Thank you to the person who anonymously paid for my restaurant meal a couple days ago in Dubuque!
I was the recipient of a random act of kindness when I was in Dubuque a couple days ago and wanted to publicly acknowledge it. When you give, it's always best to give anonymously. That's how this person did it, but I want to tell the story to others
I moved to Iowa (to retire) a couple weeks ago from the east coast. I've been to Dubuque a few times many years ago, and had driven up from Des Moines to look at possible houses to buy.
Not sure I'll wind up buying in Dubuque but it looks like a cool place to try and if I find the right house I might buy here. If anyone knows of a house for sale in DBQ that doesn't have a sidewalk to shovel in the winter (hard to find) I'm all ears.
Well, a customer in a restaurant I went to in Dubuque must have known I was an out of towner because I was ordering like a tourist who didn't know the local terminology. I had no idea what a "basket" was, lol.
Besides saying hello to this person when I walked in, I had no other interaction as I'm an introvert and not the type to strike up conversations with strangers.
The meal was excellent and after I finished and asked for the check, I was told it was paid for. By who? The person who was sitting near me when I first came in and who had already left the restaurant.
This person did something generous and nice for a complete stranger and did it anonymously. I'm not poor and didn't need a free meal, but I do appreciate it.
Completely made my day and was another nice story to tell friends and family back home about how things are going in my move to Iowa.
I feel like I'm home now. Thanks again!