I Helped An Elderly Gent Yesterday.

[icyfroth]

In the Supermarked. I was doing some fruit and veg shopping and noticed him struggling to open the produce bag. I've struggled with them before so I wondered if I should help him or would he feel I was being patronised.

As I walked past him I jokingly said, "you have to spit on it"! I always wet my thumb and index finger to open the bags.

We laughed and he went pretendy "ptui ptui" on the bag.

I went around and got some tomatoes and deliberated whether I should get the lemons from USA or limes from Aus.

When I looked up he was still patiently struggling with the bag.

I felt bad then about the flippant spit comment and said "can I help you"? He gave me the bag and I showed him how I lick my thumb and finger and the bag opened straight away! (It's not always that easy).

Anyway we had shared another laugh about it and went about our shopping.

I had to get the fruit and veg guy to help me with mine once.

[georgiajake2010]

Wow - this thread is going. You have a lot of love for such an small deed. Kudos to you once again 🙂

[georgiajake2010]

Actually I meant 5 kudos - when you give CPR to a dying person I'll give you 10 high fives 🙂

[lakeland27]

dont let your right hand know what your left hand is doing (or dont let the left know what the right is doing, i forget)

[the_bob_delusion]

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@georgiajake2010 wrote:
Actually I meant 5 kudos - when you give CPR to a dying person I'll give you 10 high fives 🙂

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unless the dyng person has a DNR order then you won't

[acacia_pycnantha]

I gave CPR to a person who collapsed on the steet just outside my flat as I was coming home with the groceries.

. A man walked by, dressed in a smart suit and asked if everything was ok, just as the woman regained consciousness. By his manner, his dress and his speech, I had the impression that he was a doctor.(and then he walked on)

I've worked around enough doctors for long enough to recognise one.

Anyway, the ambulance came and the woman woke up and I stood up and went into my flat. No one thanked me and I didn't expect thanks. I hoped the woman I helped would be alright but I had thoughts for the man who passed by without offering to do more than make an inquiry.