Well done Sir...a job done properly is something to be proud of.
Only seen that sort of thing done twice before...a Qantas captain who busted his arse to get me and my wife home to Perth from Bangkok, via Hong Kong, when we were told that my Mother was very ill at home....the aircraft had no spare seats on either sector, so we flew in the 'office', all the way. Sadly, we weren't in time but I've never forgotten him and how he bent the rules for us.
The other time was a lady BA pilot from LHR to Sofia, Bulgaria, who planted the Airbus rather firmly on a very wet runway, in ****ty conditions, but took the time to make an announcement, explaining why...she then stood at the top of the steps as passengers were deplaning and spoke again...that's what real pilots are made of!!