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So it's 10PM Philly PA. About a foot of snow has come down and I'm driving home back from a friends house (wtf was i thinking) until i get stuck 20 yards from my house. I'm irate and walk to my house and get the shovel and start to shovel on an empty sidewalk that's usually vacate and will be fine for me to park. This is until a guy comes out from behind me and ask me to help dig his car out.
Normally I be an asshole and make an excuse like my back hurts or i don't speak english (lol), but this guy was pleading and opened the car window for his woman. It was his wife who was going through labor. I then immediately run to my house to get my second shovel (thank goodness for buy 1 get 1 free specials from back then) and we begin digging it out. But she's REALLY screaming like that X-men girl who screams really fucking loud, so i figured what the hell and run to the next block for this chinese family that i remember were doctors.
I do not interact with this family outside of going to their house to trick-or-treat when i was younger because they had no children my age to hang out with. I knock and luckily they answer politely in which case i explain the station. He agrees to help and i quickly run back to help carry her to the home. I begin to help the guy (his name is Daryll? sorry if i spelled it wrong!)carry his wife and i gotta say, he must of been suffering cuz her grip looked like it would take an entire offensive live to break it. anyway we get in the house and and i can only help get some water and a some scissors. Daryll decides to stay so i quietly leave to shovel my car out so that it can enter the sidewalk (his car was luckily was on a sidewalk and was not obstructing traffic).
I eventually finish after a lil bit, but decide not to come inside the chinese guy's house again. I just squat outside the doorsteps but i could hear the screaming which is followed by consoling from the doctor, his wife, and Daryll, which is then followed up by even more shouting. While waiting outside, my cellphone is ringing and ringing from my mom (yea 20 years old and still a momma's boy :/ ) asking where i am.
Eventually i hear the sound of life. That lil "WAH WAH WAH". I pretty much just smile and enter the door and congratulate the couple. After a pat of the back from the doctor, and a huge lifting bear hug (literally, this guy is 6'1-6'3 190+ pounds, so lifting a 5'7 140 pound azn kid ain't hard). I decided its really late out and wish Daryll good luck and a safe trip back. But, before i go, i wish to see the kid who popped. I just took a glimpse of the kid and waved to the baby (his name is Jamal!!!!). At this point i just want to go home, take a shower, maybe watch some netflix or play some mvc2 training mode, but i never felt such a good feeling of helping some one out more than this moment.
I'm not exactly sure where the couple would be spending the night, nor did i remember to ask, but the chinese doctor assured me it'll be fine. So its about 12 inches now and counting of snow, my back hurts, my nose is running, i think i have a fever, and my car is in a tight sleeper hold made of snow that'll be a bitch to shovel out. But i feel like i was a part of something great just now.
edit: should get some pics of the storm right now. wish me luck in the morning (and every other east coaster) on the fun day of snow shoveling T_T.
and man i should really profead my shit b4 posting it D:
 
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I'm not going to shovel anything, tomorrow is a stay-in day. Also, really cool, good stories to tell are hard to come by.
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United States7481 Posts
Good luck, seems like everyone north of where I am (southern VA) is really getting pounded. My family in northern VA lost power, and people are trapped at malls and the like. I know one person took 8 hours for a 28 mile commute.
Awesome story for you to tell for years, glad it worked out for Daryll Jamal and the mother.
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Yeah, quite a few snowstorms, compounded with other stuff. My friends back in DC are complaining about snowstorms + lightning + fallen trees. I'm in NYC, and it's snowing upwards, the sky is orange (wtf?) and I'm in college, so classes probably won't be cancelled tomorrow, so I have to go outside.
Anyways, good read, a nice pick-me-up story for this current situation.
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Thats quite a wall of text there. Hard to read without paragraphs o.O
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DEMACIA6550 Posts
holy shit dude, awesome story hopefully this gets spotlighted! and add some spaces plz!!
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Oh man, this storm might not even cancel our school 
NJ </3
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wow dude, ur awesome! i think this good deeds destroys the "good deed" thread in the general forum....
if u hate shoveling, come to vancouver...not a single drop of snow...except rain! 
