Too Blessed To Be Stressed!

[Bobby Cole]

She said, can I fill it up for you?

Yvonne and I were out and about today just doing what we had to do and two of those things was to go to Kroger’s and then get some gas. Ya know, use some of those Kroger points to get discount gas.

So, we got through with the shopping part and went to put about $25-$30 in the gas tank mainly because we’re expecting an ice storm this weekend and if we didn’t get it on our shopping day (Tuesday discount day) today then chances are we might not be able to go next Tuesday because there may be power outages.
I pulled the rig into a slot at the Kroger gas station, got my debit card and the Kroger discount card, opened the door and there stood a lady asking me if I was going to fill it up.
I told her matter of factly that I was only going to put x amount in the tank and that’s when she asked, “Can I fill it up for you”?
Do note: Yvonne and I aren’t rich by any stretch of the imagination but we don’t look broke either but still, this lady was offering to put gas in the truck.

Anyway, at first I thought she just wanted to do the manual thing of pumping the gas for me but nope, she explained that she had so many Kroger points that she could fill our truck and her’s too for only about $5.
Still a little dumb struck I coughed up a “sure” and she proceeded to throw a bunch of gas down the gullet of the truck at which time, when it was finished, she announced that it only cost her $1.09 and then went to her truck and started to fill it up.

We had a small bit of conversation afterward but I was still so shocked that I didn’t even ask her for her name but I did manage to openly ask God to bless her for what she had done.

Now, I don’t know about ya’ll but nothing like that has ever happened to me but if someone has done something for you for no reason whatsoever, now’s the time to tell the story.

Note 2: I know that this thread could go into the religion forum but it could also go into 2-3 other categories too so I picked this one for a more mixed response.

 

[Axel Slingerland]

This isn't the same thing but it never happened before or since. My band had just "got off work" after three show at Harrah's Club in Reno. We headed off to Denny's for dinner. When we were about to order, this elderly couple came up to us and said they had been to the shows, that they had never heard blues rock before, and wanted to know if we had written all those songs. So we invited the to join us and told them about the Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, the Blues Brothers, and a host of other bands.

We ended up having dinner together, and sat there for hours talking. When we were getting ready to leave the waitress brought us our checks, one for me and one for them. The guy asked for the check and said he wanted to buy dinner. I asked him "You do realize that check is over $100, don't you? There's 10 of us..." He says "You earned it." And he tipped the waitress $40.

The next day, when we started our first of three shows we played every day, they were sitting in one of the center stage tables. They were a very nice couple.

 

[Mary Stetler]

I was at a grocery store and when the total rang up I realized that I forgot my wallet. I pulled out all the cash I had but was short. I called back to my daughter in line and asked if she had some money to lend me. She said she only had enough for her own stuff. I was going to put some things back when a woman behind me said that I should let her pay. Now, I was in my barn clothes but I am not poor so I said it was not necessary. The woman insisted and gave money to the cashier. I asked for contact info so I could pay her back but she said no. I sheepishly thanked her but was pleasantly surprised that people were still nice to strangers.

 

[Axel Slingerland]

People are much nicer here than the people in Humboldt County. I don't know, it must be something about Southern California. I was on an Amtrak trip from Alabama to Eureka had to switch trains in Los Angeles. Everyone there was very nice. The Porter that helped me with my luggage said "Have a good trip" and started to walk away after we got to the train. I said "Don't you want a tip?" He said "Yes, thanks. I appreciate it. But I'm not one of those 'stand there with my hand out' types of people."

After hearing how rude city folk are... I was in shock.