Hooray for the lady in the purple dress

[icarus]

Yesterday an exhausted, over-heated dog was tied up in the blazing sun outside the post office. A big black lady in a purple dress pulled up in a new Honda.

She finished her errands, glanced over at the dog... then bought some bottled water and rummaged around in her car for something to use as a water dish. It didn't work well, a lot spilled, but puppy-dog lapped it up happily, obviously very thirsty. She drove away, without applause or fanfare, expecting none.

I'm still grinning.

On another note, apparently people announce these things. So, my friendslist hit 500 a few weeks ago.

I feel like I should have a prize for the 500th customer. *ding*

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

It was so sweet, and you should have seen the dog's tail wag as he looked up at her, then drank the water, then looked up at her again. :)

Icarus

[kaalee.livejournal.com]

I seriously can't stop smiling. This is the kind of story you write down in a little notebook and keep it in your bag for when you're having a rotten day.

Random person story: I was sitting on the subway in Boston and finished a mystery novel. The woman next to me was reading, but put her bookmark in and dug into her bag for something. I noticed the book as a mystery I'd read earlier that week and said something to her. We got talking about mysteries and she mentioned that she needed a new mystery author to read. I realized that I had one in my hands and said, "Oh, here's one!" She was really surprised that I meant for her to take the book, but I told her, "I won't read it again. You should have it!" We chatted for a few more stops and then she got off.

I'm not sure exactly why your story reminded me of that, but maybe it's the complete randomness of it. You see something, you do it, 'nuff said...

I'll stop babbling now. :)

[singtoangels.livejournal.com]

I think it was a really lovely thing to do, too. Unfortunately, my first thought after reading that was that the people who left the dog outside in the heat needed to be shot.

[kaalee.livejournal.com]

I wasn't all that pleased with the leavers of the dog, either. But, yay! Purple lady!