When you get in an elevator, smile at somebody and make some chit-chat. If they're not amenable, leave them be. If you don't use an elevator today, do the same thing in another circumstance. Report back here about the experience.

Start another "Make someone's day better, today" thread, with another idea. "S1E1" = "Season 1, Episode 1", so the next thread should be S1E2, etc.

This thread was inspired by one of my neighbors who took the time to be friendly in the elevator the other day.

i'll try. but not if i ride with creepy stare guy

I chit chat with people ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day! Im not gonna do it for free on my spare time..

XxAxX said:

i'll try. but not if i ride with creepy stare guy

Maybe Creepy Stare Guy would be less creepy if you tried to engage him? Of course, you would be sure to make it clear that you weren't flirting with him.

tinaz said:

I chit chat with people ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day! Im not gonna do it for free on my spare time..

I hate chit-chat, myself. Maybe I should've just said, "smile at them and say hey"?

Ace said:

XxAxX said:

i'll try. but not if i ride with creepy stare guy

Maybe Creepy Stare Guy would be less creepy if you tried to engage him? Of course, you would be sure to make it clear that you weren't flirting with him.

well, i've had some crappy experiences with people in elevators, but, that was back when i worked downtown.

but you're right, okay. i hereby resolve to not scowl at creepy guy in order to scare him off any notion of conversation before he can open his mouth.

XxAxX said:

Ace said:

Maybe Creepy Stare Guy would be less creepy if you tried to engage him? Of course, you would be sure to make it clear that you weren't flirting with him.

well, i've had some crappy experiences with people in elevators, but, that was back when i worked downtown.

but you're right, okay. i hereby resolve to not scowl at creepy guy in order to scare him off any notion of conversation before he can open his mouth.

This thread is also inspired by Paris Hilton on I Get That a Lot, who did a not-so-random act of kindness for a woman having a really hard day.

tinaz said:

I chit chat with people ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day! Im not gonna do it for free on my spare time..

Oh, and I already chitchat with people in the elevator.

Hey, I was skiing today. As a single.

I met LOTS of people on the lifts, and had great conversations with them!

Now I have tunes blasting through the house and on the patio and outside kitchen, too. Anyone loading up across the street and likes the music is welcome to stop by for a beer or some wine!

I was in line at the supermarket with a cart full of groceries.

A lady got in line behind me with only one item.

I smiled at her and told her to go ahead of me.

She lit up and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am! I was already running late!"

Yay!

PunkMistress said:

I was in line at the supermarket with a cart full of groceries.

A lady got in line behind me with only one item.

I smiled at her and told her to go ahead of me.

She lit up and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am! I was already running late!"

Yay!

Awesome!

And in your job, you make several people very happy every day.

RodeoSchro said:

Hey, I was skiing today. As a single.

I met LOTS of people on the lifts, and had great conversations with them!

Now I have tunes blasting through the house and on the patio and outside kitchen, too. Anyone loading up across the street and likes the music is welcome to stop by for a beer or some wine!

You can't play: you are disgustingly kind-hearted by nature.

PunkMistress said:

I was in line at the supermarket with a cart full of groceries.

A lady got in line behind me with only one item.

I smiled at her and told her to go ahead of me.

She lit up and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am! I was already running late!"

Yay!

what a great idea....

instead of gobbling up a whole bar of Mars i am going to make coffee for the girls downstairs... and even share my choc....

I smiled and said hey to people who were waiting for the elevator and people in the elevator. I asked one dude about his dogs. One of them gave me a little teething nip.

I forgot to mention that my neighbor (I think he's a neighbor ) who inspired this thread may have been hoping to have butt-sex with me. Then again, I could be completely wrong on that front (or back).

PunkMistress said:

I was in line at the supermarket with a cart full of groceries.

A lady got in line behind me with only one item.

I smiled at her and told her to go ahead of me.

She lit up and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am! I was already running late!"

Yay!

I love it when I can do something nice like that.

physco185 said:

what a great idea....

instead of gobbling up a whole bar of Mars i am going to make coffee for the girls downstairs... and even share my choc....

...Unless you really are crazy and this is in the hopes of having sexual relations with one or all of them at some point, that is.

Ace said:

physco185 said:

what a great idea....

instead of gobbling up a whole bar of Mars i am going to make coffee for the girls downstairs... and even share my choc....

...Unless you really are crazy and this is in the hopes of having sexual relations with one or all of them at some point, that is.

it scares me that ppl here know or can easily work out my ultimate plans!!!!

double post.... look what u did ace!!!!!

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physco185 said:

double post.... look what u did ace!!!!!

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Sorry. I couldn't help it.

Ace said:

physco185 said:

double post.... look what u did ace!!!!!

[Edited 1/5/11 15:32pm]

Sorry. I couldn't help it.

oh it's ok... and i hope your day is nice.....

and while i'm at it i'd make u a coffe 2 if u like

reporting back: i believe i made a few people not unhappy by refraining from blowing through that yellow light on the way home, thereby allowing them to make their desperate, last minute left turns without facing down oncoming traffic

SANctify me!

I love doing this kind of thing.

PunkMistress said:

I was in line at the supermarket with a cart full of groceries.

A lady got in line behind me with only one item.

I smiled at her and told her to go ahead of me.

She lit up and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am! I was already running late!"

Yay!

aren't you too young to be called ma'am?

XxAxX said:

reporting back: i believe i made a few people not unhappy by refraining from blowing through that yellow light on the way home, thereby allowing them to make their desperate, last minute left turns without facing down oncoming traffic

SANctify me!

btw, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. what it was doing in my pajamas, i'll never know. thank you and good night, you've been a tremendous audience. I'll be here all week. tip your waitresses!

you're not getting the gist of this conversation. you've got to step outside of your boxers..um..box.

and now you're doing old Groucho? jeez, how about the honker on that one!

I joined the 13th high floor club!!

I'm nice to strangers every single day but I'm not about to start chatting with someone. I hate that shit.

I finally admitted to a friend that I threw up all in her sink while she was passed out like 6 months ago.

I think that made us both feel better that I came forward with that.

physco185 said:

Ace said:

Sorry. I couldn't help it.

oh it's ok... and i hope your day is nice.....

and while i'm at it i'd make u a coffe 2 if u like

I don't drink coffee, but that's very kind of you. ...Unless you're just trying to butt-sex me.