Sunday, July 31, 2011

Pay It Backward

Did you know McDonald's has 39 cent
hamburgers every Sunday?
Or should I say - does your dog know?
Mine does.

I stopped by there on my way home from the 
farm tonight.
Limit 5.

Okay, one for each of us tonight,
then two more left over for tomorrow,
since I will be putting in a long day water sampling,
the dogs can have an extra treat.

When I got to the window and tried to pay,
the girl said
"The police officer in the car in front of you paid for yours."
I asked why and she said
"Because the car in front of him paid for his."
I said "Well then, how much is the order for the car behind me?"
She said it was $5.61.
I didn't hesitate, I just said "Okay, I will pay for theirs then."


That was gratifying, interesting and fun.
I love random acts of kindness.
I would have liked to find out how long that went on.
I don't care if I paid a dollar for my 39 cent burgers.
There is always next Sunday.




19 comments:

Niece said...

How cool!!! Love stories like this!

Angela said...

I didn't know about the 39 cent burgers! They probably don't do it in West Virginia! lol Everybody in their brother would be going there to get them a burger! lol

That was neat how the police officer paid for yours! I'll bet that the person in front of him was the first one to set off the chain of pay it backwards!

Have a Great Day!
Angela

Chatty Crone said...

You know I hear that is something that is going on these days - you're not the first - but how cool was that and so unexpected.

We need to have a pay it forward day.

TexWisGirl said...

oh, i LOVE the pay it backwards idea! maybe you've just started something here! (and i LOVE the thought of paying for a cop's lunch!)

Sharon said...

Love that story!
Makes me want to think of a random act for tomorrow (Monday).

Randy said...

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comment. I love your banner photo. What a beautiful farm.

GardenofDaisies said...

What a very kind and sweet thing to do. Such a simple act, and look at the ripple effect.

Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...

Love it when folks do something nice:@)

Gail said...

That is a rarity but an enjoyable one.

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

Wow, that's so nice.

I think that 39cent burger thing might be regional. Our McDonald's don't do that. :-(

Jill said...

This is one of my favorite things to do. :)

small farm girl said...

I'm going to have to try that.

Maura @ Lilac Lane Cottage said...

What a wonderful surprise and a great way to pay it 'back'!! I hope your day is a good one and you don't melt in this heat...at least you'll be in water...hopefully it's not too GREEN.
Maura :)

Sonya Heilmann said...

What a wonderful surprise!

Jennifer said...

That is so great & very cool too!!!

Buttons said...

Wow this is an incredible story. All you ever hear about is the bad things in the world, I think this should be front line news. I love this world we live in. People are great. B

Deb said...

oh yay!! I love random acts of kindness--so wonderful. thanks for sharing!

Peggy said...

OMG I love that!

Farmer's Wyfe said...

So fun!!! I'd love to know how long it went on, too! :)