I just have to say how cute you are & that seeing you brightened my day =) my friend & I came into your store. You were almost blending in with the clothes rack where you were standing but I noticed you just before you greeted us! I instantly smiled.. I was having a lousy couple of days & finally sucked it up to go in public. I'm so glad I did because your little smile cheered me up instantly. You were short & had a hat on. My friend & I were trying to get a sweater off the top rack, I went to look for you to help but then you were gone from the spot I saw you. My friend found a tall guy to help! As we were paying for our things I saw you again =) you seemed so shy but you said something like "have a good day guys" after we passed. I said "good thanks" in return. Thinking you said how was your day guys lol. Flustered maybe. I'm not sure but I realized as we got out the store what you really said. I just want to let you know that I wish I would have said hello & maybe tried to talk to you. You look like a sweet heart!! I'm not from the area so I'll probably never see you again but I hope you're holidays are great & that you have many reasons to smile!! =). You made my day just by being there Sunday after noon. Thank you —Sweat pants, sweater & not so cute hair do.

To the nice guy who introduced himself to me in the food court - very brave! I got flustered and didn't ask anything about you. I'll try the Indian food some time. Hopefully I'll see ya around. —Blushing smoothie girl

Overheard in the local park:
Middle-aged man to younger man smoking a cigarette: "Buddy! You can't smoke here!"
Younger man: "I'm pretty sure I can."
Older man: "You can't! It's the law!"
*Older man points at a sign nearby*
Younger man: "That says that dogs have to be on a leash."
—Crowfeeder

Crossing your path while walking my pup at Shubie makes my day. You have caught my interest like no guy has in a very long time and the butterflies in my belly do a little dance every time our eyes meet. I think you, your sexy voice and tattoos are very sexy. I hope the admiration is mutual. —Shubie Girl

So I was studying at Dal sometime last spring, when a guy (NSCAD student from China) came and asked my opinion about a project he was working on. If you're reading this and remember me, I'm sorry I laughed at your idea to open a cat cafe. I didn't realize you were serious—or that it was actually a thing! I actually found one in Montreal and loved it! I hope you go for it. I bet you'd be right and it would be a big hit here in Halifax.  :) —coffee and cats please ;)

I have been wanting to post a “thank you” to the kind gentleman who gave my car a push out of the snow on a Dartmouth intersection last year. There was a storm some time shortly after Christmas, 2014. My vehicle got stuck in the intersection and the gentleman, whose car was also stuck, came to my aid and pushed my vehicle not once, but twice (as the car became stuck again shortly after gaining traction). I never even thought to beep the horn to thank you, but I really appreciate what you did for me! You were so kind and helpful! Thank you very much. —Very Thankful

waiting for a prescription to be filled at a central downtown pharmacy and I noticed a guy with a sort of manic, fidgety gait about him buying sharps at the counter. something about him - his unsteady posture, the ice cream sundae in his hand, the fact that he was buying in bulk - seemed a little off to me and I suspected those sharps weren't destined to be used for insulin.

I started to live-tweet it out of boredom, like oh look at wacky, sketchy halifax, but something in the behaviour of the pharmacy staff made me reconsider. normally I'm the kind of asshole that loves to judge all over people's shady business but I was really impressed with how they served him discretely, nonchalantly, and with courteous respect. They even gave him a sharps bucket so he'd have a place to dispose of the needles afterwards. this guy was out to make some questionable decisions but they were taking care of him the best way they could, which is pretty cool. IV drug use is some shady, dangerous stuff but I'm glad that there are people users can go to who will treat them fairly and kindly.

so props to the staff, for being respectful and kind. it's easy to gawk at strangers and make snap judgements about their lives, but they made compassion look effortless. —The hippocratic oaf

I was desperately trying to make it to the airport on time. My car was broken down on the side of the highway. I was cold and crying with my thumb stuck out. You stopped, even though you don't normally pick up hitch hikers. You drove me to the airport, where I was only a minute late to greet my boyfriend. You saved the day! —Damsel in distress

I have the most pathetic crush on you, you delightful man <3 —Put me out of my misery pls

To the cutie in the red sweater working in the local craft store: tonight you offered a box and Christmas wrap for two of the teeniest presents I could purchase. I said no to both, still reeling from my asshat week and cranky to boot. Then, at my disheveled-est, you told me my hair with soft curls was cute. I wasn't nearly as responsive as I should have been, but your sweet comment left me in tears on the bus home. That was officially the best thing that's happened to me in weeks—I wish I'd said yes to your box when it was on offer. —Still Cranky But Now About Missing My Chance