The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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Not me but my whole familyMy Dad's boss is possibly the nicest man on the face of the earth.
About 25 years ago Dad's dad died on a Sunday morning in his house in the arse-end of nowhere in Ireland. In those days there were no cash-points and my parents didn't have a cheque book so Dad had no idea how he was going to get to Ireland that day. Cue Dad's boss stumping up the cash, driving him to the airport and then checking that my Aunts and Uncles also had enough ready cash to make the trip. He then later denied that the money was a loan and refused to accept the money back.
His niceness continued unabated when he sent his employees a flipping enormous turkey every year at Christmas without fail. It would take us days to eat the thing but it knocked a bit off the cost of Christmas every year.
Then the man out-did himself. When Dad was diagnosed with cancer the first time, he paid Dad full wages for the whole six months he was off work. Then when the cancer came back and it was terminal, he paid Dad his full wages up until the day he died. This meant on both occassions that Mum could stay at home with Dad without worrying about money. And if this wasn't enough, after Dad died he sent my Mum a very large and very generous cheque to cover the cost of the funeral "in recognition" of all Dad's years of working for him.
The relief of not having to worry about money in the last few weeks was the best thing my parents could have had and so Dad's boss is the family hero. He made everything just that little less stressful at a time when you just don't need any pressure.
I might go and have a bit of a cry now.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 12:51, 5 replies)
What a complete and uttertop bloke.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 12:58, closed)
^^^^ Thisand it's clear your dad must have been equally lovely. Best wishes to you and your family
*click*
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 13:02, closed)
This broughttears to my eyes.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 13:37, closed)
oh wow.That's insanely amazing of him. Sounds like a 1 in a million guy.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 13:43, closed)
WowWhat an ace guy!
apologies for mangling Britishisms.
(, Sun 5 Oct 2008, 22:33, closed)
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