Delivery Man Spots An Item On Customer's Porch That Forces Him To Make A Bold Move

delivery man spots an item on customer's porch that forces him to make a bold move but before we start please make sure to subscribe to m r tv and hit the bell so you never miss any upload from us also leave a like right now every day thousands of employees across the country go to great lengths to deliver packages to families who need them the hours are long the work is tiring and the payoff can often feel like very little most days in the life of a courier are pretty standard and not much changes from shift to shift however one december day a man delivering a package encountered something on a customer's porch that made him do a double take when he realized what it was he made a seriously bold move at 25 years old kyle smith had been working as a delivery man for two months bringing packages far and wide in an effort to make sure all families received the goodies they requested in a timely manner while delivering was hard work and smith found himself constantly busy there was one time in particular that life as a courier could get especially hectic this was during the holiday season a time when in the united states alone hundreds of millions of packages and letters were ordered and delivered on an individual scale kyle had quite the hefty haul as well because during the winter months smith himself was responsible for the safe delivery of as many as 200 individual packages per day this is no easy feat and not something you can complete within the confines of a normal eight-hour shift in fact smith and other drivers like him were forced to work nine to ten hour days just to be able to deliver all the packages in time to make matters worse he only had a 30 minute lunch break as if life couldn't get any harder smith also worked three jobs he was doing everything he could to support himself and his family but it couldn't have been easy then one day things took a turn for the worse on the morning of december 12th kyle smith made an unfortunate mistake that would lead him to have one of the most unpleasant shifts of his career in a blunder he would soon regret smith forgot his lunch and a water bottle at home with no respite from the elements hungry and thirsty smith had no choice but to continue on with his deliveries that is until he got to one special house that changed everything this house was located in mercer freesboro tennessee and happened to belong to a woman named sarah barnes what he would find on her porch would get quite the reaction from smith and with good reason what he had noticed sitting there casually was a package already on the front porch however this one was different it wasn't a package delivered by smith or even by another courier this was a basket filled to the brim with all of smith's favorite snacks and even his favorite juice from childhood capri sun it was clear that some generous resident had left this bounty to share with hungry couriers arriving at their porch smith was so elated at the discovery that he began to dance a joyous affair he referred to as his happy dance he was just so pleased to have something to eat and drink that he couldn't help himself little did the 25 year old know the entire adorable moment was captured by sarah barnes ring doorbell a contraption used for home security purposes soon the entire episode would go viral however this was far from the end of smith and barnes story after the video went viral and thousands of people expressed their praise for both parties involved the two finally got a chance to meet the pair was invited to come on a local tv station together and when they made their star appearance they had some very sweet words to share with the audience first off barnes revealed an interesting fact she had intended on putting out more adult snacks that day but only had kitty foods on hand and wanted to put something out right away her friends teased her about the choice luckily enough the last minute decision had provided just what smith was looking for i hadn't seen a capri sun since fifth grade he remarked it brought me back to middle school smith went on to express his gratitude for barnes foresight and consideration saying that it shows that the smallest act of kindness can bring you out of a tough situation what started as an awful shift turned into a great day i really want for everyone to understand it's bigger than snacks smith continued it's more caring for someone and actually being sincere and thinking about someone's day wise words to follow amazingly since their story swept across the internet more and more people have been following suit leaving out snacks and drinks for the delivery men who work so hard to provide people with their packages sometimes they can even help us out angela nugen of annika county minnesota worked as a delivery driver for a domino's pizzeria near her home although the shifts were long and strenuous sometimes she loved the constant customer interaction it offered her before angela worked as a delivery driver she was a traveling nurse for the minnesota visiting nurses there she performed housekeeping for people living with hiv and aids she loved the everyday interactions and human connections angela's daughter sarah turned her onto the idea of delivering for dominoes after the housekeeping job sarah had children of her own so she and angela she figured could work opposite shifts so one of them was always home to babysit the lifestyle worked well for everyone as delivery drivers both got to know plenty of people around annika county but there was one 76 year old man both women developed an extra special bond with over time his name was lee haas like clockwork every saturday morning he'd call and place an order and either angela or sarah would bring the cheery man his pizza and chat for a bit through their conversations they learned 2015 was a brutal year for lee a horrible storm at the beginning of the year caused a massive tree to destroy much of his home the damage was too expensive for lee to afford so he was forced to move into a deteriorating trailer he owned if that wasn't bad enough lee's son was then killed in a horrible snowmobiling accident later that year this destroyed the elderly man and he sank into a period of depression however he was always cheery when angela and sarah stopped by even though lee had the trailer to move into it was a far cry from home the same storm that destroyed lee's house didn't leave the trailer in much better condition one look made that glaringly obvious but the women had only ever handed lee his pizza