so that was weird....

[RAWR]

growing up, i learned that you should help others and such...but just at random? LOL wowwy, thats strange and kinda cool

 

[mom'sfolly]

I think if someone grabbed something off my shoulders, I would be a little put out. A polite, "do you need any help" wouldn't bother me, but actually taking something from me might freak me out.....just saying.

I also don't particularly care for the "let me help ya there little lady" attitude.

 

[gritsar]

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It's been twenty-seven years but I still remember clearly a kindness from a stranger. I was nine months pregnant and struggling to put my three year old son in a buggy at k-mart. This young man walked up, put my son in the cart, patted him on the head and walked away. Good karma for that young man and a kindness never forgotten by me.

 

[Tala]

mom'sfolly :

I think if someone grabbed something off my shoulders, I would be a little put out. A polite, "do you need any help" wouldn't bother me, but actually taking something from me might freak me out.....just saying.

I also don't particularly care for the "let me help ya there little lady" attitude.

Yeah that's kinda where the shock came from --- coz I'd just gotten the bag situated just so on my shoulder and he just walked up and took it! It happened really fast! I kinda had to hold in the shock and sarcasim when I realized that he was just trying to be nice.

I didn't care for his comments either, but I didn't want to be rude if he was just trying to be nice

so who really cares? In the long run I will carry many a bags of feed, but I proabably will still laugh a little everytime I think of "that one time"

 

[redstars]

Usually when I let people merge in, The guy behind me is blowing the horn and telling my I'm #1
People in this part of the country are grumpy.


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[rodriguezpoultry]

I guess I don't see the "strange" from this. He was helping. I'm not saying that you did anything wrong or were wrong for thinking that way, but sometimes I think we put TOO much thought into a simple act of kindness.

 

[sourland]

Redstars, must be a regional thing. I've noticed the same lack of civility when in Mass. also.

 

[gritsar]

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Nope, not just a regional thing. I am in the habit of letting folks out when I'm sitting at a red light and they are trying to enter the roadway from a side street/exit. Out here when I do that I get honks and fingers from behind and most of the folks I'm trying to let cut in don't have a clue what I'm doing.
That's the way I learned to drive - with courtesy to the other drivers - but anyhow, my DH (police officer) made me quit. He says out here that will only lead to an accident or road rage.

 

[SillyChicken]

Just be careful letting people through traffic like that. You're responsible if they end up hitting someone comming the other way. My DH got slammed by a car while on his bike because someone allowed a car to do a left turn in front of them. 2 ruptured disks in his back and a totalled classic harley.... I'm just saying, it's ok to be polite, just be careful cause it may be illegal and someone could get hurt. I will only let someone out if they're going to go the same direction I am, cause you don't always know whats coming the other way.

I appreciate any act of kindness from anyone... I know I'm capable of doing things for my self, but if someone else wants to extend a courtesy I appreciate it. Although, I think if someone yanked something off my shoulders, they may throw my back out of wack! LOL!

 

[pardenx3]

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OFFER, yes. Very polite. But it sounds like this guy just ripped the bag right away from her without asking. I would be rather surprised myself.