Colorado Tavern Rewards Patrons for Responsible Drinking

Recently, a local man who referred to himself on Reddit as a “drunken mess” left the Tavern and decided not to drive home, so he left his car in the parking lot. The next morning, the bar patron was shocked to see a note attached to his car’s window. What he found wasn’t a ticket or someone chastising him for getting too drunk, but a $5 reward for being responsible. According to MADD, every day in the United States, 27 people die as the result of drunk driving. For those who get behind the wheel intoxicated and think they can tempt fate, the costs of a DUI range from $5,000 to $12,000. So if that isn’t enough encouragement to call a cab after a night out, the Tavern at St. Michael’s Square in Greeley, Colorado, has a new plan that incentivizes responsible drinking.

The shocked, and most likely hungover, bar patron posted a photo of the coupon on Reddit, where its been viewed more than 400,000 times. “We want to encourage our customers to have a great time while they are here and help to make sure that their night ends just as well,” Toni Patrick, the general manager of the Tavern, told local station KDVR. “Some bar patrons feel guilty or worry that their car might get towed. We want to encourage customers to have a great time while they are here and help to make sure that their night ends just as well,” Patrick says. Patrick came up with the idea after hearing about a similar policy at another bar through a sales rep. He thought it was a good idea and implemented it at the Tavern last May. (H/T KDVR)

Photo Capturing Dutch Bros. Employees’ Act Of Kindness Is Going Viral

Every morning, Barbara grabs a coffee from the drive-thru window at Dutch Bros. in Vancouver, Washington. Recently, Barbara was sitting in her car and next in line… but it was taking an abnormally long time to move forward. It seemed like the driver in front of her was holding up the entire line, and that’s exactly what was happening. The worker at the window was speaking with the woman ahead, and seconds later, two more employees gathered at the window. What could possibly be taking so long? Suddenly, Barbara noticed the trio of employees pile on top of one another, lean out of the drive-thru window and reach toward the woman in the driver’s seat ahead. The young men then tightly grabbed onto the woman’s hand at once. Barbara snapped a photo. It wasn’t long before the woman ahead drove off to get on with her day, letting Barbara move up in line. But then Barbara learned why the woman had been holding hands with these three complete and total strangers. I guarantee it will move you to the very core. With more details about the act of kindness she had just witnessed, Barbara promptly posted her photo on Facebook, along with her touching account. Since then, it’s been shared thousands and thousands of times…

So, I’m in line at a restaurant which is lengthy due to the weekend….Finally get to enter my name and party number, when the staff bolt in different directions to check tables…l wait patiently as I’ve already overheard wait time is 35 minutes, so not immediately entering my name isn’t gonna change anything. A Caucasian man comes and stands beside me, and when the host comes back to the host stand and picks up his pen, the Caucasian immediately steps IN FRONT of me and says, “party of 2.” Now I know he’s seen me standing there for about ten minutes, so I say, “Excuse, but to be fair, I’ve been here for awhile.” He looks at me derisively and dismissively and repeats to the host, “party of 2.” The host then says, “Sir, give me one moment, she was here first…” cuts him off and says, “Well, as a White American I don’t feel I need to acknowledge PEOPLE LIKE HER and I SHOULD come first.” By this point all the people packed in the waiting area begin to make various comments, but it all sounds muffled to me as the blood pounding in my head drowns everything out. Instinctively I want to punch this cocky SOB…I want to kick him in the shins and explain that it’s exactly that type of thinking that has us backwards as a Nation, why though we are one of the greatest countries in the world, we still struggle to get it together. That I’m a Veteran and without PEOPLE LIKE ME, his freedom to express his opinion, as misguided though it may be, would not even be possible. The host at this point looks distraught, and so I soften and say, “It’s okay party of 2 can go first. I want to allow sympathy on account of his handicap.” More murmurs from the group. Turns to me and clearly his patience has ran thin but then again, so has mine. His voice drips venom a he says, “I don’t have a handicap.” To which I reply, “Make no mistake about it, Sir, Ignorance is a handicap, and it’s effect cripples us all. Everyone started clapping, and the next group to get a table offered me their spot, but I declined, because I know what it’s like to wait my turn..J’ve waited my turn all my life, but I also know that good things come to those who wait…

