Society Decay

Your right mate, 'plain old courtesy' is getting as rare as 'common sense'.

But it does make appreciate some one saying thanks, or giving you wave in the traffic when you let them in.

As long as you don't say 'your welcome' :-)
One of my pet hates.
Got that one of my chest too!

Re post 34934 . I always say thankyou etc , i always help if someone is bogged or in trouble . You see ther is still some nice people around , in fact i would say most people would go out of ther way to help or be nice . Nissan owners excluded , there always grumpy .

My job entails me to be very patient, also polite to the people i look after, including their families. When i get home i like nothing more than to be a grumpy bastard.

That's different from being rude and i do my best to make it known that i appreciate it if someone goes out of their way for me. If an old lady needs help with her shopping then i offer to give a hand.

I'm also willing to help the government offload some money if they want to give me a pay rise.

Barnesy

I was bought up to treat people the way I would expect them to be treated.

Works for me.

However, I agree society has decayed to a point where this type of attitude is becoming rarer, ie driving past somebody stuck, as described in a previous post.

On Wednesday an elderly lady knocked on the front door. Her car had broken down out the front of our place (steam coming from under bonnet). Her mobile was flat so I put it on our charger. Offered her a cup of tea but she was quite anxious to call Concord Hospital, as she was heading there for a pre-chemo checkup.
So I told her to make all her calls from our home phone, which she reluctantly did.

She got everything organised, but attempted to leave $10.00 for 2 local calls. We had words about that, but she refused to leave without paying something....I reluctantly took 2 bob to pacify her.

I was just happy to see her taken care of and back on her way. Life's too short.

Manners and common sense do seem to be in short supply these days. The other day I was grumpy to a woman driver. I felt guilty for ages, as it's usually me that's on that end.
When a young woman with kids stops to give way to me and smiles, my heart gladdens. When a stranger takes the time to say hello, when a kid opens the door for me,when a neighbour waves; all these things remind me that there are so many nice people left in the world, despite what the media would have us believe.
One smile, one kind wave, one thank you can make a persons day. And that person will pass it on. Think of the effect if we all spent a couple of seconds being nicer to strangers and each other.
Life's too short for anything else.

Yeh I think you might be getting old and grouchy.
But hey thanks for the thoughts!
Cheers
Thankyou and may you live a long and happy life.

From a Patrol driver
Came across a car (actually almost had a head on because of where he was stopped). Young bloke (Barry by name with 4 kids so we did even speak to each other); got out and started pushing the car, so I put the hazard lights on, blocked the road a bit and got out and helped him push his car off the road. He had run out of fuel but had a fuel can with him so I ran him up to the local service station (left SWMBO waiting to be collected from work), collected his fuel and run him back to his car. He asked what I needed for my services and I advised him to simply return the favour to anyone else he sees in the same predicament. Made us both feel good.
What goes around comes around
Not all Patrol drivers are grumpy!?!

That was great reading!

You ask for my last tin of baked beans and I'll give it to you!
I am so staunch on what goes around comes around, I will always do what I can whenever I can to help somebody out, even if it throws my plans out. Heck we aren't all that selfish in this world are we? I don't do anything to ever get back, I just love the thrill of doing something to help someone, whether it be little or big, you have done something to make an impact in someones life and you will never know just how much it may have helped them. It is great to receive, but I reckon it is so much more fullfilling to give! knowing you have have helped someone in their time of need, nothing could be a greater reward than when you get to see the smile, relief or tears on someones face.
Cheers everyone and although I myself have told you all a thousand times...
again thankyou for all the help, advice, phone calls, direction and laughs you have given me!

Whenever I've asked questions here they've been answered with interest, information and care and it's always appreciated. When I reply to a question sometimes I think maybe what I say is no help but on the off chance that it is I do my best. This is a great forum where everyone sincerely wants to help others.

At work there are times when the people I'm helping are short tempered, rude or ungrateful..but these are the minority. The majority are glad that my fellow workers and myself take the time to really care about them. I work in a Pharmacy. We always try to make them feel glad that they came into our shop and to feel that their best interests are our main concern.

Where I live is a little town of about 200 people. Everyone takes the time to stop for a chat, be concerned about the other, show respect and kindness. Sometimes I think the people living in bigger places are in so much of a rush that they just don't have the time.

We should do our best for others regardless of whether there's "anything in it for us". The happiness that comes from helping is reward in itself. The old quote Do unto others as you would have them do unto you..is about the best way to live life that I can think of.

For every one person who is rude, ungrateful or unkind there are a dozen others who would give the shirt off their backs to help. Thank goodness for the human spirit for in a world of terrorists and violence it still rises above.

Best wishes

Viv

He Guys
Me again.

Iv,e had a wonderful weekend and it aint over yet!!

My grouchy old heart has had the biggest lift following this thread so far.

Thanks a million.

We are not alone out there, it just seems that way sometimes.

THANKS FELLAS, & GALS

On Patrol.

PS Even the Toymotor people look better to me now LOL
Im no longer a grouchy Nissan driver, i have seen the light.
Until some Bugger wrecks my Friday next week LOL

Keek up the good work.