Went Better Than Expected!

@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
July 20, 2018 8:12pm CST
The kids were building a stick fort, that is tree branches lined around a big pecan tree, tepee style, Grandma paid me. The women was not home but I knew they had not went far, no money or car, I found them down at the plaza where they hang out at a salon. I read the letter from SS and took them up to the office, I don`t understand why its so hard to get their SS on the direct express card, no one else has had this problem. One had her check cancelled till she went to the office, the other one was told her check WAS in the card, the card company, direct express, said it wasn`t. First stop SS office and one will get a paper check in the mail. One down one, one go. I got on the phone and pretended to be the one who was told her money was sent, with her permission. After 20 minutes my call was put through to the US treasury department and I did not let up, after another 10 or more minutes I think I got this check situated to come to that direct express card. Before I left the ladies asked me if I would buy them a burger, I told them I did not have money but I would go ask Tony, he was next door at his cousins house, I told him I wanted to buy them groceries again not just a burger, ya know one meal. He told me do it and come back and get him. I bought them 2 packs of ground beef, buns and bread, 21/2 dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, a pack of bacon, jar of mustard and a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper. That was $26. After leaving them I stopped by Tonys dr. office and let them know the new meds are working and I needed more called in. Now my time! I went out for Chinese, I had shrimp, veggies and chocolate cake. So what was our fortunes? Tony: "Don`t wait on happiness, make you own." This was all Tony for days he has said I may as well get back to living, if I die I die. Mine : " Your random acts of kindness are contagious." No Sh*t! Tony just laughed. And I did really good, I did not say the F word all day
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
21 Jul 18
what F word did you mean----funny,favorite,fantastic
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
21 Jul 18
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Fabulous!
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@wolfgirl569 (94806)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jul 18
But you are allowed F bombs on your birthday Hope the ladies SS is straightened out soon. Glad you had a great day
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Thank you! oh me too, its been crazy.
@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
21 Jul 18
What a birthday, Ms. Landlady. Funny how those fortunes follow us.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
I sometimes get one that is just spooky, when I was told I had cancer and had to have surgery I went to eat alone that evening, Chinese, and the fortune was "Doctor preforms, Nature heals." and 22 years later I am here.
• United States
21 Jul 18
I am glad you helped these ladies out and were even nice enough to buy them groceries. It sounds like you had a pretty good birthday all in all.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
I was till your last discussion, now I want to cry.
• United States
21 Jul 18
@andriaperry I am sorry if I upset you. I wasn't trying to call you out at all.
@Juliaacv (48272)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
Congrats on not dropping the F bomb, that's a hard habit to break. I took my fortune cookie home with me, but when we got home I didn't think that it was completely sealed-there wasn't any air in the little plastic with the cookie, so I'm not too keen on opening it up or eating it. I'll probably open it tomorrow just to see what the fortune says.
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@Juliaacv (48272)
• Canada
21 Jul 18
@andriaperry That's why I didn't eat mine either! But after closer inspection it doesn't look like I want to eat something that wasn't in a completely sealed package, I mean it could have come unglued on a corner when she reached into the box to give it to me......but I won't chance it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
I was to full to eat mine
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
21 Jul 18
You had a good day Angie.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Yes I did.
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• United States
21 Jul 18
Glad you had a good day and those fortunes were pretty much on the mark.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Yeah that was eerie!
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
21 Jul 18
That was a very nice act of kindness!!!! So happy you ended your birthday with a bang and Chinese is always as good as chocolate cake! It's true - we do have to make our own happiness and let the good times roll! Love your fortune, too!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Thank you. They have lived there so long, since 1999, that they feel like part of the unkin family and I cant let them starve.
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@JudyEv (325377)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
You are a marvel. You do my heart good. And a very happy birthday for yesterday.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Thank you!
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jul 18
Your fortune was correct on the first part of the sentence...You are kind. I will do an act of kindness today too ,then the second part will be true
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Jul 18
Thank you I do try to be a kind person.
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