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.

[purple_haize]

Havent heard anything more about the old man......

[cosmosgrove]

I'm a bit of a serial do-gooder but have found my last three offers of help turned down.

First was the man with a gopher problem, then it was the elderly man stuggling with a loaded shopping trolley and today it was a young mum on the footpath with two children trying to fix the wheel on the stroller. 

What am I doing wrong, why doesn't anyone want my help anymore 

[darksideofthemoon]

This was the bit that got me giggling... your spelling ...

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

It created a nice mental picture of you both, heads together over the offending plastic bag 

[imastawka]

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@i-once-was-bump wrote:

As it is 3 days since Icy started this thread has anyone checked on the old man to see if he succumbed to the golly attack?

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I believe his funeral is on Tuesday            

[lurker17260]

Spoiler

Oh well, at least that won't interrupt too many Christmas plans

[serendipityricho]

Cosmo-same here-im sick of holding the Post Ofice for women and

get the --i can do that myself response.............................Richo.

[serendipityricho]

PS--insert --door- in my post lol.

[cherry*135]

lol 

Our local Post Office is a heritage building. The external door is very heavy to open, most people hold it open for the next person, if there is someone approaching the door around the same time.

Recently at the airport a man helped me get my bag off the carousel and later another man helped me get my bag up the steps of the train carriage and also helped with it when I got off at the other end. I can do all those things quite capably by myself, but if someone volunteers to help me, I let them and say Thanks.

A couple of times overseas in Europe, teenagers offered me their seat on the train as there were no empty seats. I am not that old, but thought it was nice of them to do so.

[bright.ton42]

What's with these people who get grumpy when a door is held open for them,  I love it when someone is polite/kind to me,  it makes my day.  

[the_hawk*]

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@am*3 wrote:

lol 

A couple of times overseas in Europe, teenagers offered me their seat on the train as there were no empty seats. I am not that old, but thought it was nice of them to do so.

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Good to hear teenagers arent the same every where and some still have respect