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nice! ppl like you are awesome =D
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Really one of those stories that stick with you for the rest of your life.
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Feel like? I'm pretty sure you were part of something great.
Kid would probably be named after you =P
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Wow! Lovely story.
I just woke up and was all tired and grumpy... Great start to the day to read something positive like this! 
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haha this was great
good job helping out you'll have that story forever =]
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Should've taken a cellphone pic of the baby.
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Good story!! that would definitely put a smile on my face
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Wow, what an evening.
I haven't heard a birth yet.
It's nice that you helped.
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Thats a great story, quite an experience out of the blue.
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Wow, quite the evening :D
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Really nice story - Like an above poster, I just got up, it's 8 AM and im friggin hatin' on everything in my life right now, especially going to work. Then i see this in the spotlight, read it and now i have a big fat smile on my face.
Kudos to you man, thank you for sharing
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Awesome story man! Although, I was secretly hoping the baby would turn out to be Asian, at which point you'd take of your sunglasses and comment on how the kid was handsome, ''just like his daddy''.
Yeaaaaaaaah!
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you should post this on reddit and rack up some karma
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Good story man! Great job on helping that family out!
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Awesome story man and great job helping them out. It's nice to see that good deeds are not happening only in SciFi (pardon, I mean SyFy) movies.
Many of us should learn from you .... including myself.
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On January 27 2011 16:04 Saechiis wrote:
Awesome story man! Although, I was secretly hoping the baby would turn out to be Asian, at which point you'd take of your sunglasses and comment on how the kid was handsome, ''just like his daddy''.
Yeaaaaaaaah!
hahahhahaha
nice one :D
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Fantastic story man!
+1 for amazing TL community people!
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That is an awesome story, definitely one to be telling all your friends (unless they're sociopaths, dickheads or assholes =P )
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Nice to see humans are still human
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Holy shit man! Thats crazy! You will always have to story for the rest of your life, truly epic. The storm just reached where I live now 
Thanks for sharing!
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On January 27 2011 16:04 Saechiis wrote:
Awesome story man! Although, I was secretly hoping the baby would turn out to be Asian, at which point you'd take of your sunglasses and comment on how the kid was handsome, ''just like his daddy''.
Yeaaaaaaaah!
After that, the chinese doctor and the OP will appear on the Maury Show for a DNA test. Guile (or chun li) music will ensue when the result is announced.
seriously though, nice job :D it'd be pretty cool if they named their kid after you lol
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Wow. You're quite the hero! Haha
Great read.
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Hyrule19173 Posts
Nice. What part of the city was this? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say not West.
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Nice story, that's one you can tell for a long time haha. Way to go
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What an awesome story, hope it gets spotlighted. Must feel great to help a couple bring new life into the world :3
I'm going to echo tofucake and ask where in the city this was (I'm from Havertown originally, now at Lehigh University, but I went to school in the city and have friends from it so I know a bit).
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you guys must've had some sick shovel micro to get the wife out
that was a great story though
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Great story...although did anyone else think it had something to do with JD vs Snow O_O
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Oh my god that's crazy. You've earned yourself a siiiick story to tell your kids
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sick story. that is something they're remember forever and you can sure tell your kids many years down the road. i'm sure it was worth every second.
yeah man snow is crazy here right now in NOVA too. took me 3 hours for what is usually a 15 minute commute zzzzzzzzzz.
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Should've named the kid Arcturus =.=
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You should have taken pictures or film it!
it sure is a nice story! good work!
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Nice! I bet they were pretty happy to find out that you knew of a doctor on your block!
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Dude. You're a friggin hero! Wish I could be slightly as nice as you.
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Great story man, I love the feeling of helping people out in tough situations, and it's great to see people step up to the occasion. Good for you and good luck to that new family and their baby!
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Ah, what a heart warming story.
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lol I was checking the new posts in this topic and I can't help but laugh at one of the google ads that came up.
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/jBf2o.jpg)
wtf ancient chinese gender prediction magic?
