Its a random act of life saving/kindness i suppose.....
I was visiting New Zealand in 2004, I had a few days stop at Frans Joseph. I had decided to take a bus up to the glacier to have a look, after a bit of rambling around for a few hours dusk began to settle so I decided to head back to the hostel. Crossing the glacier floor, I heard a scream and saw girl across the other side of the valley, she had tried to cross the a glacier stream and was stuck half way in waist high freezing water. She was holding onto a small boulder trying not to get washed away as the water around here was moving at quite a speed. without thinking I ran over and began to wade out to her it was very rocky underfoot and freezing, plus the river was fast. I just managed to get to her before she was swept away, I held onto the rock and her at the same time, pulled her up with great difficulty against the current, then holding her I slowly got her to the bank .
After getting her calm and giving her my warm coat (after she had removed some of her clothing), we both had a couple of kilometres walk back to the hostel. I stood in hot shower for nearly 2 hours warming up. Was freeeeeeezing cold really cold, she said "If i hadn't of got to her she would have been washed away and drowned". While holding on to her and the rock in the water I nearly dislocated my shoulder, spent the next few weeks on really lovely (expensive) pain killers.

We have been good friends ever since, she is Irish and very beautiful :)

Today i helped two random women down the stairs at the park with their buggies, while everyone walked by..
( The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Tue 14 Feb 2012, 15:39, 3 replies)

I like to random women too, they don't always agree.

( Infidel , shit and wrong, Tue 14 Feb 2012, 15:40, closed)

pffft
you made me spit my tea out....
( The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Tue 14 Feb 2012, 15:41, closed)

Hey, now you've edited the spelling mistake it doesn't work!

( Infidel , shit and wrong, Tue 14 Feb 2012, 17:18, closed)

Brilliant girl-saving work there
and congratulations on becomong an uncle!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Wed 15 Feb 2012, 7:34, closed)