Waterloo Public Library Digital Collections

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 21 Aug 2013, p. 13

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WATEIIOOMB' .. 2LN13-13 + f“' ' "‘““'““‘ " " " ’ ' ' ' ' " ' " ‘ ‘ ”“1 Practicing random acts of coffee i ‘ , ’ r «2*: andomly purchasing , ' I realized then she wasn‘t my 1 V. r . a .. ) coffee for Strangers is a neighbour after all, but I r ~ ‘ .3 £4 ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘1 ‘ v‘ . ' trend and 1, for decided I'd paymnethelem f ‘ -' one. coukh‘t be happier. . After several umutmdul i Stories are surfacing attempts to pay. the woman 1 1 across the country about eventually insisted she be ‘ , _ ‘ ‘ _ ‘ folks who've purchased cof- allowed to pay for her order. . . m “KT. ., f fee â€" sometimes hundreds When I pulled up; [was told {I L- . . m if." I - i of dollars worth ~ for other she didn't feel comfortable ; , ' ; j “3“” us 3 customers. takinggittsfrom strangers. \ ‘ can mm A recent media study out My attempt at an inno- ; ‘u ; ’ of Toronto suggests folks cent gesture ofkindneas had i i P u o ; ‘ ; . . aren’talwaysasappredative apparentlycreepedherout. i r _, -.’ .,Jl . ‘ ~ _[ as expected upon learning ,3. "YOU learn nothing else 5 ' ’- M v - . - 7- I * ' V - , ‘ 4 theiriavawillbefree. m fmmmyenmionarymfieine i ~. .._ :.-~.~ “um“. . ‘ 1 [don't think they're inten- . tale. let it be this When placâ€" , ""‘M' "”‘W‘M M m y < "“‘ ““‘ Ill-'3'- 3 tionally acting indifferent or PENNY doing random acts of coffee, ‘ nous W “4‘7”“ ‘ ungrateful, but simply WALFORD anonymity is key. Be sure to ‘1 . m 3 man-g _ Hie-H. caught off guard and unsure , buy for customers BEHIND , ' '33:: , my. «a» in” ‘ ..:.‘; how to react. I certainly felt to pay it forward. picking up youin line. not infan "u g 5 that way my first time, the tab for the car behind me “’5 hard to remain anony- I . . ' ’ y l i recall the woman in before driving away. mous when stuck behind ' hr .- ‘ , w... . , ‘ t . front of me waving before it may seem simple other CHIS in a drive~thru I ' - » '" . a..- , - , , . " . War-Tr ' ‘ «. driving away from the driveâ€" enough, but practicing ranâ€" line. unable to make a 9““ z , _ . » i w _ 1 thru window. but it never dom acts of coffee isn't nec» getaway ‘ r_..~-__._._.. ' 5m..-“ flawâ€".1 . . . ~. ‘ dawned On me why until i essarily easy. The second In my humble and caf- i W 2.. . ‘ " ; pulled up, was handed my timeldid it. 1 messed up. feinf~addicted opinion. you ‘ , ‘ . ’-.... . ‘ cofieeandtold she'd paid. Thinking I spotted a CO“ d never put a price tag 3 »- -- . 1 '7 . . ! By then she was long neighbour in front of me in on the true value ofooffee t0 ”3%: y r m r gone. so in the end I simply the driveâ€"thru line when l 0mm Casein point. my 1 9" 4 ‘ thanked the employees and was ordering at the speaker. I husband often delivers me i F i l l ‘ j l l drove away. said l’d pay her tabas well. one in the morning for rea- 5 ‘ . w; Wk‘kq ‘ I never saw it coming that It may seem like a minor 50113 1113‘ I 5115!)“t are "0! i ' ‘ 7 ' 7 K I ‘ ' ‘ first time. and I didn't see it technicality that the car was entirely selfless V coming when it happened in front of me instead of Experiencingtwo random \ again last month. I'm not behind. but it was actually 3 acts 0f C0386 kindness has ‘ ._ ' " ’ “fl" " ' ' positive it was the same big mistake. helped me to realize What he _ woman, but there was a tell» Upon learning I would apparently already knows â€" ' ' talewave. pm up her tab. the woman coffee can be priceless in W. wate DOC rOHIC a.” This time, I remembered looked back to see who I was more ways than 000 , LEISUREerCTIVE Wemmn j BALE T - UK.” - .7313: -(VOT‘r.T't.'1.W"}‘<ARi - Hi" NET} - ’.M)"%4(,r”ti WHEAT” ‘L‘JA . LIVING PROGRAMS ‘ . TlmeOutforMocnsJ’ops‘Tots I Q‘ I. . Drop m program lor parents 8 caregivers of (hildren aged _ ‘ ! Lug; newborn to 6 yrs Let your kids play freely or pm the fun' A Dance Craze ‘ V. ‘ Recreatronai co ed dance classes introduce Children to g 5“ . g ‘ various forms in a fun atmo re. a _ :5 . y ‘ ' ’ , who . k . for N I J ages {a \ \ t-xprtx‘nr ,: watt riwur.r No.8“. H17 ourwebsitetoseethetoplOreasonswhyyoushouldchooseCSD I I \ - dance studio! We‘re voted K-W‘x Ion Dona Studio 2013’ ’ Great Big “a": Company ' ’ techmcal classes [or boys and girls in an enrouragrng ~ . , “WW .1 ' firmware» . _ _ , , r and ISTD jazz and tap exams f Uk. .5 on FM 0 0] $2014 Chain-hm ' Fcbrmry-sz . spacious facility featurlng 4 studtos Worse F" '8” 6 '0 '3 ' Enioy two large comfortable waiting areas, A N MM and .A g: .. ng windows. playroom for siblings and free wrfi ’ N ‘l h f H I'd" “a” .xMM! 0"” - “We“ :1 Perform wrth our Dame Company” wéEgrrbgrjgijwwgfl‘ WA" m ' (Mm :61;th W a .t. ~ ‘ ‘5 Win-d dame programs for toddlers to 5 years 519 729614 3‘ k 866-864-4282 (arr...) it ' M °“' W W M ”m a“ m" "3““ remembered" - mib‘cm . mwflmm .. es s. . Stress-free recitals with age appropriate costumes and rhoreography www.csdpnc¢,¢om To book your Fall Actlvrties call Matt at 519-623-3050 ext. 208 or email: mmiller a cambridgetimes. ca ‘

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy