Working in NYC they are constantly filming SOMETHING somewhere. I always noticed that there was usually a tent with a full spread of food and various people eating from it. Sometimes there was a food truck too. On a particularly hot day I popped my head in and grabbed a cold water. Nobody batted an eye. Ok, that was refreshing. About a month later they were filming for a few days in a row outside of my apartment. I finally got some balls one morning and walked in and grabbed a bagel and coffee. Nothing........ The next day I did the same. A friendly smile and good morning was all I got from the guy putting scones out and cooking up some eggs. The next day I walked in during the morning and the "chef" was making omelettes. HE ASKED ME if I wanted an omelette. Who was I to turn down such a kind gesture. That was the last day they were filming by my apartment, but whenever I see a film crew I look for the tent and grab a little something.

Also, sorry for your $20 movie ticket.

Most online news sources want to charge you after something like 10 articles. Easily avoidable if you either adjust your cookies to clear automatically, or browse in safe mode.

EMT here. In our charting system, there is an entire menu of choices for a patient's prescription medicines. I was always taught how to fill out this menu item by item (which, for older folks, can be incredibly tedious). One day, scrolling through the huge list of meds looking for one or another, I found the option: "List Given To ED Staff". One click, and I don't have to spend 10 minutes typing in medications. Sounds like a small thing, but boy does it make a difference.

My last job I worked at for 5 years gave me discounts to a ton of things.

I stopped working there, but I never returned my employee card. I still a**se the hell out of it for free parking, free museums, free movie tickets, free subway rides, etc.

My wife had foot surgery this summer. Daughter had a short hospital stay earlier this year. We've met our family insurance deductable so now that everything is covered at 100% everyone is stocking up on medical supplies, procedures, chiropractic visits, and anything else we normally can't afford.

I was once the only person to show up to a Microsoft CRM event, since I was the only person to attend I automatically won the door prize of a Xbox 360 with a Kinect.

The downside of this loophole was 3 long hours of talking with MS product evangelists who were very disheartened and desperate to make a sale.

Before they changed the machine, if you played Hungry Hungry Hippos alone at Chuckie Cheese you got all of the tickets that would normally go between 4 players, because obviously your hippo gets the most food. It really appealed to my "I don't have any friends" side.

It was in Navy boot camp, and if you've ever been through boot camp you know that speaking during meals is forbidden. Not even a whisper.

Then service week arrived and the chain of command ordered me to work the mess hall. The job was to pass out cups at the beverage section in order to move the line as fast as possible.

Being on service week, I was permitted to talk. Used that loophole to smile and give each recruit their cup by name. "Here you go, Miller." Read the names off their uniforms. It was the only time all day that somebody treated them like a human being.

The smiles of gratitude were priceless.

The soda machine near the locker room. For some reason, every now and then, when you bought a Hawaiian Punch, the flood gates would open and all of the remaining HP's would flood out.

Whenever I had some change I'd give it a shot. We had different theories about what made it work, but I think it was just random.