It's well over 100F here in the great white north, and it's annoying. I'm grateful it's just annoying. It could easily be deadly.
Today I had to run some boring errands (bank, post office), and I stopped off at the QD (local convenience store) to grab a diet Coke. I stood there and saw the big cooler full of water bottles and had a thought. I bought 10 of them, because I know lots of locals take buses on the route I was going to drive. It was 3 p.m., and the heat was at its worst.
Not one person turned me down. I also gave some to the guy with the sign "Homeless family. Anything will help. Willing to work." He looked pretty dazed with the heat. I hope it helped.
For a mere couple of dollars, I was able to help a few people -- just a little. But I think the surprise that somebody was thinking about them maybe helped too.
Tomorrow, more water.
2 comments:
Good for you. A couple months ago at one of my son's bike races, I caught a ride with a shuttle van. It was blistering hot and I gave the driver a bottle of water. He was so pleased. No one except his wife had thought to give him anything. I was so grateful for the ride. Little things can mean a lot.
That's awesome! Sniffle, I'm so proud.
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