Stories That Float Your Boat

[Trav Le Bleu]

This thread seems to have gone missing... maybe us FTers just love complaint instead. If a mod can find it please merge, but I just wanted to share this video, as I find stories like this both amazing and moving.

 

 

[Stadt]

Chandler and the swans 

[Unabomber]

When Brent tells finchy to **** off 

 

[Wymsey]

 

 

[RonnieTodger]

Great bowler and a great bloke too, nice

[Milo]

Brotherly love - lovely story

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49882367

[oakman]

The little Syrian girl who's dad taught her not to be scared but to laugh at the bombing in Idlib is now safe with her family in Turkey. Watch the video - awesome dad and awesome little girl.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51729305

 

 

[ozleicester]

Has it really been nearly a year since we posted ANYTHING good?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/new-zealand-city-closes-busy-road-to-protect-sea-lion-mother-and-pup

[MPH]

oldie but goldie..

 

 

 

[Steven]

Patient dog waits for days outside hospital
Boncuk returned each day to hospital in Turkish city of Trabzon where her owner, Cemal Senturk, was being treated

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/patient-dog-waits-for-days-outside-hospital

 

[worth_the_wait]

Not a particularly new story, but an uplifting story of ex footballer (Lou Macari) doing some real good.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1yNNxC7w0C1Dgc3vjZNtY9Y/the-former-footballer-who-set-up-a-homeless-shelter-i-thought-surely-we-can-do-better-than-this

 

 

 

[Mike Oxlong]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-hospital-staff-bring-dying-elderly-couple-together-for-final-moments-12201217

[StanSP]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10100159853641660&id=283901167

 

[StanSP]

 

 

 

[Jattdogg]

3 hours ago, StanSP said:

 

 

 

Sad that they even have to deal with these things but a great outcome. High five!

[StanSP]

 

[RonnieTodger]

Classic FM doing 4 hour show designed by pet behaviour specialist to stop them getting freaked out by fireworks

[Jon the Hat]

A bunch of Teenagers in a small aluminium boat with an outboard witnessed a swimmer being attacked by a shark today off a local beach here in Perth (Fremantle).  Instead of panicking and getting the hell out of the water themselves they proceeded to motor along the beach getting everyone out of the water.  

[Steve_Walsh5]

On 06/11/2021 at 13:44, Jon the Hat said:

A bunch of Teenagers in a small aluminium boat with an outboard witnessed a swimmer being attacked by a shark today off a local beach here in Perth (Fremantle).  Instead of panicking and getting the hell out of the water themselves they proceeded to motor along the beach getting everyone out of the water.  

I think I have just read about this. Turns out it was a British man that died from the attack (15ft great white) 

[Jon the Hat]

On 09/11/2021 at 05:59, Steve_Walsh5 said:

I think I have just read about this. Turns out it was a British man that died from the attack (15ft great white) 

I’ve since found my wife’s aunt knew the man and his family for many years.  Very sad.

Edited 11 November 2021 by Jon the Hat

[Nalis]

Not a story but a feel good video. Just 30 seconds of a nice gesture can make the world to others, you cant not smile at her reaction or even well up a bit.