Small gestures make a difference

[SICbass]

Hi All,

just a quick story that restores my faith in human nature.
I have a bass on sale, both here and on Ebay small ads. 2 of the knobs (not the pots themselves) were missing. The bass is from the 80s and the manufacturer no longer make identical replacement ones.

So, out of the blue, a bloke gets in touch telling me he has a couple lying in his spare parts box and would I like to have them for the cost of postage.
As if that's not nice enough, when I sent him my address and asked where I should send the money to (my intention was to have added a few quid to the amount, just for his trouble like), he replied that he was only joking about the postage costs and I could have them for free. The knobs arrived yesterday and are perfect.

What a top chap. Such examples of kindness really makes life feel better I think.

So, have a good one guys

[madshadows]

What a nice thing for that man to do

John

[Mykesbass]

Lovely story, thanks for sharing.

[gary mac]

Great to hear of kind gestures like this.

[Cameronj279]

Good to hear There's a few fellow basschatters who have done similar things for me.

[rushbo]

Lovely. Restores your faith in human nature, doesn't it? Now it's your job to pass it forward...

[BassTractor]

Fantastic story. I'm glad you desided to post it.

(I was thinking that these days only 4.99999998571% of people are OK, but after reading this I know it really still is 5% of people, just like in the good old days.)

[SICbass]

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1447149057' post='2905189']
Lovely. Restores your faith in human nature, doesn't it? Now it's your job to pass it forward...
[/quote]

Fair point, I will do so at the first opportunity

[chaypup]

It's a good feeling to get 2 free knobs from a stranger.

[Roger2611]

Can you ask him if he has a couple of end caps for a Precision Lyte, I can't get them for love nor money!

It's nice when someone does something for the sake of helping someone else...I was going to put altruistic but it hardly affected your well being!

[TheGreek]

Glad to see that positive karma still exists...

[lojo]

Had a few nice guestures like that on here , and I've tried to pay them forward

Edited November 12, 2015 by lojo

[SICbass]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1447356879' post='2907076']
Had a few nice guestures like that on here , and I've tried to pay them forward
[/quote]

I did give a Dean Markley bass-amp that I was no longer using to an ex-student of mine recently. Does that count?

[alyctes]

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1447360379' post='2907115']
I did give a Dean Markley bass-amp that I was no longer using to an ex-student of mine recently. Does that count?
[/quote]

Probably

Even if it doesn't, I applaud anyway.

[Happy Jack]

I once got chucked out of a pub for making a small gesture at the manager.

Don't suppose that counts either.

[KevB]

I've had similar when I noticed a couple of the white end caps from the EQ sliders on my TE combo had come off someone just posted me a couple for no charge. I've had odd cheap bits put in with larger orders to axes r us that weren't charged as well in the distant past.

[EssentialTension]

Small gestures make a difference but, as with holding doors open, it only works out if you do it anyway whether the other guy does it or not.

If we don't do it because others don't do it then it will never be done.

[mattbass6]

Kindness is such a rare commodity these days, unfortunately. I do love hearing about things like this. It offers some hope that this place we live in, isn't solely frequented by self serving individuals. A lovely post and story

[colgraff]

When I replaced my bass and rig, I sold my old bass (TRB 2V) and rig (Warwick xtreme 10.1 with 410 &115) to a couple of teenagers at a local rock school at super knock down prices. £120 for the bass and £250 for the rig. They were thrilled which made it worthwhile.

[roonjuice]

Basschats very own C Beedster. It's not for me to say why, but believe me, he is in the top 1%

Again, cheers mate!

[mikeycrikey]

The kindness is strangers never ceases to amaze me. I have recently benefited from such an act. After a 4 hour Rehersal I was getting ready to pack my gear up when I was struck with what turned out to be a severe bout of Labryithits which effects your inner ear. I could barley stand up and was extremely nauseas and in no position to drive home. I had a car full of bass gear, miles from home and not able to stand up straight.
The owner of the Rehersal studio who I had never met or spoken to before noticed I was still outside the building and in some distress when he was locking up. He checked me over then told me to sit in the passenger seat. He then jumped into the driver seat and drove me and all my equipment home, while his wife followed behind in their car.
This was such an unexpected gesture and greatly appreciated as I was totally incapacitated with the attack of Labryinthits that I had no way of getting home. This guy was a real star who went out of his way to help a stranger when he could of just locked up his premises and drove straight past me. He is deffinatley due some good karma

[SICbass]

What a top chap. "Simple" gestures like that can be so life affirming.
Hope you're feeling better now. Thanks for posting.

[mikeycrikey]

Yes fully recoverd now. Things like that though do change your perspective, it's always easy to assume some one else is going to help somebody out and not get involved. At least that's what I've probably done in the past. Hopefully I've now got a better perspective now