Kind act spreads to 167 drivers at Indiana McDonald?s | WANE
At least 10% of INGO will hate me for this... but, you probably already do, so I can take it.
Here it goes...
Stop the smug Ponzi scheme.
These people weren't atruistic, most of them did it solely out of unconscious obligation or a false sense of generosity.
In their mind the money they were going to spend on that slop was already spent by the time they rolled up to the window. So, the cashiers says, "no it's paid for already!" So what do you do? Be a louse and keep the undeserved money and suffer the icy glare of the cashier? For the rest of the day it's her disapproval that'll be ruining your day. Nope, your obligated to take that money (that you had already spent in your mind) and pay for the next unsuspecting victim of this ponzi scheme. Now you can go about your day thinking, "Gee, I'm such a nice person. I committed an act of spontaneous giving!" No you didn't. You got caught up in the smug train and the drive through. Joe Pesci's right - they **** at the drive through, but it's not the restaurant, it's the other customers acting like sheep.Listen, it's great if you want to help someone out and pay for their food - you feel good about yourself and most likely they feel good about getting a free meal - except they're now obligated to pay for someone else's meal... or be a louse.
I'm just asking that before your start, or continue, this chain of smug obligation, you stop and think, "maybe the next guy just wants me to mind my own business."
Or, give that money to someone that needs it; or at least buy them something they aren't already planning on buying for themselves! Seriously people, are you really making life better by paying for the double decaf, gluten free, rootin' tootin' latte for the soccer mom in the brand new Prius behind you?! Maybe you are, maybe she can't see the forest from the trees and you both have fallen into the ruse.
I just wonder how smug people are when they see a letter to the editor in the newspaper thanking, "the kind young couple that paid for our meal at..." Hey, honey! Look we're in the paper for our generosity!
Thankfully this crap hasn't happened to me so I don't know exactly how it works... but what if you pay for chicken sangwich and fries for Grandma driving fifteen year old Cavalier... "Oh bless his heart!", says grandma, "I'm going to continue this generosity and pay for the car behind me..." .... which happens to be a Ford Exterminator loaded up with kids on the way home from rugby practice...
"That'll be $84.32. Pay up, grandma, or we spread the word that your a deadbeat loser."
At least 10% of INGO will hate me for this... but, you probably already do, so I can take it.
Here it goes...
Stop the smug Ponzi scheme.
These people weren't atruistic, most of them did it solely out of unconscious obligation or a false sense of generosity.
In their mind the money they were going to spend on that slop was already spent by the time they rolled up to the window. So, the cashiers says, "no it's paid for already!" So what do you do? Be a louse and keep the undeserved money and suffer the icy glare of the cashier? For the rest of the day it's her disapproval that'll be ruining your day. Nope, your obligated to take that money (that you had already spent in your mind) and pay for the next unsuspecting victim of this ponzi scheme. Now you can go about your day thinking, "Gee, I'm such a nice person. I committed an act of spontaneous giving!" No you didn't. You got caught up in the smug train and the drive through. Joe Pesci's right - they **** at the drive through, but it's not the restaurant, it's the other customers acting like sheep.Listen, it's great if you want to help someone out and pay for their food - you feel good about yourself and most likely they feel good about getting a free meal - except they're now obligated to pay for someone else's meal... or be a louse.
I'm just asking that before your start, or continue, this chain of smug obligation, you stop and think, "maybe the next guy just wants me to mind my own business."
Or, give that money to someone that needs it; or at least buy them something they aren't already planning on buying for themselves! Seriously people, are you really making life better by paying for the double decaf, gluten free, rootin' tootin' latte for the soccer mom in the brand new Prius behind you?! Maybe you are, maybe she can't see the forest from the trees and you both have fallen into the ruse.
I just wonder how smug people are when they see a letter to the editor in the newspaper thanking, "the kind young couple that paid for our meal at..." Hey, honey! Look we're in the paper for our generosity!
Thankfully this crap hasn't happened to me so I don't know exactly how it works... but what if you pay for chicken sangwich and fries for Grandma driving fifteen year old Cavalier... "Oh bless his heart!", says grandma, "I'm going to continue this generosity and pay for the car behind me..." .... which happens to be a Ford Exterminator loaded up with kids on the way home from rugby practice...
"That'll be $84.32. Pay up, grandma, or we spread the word that your a deadbeat loser."