What did you do today to show understanding

MSLI · Feb 20, 2025

Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me

) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought

somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me”

… O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm

I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

C.J. · Feb 20, 2025

MSLI said:
Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me ) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me” … O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

Good man!

Sadly I have no good deeds to claim this week.

MSLI · Feb 21, 2025

C.J. said:
Good man!

Sadly I have no good deeds to claim this week.

Thanks

Ah, but you did

….the owl

removal, by leaving the door open you saved them 1,500.00 ( 15.00 of our dollars

) and then, the typical good deed of quality of service…..3 cheers

( Sorry I drank one

)

highup · Feb 21, 2025

MSLI said:
Driving home tonight, I see an old
man ( like me ) hobbling up a snow covered sidewalk. I thought somebody better pick him up, he’s never gonna make it. At the next light a voice said
… “ if it’s to be, then it’s up to me” … O-crap! …I wanted home quickly, but double backed anyway, hoping someone else got him, they didn’t

Put the four-ways on, helped him in, dropped him to the market. Guess what for? toothpaste, and dental floss during a snow storm I park in the handicap spot and waited to take him home to complete the good deed.

I can't quite compete with that.... no damsel's in distress, no nothin'
....wait, I tightened the last bolt on my buddies steering column yesterday, so he can reinstall the trim now.

I donated the 'vintage' 6" Craftsman belt sander I bought from Habitat back to them. It needed a much bigger motor and it just took up too much space. I had taken it totally apart, de-rusted it, painted it, rotated the bushings and put in a new main drive shaft to eliminate slop.....
Naw, I didn't see me coming up with a 3hp motor anytime soon.... so I dropped it off Wednesday afternoon and it was already gone Thursday at noon. I hope they made more $$$ than I lost.

highup · Feb 24, 2025

My brother and I were going over to start working on this today. The final touches at a local, historical theatre. They have been restoring it for 10 years I suppose. The balcony stair runners are pretty much the last thing.
Work interruptus today:

It's been really rainy, and steady wind +gusts happening today and tonight.
As I backed out, I noticed a corner portion of my neighbors fence about to fall over.
The wind wasn't going to stop today, maybe not until tomorrow?

My neighbors grandson lives with her but works 30 miles from town all week. She had a dog that she lets loose in the back yard...... for business purposes.
I canceled the start of my stair project and drove into town to visit the hardware store.
It ain't fancy, but it will buy time to figure out a real fix.
I made a temporary holderUpNow with a piece of 1x3 pine and a metal strap and a stake in the ground.
I think it will hold till a fix can be figured out. At least Zack can work all week and not worry about the dog running loose.
I didn't get a before, so you only get the after.
It would make Red Green proud.

C.J. · Feb 24, 2025

highup said:
My brother and I were going over to start working on this today. The final touches at a local, historical theatre. They have been restoring it for 10 years I suppose. The balcony stair runners are pretty much the last thing.
Work interruptus today:

It's been really rainy, and steady wind +gusts happening today and tonight.
As I backed out, I noticed a corner portion of my neighbors fence about to fall over.
The wind wasn't going to stop today, maybe not until tomorrow?
My neighbors grandson lives with her but works 30 miles from town all week. She had a dog that she lets loose in the back yard...... for business purposes.
I canceled the start of my stair project and drove into town to visit the hardware store.
It ain't fancy, but it will buy time to figure out a real fix.
I made a temporary holderUpNow with a piece of 1x3 pine and a metal strap and a stake in the ground.
I think it will hold till a fix can be figured out. At least Zack can work all week and not worry about the dog running loose.
I didn't get a before, so you only get the after.
It would make Red Green proud. View attachment 20851

If they don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy!

highup · Feb 25, 2025

C.J. said:
If they don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy!

Funny you said that. She sent me a text a half hour after she got home.

Here's part of my reply.

highup · Feb 25, 2025

Heading down the road after checking my mailbox, I drove past a friend place. She worked at the bank with my brothers ex about 35 years ago. She works with an architect now.
There was a large shattered fir tree branch across the driveway. I figured they could get the gate open, but no way drive around or over it. If it was still storming and raining..... It wouldn't have been fun for her to get out and deal with it. Anyway, I moved the branch and related schapnel off to the side of the driveway.....this is a little rural road a couple miles from town.
I felt pretty good today

The stairs could wait as there aren't any plays happnin', but they are practicing for Oliver in an adjoining area next to the balcony.
Small towns are cool. Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that knows a friend of your best friends brothers wife's parents.
Lynn, my neighbor...... We went to kindergarten together. Small town. 16,000

C.J. · Feb 25, 2025

That’s the kind of stuff that being a good neighbor is made of.

MSLI · Feb 25, 2025

highup said:
If it was still storming and raining..... It wouldn't have been fun for her to get out and deal with it. Anyway, I moved the branch and related schapnel off to the side of the driveway....

C.J. said:
That’s the kind of stuff that being a good neighbor is made of.

NICE !

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to recognize that sometimes we can be the storm and rain knocking down branches on our neighbors driveway and it’s not going to be very fun for them

….. It happens, we all have storm clouds a-brewing…..forgive yourself, so we can stop doubling down and then forgive others when appropriate, so we can develop into good stewards who can recognize our neighbors external and internal needs, so they can have a little fun.

Sorry when I see an opportunity for teaching, I use it

highup · Feb 25, 2025

MSLI said:
NICE !

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to recognize that sometimes we can be the storm and rain knocking down branches on our neighbors driveway and it’s not going to be very fun for them

….. It happens, we all have storm clouds a-brewing…..forgive yourself, so we can stop doubling down and then forgive others when appropriate, so we can develop into good stewards who can recognize our neighbors external and internal needs, so they can have a little fun.

Sorry when I see an opportunity for teaching, I use it

You're better off being my neighbor than not.

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