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.

[the_hawk*]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@georgiajake2010 wrote:
Oh wow - and did the gentleman say thank you? I'm assuming he did but you still felt the need to come on here and post it to get more of "your a nice person". Pfft - any normal person would help an old fellow old geez

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you're saying I'm not a normal person?

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you can lick and open my bags any time Icy

[georgiajake2010]

No Icy Froth - what I am saying is why did you feel the need to post about a good deed you did? Being anonymous is the best way to go for doing something charitable - not post it to expect more thanks

[georgiajake2010]

JMO - sorry if you don't agree

[icyfroth]

Aaaawww shucks, Hawk

*giggle*

[icyfroth]

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@georgiajake2010 wrote:
JMO - sorry if you don't agree

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no need to be sorry, I don't particularly care about your opinion either way...

[kengillard]

[silverfaun]

Good on you icy & ignore all the rubbish replies about licking your finger to open the bag. It's your bag, your fruit & I'm sure EVERYBODY washes their hands as soon as they get home & also washes their fruit & vegetables.

Gosh, can't even tell a good story on here without the tut tutters.

[silverfaun]

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@am*3 wrote:

I think some are pointing out icy, that you licked your fingers and put them on another persons bag, therefore leaving your saliva on their bag. They could have touched the bit your licked fingers touched, then put their own finger in their mouth for some reason and got your germs (if you had any).

I doubt the bags have germs on them. Ours are on a roll, you rip one off. The next bag will only be touched by the person using it.

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Are you for real???? get a life & stop tut tutting everything you come across on here. A bit of dirt would prob do you good.

[joz*garage]

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@georgiajake2010 wrote:
JMO - sorry if you don't agree

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i see your point

but, i took what i needed and left the rest; for example am3's tip

its what you make of it 

doesnt always happen that way for me, depends on the day

[georgiajake2010]

That's not nice icy froth. NOT very charitable of you (but going by your thread - well....., understandable). But I will give you a shout out - Hooray you helped an old person out, good for you, you are an extremely compassionate person, there need to be more people like you in the world! 🙂