A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Firefighters and animal control officers rescued a husky from a high-rise apartment building fire in Virginia Beach last Sunday.
Source: Firefighter Carries Unconscious Husky Down 15 Floors And Saves His Life
Nicely done. Lucky dog, and I’m certain a very grateful owner.
A 6-year-old Goldendoodle named Harley jumped into a lake outside his Virginia home to save a baby deer from drowning.
Source: Dog Rescues Baby Deer From Drowning In Virginia Lake
Cool story. Good pictures.
Rebecca: “After being laid off during Covid, my dad set his heart on a job at Costco. I told Twitter about it – cue a social media explosion”
Source: The internet’s not all bad: how a tweet led my dad to his dream job at Costco
Way to go, everyone!
A great dane named Mia is recovering at her Oceanside home, after playing the role of hero in an encounter with a rattlesnake.
Source: ‘Hero’ dog saves owner from rattlesnake bite in Oceanside backyard
Good boy!
Nigerian Houses are being Bottled Up!© Africanclimatereporter Houses made of plastic bottles? Sounds strange, doesn’t it? The plastic bottle houses . . .
Source: Nigerian Houses are being Bottled Up! 14,000 Plastic Bottles to Build a House
Seems like a neat and innovative idea.
Trash interceptors are becoming more common in large cities, helping to stop garbage as it floats down waterways. Mr. Trash Wheel is the pride of Baltimore, helping to make a cleaner, more beautiful city waterfront.
Source: Mr. Trash Wheel is gobbling up millions of pounds of trash
I love this.
In partnership with Network Rail, the Samaritans has trained 22,000 rail staff and British Transport Police officers with the skills to help someone at risk of suicide on the railway.
Source: Heroic rail worker has saved 29 people from taking their own lives in six years
What a great example of a great program.
A Wisconsin couple decked out their home in the colors of the Pride flag after their HOA enacted a policy banning all flags (except the American flag) from being flown.
Source: A Wisconsin couple couldn’t fly their Pride flag, so they lit up their home like a rainbow
I just think it’s kinda pretty. Nicely done.
Harvard-bound Verda Tetteh turned down a $40,000 scholarship during her graduation ceremony, imploring the high school to instead give the money to someone who needs help paying for community college.
What a great example to set.
Tom Stevens, an employee at Majestic Ventura Theater, helped reunite Colleen Distin with her long-lost wallet.
Source: Woman recovers wallet lost 46 years ago at the Majestic Ventura Theater
Nice!