Last night we went to a Giants game with some friends of mine from North Carolina. We took the CalTrain to and from the game, and on the way back we were approached by a young couple trying to get to Santa Cruz that evening. What was amazing was how much help was offered to these folks who obviously had not planned very well to make it to their destination.
It started with some conversations between the couple, us, and a fellow in the seat in front of us. The man in front of us was obviously very plugged into the whole bay area public transportation scheme. He had a slew of maps which he was digging out to try and route these folks to their destination. We were all going through various routes they could take, from light rail, to the hwy 17 bus, and even greyhound. This guy was going all out to help them, and started making some calls to try and find open schedules. Unfortunately, it was looking like almost nothing was going to be availalbe to them at such a late hour, and they were now trying to figure out if there were any youth hostels in downtown San Jose.
But then from the front of the train, a young lady told them that she works in Santa Cruz and would be willing to give them a ride in the morning. Not only that, but she was also having a bunch of people stay over at her place that evening, and offered to let them crash on her floor! What an amazing act of kindness! I totally agreed with the fellow in front of us as he said, "Thank you for restoring my faith, and showing that 'Road Magic' still works!". I was totally blown away by the amount of help and kindess being offered to these strangers who were trying reach their destination. Seeing all this kindness in action really made my day!
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