Blind Kindness....

[artbyjody]

This was one of those interesting days. After the great sail on Sat with new crew I am recruiting for racing - feedback I received was very good, and the approach I took on introduction and training was well received. Even better - those that sailed all bring some talent and desire to see my mission and sail the best we can.

Then one of my buds from the N-Pier (Tony from "After Midnight") signed up on my yachts website and volunteered for crewing with us. Awesome - I tell you, because Brian whom I usually rely on is crewing on Marty's boat because of some mis-communication)...

Work went fabulously well and more progress made today than what is normally seen in a week..

Then I drive down to my boat to replace the shore power cable with a spare - because when we pulled in Sat - a reverse polarity light once hooked in.

As I walk up to my boat the pier finger is soaking wet. It had not rained all day. No other piers were wet. My teak is wet as well.... Lo and behold someone had washed my boat (and I checked the other side too)...wow.. Thank you - oh mystery person that washed my boat!

The reverse polarity issue wasn't the shore power cable either - the neutral wire for the system to the breaker was a tad loose...

Wow is all I can say - blind kindness and what a way to end a monday!

You have stories like that to share?

[travler37]

pesky Gremlins....Pass it on
Mark

[xort]

i get my boat showered very regularly...with bird droppings

[Bene505]

Today on the subway (picture it very crowded, everyone holding on as the cars lurched and jolted along), a stranger tapped me on the shoulder. He pointed out that my bag was open and my wallet could have fallen out, credit cards, cash and all.

I said "Thanks. I should buy you a beer". Then when I got out and could move again, I was going to give him a reward (for that beer), but he was gone.

[Joel73]

Jody... just curious, was your boat especially dirty? I wonder what the motivation was... maybe just plain kindness. Very nice.


Last summer Jayme and i came home to a wheelbarrow sitting at the top of our driveway... we never figured out who gave it to us but have used the hell out of it! Total random act of kindness... wish we knew where it came from. I would have given them some produce from the garden in return.

[artbyjody]

Originally Posted by Joel73

Jody... just curious, was your boat especially dirty? I wonder what the motivation was... maybe just plain kindness. Very nice.


Last summer Jayme and i came home to a wheelbarrow sitting at the top of our driveway... we never figured out who gave it to us but have used the hell out of it! Total random act of kindness... wish we knew where it came from. I would have given them some produce from the garden in return.

Nah - not particularly so but it could of use a bath more often than what I give it. Usually the only time I rinse it down is when there is a salty build up - prior to a race.... The problem I have keeping "polished" looking is that the teak traps dirt and first rain (lots of it now)- I just get small grey streaks at various points down the boat...None the less - was a nice treat...

Have you ever thought the wheelbarrow was left because someone caught them trying to steal the garden and simply couldn't run fast enough with the barrow (sorry couldn't resist!)

[Joel73]

Originally Posted by artbyjody

...Have you ever thought the wheelbarrow was left because someone caught them trying to steal the garden and simply couldn't run fast enough with the barrow (sorry couldn't resist!)

haha... well there's a possibility... and a quite amusing visual! I doubt it though cause the garden is in back and out of sight. Who knows...

[blt2ski]

Sometimes, that is just the way life works!

Enjoy while you can!

I think Brian is with me on the vashion, as he/I did not know you were going to do it???

Marty

[djodenda]

Pay it forward, everybody!

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David