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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Leeds Festival 2007Sunday morning, and I'm disappointed that I hadn't yet once got drunk. I was also still suffering horribly from Friday's sunburn, so I take one of a friend's codeine tablets to try and help with the pain of this, and we trot over to a friend's tent to get on with drinking considerable amounts of rosé.
Later on, we're in the NME tent, watching Good Shoes and passing round a spliff, when I start feeling light-headed. I'd make the excuse that I'm not much of a smoker, but quite frankly I shouldn't have been daft enough to mix that, the alcohol and the codeine. I stumble to the bar outside to ask if they've got any free water, but I'm told to head to the (nasty) water points and get it from there. I turn round, take two steps, and *SPLAT* I'm on the floor. The last thought that crosses my mind is that the floor's remarkably comfy, and I half pass out, half doze off in the sun.
No more than a couple of minutes could have passed, before I feel a hand on my shoulder, shaking me awake. There's a man peering into my face, asking 'Are you alright?' I nod unconvincingly, and he vanishes.
Not a minute later, and he's holding out a bottle of water so cold that the condensation's dripping off it. 'Here, have this,' and he vanishes into the crowds.
I downed it in one and managed to get back into the NME tent, where Good Shoes were still playing, and nobody had noticed a thing.
(, Sun 5 Oct 2008, 18:29, Reply)
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