Random Events Tables - CONTACTS!, It's who you know (and what they want from you) Options

[noonesshowmonkey]

I've always been interested in fleshing out the day-to-day portions of a Shadowrun game and I am working on some random event tables. Harkening back to the gritty random encounter table days of Blue & Red D&D, I have been working on tables for various kinds of events.

Think of them as random weather tables, but itemized into specific categories. Of particular concern for this thread are Contact events. The goal here is list a series of events that can provide prompts for action, be it just a quick RP scene or even a full run. Having tie-ins to Qualities or Skills or Race or [any other game mechanic] is a plus.

Any ideas?

A quick basic list of what I am looking for:

job offer - a contact comes to you with a possible job opportunity, be it a day's work as muscle or a full on run.

asks a favor - someone you know needs a favor: maybe they need you to pick them up some groceries or drop a bag someplace or accompany them on to a social event.

social call - a contact wants to go out for a night on the town, grab some lunch at the noodle hut, or go dancing. A little face time.

networking opportunity - a friend of a friend is interested in meeting with you, and your contact is going to facilitate the face-to-face.

item available - an item of interest becomes available [random chart or perhaps what you've been looking for].

paydata available - someone you know comes across some information that might be of interest to you.

in trouble - the contact has a problem that they can't work out on their own and need your help to solve it.