Microwave Soup for the Snow Removal Team

I work for a landscape company, one of the largest and most well known across the country.  During "off season" months we become primarily a snow removal business.  Before working at this company snow used to hold a certain peaceful quality to me.  If the snow was treacherous, well you just call in to work and say you'll make it in tomorrow.  Now...it's another story.  Snow is a monster, snow is a ton of extra work.  When it snows, if I can't make it to work well they'll come get me.  No one calls the office and comments on the prettiness of the snow, to talk about their kids making snowmen or sledding.  If the phone rings it is because of a problem.  Snow is where it shouldn't be, icy patches need to be addressed, we hit a curb (or worse). 

One of my resolutions for the new year, as far as work is concerned, was to try to be nicer - in general.  So today at lunch I was going to run to the grocery store to be sure we had coffee in the office for everyone who's doing snow.  They pull long hours and it's cold outside!  I figured the least I could do was to be sure if they pop in the office at 7pm tonight or 3am tomorrow morning there'd be coffee here to warm them up.  Well I head into the grocery store and an idea comes to mind, what if I buy a bunch of microwaveable soups, oyster crackers, some apples and oranges, Oreos and Little Debby cupcakes so that when they come in they could grab a quick bite to eat as well?  So I stock up on soup!  Unable to make a decision on what would be the most popular brand or flavors, I simply grab one of each and every brand and kind of microwave soup.  Yep, one of each!  So I have nearly 30 soups in my carton, I proceed to grab the other things as well.  Unfortunately when I got to the office and unloaded my goodies, I realize the one thing I went for I forgot.  That dern coffee!  Gonna run up to the Walgreens here in a minute as it is just two blocks away and get that before I leave work this evening. 

But what is uplifting about the soup run, is the guys that pop in and grab one and are thankful and appreciative that they were thought of in this little way.  Not sure why I (or anyone else here) has not considered something like this before, but for a small sum of money that we'd spend for 4-5 people to grab a meal during snow removal, I was able to purchase enough for maybe 25 or so quick meals. 

It feels good to do nice things! :)