Today's testimonial comes from Carol-Anne, who has the most awesomest hair! Don't you think? In the past, my hair has been all sorts of colors, from orange to black to blonde to pink. But I've never tried purple. I'm feeling inspired!
Here's her story:
This happened to me in 2003. I was driving from Madison, WI to Chicago on the tollway. I was approaching one of those tolls that has lots of lanes converging down into fewer toll booths. All the right-hand booths were for people with cash, and the left lanes were for I-Pass. I was driving in the leftmost of the cash lanes, so I was in the lane where tons of folk needed to merge, realizing they did not have I-Pass and needed a cash lane.I saw a car trying to get into my lane. The car was very close to the tolls already, so it was kind of an emergency. I let the car into the lane in front of me.
When I stopped at the toll and held my hand out with my money, the toll booth operator told me the man in the car in front of me (the car I'd let into the lane) had paid for my toll! It was only about 50 cents, but I still cherish that little act that let me know the driver appreciated me letting him in, which was an act that took less than 5 seconds of my time.
I've been that guy. Nothing can be more frustrating, more nerve-wracking, than attempting to merge into the lane you need, and no one will let you in! Way to go, Carol-Anne, for your nice gesture, and way to go, dude in the car, for showing your gratitude! I love when niceness begets niceness.
On a slightly related note, this story reminds me of this song :)
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8 comments:
Wonderful testimony! A while ago the same thing happened to me -- I let someone in at a toll booth and he paid my toll. I was pretty new to driving at the time and I was absolutely SHOCKED that someone would do this. I didn't understand why he would have paid my toll for me. It was such a great feeling though, and it's so awesome to know that someone else has experienced the same thing!
Awwww... you reap what you sow. She did a considerate thing for him, and totally reaped the rewards!
Wow, that is SO cool!
That's so cool - someone in front of me paid for my .40 cent toll on X-mas when I was 17 and I still remember it. Something so random and small made my day!
Carol-Anne...you rock!!!
Love,
Selina
That's so cool. I've thought about doing that, but I never have enough money when I get to a toll and I don't use tolls often either.
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aw, yay! i love stories like this. :) i've had my toll paid for me before, too, and i've paid for someone's toll. it's such an amazing feeling, both ways. it makes me feel so connected to people, you know? like we're all here together, just getting through it all. together. together.
just love it.
xoxo!
with love from pittsburgh...
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