Where's The Respect?

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A couple weeks ago my Dad and I went to lunch at In N Out, and as pretty typically, it was packed. We were getting our order to go, but while we waited I did what I normally do: People watch. And as I saw an elderly couple wait for a table, I watched a couple, who couldn't have been much older than me, just jump at a table that became free and sit down. 
Now maybe you don't find anything wrong with this, but I did. And it really made me think about people my age and our lack of respect for those around us sometimes. As young able bodied people, I don't believe in taking seats from the elderly, or a mom alone with her children. It is so much easier for the Husband and I to go sit in our car and eat if a place is crowded, than a couple in their 70s or a mom with her kids. I don't believe generations before us would take too kindly to taking seats from people who need them more than we do. But now, I'm afraid this is becoming the norm. Before I would give up my seat, after seeing that however, I decided to take it a step further to make sure I'm doing the right thing. 
Today, I got my chance. At, coincidently, In N Out. As Dad and I were finishing up eating, I noticed a group of 4 elderly folks scanning for a table, so I got up and told them we were finished and they could have our table if they'd like. Now maybe some people might think its bratty to "pick" who I gave the table to, I however like to think I was doing a good thing. 
The heat in Arizona is hard on all of us, especially for those over 70, and there's no way I was going to play a part in making them go outside. So I did something about it. And I will continue to. Maybe I care too much, maybe it isn't worth it, and maybe some don't appreciate it. But the thanks I got from the lady I talked to today, made it well worth the tiny bit of effort.