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On January 28 2011 00:04 tofucake wrote:
Nice. What part of the city was this? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say not West.
was around south philly. luckily no other car was driving around at the time so my car wasn't obstructing traffic.
so woke up and had about 4 hours of shoveling. went by to the chen's (doctor's hosue) but it seems he has already left along with his wife probably to work. even his sidewalk was already shoveled. daryll was also gone. probably went to Jefferson's hospital nearby.
i originally thought of taking pictures but the kid was a bloody mess and the wife has probably looked better to say the least ( pregnancy in a snowstorm is probably extremely taxing ). photocopy the kid and family in my head is quite enough!
edit: in other news my back feels like its jelly, i've got a paper due tonight, but luckily our house is completely shoveled ^^
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thats freakin awesome. that's a story you could tell for years.
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You did the right thing man. Good work helping the family out!
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That's a beautiful story man. I'll definitely keep it in mind next time someone asks me to help them out during the winter months :-)
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really nice read and good story to tell in the future
ty for sharing(:
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that's an awesome story, good job on doing the right thing
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United States1319 Posts
damn that's a crazy story.
We had 12.1 (not one upping, just real number rofl) inches of snow fall one night, so I shoveled and all that fun stuff, and then the next morning the plow came through and fucked our snowbank up so I had to shovel again the next day. Not cool xD. It's pretty normal for this time of year though, since I live in the snow tundra of North Dakota. We've had 35+ inches already :S
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On January 27 2011 14:08 sung_moon wrote:
Normally I be an asshole and make an excuse like my back hurts or i don't speak english (lol)
LOL
Glad you made the right call. Awesome story, man.
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That's nice of you =) Good job!
Heroes should carry shovels!
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great story, you did the right thing. Hope you yourself get well soon
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this was a really touching read.
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Good job, awesome
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I work with a Sung Moon at Jefferson in philly o.0
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Awesome story, man. My wife and I have our kids at home instead of the hospital, because in healthy pregnancies, they're rarely ever needed, and end up doing more harm than good.
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On January 29 2011 07:17 Inane_Asylum wrote:
Awesome story, man. My wife and I have our kids at home instead of the hospital, because in healthy pregnancies, they're rarely ever needed, and end up doing more harm than good.
ah yes, because the majority of americans are better at delivering babies than hospitals.
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On January 29 2011 00:10 OPman wrote:
I work with a Sung Moon at Jefferson in philly o.0
i wish i worked at jeffersons lol.
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On January 29 2011 08:39 OpRaider wrote:Show nested quote +On January 29 2011 07:17 Inane_Asylum wrote:
Awesome story, man. My wife and I have our kids at home instead of the hospital, because in healthy pregnancies, they're rarely ever needed, and end up doing more harm than good. ah yes, because the majority of americans are better at delivering babies than hospitals.
No the majority are not, however, if you can find someone that knows what they are doing, home births are actually fine. Most hospitals try to rush the procedure, etc. Hospitals are a good place to have a kid if something goes extremely wrong though.
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A beautiful thing has happened here, great stuff man. I commend you for being honorable.
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Great story man. Well done.
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nice story! Cool that everything did go well
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This is an awesome story. I recently moved down to Philly so I was in this storm, too. Unfortunately my story isn't as cool as yours -- I just got the chance to help out a Russian guy who got stuck in a drift.
How often do you get the chance to help someone give birth? Awesome job, Asian Man. ^.^
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Dude, I'll play you in MvC2 if you have it on PS3
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So cool! It's always great when we can pinpoint those moments in life when we really grow.
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On January 31 2011 03:53 CapnAmerica wrote:This is an awesome story. I recently moved down to Philly so I was in this storm, too. Unfortunately my story isn't as cool as yours -- I just got the chance to help out a Russian guy who got stuck in a drift. How often do you get the chance to help someone give birth? Awesome job, Asian Man. ^.^
sweet. its a good feeling when u know u helped someone out and they genuinely appreciated it.
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Ah man that sounds intense! But i know that good feeling your talking about, it's awesome! This was great to read to put me in a good mood haha. i am about to go work for 16 hours straight so i needed something lol.
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12 inches of snow is nothing. BNWAHA HWAHAW COME TO CANADA AND SEE WHATS UP!
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