A local diner paid for another diner 's meals at a diner after work . Almost 50 other diners at the time kept the ' pay it forward ' tradition alive . Kathleen Connors said she did n't know her restaurant would go so far .
A Vermont nurse paid for another table 's meal at a diner after work . Almost 50 other diners at the restaurant kept the 'pay it forward ' chain alive . Kathleen Connors says she did n't know her generosity would go so far .