i try to "pay it forward" so to speak...my story though, is i was at work driving along (i worked at a campground as a park ranger) and i saw a minivan on the side of the road just outside of the main entrance on the highway with a flat...so i pull up behind and ask if they could use a hand...it was a younger family, with a small kid that was dressed to the tits...i mean suit, nice dress, etc...it was about 6:00 pm...so i changed the tire for them and they drove off...he asked my name and said thanks so much, etc etc...so about a week later i'm handed a big thick envelope from my boss...in it were 2 letters...one from the OPP (provincial police here in canada) and one from the general manager of the conservation authority...apparently the guy i had helped was a high up in the OPP and he was just coming back from his moms funeral when he got the flat...so now i have this official letter of reference from the OPP (which turns out is like gold in a job interview lol)...i honestly wasnt gonna help at all, but i quickly thought "that would suck balls if that was me..." lol