I have followed this thread with interest, I'm all in on this! A little thank you goes a long ways, hopefully, most of the time. But you never can tell. Really this is not just about thankfulness, but about common courtesy, just treating people right, the way you would like to be treated. Nothing complicated or hard to get about that. Jesus said in Luke 6:31, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." (I am a preacher, after all, had to throw that in   )

And yet for some people that seems nearly impossible to do.

Years ago our local hospital would let the preachers look at the list of patients, this was before the privacy laws and such. That changed and you had to ask for the person by name to find their room number. Eventually they started making all visitors sign in and get a sticker for your shirt, to show you had signed in, it took all of 3 minutes, maybe. One local preacher ranted and raved about all of that. He didn't need their sticker, their permission, he wanted to see the lists, blah, blah, blah.

I went in one day and just asked the lady at the desk, probably a volunteer, about this. You know me, I come in here all the time, I understand you are just doing what you are told to do, other hospitals have ID badges for us preachers, just made small talk, and she lit up, said she was going to bring it up at the next meeting. I got my info, signed my name, got my sticker, thanked her, and went on my way.

A couple of weeks later, she called me off to the side, like she had a big secret, said they were going to start giving ID badges to the preachers in a couple of weeks, but if I went to a certain room, I could go ahead and get mine. I thanked her, went on down there, had my picture made, and went on my way with my brand new ID badge.

Again, just treat people right, common courtesy, common sense (but I realize that flower does not grow in everyone's garden). I, and I know many people, just try to live in such a way that brings a little light, a little hope, a little something better to the people they come in contact with.

It's like a one cylinder motorcycle, it ain't rocket science!  

the local public radio station was setting up an auction in the meeting rooms yesterday

got a call from the front desk if id come down
lady there said she needed a screw for the bicycle they were giving away as a door prize..gotter done

tonite the heat was too high in that same area..gotter done
later I walking down a side hall and the lady from last nite says,"thank you for the screw last nite"
being the jovial man I am I put my hand on her shoulder and  say,
"mamm?"
she turns red and we both had a good laugh

lil while later tonites lady found me in the same hall and thanks me for turning the heat down  
I proceeded to tell her the screw story and had a good laugh with her
and then said,"don't tell my wife"