I am in Bloomington visiting my fiance' for the weekend and we went out to Denny's this morning to eat breakfast. We were seated right next to the cash register(prime location) and over heard a lady whispering to the cashier about paying her check.
I told my fiance' that I thought the lady was trying to tell the cashier that she forgot her wallet or something because she was being so quiet and didn't want anyone to hear what she was saying. After a few moments, the cashier rang out the lady and the lady thanked her and handed the cashier a napkin that had writing on it, and walked out.
My fiance' asked me what that was all about and I told her I didn't know. About 10 minutes later two troops in uniform come walking up to the cashier to pay their check. The cashier told them that it was taken care of. The troops were a little stunned by the comment and asked, "What do you mean? Our breakfast is on the house?" The cashier told them that a lady sitting near them had picked up their check.
The two troops were stunned and thanked her and were about to walk out when the cashier stopped them and handed them the napkin that the lady had given her. The one man looked at it and he had a saddened look on his face. The other troop asked what it said and the first man replied, "It says, God Bless and Thank You."
I know this may sound sappy or whatever, but it was great to see an appreciation for our troops, and the fact that a random act of kindness is still the greatest gift of all.
I told my fiance' that I thought the lady was trying to tell the cashier that she forgot her wallet or something because she was being so quiet and didn't want anyone to hear what she was saying. After a few moments, the cashier rang out the lady and the lady thanked her and handed the cashier a napkin that had writing on it, and walked out.
My fiance' asked me what that was all about and I told her I didn't know. About 10 minutes later two troops in uniform come walking up to the cashier to pay their check. The cashier told them that it was taken care of. The troops were a little stunned by the comment and asked, "What do you mean? Our breakfast is on the house?" The cashier told them that a lady sitting near them had picked up their check.
The two troops were stunned and thanked her and were about to walk out when the cashier stopped them and handed them the napkin that the lady had given her. The one man looked at it and he had a saddened look on his face. The other troop asked what it said and the first man replied, "It says, God Bless and Thank You."
I know this may sound sappy or whatever, but it was great to see an appreciation for our troops, and the fact that a random act of kindness is still the greatest gift of all.
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