. Thanks for doing that and thanks for the report.
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07-11-2015, 08:32 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,069
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Thanks for sharing a great story.
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07-11-2015, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: In the Heart of Dixie
Posts: 2,001
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Nice things happen to nice people. Right now I believe we need more people like you, something so small makes other smile, it does make a difference
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07-12-2015, 07:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Very nice, just wish there were people like you in todays world, I know there probably are but just awful hard to find them.
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07-12-2015, 07:16 AM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dblr
Very nice, just wish there were people like you in todays world, I know there probably are but just awful hard to find them.
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I certainly hope I'm still in todays world (  ), but I understand what you're saying. Too many folks are just interested in their own affairs.
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07-12-2015, 07:49 AM
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What goes around comes around. 
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