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Project-SBC t1_j9tuv5l wrote

Reply to comment by AtLaw in TIFU by forgetting there was a snail in there by AdamicAtom

I didn’t think a crayfish could go far either but I was wrong.

I had one of those electric blue crayfish. I had fish before but compared to a crayfish they are way more interesting.

Anywho, had the crayfish for awhile. It was stationed in our dining room area. We had an apartment so the dining area was like right where we walked in. The crayfish was a lovely chap (until we found he was actually a girl, but that’s another story). It would eat pellet food, ate the goldfish we stuck in there, it was all good.

One day my wife was changing the water and after it was all done she left the fish net resting on top of the tank. We went out to do some shopping.

Couple hours later and we come home. I think it was winter time because we went to settle down on the couch with a blanket. I picked up the blanket off the couch and out drops our little blue girl. Scared the crap out of me because I was NOT expecting that. She was all dried and shriveled up. Turns out that net was close enough to the water that the crayfish decided to use it to climb out. That’s the only explanation we could come up with.

We drop her in the tank and she was floating. We kind of thought the worst and she would die but after an hour she sunk to the bottom. She ended up living a long life after that. Even had baby crayfish after we added a white one in there.

Anyway, long story short this little crayfish traveled a solid 20 feet, climbed our couch, and got into the blanket.

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jeff92k7 t1_j9tuqti wrote

Reply to TIFU / A mistake that made a man happy by [deleted]

As a former pizza delivery driver, you are the best of people. Even though it was unplanned, it likely made an even bigger difference than you can imagine.

Plus, he will remember that great tip for years to come and will likely jump to make a fast delivery anytime he sees your address come up in the future, so you may end up with even better service for that simple act of kindness. Delivery drivers remember the people that tip well, as well as the people that don't tip. Service/delivery time/food quality adjusts accordingly.

I would not call this a TIFU. This is a Today I Made Someone Else's Life Better!

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BadDogEDN t1_j9tuapm wrote

Reply to TIFU / A mistake that made a man happy by [deleted]

This is word for word a respost, either that or I'm going crazy, I really hope its not, but the
"delivery man, who was a man in his 30s, barely spoke English"

"he even made a little jump when he got into his car."

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really stand out to me, I know i've read this before

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phan801 t1_j9ttzv3 wrote

Reply to comment by just--so in TIFU By Ruining a Good Friendship by WalterJamis

Exactly my thoughts too! OP you need to dial it down and give her space if you are interested in trying to maintain a form of friendship. Let a couple of weeks pass and maybe send her a reel then if a friendship is something that you still want. If you're secretly hoping this will turn into something else it's probably better for both of you if you don't continue.

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davidowicza t1_j9tt7f0 wrote

Reply to TIFU / A mistake that made a man happy by [deleted]

My wife did this for our son's first haircut.

Went to a kids barber shop, they have a $30 first haircut special that has all the bells and whistles that us first time parents eat up...

Anyway, as she paid for some reason on the tip line she thought she had to put the entire amount plus tip, so she put $40. As I was balancing our accounts a couple days later I see the $70 charge they hit us with... I got in the care to drive there and noticed the receipt still in the car and saw what my wife put as tip...

Guess we made a hairdresser pretty happy that day haha.

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