Bindy Gralow has been a racing fan since she was a girl growing up in Scotland. She got to live out her dream of “going fast” around the Richmond Raceway.
Source: 102-year-old completes ‘bucket list’ item and speeds around Richmond Raceway
Love it.
Student rescues woman whose car crashed into an icy Delft canal
A student became a Delft family’s hero on Thursday. A woman’s car slipped on the icy road in the city center and crashed upside-down into the canal. The 23-year-old man saw it happen and immediately jumped into the freezing water to save her, the police said on Instagram. According to the police, the woman lost control of her vehicle when it skidded on the icy road. The car ended up upside-down in the canal. The woman was on her way to pick up her three children at school when the accident happened.
Source: Student rescues woman whose car crashed into an icy Delft canal
Well done! (Or, goed gedaan!)
Restaurant Feeds Community With Free Fridge–Then Gets Paid Back When Business Faces Closure in Austin, Texas
A couple in Austin, Texas were honored as heroes for nourishing hungry neighbors by stocking a community fridge outside their Nixta Taqueria.
Nice.
Watch the Pandemonium as Hockey Fans Break Record Hurling 75,000 Teddy Bears Onto the Ice for Charity
A plush pandemonium broke out as a Hershey ice hockey team scored to trigger the annual charity Teddy Bear Toss-with 75,000 toys hurled-Watch
Ha! Pretty cute.
When Dog Shelter Makes Appeal for Homes as Temps Plummet Below Zero People Arrive in Droves
The shelter was also asking folks to consider opening their homes for merely a few days of foster care; they got a late-Christmas miracle.
Source: When Dog Shelter Makes Appeal for Homes as Temps Plummet Below Zero People Arrive in Droves
Awesome.
Hungover customer brings heaps of business to struggling Alberta fish and chip shop
Up until a few days ago, business was “absolutely terrible” at John McMillan’s little fish and chips shop in Lethbridge, Alta. But that all changed after a very hungry and hungover customer walked through his doors.
Source: Hungover customer brings heaps of business to struggling Alberta fish and chip shop
Love these kinds of stories.
Librarian faced spate of insults. Thousands of people came to his defense.
Librarian Mychal Threets said sometimes the best way to respond to people who level insults is with empathy.
Source: Librarian faced spate of insults. Thousands of people came to his defense.
Love seeing the support.
Dog That Won’t Stop Digging Saves Entire Neighborhood After They Find Dangerous Gas Leak Underground
Authorities informed her that if Kobe hadn’t detected the leak when he did on December 21, the consequences could have been fatal.
Source: Dog That Won’t Stop Digging Saves Entire Neighborhood After They Find Dangerous Gas Leak Underground
Well done!
The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains
In this part of Vancouver, innovative technology is harnessing heat from wastewater and using it as a renewable energy source to heat homes.
Source: The neglected clean heat we flush down the drains
Creative!
Stranger crochets hat for baby on her first flight
Meegan Rubin surprised Kelly and Jake Levine with a crocheted hat for their daughter Romey during a flight.
Source: Stranger crochets hat for baby on her first flight
Very cute.