outside they never saw what the living conditions were following an afternoon shift at domino's however sarah returned home to tell angela she saw inside not only was the trailer lacking electricity but lee lived without heat and plumbing unable to cook he ordered his weekly dominoes since it was summer the issue with the heat wasn't huge but once winter rolled around well that was a different story after learning of the terrible trailer conditions angela and sarah went out of their way to get lee the things he might need but couldn't get himself like hot coffee and donuts for breakfast angela feared for lee's safety winter was still several months away but if he didn't find a place with heat and electricity by the time frigid temperatures blew in he wouldn't survive so angela and sarah went above and beyond to help out their elderly friend they started a gofundme page in hopes other annika county residents would help lee out angela read success stories about the site helping out those in need and she prayed people would respond positively after setting up lee's site angela traveled around to nearby trailer parks in search of something affordable and comfortable for lee to potentially move into she found something close by but it was all dependent on how the gofundme page progressed miraculously donations came pouring in from people genuinely concerned with lee's well-being angela was completely shocked it only took two months to nearly reach the goal of 35 000 christmas was coming early for lee this year once the money was locked in angela secured the brand new trailer just a few months earlier she feared for her elderly friend's life and now she was about to surprise him with a new home once the trailer was furnished she invited lee over lee's jaw dropped when he entered waiting for him inside were angela sarah and a few of their friends and they greeted him with a massive hug lee was speechless at their act of generosity now lee had electricity heat running water and fully stocked cabinets the upcoming winter was no longer a concern angela and sarah could rest easy knowing their friend was finally safe now that lee finally had a stove in a microwave he cut down on his domino's orders that of course didn't stop sarah and angela from popping by occasionally to make sure he was comfortable and safe he always was after helping lee angela realized how many other customers needed outside assistance she even started another gofundme page for a woman suffering from crohn's disease as long as angela's around she's willing to help anyone as best she can oddly people backed by corporate america have stepped up time and time again all over the country a young man who remained anonymous for his story found this out while flipping through the tv channels one night although he was used to vegging out on the couch watching movies or doing some work on his laptop he always wished he had people to hang out with spending time by himself had its advantages but he yearned for company as he stared vacantly at his television screen an overwhelming sadness suddenly came over him his mind kept playing the words you're all alone in a loop and he couldn't get it to stop catching him completely off guard tears began streaming down his face he wasn't sure why his body was having such a visceral reaction to his thoughts but it was something he could no longer ignore he really didn't have many options at that point with no family to reach out or friends to offer any sort of comfort he pulled out his phone and did the only thing he thought might relieve some of his internal unhappiness he texted stouffer's the pasta company could he have texted a depression crisis hotline instead of course and they would have been more than happy to help ease his thoughts but he wasn't in the mood to talk with a specialist he wanted to chat with someone new he found the number for a stouffer's hotline that was ready to take calls at any hour of the day he was nervous unsure of how the person on the other end would respond but it was worth a shot he needed some sense of relief quickly after typing out a brief introduction he stared down at his phone screen hesitant to send the text he closed his eyes took a deep breath and gently pressed send honestly what was the worst that could happen sure enough it only took a minute for a text to come in from stouffer's it was a woman named sarah on the other end and she had a pleasant demeanor this was exactly who he was hoping for sarah wanted to know how she could be of assistance the man felt no need to skirt around the issue he came out honestly and said hey sarah was just lonely and depressed and looking for someone to talk to at this point there would have definitely been some people who would have stopped the conversation or directed him to another source for help sarah was surely in no way trained to handle people experiencing bouts of depression but she surprised him she informed him that although she was able to chat the conversation had to be about the products they sold it was a professional line they were communicating on even though the man was wrought with sadness he thought up a very clear way to keep the conversation going while also discussing stouffer's products he figured if he established an analogy using food he could safely discuss what was on his mind without breaking any of stouffer's hotline rules so he used lasagna to represent himself he described in detail a disastrous lasagna making process which represented his struggle with depression he hoped sarah would pick up on his attempted workaround the man told sarah the lasagna was being stretched way too thin with too many responsibilities and was unable to do anything well he prayed sarah would play along with the analogy and offer up some much-needed comfort and advice amazingly sarah knew exactly what the man was doing and gave him a perfect answer sticking with the pasta analogy she told him it sounded like the lasagna needed a reformulation she explained that mistakes happen to everyone but just because a lasagna doesn't come out of the oven looking pristine it can always be made again just because you failed doesn't mean you give up noodles are incredibly resilient sarah told him she was sure that if he was just patient with himself he'd find that ultimately his lasagna would turn out stronger and tastier than ever the man feeling a massive sense of relief from the advice sarah offered told her he would in fact give his lasagna making process another go this time around he felt confident his recipe would turn out okay stouffer's truly stepped up [Music]