Cancer Survivor Has Miracle Baby After Freezing Sperm 23 Years Ago

When he was just 15 years old, Alex Powell donated his sperm under the direction of his stepmom, Patricia. Sure, it sounds crazy, but the reason is truly incredible. You see, Alex was diagnosed with cancer when he was 15, and his doctors advised him to undergo chemotherapy immediately. But earlier that day, Patricia had a chance encounter with a woman and her son, an 18-year-old who had undergone chemotherapy. As a result of that conversation, Patricia was inspired to look into lesser-known side effects of the lifesaving cancer treatment, which can include infertility. Alex and his doctors never considered his fertility. Thinking of her stepson’s future, Patricia urged Alex to head to the sperm bank and make a deposit. Of course, the 15-year-old boy was completely embarrassed, but he listened to her advice. Alex froze his sperm and put the awkward day out of his mind for years to come. Though he beat his cancer, he had no idea that the same frozen sperm would lead to a stunning miracle 23 years later — a miracle that would change history and break world records. Scroll down to learn the fate of that 23-year-old sperm, courtesy of a fascinating story by Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes… Alex Powell grew up in Melbourne, Australia, in the care of his stepmom, Patricia. He was a normal teenage boy — but on his 15th birthday, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Doctors advised Alex to receive chemotherapy immediately. But earlier that morning, Patricia happened to meet a woman and her son. Patricia was surprised to learn that the woman’s son also had cancer, and had undergone radio therapy that had stunted his growth. This got Patricia thinking about chemotherapy’s less commonly known side effects, including infertility. Though it was painfully awkward for both stepmom and stepson to discuss, Patricia suggested to Alex that he freeze his sperm, just in case he wanted to have children in the future. So, in the 1990s, he did exactly that. By the time he reached adulthood, Alex went into remission, never putting much thought into his frozen sperm. By 2013, Alex was married to a woman named Vi. The happy couple wanted to start a family, which reminded Alex of that embarrassing day back in the ’90s when he gave a sperm sample. He was nervous that the sperm, which had been frozen for nearly 23 years, would no longer be viable.

Dr. Soto of the Sidney Children’s Hospital is on a mission to urge oncologists to educate their patients about the effects that chemotherapy has on fertility. She’s also campaigning to get federal government assistance for fertility storage and IVF treatments, both of which can be extremely costly. However, the Powell family prove its incredible success. As an awkward, scared 15-year-old boy, Alex never imagined that his stepmom’s strange suggestion would lead to such an incredible miracle. Baby Xavier is such an awesome miracle. If you agree, please SHARE this incredible story with your friends on Facebook!

When Mom, Dad and their adorable baby named Brooklyn sat down for a pleasant family dinner, they had no idea that something absolutely hilarious was just moments away from happening. It was a normal enough day: the food was ready and looked particularly tasty and healthy; the baby had already eaten her fill; this happy family was truly enjoying themselves at the dinner table. But that’s when Daddy, who obviously has quite the sense of humor, decided to play with his food just a bit. While Dad doesn’t usually play with his food, he thought this would be a pretty perfect opportunity to make a silly face for his little girl using the help of asparagus. He plopped the big green vegetable into his mouth and let it hang there. Instantly, the little baby seems absolutely transfixed with what her dad is doing. So when he drops the asparagus back down onto his plate, she instantly bursts into uncontrollable laughter. There’s really no telling what a baby will find funny, but there was just something that she loved so much about seeing the asparagus fall out of Daddy’s mouth! But just when you thought this video couldn’t get any sillier, little baby Brooklyn does something that has both of her parents laughing even harder than she was, and it’ll probably get you laughing just as hard, too! Please SHARE this adorable little video if you think that eating together at the table is important for families!