Family sends pizza delivery driver to check on grandma after hurricane

[Little Tich]

Source: NBC4i.com, October 12, 2016

PALM COAST, FL (WCMH) — Family members of a 87-year-old Florida woman know she’s okay, thanks to a helpful pizza delivery driver.

The family of 87-year-old Claire Olsen hadn’t heard from her for two days after Hurricane Matthew came through. They started looking for a way to get someone to check on her.

When police said they couldn’t help, they decided to order a pizza.

WFTV reports when driver Lance Tyler looked at the receipt, there was an instruction to call a specific phone number. Tyler figured the owner of the house just had some big dogs that needed to be put away.

“The way that he answered the phone, ‘Is she there? Is she okay?’ It sounded like he was worried,” Tyler told WFTV.

“So he knocked on the door and said ‘delivery.’ I said ‘I didn’t order anything!’ He says ‘Your grandson did,'” said Olsen.

Read more: http://nbc4i.com/2016/10/12/family-sends-pizza-delivery-driver-to-check-on-grandma-after-hurricane/

[elleng]

1. Great story! Thanks.

Just read today, many DON'T like Papa John's!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks for this great story, Little Tich!

[procon]

3. Why didn't the police just do a routine welfare check?

Especially following a big storm, they should have had plans in place because it could be a life saving intervention for the elderly and disabled.

[Hekate]

5. They no doubt had their hands full. This was brlliant.

[Mosby]

4. nice story but papa john's still sucks.

Worst pizza ever, even dominoes is better.

[Hekate]

6. That is the best news I've read in a long long time

What a brilliant idea, and how loving.

[irisblue]

7. big tip for the driver right? nt

[RedRocco]

10. nope, no tip

[druidity33]

11. That looks like the bill, not the receipt. nt.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. Yep

The receipt has a line for adding a tip.

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. These young whippersnappers!

Checked on his grandma, and she gets a delicious pizza!

Pretty sweet.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. How nice is that!

And the specific pizza company is absolutely beside the point. It's the family thinking creatively to make sure she was okay!

(My son did pizza delivery for several years, so I find this especially heart warming.)

[AmericanActivist]

12. Awesome! Kindness counts. nm

[dembotoz]

13. think outside the box...and some say what box.....happy it worked

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Yep, kind of brilliant. nt